Stihl FS 45 Instruction Manual page 14

USING THE CUTTING TOOLS
For an illustration of the various cutting
tools and instructions on proper mount-
ing see the chapter on "mounting the
cutting head" in your owner's manual.
Using the mowing heads
The STIHL AutoCut, PolyCut, and
FixCut mowing heads produce a clean
and tidy finish.
They are to be used only on trimmers
equipped with a limiter blade in the
deflector in order to keep the line at the
proper length (see "Parts and Controls"
chapter of this manual).
FS 45, FS 46
If the lawn edges are planted with trees
or bordered by a fence etc., it is best to
use a nylon line head. It achieves a
"softer" cut with less risk of damaging
tree bark etc. than with the polymer
blades.
However, the polymer bladed STIHL
"PolyCut" produces a better cut if there
are no plants along the edge of the lawn.
Sharpening is not necessary and worn
cutting blades are easily replaced.
!
Warning!
To reduce the risk of serious injury,
never use wire or metal-reinforced line
or other material in place of the nylon
cutting lines. Pieces of wire could break
off and be thrown at high speed toward
the operator or bystanders.
STIHL AutoCut mowing head
Nylon cutting cord advances auto-
matically when tapped against the
ground.
STIHL FixCut
Uses pre-cut lengths of nylon line.
Observe wear indicators.
Do not continue using the mowing
head if the raised moldings (1) on the
base are missing or worn – see right
illustration above. The mowing head
may otherwise shatter and flying objects
could result in injury to the operator or
bystanders. Install a new mowing head.
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