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OPERATION
Pruning (Fig. 29-30)
To Avoid Kickback:
● Never work with a loose, widely stretched or heavily worn chain.
● Always use a low kickback chain.
● Use bucking spikes (14) to secure the product onto the limb being sawed.
● Ensure correct chain tension.
● Ensure the chain is sharpened correctly.
●
Never work with the tip of the guide bar.
● Saw with the guide bar at a flat angle.
● Always hold the product firmly with both hands.
● Always hold the product firmly with both hands on front handle
(
9
)
and rear handle
(
2
)
. Never
operate this product using only one hand (Fig. 29).
● Maintain a firm grip with your thumbs and fingers encircling the handles. A firm grip will help you
reduce ‘kickback’ and maintain control of the product.
●
Always hold the product at an angle of not more than 60° from the horizontal level. Otherwise
safe operation is not possible (Fig. 30).
● Never stand directly under the limb you are sawing. Objects may fall different than expected.
There is risk of being struck by falling branches or by those that rebound after hitting the ground.
Always position yourself out of the path of falling limps (Fig. 31).
● Keep other persons away from cutting end of product and at a safe distance from the work area.
Maintain a minimum distance of 10m / 33 Feet to bystanders (Fig. 32).
max 60
°
Fig. 29 Fig. 30