Snapper SC60V Manual De Instrucciones página 12

PROPER CUTTING STANCE
• Balance your weight with both feet on solid
ground.
• Keep left arm with elbow locked in a "straight
arm" position to withstand any kickback force.
• Keep your body to the left of the chain line.
• Keep your thumb on underside of handlebar.
Chain Line
BASIC OPERATING/CUTTING
PROCEDURES
Practice cutting a few small logs using the
following technique to get the "feel" of using
the saw before you begin a major sawing
operation.
• Take the proper stance in front of the wood
with the saw off.
• Press the safety lock and squeeze the
switch trigger then release safety lock and let
the chain accelerate to full speed before
entering the cut.
• Begin cutting with the saw against the log.
OPERATION
THUMB ON UNDER SIDE
OF HANDLE BAR
Straight Arm
• Keep the unit running the entire time you are
cutting, maintain a steady speed.
• Allow the chain to cut for you; exert only light
downward pressure. Forcing the cut could
result in damage to the bar, chain, or motor.
• Release the switch trigger as soon as the
cut is completed, allowing the chain to stop.
If you run the saw without a cutting load,
unnecessary wear can occur to the chain, bar,
and unit.
• Do not put pressure on the saw at the end of
the cut.
WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS
• Cut only wood or materials made from wood;
no sheet metal, no plastics, no masonry, no
nonwood building materials.
• Never allow children to operate the saw.
Allow no person to use this chain saw who
has not read this operator's manual or
received adequate instructions for the safe
and proper use of this chain saw.
• Keep everyone – helpers, bystanders,
children, and animals – a SAFE DISTANCE
from the cutting area. During felling
operations, the safe distance should be a
least twice the height of the largest trees in
the felling area. During bucking operations,
keep a minimum distance of 15' (4.6 m)
between workers.
• Always cut with both feet on solid ground to
prevent being pulled off balance.
• Do not cut above chest height as a saw held
higher is difficult to control against kickback
forces.
• Do not fell trees near electrical wires
or buildings. Leave this operation for
professionals.
• Cut only when visibility and light are
adequate for you to see clearly.
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