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Stihl FS 70 Instruction Manual

Stihl FS 70 Instruction Manual

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STIHL FS 70
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 FS 70 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 - 40 Manual de instrucciones 41 - 86...
  • Page 3 Fuel information you can go to Fueling www.stihlusa.com. Fitting the Harness Contact your STIHL dealer or the STIHL Starting / Stopping the Engine distributor for your area if you do not Operating Instructions understand any of the instructions in this Cleaning the Air Filter manual.
  • Page 4 Many operating and safety instructions read, fully understand are supported by illustrations. and observe the following STIHL’s philosophy is to continually The individual steps or procedures safety precautions and improve all of its products. As a result, described in the manual may be marked warnings.
  • Page 5 Do not operate authorized by STIHL for use on your FS this machine when you are fatigued. model. Warning! Have your STIHL dealer show you how...
  • Page 6 Warning! Warning! exposure to vibration are mentioned as The ignition system of the STIHL unit Power tool noise may factors in the development of whitefinger produces an electromagnetic field of a damage your hearing.
  • Page 7 Fuel To reduce the risk of injury from loss of THE POWER TOOL Your STIHL power tool uses an oil- control and blade or line contact, never gasoline mixture for fuel (see the carry or transport your power tool with chapter on "Fuel"...
  • Page 8 English Fueling Instructions To do this with this STIHL cap, raise the grip on the Warning! top of the cap until it is Do not attach any cutting attachment to Warning! upright at a 90° angle. a unit without proper installation of all...
  • Page 9 Starting Warning! Warning! To reduce the risk of injury from loss of control, do not attempt to "drop start" Start the engine at least 10 feet (3 m) your power tool. from the fueling spot, outdoors only. FS 70 RC...
  • Page 10 Wrap your fingers and thumbs If you cannot set the correct idle speed, working on slopes or uneven ground. have your STIHL dealer check your around the handles, keeping the handles cradled between your thumb power tool and make proper Working Conditions and forefinger.
  • Page 11 In the event of an emergency, switch off the engine immediately – move the slide control / momentary stop switch to 0 or STOP. FS 70 RC...
  • Page 12 If the blade or head continues be used at ground level with the cutting tion of the cutting attachment and injury, to loosen, see your STIHL dealer. Never attachment parallel to the ground. Use always shut off the engine and remove...
  • Page 13 This causes the clutch to slip damage the engine. Have your muffler improperly mounted cylinder housing or continuously and results in overheating serviced and repaired by your STIHL a damaged / deformed muffler shell. and damage to important components servicing dealer only.
  • Page 14 English If the lawn edges are planted with trees STIHL PolyCut mowing head or bordered by a fence etc., it is best to use a nylon line head. It achieves a "softer" cut with less risk of damaging tree bark etc. than polymer blades.
  • Page 15 Use only identical STIHL replacement parts for maintenance and repair. Use of Never test the ignition system with the non-STIHL parts may cause serious or spark plug boot removed from the spark All kinds of grass and weeds can be fatal injury.
  • Page 16 Store the power tool in a dry and high or locked location out of reach of children. Before storing for longer than a few days, always empty the fuel tank. See chapter "Storing the Machine" in the instruction manual. FS 70 RC...
  • Page 17 English Approved Combinations of Cutting Attachment, Deflector, Handle and Harness Cutting Attachment Deflector Handle Harness FS 70 RC...
  • Page 18 Choose the proper deflector in order to STIHL SuperCut 20-2 mowing head reduce the risk of injury from thrown objects and contact with the cutting STIHL Autocut C 25-2 mowing head attachment. STIHL Autocut 25-2 mowing head STIHL TrimCut 31-2 mowing head...
  • Page 19 Deflector (2) is approved for grass mounted to the loop handle. cutting blades only and must therefore be mounted before fitting a grass cutting blade. Mounting the Deflector Deflectors (1) and (2) are both mounted to the gearbox in the same way. FS 70 RC...
  • Page 20 STIHL SuperCut 20-2, STIHL AutoCut 25-2, Block the shaft. STIHL AutoCut C 25-2, The output shaft (1) must be blocked with the stop pin (2) or screwdriver (2) to mount or remove cutting attachments. FS 70 RC...