Stihl FS 260 C Instruction Manual page 11

Deflector must not be
used with shredder
blades.
Deflector must not be
used with circular saw
blades.
Harness
The harness is included with the
machine or available as a special
accessory.
Using the Harness
N
With the engine running, attach the
N
machine to the harness.
Mowing heads, grass cutting blades,
brush knives, shredder blades and
circular saw blades must always be
used in combination with a full harness
with a quick-release system.
FS 260 C, FS 360 C
Mowing Head with Nylon Lines
Nylon line achieves a soft cut for edging
and trimming around trees, fence posts,
etc. – less risk of damaging tree bark.
To reduce the risk of injury, never use
steel wire in place of the nylon cutting
line.
STIHL Polycut Mowing Head with
Polymer Blades
For mowing unobstructed edges of
meadows (without posts, fences, trees
or similar obstacles).
Check the wear limit marks!
If one of the wear limit marks on the
PolyCut mowing head is worn through
(arrow): Do not continue using the
mowing head. Install a new one. There
is otherwise a risk of injury from thrown
parts of the head.
It is important to follow the maintenance
instructions for the Polycut mowing
head.
Risk of Kickout (Blade Thrust) with Metal
Cutting Attachments
When using metal cutting attachments
(grass cutting blade, brush knife,
shredder blade, circular saw blade)
there is a risk of kickout when the
rotating blade comes into contact with a
solid object such as a tree trunk, branch,
tree stump, rock or similar. The machine
is thrown to the right or to the rear –
opposite to the attachment's direction of
rotation.
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