Dear Customer, Working area for operator Thank you for choosing STIHL. We Correct machine load 1. Table of contents develop and manufacture our quality Overload protection products to meet our customers' If the cutting unit of the garden Notes on the instruction manual requirements.
EC Directive 2006/42/EC. Operating steps relating directly to the Designation of text passages: STIHL is continually striving to further illustration can be found immediately after develop its range of products; we therefore the illustration, with a corresponding...
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Texts relating to illustrations: Illustrations relating to use of the machine can be found in the front of this instruction manual. The camera symbol serves to link the figures on the illustration pages with the corresponding text passages in the instruction manual. 0478 201 8313 B - EN...
During this instruction, the user should be Caution – risk of accident! made aware that the utmost care and concentration are required for working with STIHL garden shredders are suitable for the machine. shredding branch material and plant trimmings. Their use for other purposes is...
Danger of electric shock! Also always wear sturdy gloves Do not connect a damaged cable to the when working and in particular 4.2 Warning – dangers caused by mains and only touch a damaged cable also when performing electrical current once it has been disconnected from the maintenance operations or Warning:...
11.2) signs and warnings on the machine. Your Make sure that you are familiar with the STIHL specialist has a supply of 4.6 Working with your machine On / Off switch so that you can react replacement stickers and all the other...
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Only work during the day or with good Working: When feeding the garden shredder, pay artificial light. particular attention to ensuring that no Risk of injury! foreign objects such as bits of metal, Keep the working area neat and tidy at all stones, plastic, glass, etc.
These can damage plastics and metals, stickers. technician before starting again and impairing the safe operation of your STIHL Only perform work on the cutting unit when working with the machine. machine. wearing thick work gloves and exercising –...
Consult your recycling centre or your nance and cleaning work, specialist dealer for information on the before checking whether the proper disposal of waste products. STIHL electric cable is entwined or recommends STIHL specialist dealers. damaged and before leaving the machine unattended.
● Push wheels (I) onto the mounted 7. Preparing the machine for wheel axle. operation Quick fasteners must be pushed onto the wheel axle only to the extent that the wheels can still turn 7.1 Attaching the wheel axle and freely.
7.2 Installing the chassis and ejection chute 1 Install the ejection chute extension 2 Attach the chassis ● Place basic unit (A) onto a block of ● Press square nuts (K) and washers (L) wood with a height of approx. 15- in the recesses provided on the basic 20 cm.
3 Install the strip The bent section of wheel carrier (6) must be precisely inserted in the recesses on ejection chute extension (7). ● Position strip (P) and screw in screws (R) (1 - 2 Nm). ● Lift the machine into the upright position.
● Screw in screws (T) in the sequence – Feeding the garden shredder. ( 8.8) shown (1 2 3 4). GHE 150, GHE 250 S: Tree and hedge cuttings as well as thick branch material with side shoots. 0478 201 8313 B - EN...
Maximum branch diameter machine in order to relieve the load on the GHE 150, GHE 250, GHE 250 S: 35 mm motor or engine. Only switch off the motor when there is no longer any shredding material in the machine.
Damp or wet soft material will 8.8 Feeding the garden shredder 9.2 Safety interlock cause blockages in the machine more quickly. For this reason, feed The motor/shredding tool may only be the garden shredder more slowly operated when the feed chute has been Risk of injury! and pay particular attention to the Carefully read the "For your safety"...
If necessary, this information can be obtained from the local electric power 10.1 Electrical connection of garden 10.3 Switching off the garden shredder company. shredders Your electrician can provide further Risk of injury! Risk of injury! information on mains connection. Do not step into the ejection area Observe the instructions in the when switching off!
● Loosen both closure screws (1) until they turn freely. They remain on the 11.5 Removing the blade set feed chute. ● Pivot feed chute (2) to the rear and remove. 11.4 Locking the blade disc Risk of injury! Always wear gloves! Do not touch the blades until they have come to a standstill.
(7) (10 Nm). ● Insert blade disc (5) in the housing and lock. ( 11.4) ● Install wing blade (6, only on GHE 250), wing blade (4), clamping ring (3) and retaining washer (2) and tighten using bolt (1) (50 Nm).
● Measure the blade width (B) at the upward-pointing curved edge of the wing blade. Minimum blade width: B = 15 mm 4 Shredding blades (GHE 250) ● Measure the blade width (D) at the upward-pointing curved edge of the shredding blade. Minimum blade width:...
Make sure that the machine is kept out of sharpened by a technician. STIHL the reach of children. recommends STIHL specialist dealers. Only store the garden shredder in good ●...
● Secure the machine against slipping using suitable fastening materials. 12.2 Pulling or pushing the garden Attach ropes or straps to wheel shredder carrier (1) or feed chute (2). ● 1st person: Hold the garden shredder at the handles on the upper chute (1). ●...
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Electric garden shredder (STIHL GHE) 14. Standard spare parts – Improper use of the product STIHL assumes no liability for material or personal damage caused by the non- – Use of the product for sporting or Reversible blade:...
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(motorstop) In accordance with 16. Technical specifications – Blade disc blocked Directive – Locking device is not reset 2000/14/EC: GHE 150.0/GHE 250.0/GHE 250.0 S: Remedy: Guaranteed sound Motor, design Electric motor – Allow machine to cool down ( 8.6)
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18. Service schedule 18.1 Handover confirmation 18.2 Service confirmation Please hand this instruction manual to your STIHL specialist dealer in the case of maintenance operations. He will confirm the service operations performed in the pre-printed boxes. Service performed on Next service date...
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