A heavy-duty electric machine;
Ideal for logging and felling trees
up to 760mm thick
Code 03702/03799
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E
EQ
QU
UIIP
PM
ME
EN
NT
T C
CA
AR
RE
E
Electric
Chainsaws
Electric
Chainsaws
N
Ne
ev
ve
err p
pu
ussh
h tth
he
e e
eq
qu
uiip
pm
me
en
ntt b
be
ey
yo
on
nd
d iittss d
de
essiig
gn
n lliim
miittss. If it will not
do what you want with reasonable ease and speed assume
you have the wrong tool for the job Contact your local HSS
Hire Shop for advice.
When not in use, sstto
orre
e tth
he
e e
eq
qu
uiip
pm
me
en
ntt w
wiitth
h tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n b
ba
arr
c
co
ov
ve
err ffiitttte
ed
d,, sso
om
me
ew
wh
he
erre
e c
clle
ea
an
n,, d
drry
y and safe from thieves.
W
Wiitth
hd
drra
aw
w tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr ffrro
om
m tth
he
e c
cu
utt a
an
nd
d rre
elle
ea
asse
e tth
he
e O
ON
N//O
OF
FF
F
ttrriig
gg
ge
err..
W
Wa
aiitt ffo
orr tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n tto
o sstto
op
p,, u
un
np
pllu
ug
g tth
he
e ssa
aw
w ffrro
om
m iittss p
po
ow
we
err ssu
up
p--
p
plly
y,, tth
he
en
n rre
effiitt tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n b
ba
arr c
co
ov
ve
err..
F
Fiin
na
alllly
y,, c
clle
ea
an
n tth
he
e ssa
aw
w rre
ea
ad
dy
y ffo
orr rre
ettu
urrn
n tto
o y
yo
ou
urr llo
oc
ca
all H
HS
SS
S H
Hiirre
e..
F
FIIN
NIIS
SH
HIIN
NG
G O
OF
FF
F
T
Th
he
e tto
op
p d
diirre
ec
cttiio
on
na
all c
cu
utt iiss m
ma
ad
de
e ffiirrsstt,, b
brriin
ng
giin
ng
g tth
he
e
ssa
aw
w d
do
ow
wn
nw
wa
arrd
dss a
att 6
60
0 d
de
eg
grre
ee
ess tto
o a
a d
de
ep
ptth
h 1
1//4
4 tth
he
e
d
diia
am
me
ette
err o
off tth
he
e ttrru
un
nk
k.. S
Stta
arrtt h
hiig
gh
h e
en
no
ou
ug
gh
h u
up
p tth
he
e ttrru
un
nk
k tto
o
e
en
nssu
urre
e y
yo
ou
u h
ha
av
ve
e e
en
no
ou
ug
gh
h rro
oo
om
m ffo
orr tth
he
e b
bo
otttto
om
m d
diirre
ec
cttiio
on
na
all c
cu
utt..
T
Th
he
e b
bo
otttto
om
m d
diirre
ec
cttiio
on
na
all c
cu
utt iiss m
ma
ad
de
e b
by
y b
brriin
ng
giin
ng
g tth
he
e ssa
aw
w u
up
p a
att
a
an
n a
an
ng
glle
e o
off 3
30
0 d
de
eg
grre
ee
ess tto
o m
me
ee
ett tth
he
e tto
op
p c
cu
utt.. A
A p
pe
errffe
ec
ctt d
diirre
ec
c--
ttiio
on
na
all c
cu
utt h
ha
ass a
an
n a
an
ng
glle
e o
op
pe
en
niin
ng
g o
off 9
90
0 d
de
eg
grre
ee
ess..
