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Stihl HT 56 C Instruction Manual

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STIHL HT 56 C
Instruction Manual
Manual de instrucciones
Warning!
Read and follow all safety
precautions in Instruction Manual –
improper use can cause serious or
fatal injury.
Advertencia!
Lea y siga todas las precauciones
de seguridad dadas en el manual
de instrucciones – el uso incorrecto
puede causar lesiones graves o
mortales.

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  • Page 1 STIHL HT 56 C Instruction Manual Manual de instrucciones Warning! Read and follow all safety precautions in Instruction Manual – improper use can cause serious or fatal injury. Advertencia! Lea y siga todas las precauciones de seguridad dadas en el manual de instrucciones –...
  • Page 2 Instruction Manual 1 - 47 Manual de instrucciones 49 - 101...
  • Page 3 For further information you can Fuel Trademarks go to www.stihlusa.com. Fueling Contact your STIHL dealer or the STIHL Chain Lubricant distributor for your area if you do not Filling Chain Oil Tank understand any of the instructions in this manual.
  • Page 4 Guide to Using this Manual refers directly to an illustration may described in this manual, please contact contain item numbers that appear in the your STIHL dealer for assistance. illustration. Example: Pictograms Loosen the screw (1). Lever (2) ...
  • Page 5 Most of these safety precautions and applicable local safety regulations, Prolonged use of a power tool (or other warnings apply to the use of all STIHL standards and ordinances. machines) exposing the operator to pole pruners. Different models may have vibrations may produce whitefinger dis- different parts and controls.
  • Page 6 Warning! syndrome, please note the following: your ability to hear warnings (shouts, The ignition system of the STIHL unit alarms, etc.) is restricted. – Most STIHL power tools are produces an electromagnetic field of a...
  • Page 7 STIHL power tools, their use may, in and the tank venting system. long distances. When transporting it in a fact, be extremely dangerous.
  • Page 8 In order to reduce the risk of fuel spillage and fire, tighten the fuel filler To do this with this STIHL cap, raise the grip on the top of the cap until it is upright cap by hand as securely as possible.
  • Page 9 Do not allow other persons in the alternative, as shown in the above STIHL Oilomatic chain, guide bar and the general work area, even when start- picture. Maintain good balance and sprocket must match each other in ing.
  • Page 10 Warning! If you cannot set the correct idle speed, have your STIHL dealer check your Special care must be taken in slippery power tool and make proper conditions (wet ground, snow) and in adjustments and repairs.
  • Page 11 Keep within calling distance wear a respirator approved by of others in case help is needed. NIOSH/MSHA for the type of dust Stop the engine immediately if you are encountered. approached. HT 56 C...
  • Page 12 Make sure that the saw chain does not touch any foreign materials such as rocks, fences, nails and the like. Such objects may be flung off and injure the operator or bystanders, or damage the saw chain. HT 56 C...
  • Page 13 Have your muffler pole pruner at an angle of not more than mounted cylinder housing or a dam- serviced and repaired by your STIHL 60° from the horizontal level (see pic- aged/deformed muffler shell. servicing dealer only.
  • Page 14 Warning! you experience such forces. limbs, which may easily catch the Some STIHL power tools The most common reactive forces are: chain. are equipped with a cata- –...
  • Page 15 (Note: If parts for maintenance and repair. Use of terminal has detachable SAE adapter non-STIHL parts may cause serious or nut, it must be securely attached.) A fatal injury. loose connection between spark plug...
  • Page 16 Always hold the shaft with your left hand avoid inhaling fuel vapor! hook against the branch and then in the area of the handle hose. perform the cross-cut from the top downwards. HT 56 C...
  • Page 17 (2). The unit's long reach enables cutting to be performed next to the trunk without the risk of the lift bucket damaging other branches. The tool angle in this case depends on the position of the branch. HT 56 C...
  • Page 18 Pull the cap (1) off the end of the front drive tube and keep it in a safe place for later use – see "Storing the Machine". Put the powerhead on the ground so that it rests on the machine support. HT 56 C...
  • Page 19 Turn the screw (1) beyond repair after a short period of counterclockwise until the tensioner operation. slide (2) butts against the left end of the housing slot, then back it off 5 full turns. HT 56 C...
  • Page 20 Check chain tension frequently – A new chain has to be retensioned more see chapter on "Operating often than one that has been in use for Instructions". some time. Check chain tension frequently – see chapter on "Operating Instructions". HT 56 C...