Electric Chain Saw
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rectly.
► Check whether all handles are free of oil.
► Check whether all parts of the device are
present, fi rmly attached and undamaged.
► Check the chain catcher for damage.
► Check the chain tensioning.
Sawing technique
Pulling sawing
With this technique, sawing occurs with the
underside of the saw rail from above down-
wards. The saw chain thus pushes the device
forwards away from the user.This way, the
front edge of the device forms a support,
which catches the forces which arise on the
tree trunk when sawing.
With pulling sawing, the user has much more
control over the device and can avoid re-
bounds better.Therefore, this is the preferred
sawing technique.
Pushing sawing
With this technique, sawing occurs with the
upper edge of the saw rail from below up-
wards. The saw chain thus pushes the device
backwards towards the user. If the saw rail
twists, the device can fly towards the user
with great force.
If the user does not balance out the force of
the saw chain pushing backwards with his or
her bodily force, there is a danger that only
the tip of the saw rail will make contact with
the wood and there will thus be a rebound.
Felling a tree
DANGER!
Risk of injury!
Felling and delimbing work may only be per-
formed by trained people!
There is a risk of fatal injuries!
Before beginning the felling work, make sure
that:
– There are no people or animals in the fell-
ing area.
– An evacuation route free of obstacles is
provided for each participant. The retreat
occurs diagonally opposite to the felling
direction.
– The area around the trunk is clear of ob-
stacles (risk of tripping!).
– The next workstation is at least two and a
half tree lengths away.
– Before felling, check the direction of the
felling of the tree and make sure that there
are no objects, people or animals within
two and a half of the length of the tree.
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