Maintenance And Care - Stihl HSE 42 Instruction Manual

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► Only sharpen the cutting edge – do not file
blunt projecting parts of the cutting blade or
the cutting blade guard (see "Main Parts and
Controls")
► Always file towards the cutting edge.
► The file only sharpens on the forward stroke –
lift it off the blade on the backstroke.
► Use a whetstone to remove burr from cutting
edge.
► Remove as little material as possible.
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Maintenance and Care

The following intervals apply for normal operating con‐
ditions. The specified intervals must be shortened
accordingly when working for longer than normal or
under difficult cutting conditions (extensive dust, etc.).
Complete machine
Two-hand control
Cool air intake port
Cutting blades
Gearbox and connecting
rod
Carbon brushes
Accessible screws, nuts
and bolts
Safety information label
1)
STIHL recommends STIHL dealers
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Visual inspection
Clean
Check function – blades
must quickly come to a
standstill when the trigger
switch or switch lever is
released
Visual inspection
Clean
Visual inspection
2)
Clean
1)2)
sharpen
Have replaced by servic‐
1)
ing dealer
inspection by a specialist
dealer after every 50
1)
hours of operation
Have gearbox topped up
with STIHL gear lubricant
1)
by servicing dealer
inspection by a specialist
dealer after every 100
1)
hours of operation
Have replaced by servic‐
1)
ing dealer
Tighten
replace
► After sharpening, clean away filing or grinding
dust and then spray the cutting blades with
STIHL resin solvent.
NOTICE
Do not operate your machine with dull or dam‐
aged cutting blades. This may cause overload
and will give unsatisfactory cutting results.
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