N
Ne
ex
xtt,, tth
he
e ffe
elllliin
ng
g c
cu
utt iiss m
ma
ad
de
e h
ho
orriizzo
on
ntta
alllly
y o
on
n tth
he
e o
op
pp
po
ossiitte
e ssiid
de
e
a
att a
a lle
ev
ve
ell sslliig
gh
httlly
y h
hiig
gh
he
err tth
ha
an
n tth
he
e ttiip
p o
off tth
he
e d
diirre
ec
cttiio
on
na
all c
cu
utt.. T
Th
he
e
c
cu
utt iiss m
ma
ad
de
e lle
ea
av
viin
ng
g a
att lle
ea
asstt 2
25
5m
mm
m tto
o a
ac
ctt a
ass tth
he
e h
hiin
ng
ge
e.. W
Wh
he
en
n
h
ha
allffw
wa
ay
y tth
hrro
ou
ug
gH
H tth
he
e ffe
elllliin
ng
g c
cu
utt,, iin
nsse
errtt a
a p
prry
y b
ba
arr,, o
orr d
drriiv
ve
e a
a
w
we
ed
dg
ge
e,, iin
ntto
o tth
he
e c
cu
utt tto
o p
prre
ev
ve
en
ntt tth
he
e ssa
aw
w b
be
eiin
ng
g ttrra
ap
pp
pe
ed
d..
W
Wh
he
en
n tth
he
e c
cu
utt iiss c
co
om
mp
plle
ette
e rre
em
mo
ov
ve
e tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
nssa
aw
w ttu
urrn
n iitt o
offff a
an
nd
d
p
pu
utt iitt d
do
ow
wn
n iin
n a
a ssa
affe
e p
plla
ac
ce
e..
W
Wh
he
en
n m
ma
ak
kiin
ng
g a
a ffiin
na
all ffe
elllliin
ng
g c
cu
utt tto
o a
a ttrre
ee
e,, ffo
ollllo
ow
w tth
he
e n
ne
ex
xtt ffe
ew
w
iin
nssttrru
uc
cttiio
on
nss c
ca
arre
effu
ulllly
y rre
effe
errrriin
ng
g tto
o tth
he
e
iillllu
ussttrra
attiio
on
n ffo
orr a
ad
dd
diittiio
on
na
all g
gu
uiid
da
an
nc
ce
e..
Direction
of Fall
NOT LESS
THAN
25mm
60°
1st Cut
2nd Cut
3rd Cut
(Felling Cut)
30°
Hinge
1/4
Cutting Guide
IIff tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr b
be
ec
co
om
me
ess ttrra
ap
pp
pe
ed
d iin
n a
a c
cu
utt,, rre
elle
ea
asse
e
tth
he
e O
ON
N//O
OF
FF
F ssw
wiittc
ch
h a
an
nd
d u
un
np
pllu
ug
g tth
he
e ssa
aw
w ffrro
om
m iittss
p
po
ow
we
err ssu
up
pp
plly
y b
be
effo
orre
e ffrre
ee
eiin
ng
g iitt.. D
Do
o n
no
ott lle
ev
ve
err tth
he
e b
ba
arr
ffrre
ee
e o
orr y
yo
ou
u w
wiillll d
da
am
ma
ag
ge
e tth
he
e ssa
aw
w..
M
Ma
ak
ke
e ssu
urre
e y
yo
ou
u a
arre
e c
clle
ea
arr o
off tth
he
e ssa
aw
w a
ass iitt c
clle
ea
arrss tth
he
e
c
cu
utt.. A
Afftte
err ffiin
niissh
hiin
ng
g a
a c
cu
utt,, rre
elle
ea
asse
e tth
he
e O
ON
N//O
OF
FF
F ssw
wiittc
ch
h
b
be
effo
orre
e m
mo
ov
viin
ng
g o
on
n tto
o a
an
no
otth
he
err b
brra
an
nc
ch
h o
orr ttrre
ee
e..
D
Do
o n
no
ott c
cu
utt tth
hrro
ou
ug
gh
h b
brra
an
nc
ch
he
ess tth
ha
att a
arre
e u
un
nd
de
err tte
en
nssiio
on
n
u
un
nlle
essss y
yo
ou
u h
ha
av
ve
e b
be
ee
en
n ssp
pe
ec
ciia
alllly
y ttrra
aiin
ne
ed
d..
Squeeze the trigger and b
brriin
ng
g tth
he
e ssa
aw
w u
up
p tto
o m
ma
ax
xiim
mu
um
m
ssp
pe
ee
ed
d a
an
nd
d c
cu
utt v
ve
errttiic
ca
alllly
y d
do
ow
wn
nw
wa
arrd
d o
orr h
ho
orriizzo
on
ntta
alllly
y iin
n
a
a ssttrra
aiig
gh
htt lliin
ne
e without forcing the saw through the wood.
