GB
NL
DE
FR
12
·
Use the cable only for its proper purpose. Never carry your electric tool by its cable. Do not
use the cable to pull the plug out of the socket. Protect the cable from heat, oil and sharp
edges.
Extension cables out doors
·
Use only authorized and accordingly labelled extension cables out of doors.
·
Use a strong support when sawing converted timber and thin branches (saw-horse, Fig. 7b).
Do not stack the timber and do not have it held by a second person or with your foot.
·
Logs must be secured in position.
·
On sloping ground, always work facing upwards.
·
When cross-cutting always set the claw stop against the timber you want to saw (see Fig. 7b)
·
Always set the claw stop before cross-cutting. Only then switch on the chainsaw and start
sawing into the wood. Pull the chainsaw upwards at the rear and lead the direction with the
front grip. Use the claw stop as a fulcrum. To reposition for further cutting, interrupt the
sawing process and exert a slight pressure on the front grip. Pull the saw back a little,
position the claw stop further down the cut and pull up the rear grip (see Fig. 7a).
·
Pull the saw out of the wood only when the saw chain is running.
·
If you carry out several cuts, switch off the chain saw in-between.
·
Plunge cuts and horizontal cuts may only be carried out by professionals (high risk of
kick-back, see Fig. 8).
·
For horizontal cuts, position the smallest possible angle. This requires extreme caution,
as the claw stop can not be applied in this case.
·
If the chain gets stuck when sawing with the upper side it may be thrust towards the
operator.
For this reason you should saw wherever possible with the bottom side, as the chainsaw will
then be thrust away from the body towards the wood (see Fig, 9 and 10).
·
Pay extra attention when cutting splintered wood. Sawed off pieces of wood may be catapulted
in any direction (risk of injury!)
·
Do not use the chainsaw to remove nails or similar objects.
·
When lopping off branches, the chain saw should be supported wherever possible against the
trunk, Do not cut with the tip of the guide bar (risk of kick-back, see Fig. 8).
·
Leave branch lopping work should be carried out by trained personnel! Risk of injury!
·
Pay special attention to branches under tension. Do not cut through freely suspended
branches from underneath.
·
Never stand on the trunk when loping off branches.
·
The chainsaw should not be used for forest work, i.e. for felling and lopping off branches in
the forest. Because of the cable connection the saw operator does not have the necessary
mobility and his safety is not guaranteed!
·
Always stand to the side of the tree being felled.
·
When the tree is being felled, watch out for falling branches when stepping back.
·
On slopes the saw operator should stand to the upper or left or right side the trunk or lying
tree, never to the bottom side.
·
Watch out for trunks rolling towards you. Kick-back!