
1. Hold the chain saw firmly with both |
hands and maintain a secure grip. |
Don’t let go. |
English
A = | B = Pushback |
2. | Be aware of the location of the guide |
| bar nose at all times. |
3. | Never let the nose of the guide bar |
| contact any object. Do not cut limbs |
| with the nose of the guide bar. Be |
| especially careful near wire fences |
| and when cutting small, tough |
| limbs, small size brush and saplings |
| which may easily catch the chain. |
4. | Don't overreach. |
5. | Don't cut above shoulder height. |
6. | Begin cutting and continue at full |
| throttle. |
7. | Cut only one log at a time. |
8. | Use extreme caution when |
| reentering a previous cut. |
9. | Do not attempt to plunge cut if you |
| are not experienced with these |
| cutting techniques. |
10. | Be alert for shifting of the log or |
| other forces that may cause the cut |
| to close and pinch the chain. |
11. | Maintain saw chain properly. Cut |
| with a correctly sharpened, properly |
| tensioned chain at all times. |
12. | Stand to the side of the cutting path |
| of the chain saw. |
A | 001BA037 KN |
Warning!
Use extreme caution when cutting small size brush and saplings which may easily catch the chain, be whipped towards you or pull you off balance.
To avoid
1.Always start a cut with the chain rotating at full speed and the bumper spike in contact with the wood.
2.The risk of
B | 001BA038 KN |
Pushback occurs when the chain on the top of the bar is suddenly stopped when it is pinched, caught or encounters a foreign object in the wood. The reaction of the chain may drive the saw rapidely straight back toward the operator and may cause loss of saw control. Pushback frequently occurs when the top of the bar is used for cutting.
To avoid pushback
1.Be alert to forces or situations that may cause material to pinch the top of the chain.
2.Do not cut more than one log at a time.
3.Do not twist the saw when withdrawing the bar from a plunge cut or underbuck cut because the chain can pinch.
Cutting Techniques
Felling
Felling is cutting down a tree.
Before felling a tree, consider carefully all conditions which may affect the direction of fall.
MS 880 | 15 |