IIff ffe
elllliin
ng
g a
a ttrre
ee
e,, d
do
o n
no
ott c
cu
utt llo
ow
we
err tth
ha
an
n 1
10
0”” ((2
25
50
0m
mm
m)) a
ab
bo
ov
ve
e
sso
oiill lle
ev
ve
ell a
an
nd
d n
ne
ev
ve
err u
usse
e tth
he
e ssa
aw
w tto
o c
cu
utt rro
oo
ottss (this includes
stumps previously pulled from the ground).
Remember, soil is the chain’s worst enemy and will blunt a
chain in seconds!
T
To
o h
he
ellp
p sstto
op
p tth
he
e ssa
aw
w ‘‘k
kiic
ck
kiin
ng
g b
ba
ac
ck
k’’ o
ou
utt o
off c
co
on
nttrro
oll,,
a
allw
wa
ay
yss c
cu
utt w
wiitth
h tth
he
e u
un
nd
de
errssiid
de
e o
off tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr n
ne
ea
arre
esstt tth
he
e
ssa
aw
wb
bo
od
dy
y,, k
ke
ee
ep
piin
ng
g tth
he
e ffrro
on
ntt o
off
tth
he
e ssa
aw
w b
bo
od
dy
y a
ag
ga
aiin
nsstt tth
he
e w
wo
oo
od
d..
N
NE
EV
VE
ER
R c
cu
utt w
wiitth
h tth
he
e ttiip
p o
orr tto
op
p
e
ed
dg
ge
e o
off tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr..
N
Ne
ev
ve
err lle
ett tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n tto
ou
uc
ch
h tth
he
e
g
grro
ou
un
nd
d,, n
no
orr a
an
ny
y m
me
etta
all o
orr
m
ma
asso
on
nrry
y o
ob
bssttrru
uc
cttiio
on
nss.. T
Th
hiiss m
ma
ay
y
c
ca
au
usse
e ‘‘k
kiic
ck
k b
ba
ac
ck
k’’ a
an
nd
d w
wiillll
d
da
am
ma
ag
ge
e tth
he
e b
blla
ad
de
e..
IIff tth
he
e ssa
aw
w d
do
oe
ess ‘‘k
kiic
ck
k--b
ba
ac
ck
k’’,, tth
he
e
c
ch
ha
aiin
nssa
aw
w’’ss b
brra
ak
ke
e a
au
utto
om
ma
attiic
ca
alllly
y
sstto
op
pss tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n a
an
nd
d iisso
olla
atte
ess tth
he
e
m
mo
otto
orr ffrro
om
m tth
he
e p
po
ow
we
err ssu
up
pp
plly
y,, sso
o,, rre
elle
ea
asse
e tth
he
e O
ON
N//O
OF
FF
F
ssw
wiittc
ch
h iim
mm
me
ed
diia
atte
elly
y..
C
Ch
he
ec
ck
k tth
he
e w
wo
orrk
k tto
o sse
ee
e w
wh
ha
att tth
he
e c
ca
au
usse
e o
off ‘‘k
kiic
ck
k b
ba
ac
ck
k’’
w
wa
ass,, tth
he
en
n tta
ak
ke
e a
allll n
ne
ec
ce
essssa
arry
y sstte
ep
pss tto
o e
en
nssu
urre
e iitt
d
do
oe
essn
n’’tt h
ha
ap
pp
pe
en
n a
ag
ga
aiin
n.. D
Do
on
n''tt ffo
orrg
ge
ett tto
o rre
esse
ett
tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n b
brra
ak
ke
e
C
Ch
ha
aiin
n T
Te
en
nssiio
on
niin
ng
g
E
Ea
ac
ch
h H
HS
SS
S c
ch
ha
aiin
nssa
aw
w iiss ffiitttte
ed
d w
wiitth
h a
a n
ne
ew
w c
ch
ha
aiin
n ffo
orr
e
ev
ve
erry
y h
hiirre
e.. C
Ch
he
ec
ck
k tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n tte
en
nssiio
on
n a
afftte
err tth
he
e ffiirrsstt 1
10
0
m
miin
nu
utte
ess u
usse
e a
an
nd
d e
ev
ve
erry
y 1
15
5 -- 2
20
0 m
miin
nu
utte
ess tth
he
erre
ea
afftte
err..
