AL-KO Solo 6646, Instructions For Use Manual

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Working behaviour and working technique
6.2 At the end of a work session
WARNING! Risk of injury by cutting. The
sharp links of the saw chain can cause serious
laceration injuries.
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Switch off the motor.
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Wear protective gloves.
WARNING! Danger of fire. The heated ma-
chine can ignite waste cuttings (e.g. sawdust, re-
mains of branches or leaves).
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Allow the engine to cool down before you
place the machine in a room.
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To reduce the risk of fire, the machine must
be cleaned to remove saw chips, twigs,
leaves or surplus grease.
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Containers with cutting residues must not be
stored inside rooms.
1. Switch off the engine (Switching off the motor
(12)).
2. Allow the device to cool down.
3. Remove all traces of saw chips or oil resi-
dues.
4. If the saw chain is very dirty, remove the saw
chain and leave it to soak for a few hours in a
container of special cleaner. Then rinse it
with clean water and spray with an appropri-
ate anticorrosion product before mounting it
on the device again.
5. Pull the protective cover over the saw chain
before cleaning up the device.
6.3 Changing between normal/summer and
winter operation (29)
To prevent the carburettor from icing up at low
ambient temperatures (less than 5 °C), it is possi-
ble to heat the intake air by positioning the slider
insert in winter operation. The slider insert can be
accessed directly after removing the air filter cov-
er, using a screwdriver.
IMPORTANT! Danger of engine damage
due to overheating! If the chain saw is operated
at more than 5 °C and the sliding insert is in the
Winter position, this can cause it to overheat.
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Before operating, check the ambient tem-
perature and, if necessary, adjust the position
of the sliding insert.
1. Remove the air filter cover (see chapter 8.1
"Removing/remounting the air filter cover
(20)", page 49
).
2. Pull the slider insert (29/1) out of the frame
(29/a) by hand.
3. Turn the slide insert vertically (29/b) and rein-
sert (29/c):
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Above 5 °C, i.e. normal/summer opera-
tion: Align the window of the slider insert
with the sun symbol (29/2).
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Below 5 °C, i.e. winter operation: Align
the window of the slider insert with the
snowflake symbol (29/3).
4. Mount the air filter cover (see chapter 8.1
"Removing/remounting the air filter cover
(20)", page 49
).
7 WORKING BEHAVIOUR AND
WORKING TECHNIQUE
DANGER! Danger of fatal injury due to
inadequate technical knowledge! Inadequate
technical knowledge can result in extremely seri-
ous up to fatal injury!
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Only trained and experienced people are al-
lowed to fell trees and lop branches.
DANGER! Danger of fatal injury from un-
controllable movements of the machine. The
moving saw chain develops enormous forces that
could lead to the sudden uncontrollable swerving
and throwing out of the chain saw.
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Always hold the chain saw with both hands,
the left hand on the front handle and the right
hand on the rear handle. Regardless of
whether you are left- or right-handed.
DANGER! Danger of fatal injury due to
kickback! The operator can be fatally injured by
kickback of the appliance.
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It is essential to comply with the measures in
order to avoid any kickback.
CAUTION! Danger to health from inhaling
hazardous substances! The inhalation of lubri-
cating oil steam, exhaust gases and sawdust can
lead to health impairments.
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Always use the prescribed personal protec-
tive equipment.
CAUTION! There is a risk of injury when
the chainsaw is blocked. If you try to pull out a
cutting apparatus when the cutting apparatus –