Stihl FSA 45 Instruction Manual page 16

English
￭ The rotating cutting attachment may fling foreign objects
directly or by ricochet a great distance. Thrown objects,
including broken cutting attachments, may result in
serious or fatal injury to the operator or bystanders. To
reduce the risk of severe personal injury:
– Inspect the work area. Remove stones,
pieces of metal or other objects that
could be thrown by the cutting
attachment, damage the cutting
attachment or cause damage to property
(e.g., parked vehicles, windows).
– Always wear proper eye protection and
15m (50ft)
keep bystanders at least 50 feet (15 m)
away from the work area. Any persons
who must enter the restricted area must
also wear proper eye protection.
– To reduce the risk of damage to property, also
maintain this distance from such objects as vehicles
and windows.
– Switch off the motor immediately if you are
approached while working with the trimmer.
￭ Your trimmer is equipped with a deflector. To reduce the
risk of personal injury from thrown objects and contact
with the cutting attachment:
– Never operate the trimmer with a
damaged or missing deflector.
– Keep the deflector properly adjusted at
all times.
￭ This trimmer is designed for use only with the STIHL
PolyCut 2-2 mowing head, which may be operated only
with the specified nylon line or rigid polymer blades. Use
of metal cutting attachments, wire or metal-reinforced line
or other non-approved cutting attachments is not
authorized and could be extremely dangerous.
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5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
– Never use metal blades or metal-
reinforced line on this trimmer. Use only
the cutting attachments recommended in
this manual, in combination with the
recommended deflector. See
Combinations of Deflectors and Cutting
Attachments, @ 11.1.
￭ To reduce the risk of severe personal injuries from
unintentional starting:
– Never touch the cutting attachment or
mowing head with your hand, feet or any
other part of your body while the
activation key is inserted, even when the
cutting attachment is not moving. Keep
bystanders at least 50 ft. (15 m) away.
– Remove the activation key before installing or
adjusting the bump guard and before converting the
unit for edging.
– If the mowing head, cutting attachment or deflector
becomes clogged or stuck, always switch off the
motor, make sure the cutting attachment has
stopped and remove the activation key before
inspecting the cutting attachment and deflector.
￭ A damaged or loose cutting attachment or mowing head
may vibrate, crack, break or come off the trimmer, which
may result in serious or fatal injury.
– Make sure the cutting attachment and mowing head
are properly tightened before starting work.
– During trimming, check the tightness and condition
of the cutting attachment and mowing head at
regular short intervals and any time trimming
behavior changes during use. Always switch off the
motor, wait for the cutting attachment to stop and
remove the activation key before inspecting the
trimmer.
– If the mowing head or cutting attachment loosens
after being properly tightened, stop work
immediately and have the trimmer repaired by your
authorized STIHL servicing dealer.
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