A
Allw
wa
ay
yss ssw
wiittc
ch
h O
OF
FF
F a
an
nd
d w
wa
aiitt ffo
orr tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n tto
o
sstto
op
p b
be
effo
orre
e d
do
oiin
ng
g tth
hiiss..
A
Allw
wa
ay
yss w
we
ea
arr p
prro
otte
ec
cttiiv
ve
e g
gllo
ov
ve
ess..
T
To
o a
ad
djju
usstt tth
he
e tte
en
nssiio
on
n,, sslla
ac
ck
ke
en
n o
offff tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr
m
mo
ou
un
nttiin
ng
g n
nu
uttss,, a
an
ng
glle
e tth
he
e b
ba
arr u
up
pw
wa
arrd
dss,, tth
he
en
n ttu
urrn
n tth
he
e
tte
en
nssiio
on
n ssc
crre
ew
w ((iin
nssiid
de
e e
ed
dg
ge
e o
off tth
he
e b
ba
arr)) -- c
cllo
oc
ck
kw
wiisse
e tto
o
ttiig
gh
htte
en
n tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n -- a
an
nttii--c
cllo
oc
ck
kw
wiisse
e tto
o llo
oo
osse
en
n iitt..
A
Att tth
he
e c
co
orrrre
ec
ctt tte
en
nssiio
on
n,, tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n ssh
ho
ou
ulld
d rro
otta
atte
e
ffrre
ee
elly
y a
an
nd
d b
be
e sslla
ac
ck
k e
en
no
ou
ug
gh
h tto
o b
be
e m
mo
ov
ve
ed
d b
by
y h
ha
an
nd
d..
T
Th
he
erre
e ssh
ho
ou
ulld
d a
allsso
o b
be
e 4
4 g
gu
uiid
de
e tte
ee
etth
h v
viissiib
blle
e a
ab
bo
ov
ve
e tth
he
e
b
ba
arr w
wh
he
en
n p
pu
ulllle
ed
d u
up
pw
wa
arrd
dss,, y
ye
ett ttiig
gh
htt e
en
no
ou
ug
gh
h ffo
orr tth
he
em
m
tto
o sstta
ay
y iin
n c
co
on
ntta
ac
ctt w
wiitth
h tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr ((sse
ee
e iillllu
ussttrra
attiio
on
n))..
R
Re
e--ttiig
gh
htte
en
n tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr m
mo
ou
un
nttiin
ng
g n
nu
uttss,, d
do
ou
ub
blle
ec
ch
he
ec
ck
k
tth
he
e c
ch
ha
aiin
n tte
en
nssiio
on
n,, tth
he
en
n,, w
we
ea
arriin
ng
g g
gllo
ov
ve
ess,, m
mo
ov
ve
e tth
he
e
c
ch
ha
aiin
n ffo
orrw
wa
arrd
d a
allo
on
ng
g tth
he
e g
gu
uiid
de
e b
ba
arr b
by
y h
ha
an
nd
d tto
o m
ma
ak
ke
e
ssu
urre
e iitt rre
ev
vo
ollv
ve
ess ffrre
ee
elly
y..
C
CU
UT
TT
TIIN
NG
G G
GU
UIID
DE
E
Q
Qu
uiic
ck
k T
Tiip
p
M
Ma
ak
ke
e a
a ssm
ma
allll c
cu
utt o
on
n tth
he
e u
un
nd
de
errssiid
de
e o
off a
an
ny
y b
brra
an
nc
ch
h y
yo
ou
u w
wa
an
ntt
tto
o llo
op
p,, tth
he
en
n c
cu
utt --d
do
ow
wn
n ffrro
om
m tth
he
e tto
op
p tto
o rre
em
mo
ov
ve
e iitt.. N
Ne
ev
ve
err ttrry
y
tto
o c
cu
utt rriig
gh
htt tth
hrro
ou
ug
gh
h a
a b
brra
an
nc
ch
h ffrro
om
m o
on
ne
e d
diirre
ec
cttiio
on
n o
orr tth
he
e
ssa
aw
w w
wiillll jja
am
m iin
n tth
he
e c
cu
utt..
...... h
ha
av
ve
e y
yo
ou
u b
be
ee
en
n ttrra
aiin
ne
ed
d
The law requires that personnel using chainsaws must be
competent and qualified to do so. Training available at HSS
Training Solutions 0
08
84
45
5 7
76
66
6 7
77
79
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