Intended Use; Clothing And Equipment - Stihl FSA 130 Notice D'emploi

4 Safety Precautions
Do not use this deflector without skirt
for mowing heads.
Use this deflector for grass cutting
blades.
Use use this deflector for brush knives.
Use this deflector for shredder blades.
Do not use this deflector for circular
saw blades.
Skirt
Meanings of warning signs on the skirt:
Use the universal deflector with skirt
and line limiting blade for mowing
heads.
4.2

Intended Use

The STIHL FSA 130 brushcutter is designed for
the following applications:
– with a mowing head: Mowing grass
– with a grass cutting blade: Mowing grass and
weeds
– with a brush knife: For cutting brush with a
stem diameter up to 20 mm
– with a circular saw blade: For cutting shrubs
and trees with a stem diameter up to 40 mm
The brushcutter may be used in the rain.
Power to this brushcutter is supplied by a STIHL
AP battery in combination with the "AP belt bag
with connecting cable" or a STIHL AR battery.
WARNING
■ Batteries not explicitly approved for the brush‐
cutter by STIHL may cause a fire or explosion.
Persons may be seriously or fatally injured
and property may be damaged.
► Use the brushcutter with a STIHL AP bat‐
tery in combination with the "AP belt bag
with connecting cable" or a STIHL AR bat‐
tery.
■ Using the brushcutter or the battery for purpo‐
ses for which they were not designed may
result in serious or fatal injuries and damage
to property.
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► Use the brushcutter as described in this
User Manual.
► Use the battery as described in the instruc‐
tion manual for the "AP belt bag with con‐
necting cable" or the STIHL AR battery.
4.3 The Operator
WARNING
■ Users who have had no instruction cannot rec‐
ognize or assess the risks involved in using
the trimmer. The user or other persons may
sustain serious or fatal injuries.
► Read, understand and save the
instruction manual.
► If the trimmer is passed on to another user:
Always give them the instruction manual.
► Make sure the user meets the following
requirements:
– The user must be rested.
– The user must be in good physical con‐
dition and mental health to operate and
work with the trimmer. If the user's
physical, sensory or mental ability is
restricted, he or she may work only
under the supervision of or as instructed
by a responsible person.
– The user is able to recognize and
assess the risks involved in using the
trimmer.
– The user must be of legal age or is
being trained in a trade under supervi‐
sion in accordance with national rules
and regulations.
– The user has received instruction from a
STIHL servicing dealer or other experi‐
enced user before working with the trim‐
mer for the first time.
– The user must not be under the influ‐
ence of alcohol, medication or drugs.
► If you have any queries: Contact a STIHL
servicing dealer for assistance.
4.4

Clothing and equipment

WARNING
■ Long hair can be drawn into the brushcutter
during operation. This may result in serious
injury to the user.
► Tie up and confine long hair above your
shoulders.
■ Objects can be thrown at high speed during
operation. This may result in injury to the user.
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