Stihl FS 88 Instruction Manual - Page 11

Working Conditions, Warningl, Waming - trimmer

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\ f\ .;'.":.; CD 8 o Working Conditions Operate and start your brushcutter only outdoors in a ventilated area. Operate the brushcutter under good visibility and daylight conditions only. Work carefully. Always hold the brushcutter firmly with both hands. Wrap your fingers tightly around the handles, keeping the handles cradled between your thumb and forefinger. Keep your hands in this position, to have your brushcutter under control at all times. Make sure your brushcutter handles and grip are in good condition and free of moisture, pitch, oil or grease. Before cutting, inspect the area for stones, glass, pieces of metal, trash or other solid objects. The cutting attachment could throw objects of this kind. ~.. To reduce the risk of injury from thrown objects and blade contact, never operate a brushcutter without a properly mounted deflector. Keep the skirt on the deflectors adjusted properly I at all times (see chapter on mounting the ~ various cutting tools of your owner's manual). Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. Warningl Never attempt to operate any brush cutter with one hand. Loss of control of the brushcutter resulting in serious or fatal injury may result. To reduce the risk of bodily injury resulting from loss of control and contact with the cutting tool, make sure your unif':is equipped with the proper handle ana harness for the type of cutting attachment being used (see chart in chapter on "Selecting the Cutting Tool"). Waming' This brushcutter is normally to be used at ground level with the cutting attachment parallel to the ground. Use of a brushcutter above ground level or with the cutting attachment perpendicular to the ground may increase the risk of injury, since the cutting attachment is more fully exposed and the brushcutter may be more difficult to control. Never use your brushcutter as a hedge trimmer. Special care must be taken in slippery conditions (wet ground, snow) and in difficult, over-grown terrain. Watch for hidden obstacles such as tree stumps, roots and ditches to avoid stumbling. 10

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Before cutting, inspect
the area for stones, glass,
pieces of metal, trash or
other solid objects. The
cutting attachment could throw objects
of this kind.
~.
To
reduce the
.
risk of injury
from thrown
objects and
blade contact,
never operate a brushcutter without a
properly mounted deflector. Keep the
skirt on the deflectors adjusted properly
at all times (see chapter
on
mounting the
various cutting tools of your owner's
manual). Do not overreach. Keep proper
footing and balance at all times.
Working Conditions
Operate and start your brushcutter only
outdoors
in
a ventilated area. Operate
the brushcutter under good visibility
and daylight conditions only. Work
carefully.
Always hold the brushcutter firmly with
both hands. Wrap your fingers tightly
around the handles, keeping the hand-
les cradled between your thumb and
forefinger. Keep your hands
in
this positi-
on, to have your brushcutter under con-
trol at all times. Make sure your brush-
cutter handles and grip are
in
good con-
dition and free of moisture, pitch, oil or
grease.
10
Warningl
Never attempt
to
operate any brush
cutter with one hand. Loss of control of
the brushcutter resulting
in
serious or
fatal injury may result.
To
reduce the risk of bodily injury
resulting from loss of control and contact
with the cutting tool, make sure your unif':-
is
equipped with the proper handle ana
harness for the type of cutting attach-
ment being used (see chart
in
chapter
on "Selecting the Cutting Tool").
Special care must be taken
in
slippery
conditions (wet ground, snow) and
in
difficult, over-grown terrain. Watch for
hidden obstacles such as tree stumps,
roots and ditches to avoid stumbling.
Waming'
This brushcutter
is
normally to be used
at ground level with the cutting attach-
ment parallel
to
the ground. Use of a
brushcutter above ground level or with
the cutting attachment perpendicular
to
the ground may increase the risk of
injury, since the cutting attachment
is
more fully exposed and the brushcutter
may be more difficult
to
control. Never
use your brushcutter as a hedge
trimmer.