Ikra PKS 4235, Operating Instructions Manual

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A16 - WARNING! Petrol and petrol vapour are
extremely inflammable.
RISK OF BURNS AND FIRE
A16.1
- Stop the engine before refuelling
A16.2 - Do not smoke during refuelling.
A16.3 - Dry any spilt fuel. Start the engine
well away from the refueling point.
A16.4 - Make sure that the fuel tank cap is
properly closed. Look out for any leaks.
A16.5 - SILENCER (fig. 1 part 24)
IMPORTANT: Do not touch to prevent burns.
A17 - During work, hold the chainsaw firmly
with both hands, and with the bar away from
the body.
A17.1 - Take up a stable position, one where
you are firm on your legs.
Beware of the risk of sliding on slippery sur-
faces or slopes.
Do NOT work on ladders or trees.
Do NOT
work in unstable positions.
Do NOT work above shoulder height.
A17.2 - Always work in a good light or with
adequate artificial lighting.
A18 - DANGER FROM KICKBACKS
Kickbacks can cause lethal wounds.
In a kickback, the chainsaw is thrown violently
against the operator.
This reaction may occur in the following cas-
es.
1) Start of the cut with the point of the bar.
2) Accidental contact with other branches,
trunks, solid bodies, or metalwork.
3) Cut with the top part of the bar.
- Keep the spike (Fig.1 part.6) against the
wood while cutting.
- Cut with the chain sharp and taught.
- Into a cut that has already been started,
insert the chain at top speed and very at-
tentively.
- Extract the bar from the cut only with the
chain in movement.
SAFETY DEVICES ON THE CHAINSAW
The chainsaw must be held with the left
hand on the front handle and the right on
the rear handle (this applies to left handed
people, too).
The safety devices have been designed
to function with the hands in those posi-
tions.
Your chainsaw is provided with the following safety
devices.
B1 - THROTTLE TRIGGER LOOKOUT (see
Fig.1 part.9) prevents accidental operation of
the throttle trigger.
THROTTLE TRIGGER (Fig.1 part.10). DAN-
GER: Warning. The cutting chain may contin-
ue to rotate for a certain time after the throttle
trigger has been released.
B2 – STOP SWITCH (Fig.1 part.12): With the
lever down [STOP ] the engine is stop-
ped.
B3 - SAFETY CHAIN BRAKE: Your chainsaw
is provided with a safety chain brake (Fig. 1
part. 7) which can stop the chain in a fraction
of a second (in the event of a kickback).
B4 - CHAIN CATCHER (Fig. 1 part.2). This
device prevents the chain from being thrown
in the event of it breaking (or coming out of
the bar) during operation.
On each occasion, before use check that
all the safety devices function perfectly.
If they do not, do not use the chainsaw and
contact a qualified service centre for the
repair. Read chapter 8.3 “CHAIN BRAKE”.