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English / USA
HL
Horizontal cut 
(with straight cutter bar)
Cutting without standing directly in front 
of the hedge, e.g. reaching over a 
flowerbed.
Operation of STIHL HL-0° and 
HL-0° - 90°/135° hedge cutter 
attachments is permitted only with the 
following basic power tools:
STIHL FC 83, STIHL FC 85, 
STIHL FC 110, STIHL FH 75, 
STIHL FS 83
1)
, STIHL FS 85
1)
, 
STIHL FS 110
1)
, STIHL HL 73, 
STIHL HL 73 K, STIHL HL 75, 
STIHL HL 75 K, STIHL HL 100, 
STIHL HL 100 K, STIHL KW 85, 
STIHL HT 70
2)
, STIHL HT 101
2)
Loop-handled machines must be 
equipped with a barrier bar before 
using hedge cutter attachments with 
a 0° - 90°/135° cutter bar.
Other combinations of the 
attachment and non-approved 
power tools are not permitted since 
they may result in accidents or 
serious personal injury.
1)
HL-0° attachment not approved for 
units with a bike handle
2)
Only approved with HL-0° 
attachment
Preparations
: Loosen the clamp screws on the 
basic power tool’s gearhead and 
pull the gearhead off the drive tube.
The drive shaft may slip out of the 
tube in this process. If this happens, 
push the drive shaft back into the 
tube.
The drive shaft must not project from the 
tube more than L = 0.9“ (22 mm). If 
necessary, apply slight pressure to the 
drive shaft and rotate it slowly at the 
same time until it can be pushed in to the 
required length.
389BA047 KN
Approved Basic Power 
Tools
Mounting the Attachment
402BA001 KN
381BA015 KN
L