STIHL PolyCut 28-2 Moving Head Instruction Manual
- June 12, 2024
- STIHL
Table of Contents
STIHL PolyCut 28-2 Moving Head
Product Information
Product Name: PolyCut 28-2
Model Number: 0457-363-0158-E VA0.K22
Manufacturer: STIHL
Website: www.stihl.com
Product Usage Instructions
- This product is designed for use with STIHL trimmers. Please check your trimmer manual to ensure compatibility.
- STIHL recommends using only original STIHL replacement parts and accessories.
- Safety Precautions:
- Read and follow all safety precautions mentioned in the manual for your trimmer. Improper use can cause serious or fatal injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury to the operator, always operate the trimmer with a properly configured and mounted deflector. Never operate without it.
- Keep bystanders at least 15 meters (50 feet) away from the operating trimmer to avoid injury from thrown or ricocheted objects.
- Always wear goggles or close-fitting protective glasses with adequate side protection that are impact-rated and marked as complying with ANSI Z87.1 (US), EN 166 (Europe), or your national standard to prevent eye injuries.
- To reduce the risk of hearing damage, wear sound barriers such as earplugs or earmuffs.
- Before starting work and at regular intervals, check the condition of the trimmer, mowing head, tighten screws, and ensure freedom of movement of the bearing bushings to avoid injury from broken parts.
- Use only genuine STIHL polymer replacement blades to reduce the risk of injury from shattered blades. Replace all polymer blades at the same time.
- Replace the mowing head immediately or contact an authorized STIHL servicing dealer if wear marks on the mowing head become visible. Do not attach a wear plate to a worn mowing head.
- Replace the wear plate immediately if wear marks become visible. Do not use.
- Check freedom of movement of the bearing bushings before replacing the polymer blades or the wear plate.
- Wash the bearing bushings and collar screws in a non-flammable liquid before replacing the polymer blades or the wear plate. Dry and lubricate them with STIHL Multispray (sold separately). Retighten the collar screws.
- Keep polymer blades and mowing lines in a water bath between 12 hours and 24 hours before use to increase their useful life. Please refer to the user manual for specific instructions in your preferred language.
Note: This response is based on the available text extract from the user
manual. For complete and accurate information, please refer to the original
user manual provided with
the product.
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
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Read and follow all safety precautions in manual for your trimmer. Improper use can cause serious or fatal injury!
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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.
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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 complying with ANSI Z87.1
(US), EN 166 (Europe) or your national standard. -
To reduce the risk of hearing damage, wear sound barriers (ear plugs or ear muffs).
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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.
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A cracked, damaged or worn polymer blade may shatter at high speeds and cause serious or fatal injury
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To reduce the risk of injury from broken parts, use only genuine STIHL polymer replacement blades and replace all polymer blades at the same time.
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Mowing head: Replace the mowing head immediately or contact an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for assistance if its wear marks (1) become visible .
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Do not use. Never attach a wear plate to a worn mowing head.
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Wear plate: Replace the wear plate immediately if its wear marks (1) become visible .
Do not use. -
Check freedom of movement of the bearing bushings before replacing the polymer blades or the wear plate .
Wash the bearing bushings (2) and col‐lar screws (1) in a non-flammable liquid before replacing the polymer blades or the wear plate, then dry and lubricate with STIHL Multispray (3) sold sepa‐rately. Retighten the collar screws .
Keep polymer blades and mowing lines in a water bath between 12 hours and 24
hours before use to increase their useful life.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!