Important Safety Instructions - Stihl PolyCut 48-2 Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Only for use with STIHL trimmers. Check
trimmer manual for compatibility.
STIHL recommends the use of original
STIHL replacement parts and accesso‐
ries.
WARNING
Read and follow all safety
precautions in manual for
your trimmer. Improper
use can cause serious or
fatal injury!
Objects may be thrown or
ricochet in all directions.
To reduce risk of injury to
operator, never operate a
trimmer without a properly
configured and mounted
deflector. Keep bystand‐
ers at least 15 m (50 ft.)
away.
To reduce risk of eye injury,
always wear goggles or close-fit‐
ting protective glasses with ade‐
quate side protection that are
impact-rated and marked as
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complying with ANSI Z87 "+"
(US), EN 166 (Europe) or your
national standard.
■ To reduce the risk of hearing damage,
wear sound barriers (ear plugs or ear
muffs).
■ A cracked, damaged or worn out mow‐
ing head may shatter at high speeds
and cause serious or fatal injury. To
reduce risk of injury from broken parts,
check condition of trimmer, mowing
head, tighten screws and check free‐
dom of movement of the bearing bush‐
ings before starting work and at regular
short intervals thereafter.
■ Replace the polymer blades if any one
becomes reduced in length to less than
83 mm (3.2 in.),
balance, all polymer blades must be
replaced at the same time.
■ Do not use the mowing head if the pol‐
ymer blades are worn or damaged,
A. Replace the polymer blades
immediately. To reduce the risk of per‐
sonal injury, use only genuine STIHL
polymer replacement blades.
■ Wear plate: Replace the wear plate
immediately if its wear marks (1)
become visible,
■ Mowing head: Replace the mowing
head immediately or contact an author‐
ized STIHL servicing dealer for assis‐
A. To ensure proper
B. Do not use.
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