• Start at the foot of the felled tree and work your way up
to the top. Remove smaller parts of the tree with one cut.
• Make sure that the tree is always between you and the
saw.
• Remove larger, supporting branches using the method
from Section „Log division without support".
• Always remove small freely suspended parts of the tree
with a top cut. They may fall into the saw or trap it if you
use an undercut.
Pruning (Fig. K)
m CAUTION
Prune branches only at or below shoulder height.
Never cut branches above shoulder height. Leave
that kind of work to a professional.
• For the first cut (Pos. 1), cut 1/3 of the way into the
lower part of the branch.
• Then cut all the way through the branch with the
second cut (Pos. 2). The third cut (Pos. 3) is a top
cut with which you separate the branch from the
trunk at a distance of 2.5 to 5cm.
5.8 Remaining risks
m DANGER
RISK OF INJURY !
Contact with the saw-chain can lead to fatal cutting
injuries.
Never put your hands into the running saw-chain.
RISK OF KICKBACK!
Kickback can lead to fatal cutting injuries.
RISK OF BURNING!
The chain and the guide bar heat up during operation.
Behaviour during an emergency
Start First Aid measures relevant to the injury and re-
quest medical help as quickly as possible. Prevent
the injured person from further injury and keep him/
her rested. For potentially occurring accidents, the
First Aid kit, according to DIN 13164, should always
be handy at the work place. Material taken from the
First Aid kit must be replaced immediately. When you
are requesting help, give the following information:
1. Location of accident
2. Type of accident
3. Number of injured people
4. Type of injuries
Store all safety notices and instructions for the fu-
ture.
6. Set up
m CAUTION!: Start the engine only when the saw is
fully assembled.
m CAUTION!: When handling the chain always wear
protective gloves.
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Assembling the bar, and the chain
(Fig.3-6)
Open the box and assemble the bar and chain as fol-
lows:
1. Press the front hand guard back so that the chain
brake is disabled.
2. Loosen the bar fastening wheel and remove the
cover and spacer .
3. Mount the bar on the pins
4. Slide the chain around the sprocket, next slide
the saw chain around the bar. Pay attention to the
installation direction of the chain.
5. Insert the chain tensioning screw into the lower
hole of the chain bar.
6. Install the cover and tighten the bar fastening
wheel a little.
Installation direction of the chain
Tensioning the chain
1. Hold the front part tight with your hand.
2. Adjust the chain tension using the chain tensio-
mimg wheel that the chain rests entirely on the
bar, but not under great tension.
3. Tighten the the bar fastening wheel .
4. Check with your hand that the chain runs smooth-
ly on the rail and has the proper voltage.
5. Where necessary, set up the chain tension.
Reduce chain tension
To loosen the chain tension slide the chain tension-
ing protection upwards and decrease the chain ten-
sion with the chain tensioning wheel .
m NOTICE
If the chain is TOO LOOSE or TOO TIGHT on the
drive wheel and bar, the crankshaft bearings will
wear out faster.
m NOTICE
New chains expand, so they must be reset after
about 5 cuts. This is normal for a new chain, and the
future interval settings will increase.
Fuel and Chain Oil
m WARNING!: uel and chain oil are highly flamma-
ble. Do not smoke and or expose the unit to an open
flame when you use the device.