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switched o

ff

  or disconnected.

Chain brake

The chain brake is a safety mechanism which is 

triggered via the front hand guard (Fig. 1/Item 2). 

If kickback causes the chainsaw to suddenly jerk 

back then the chain brake trips and stops the saw 

chain in less than 0.1 seconds. You must check 

the operation of the chain brake on a regular ba-

sis. To do this, fold the hand guard (Fig. 1/Item 2) 

forward and brie

fl

 y switch the chainsaw on. The 

saw chain must not start up.

Pull back the front hand guard (Fig. 1/Item 2) until 

it engages to release the chain brake.

Danger! 

Never use the saw if the safety equip-

ment is not working properly. Never try to repair 

safety related protection systems yourself – al-

ways have any work done by our service depart-

ment or by a similarly quali

fi

 ed workshop.

Hand guard

The front hand guard (which also acts as the 

chain brake at the same time) (Fig. 1/Item 2) 

and the rear hand guard (Fig. 1/ Item 14) protect 

against 

fi

 nger injuries resulting from contact with 

the saw chain if the chain breaks because it is 

overloaded.

 7.  Working with the chainsaw

7.1 Preparations

To ensure that you can work safely, check the fol-

lowing points before every use:

Condition of the chain saw

Inspect the chainsaw before the start of work for 

damage to the housing, the power cable, the saw 

chain and the cutter rail. Never use a chainsaw 

which is obviously damaged.

Oil container

Fill level of the oil container. Even while working, 

keep checking that su

ffi

  cient oil is in the system. 

To avoid damaging the chainsaw, never run the 

saw if there is no oil in the system or if the oil 

drops below the “min” mark (Fig. 10/Item B).

On average, a single 

fi

 lling will last around 15 

minutes depending on the number of pauses in 

cutting and the loads involved.

Saw chain

Tension of the saw chain, condition of the cutting 

elements. The sharper the chainsaw, the easier 

and more controllable it is to operate the chain-

saw. The same also applies to the chain tension. 

Again, while working also check the chain tension 

every 10 minutes in order to increase your safety. 

New saw chains in particular often tend to expand 

more.

Chain brake

Check the operation of the chain brake as de-

scribed in the chapter “Safety devices” and then 

release it.

Safety clothing

Always wear appropriate tight-

fi

 tting safety 

clothing like special trousers which protect 

against cuts, protective gloves and safety shoes.

Hearing protection and protective goggles.

When felling trees or performing forest work, al-

ways wear a protective helmet with integral face 

and hearing protection. This will o

ff

 er protection 

against falling branches and any branches if they 

spring back.

7.2 Description of the correct procedures for 

basic use of the chainsaw

Felling a tree (Figs. 14-17)

If two or more persons are working at the same 

time on felling and cutting back then the minimum 

distance between the tree being felled and the 

tree being cut back should be at least twice the 

height of the tree being felled (Fig. 14). When 

felling trees, care must be taken to ensure that no 

other persons are endangered, no power supply 

lines are hit and no material damage is caused 

to equipment or property. In the event that a tree 

comes into contact with a power supply line, he 

responsible power supply company should be 

informed immediately.

When working with the saw on a slope, the opera-

tor of the chainsaw must be standing at a higher 

point on the slope than the tree being felled, as 

the tree will roll or slip downhill once it has been 

felled (Fig. 15).

Before felling the tree you must 

fi

 rst plan and if 

necessary clear an escape route. This escape 

route must lead away diagonally in the opposite 

direction to the expected fall direction – this can 

be seen in Fig. 16 (A= danger zone, B= direction 

of fall, C= escape zone).

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