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OP
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I bought this Stihl HSA56 back in November 2018.
Up until that point, I had been running petrol-powered tools across the board. With how you handle a hedge trimmer, it puts a lot of strain through your shoulders, upper back and neck. Compared to my old HS45, this battery machine is lighter and less fatiguing to use. And that's before you consider the noise banging away at ear level, and the smokey exhaust fumes.
I have to say, it's been nice not having to maintain an engine, feeding it a charged battery is all it needs. Maintenance wise, I have sharpened the blades a number of times, and made sure the gearbox has been greased. However, after the last sharpening I found it just wasn't cutting nicely, so I ordered a set of OEM blades from my Stihl dealer.
Part Number - 4521-710-6000
Fitment is relatively easy as long as you keep track of what goes where at the business end (the gearbox and camshaft), and making sure you don't lose the spacers that help keep everything together but still allowing the blades to oscillate. The aluminium backbone, tip protector, and hardware all carry over. It's also quite a messy job with all of the grease inside the gearbox, which I clean out and repack with Stihl Multi-Lube.
Stihl - 0781-120-1109
After it was all back together, I applied some Gel-Lube to the new blades and gave it a quick test on the front hedge. Apart from being sharper, it's now running much smoother and quieter. Gel-Lube isn't what I'd normally recommend but I'm out of the natural Lanolin, which does a great job and much better than WD-40.
Ready for work again.
Up until that point, I had been running petrol-powered tools across the board. With how you handle a hedge trimmer, it puts a lot of strain through your shoulders, upper back and neck. Compared to my old HS45, this battery machine is lighter and less fatiguing to use. And that's before you consider the noise banging away at ear level, and the smokey exhaust fumes.
I have to say, it's been nice not having to maintain an engine, feeding it a charged battery is all it needs. Maintenance wise, I have sharpened the blades a number of times, and made sure the gearbox has been greased. However, after the last sharpening I found it just wasn't cutting nicely, so I ordered a set of OEM blades from my Stihl dealer.
Part Number - 4521-710-6000
Fitment is relatively easy as long as you keep track of what goes where at the business end (the gearbox and camshaft), and making sure you don't lose the spacers that help keep everything together but still allowing the blades to oscillate. The aluminium backbone, tip protector, and hardware all carry over. It's also quite a messy job with all of the grease inside the gearbox, which I clean out and repack with Stihl Multi-Lube.
Stihl - 0781-120-1109
After it was all back together, I applied some Gel-Lube to the new blades and gave it a quick test on the front hedge. Apart from being sharper, it's now running much smoother and quieter. Gel-Lube isn't what I'd normally recommend but I'm out of the natural Lanolin, which does a great job and much better than WD-40.
Ready for work again.
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