Stihl FS 260 C Instruction Manual page 21

SuperCut mowing head
Fresh line is advanced automatically
and trimmed to the correct length by the
blade on the deflector. Line feed
operates only if both lines are still at
least 6 cm long.
AutoCut mowing head
Hold the rotating mowing head
N
above the grass surface.
Tap it on the ground once – fresh
N
line is advanced and the blade on
the deflector trims it to the right
length.
Line feed operates only if both lines are
still at least 2.5 cm long.
TrimCut mowing head
To reduce the risk of injury, always shut
off the engine before adjusting the
mowing line by hand.
Pull the spool up – rotate it about 1/6
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turn counterclockwise until it
engages – and allow it to spring
back.
Pull ends of the lines outward.
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Repeat the above procedure as
necessary until both lines are about 13
cm long.
Rotating the spool from one stop to the
next advances about 4 cm of fresh line.
FS 260 C, FS 360 C
Replacing Nylon Line or Cutting Blades
Polycut mowing head
To reduce the risk of injury, always shut
off the engine before refilling the mowing
head.
The instruction sheet supplied with the
mowing head contains a detailed
description.
Mounting grass cutting blades, brush
knife
Note on new machines that come
standard with a mowing head only: A
"metal mowing attachment mounting kit"
is required to mount a grass cutting
blade or brush knife. Kits are available
from your servicing dealer.
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3
4
Cutting attachments with 2, 3 or 4 blades
(1, 4, 5) may point in either direction –
these cutting attachments must be
turned over regularly to help avoid one-
sided wear.
The cutting edges of the grass cutting
blades 255 - 8 (2) and 250 - 40 Spezial (3)
must point clockwise.
Use guard ring for mowing
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attachments.
English
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5
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