Stihl FS 88 Instruction Manual - Page 17

Maintenance, Repair And, Storing, Arnmgl

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;N; ~ § Risk of "kickout" (blade thrust) with all rigid cutting blades Warning l Kickout (blade thrust) is the sudden and uncontrolled motion towards the operator's right or rear that can occur when the shaded area of the rotating blade comes in cont

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Risk of "kickout" (blade thrust)
with all rigid cutting blades
Warning
l
Kickout (blade thrust) is the sudden and
uncontrolled motion towards the opera-
tor's right or rear that can occur when
the shaded area of the rotating blade
comes
in
cont<;:lct
with a solid object like
a tree, rock, bush or wall. The rapid co-
unterclockwise rotation of the blade may
be stopped or slowed, and the
cutting attachment may be thrown
in
an
area
to
the right or to the rear.
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This kickout (blade thrust) may cause
loss of control of the brushcutter and
may result
in
serious or fatal injury to the
operator or bystanders.
To
reduce the
risk, extreme caution should be used
when cutting with the shaded area of
nay rigid blade and never use a rigid
blade on a brushcutter with a loop
handle.
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND
STORING
Use only identical STIHL replacement
parts for maintenance and repair.
Use of parts manufactured by others
may cause serious or fatal injury.
Follow the maintenance and repair
instructions
in
the appropriate section of
your owner's manual. Please refer
to
the
maintenance chart at the last pages of
this manual.
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Always stop the engine and make sure
that the cutting tool
is
stopped before do-
ing any maintenance or repair work or
cleaning the brushcutter. Do not attempt
any maintenance or repair work not
described
in
your owner's manual. Have
such work performed at yourSTIHL
service shop only.
Never repair damaged cutting attach-
ments by welding, straightening or
modifying the shape. This may cause
parts of the cutting tool
to
come off and
result
in
serious
or
fatal injuries.