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Sharpening the blades:
Blades which are blunt on both sides must 
be sharpened before resuming work.
In order to ensure optimum machine 
operation, the blades should only be 
sharpened by a technician. STIHL 
recommends STIHL specialist dealers.
● Remove the blades for sharpening.
● Cool the blades when sharpening, 
e.g. with water. The blade must not be 
allowed to display blue colouring, as 
this would reduce its cutting quality.
● Sharpen the blade evenly to prevent 
vibrations due to imbalance.
● Check blades for damage before 
installing: the blades must be replaced 
if notches or cracks are visible or if the 
blades have reached the wear limits.
● Sharpen blades at a sharpening angle 
of 30°.
● Sharpen the blades against the cutting 
edge.
● After sharpening, remove any 
sharpening burr at the cutting edge 
using fine sandpaper.
● Observe the tightening torques 
contained in the "Reversing the blades" 
section when installing the blades.
11.9  Electric motor and wheels
The electric motor is maintenance-free.
The wheel bearings are maintenance-free.
11.10 Storage and winter break
Store the garden shredder in a dry and 
locked place that is generally free of dust. 
Make sure that the machine is kept out of 
the reach of children.
Only store the garden shredder in good 
operating condition and with the feed 
chute fitted.
Note the following points when storing the 
garden shredder for extended periods 
(over winter):
● Thoroughly clean all external parts of 
the machine.
● Thoroughly lubricate/grease all moving 
parts.
12.1 Winding up the cable
● Attach cable clip (1) at the edge of 
opening (2).
● Store the rest of the electric cable on 
the cable clip.
12. Transport
Risk of injury!
Before transporting, carefully read 
and observe the section "For your 
safety", in particular the 
"Transporting the machine" section. 
(Ö 4.4)