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Technical Information · issue 46 of 2007

Cutting Attachment with Cutter Guard; Benefit of Cutter Guard; HL 45 Specifications; Specifications of Cutting Attachment with Cutter Guard; Tip Guard (Special Accessory); Summary

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Technical Information                                                                          46.2007

  STIHL HL 45 Hedge Trimmer – Series 4232

  Contents
  1. Cutting Attachment
     with Cutter Guard
     1.1 Benefit of Cutter Guard
     1.2 HL 45 Specifications
     1.3 Specifications of Cutting Attachment with Cutter Guard
     1.4 Tip Guard (Special Accessory)
     1.5 Summary

  1.      Cutting Attachment                                      1.1     Benefit of Cutter Guard
          with Cutter Guard

                                                                                           1
                                                                                                                      405TI001 KN
                                                    405TI000 KN

                                                                  The cutter guard (1) provides protection when
                                                                  cutting at leg height.
  Top:       Previous cutting attachment without cutter
             guard                                                The cutter guard can also be retrofitted to units with
  Bottom:    New cutting attachment with cutter guard             the previous attachment 4230 710 1234 (gearbox
                                                                  with cutting attachment).
  In order to standardize parts, the gearbox with
  cutter guard from the HL 90 K hedge trimmer will
  also be used on the HL 45.

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1.2      HL 45 Specifications                        1.3.2   Cutting Blades

1.2.1    Overall weight
Dry, fully assembled, with cutting attachment.
12.3 lbs (5.60 kg)

1.3      Specifications of Cutting Attachment
         with Cutter Guard

1.3.1    Gearbox
Overall gear ratio:       1:5.1
Angle:                    0° to blade plane
                          (straight)                 Method of operation:     Double-sided
No. of strokes                                       Cutting length:          20 in (50 cm)
at 9500 rpm:              3725 per minute            Tooth pitch (a):         1.37 in (35 mm)
                 Angle Drive Gear                    Tooth height (b):        0.78 in (20 mm)
                                                     Blade thickness:         0.088 in (2.25 mm)
Lubricant:                STIHL gear lubricant for
                          brushcutters
Part No.
– 3 oz (80 g) tube:       0781 120 1117              1.3.3   Sharpening the Cutting Blades
– 8 oz (225 g) tube:      0781 120 1118              Sharpening angle          45° to blade plane
Initial capacity:         038 oz (11.0 g)            Sharpener:                STIHL USG with special
Re-lubrication:           up to 0.18 oz (5 g)                                  attachment for hedge
                                                                               trimmer blades
                 Blade drive gear
              (spur gear with linkage)               Sharpening instructions see USG instruction
                                                                               manual – note for older
Lubricant:                STIHL gear lubricant for                             instruction manuals:
                          hedge trimmers                                       sharpen as cutting
Part No.                                                                       blades of HS 246,
– 3 oz (80 g) tube:       0781 120 1109                                        HL 75 or HL 100
– 8 oz (225 g) tube:      0781 120 1110              Grinding wheel            STIHL shaped grinding
Initial capacity:         0.74 oz (21.0 g)                                     wheel 5203 750 7010
Re-lubrication:           up to 0.18 oz (5 g)        Setting of scale A        - 10°
                                                     Setting of scale B        0
                                                     Setting of scale C, right - 45°
                                                     Setting of scale C, left  + 45°

                                                     1.3.4   Cleaning the Cutting Blades
                                                     Spray the cutting blades with STIHL resin solvent –
                                                     0782 420 1002 – 10,2 fl.oz (300 ml) spray can.

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1.4     Tip Guard (Special Accessory)
                                                                 The tip guard kit 4230 007 1005 is available as a
                                                                 special accessory. This kit can be mounted to the
                                                                 previous and new cutting attachments.
                                                                 The tip guard helps protect the blades from damage
                                                                 when working close to the ground or near walls and
                                                                 other solid objects.

1.5     Summary                                    445TI004 KN

Item    Part Name                                                    Previous         New               Rem.
 1      Attachment HL 0°;                                            4230 710 1234    ---               1) 2)
        including item 3:
 2      Attachment HL 0°;                                            ---              4230 710 1238     1) 3)
        including items 4 and 5:
 3      Cutting attachment kit, 500 mm / 20 in                       4230 710 5900    ---               2)
 4      Cutting attachment kit, 500 mm / 20 in                       ---              4230 710 5903     4)
 5      Cutter guard                                                 ---              4230 740 9500     4) 5)

Modification to be introduced : In the foreseeable future
Remarks
1) The HL 0° is a complete attachment and not a replacement part
2) Previous version of part remains available for other models
3) The new version of the complete attachment can also be used for older machines
4) Spare parts: See parts documentation from mediaCAT® 01/2008.
5) New version of part can also be used for the attachment under item 1

© ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG, 2007                                Technical Documentation
                                                                 D1/MTK-na

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