Saw Techniques; Additional Advices For Sawing Timber Under Tension - ATIKA KS 2403/40 Notice Originale

How to avoid saw backstroke?
Carry out lateral cuts, diagonal cuts and longitudinal
cuts with increased attention because here the claw stop-
per is not put on.
Always hold the chain saw firmly with both hands.
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For better control saw with the lower edge of the guide
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bar. Hold the chain saw as close as possible to the horizontal
position when contacting wood.
Never saw with the guide bar tip.
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Sawing with the upper guide bar edge may cause a saw
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backstroke if the saw gets jammed or hits a hard object in the
wood.
Start cutting only with running saw chain.
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Only work with correctly sharpened and clamped saw chain.
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Use claw stopper (14) as lever.
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Never work above height of shoulders.
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Never cut through several perches at the same time. When
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releasing make sure that no other perch is touched.
If possible use a sawhorse when cutting to length.
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Stab cuts shall only be carried out by instructed personal.
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General conduct when sawing
Never saw with only one hand. Hold the
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chain saw always firmly with both hands, left hand
on the front handhold (12) and right hand on the
rear handhold (10).
Hold the chain saw slightly on the right of the own body.
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Avoid abnormal posture. Provide a safe standing position
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and keep at any time the balance.
When switching on the chain saw must be supported and
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held safely. Chain and guide bar must stand free.
Start cutting only when the saw chain has reached the full
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number of revolutions.
Never work
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with stretched arms
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on hardly accessible places
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above shoulder height
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standing on a ladder, a staging or a tree.
Activate the chain brake when moving to a tree.
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Before leaving the chain saw (work break) bring it in a safe
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condition (cover the guide bar, apply the chain brake) and
put it on a place where nobody is endangered. Secure the
chain saw against unauthorized access.
Never work alone. Keep acoustic and visual contact to other
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persons at all times to allow immediate first aid in emergency
cases.
Immediately stop the engine at imminent danger or in emer-
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gency cases.
Never leave the saw running unattended.
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Immediately stop working when you feel unwell (e.g. head-
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ache, dizziness, nausea, etc.). Otherwise there is an in-
creased risk of accidents.
Make breaks when sawing so that the engine can cool down.
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Do not place a hot chain saw in dry grass or onto inflamma-
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ble objects.
Never get in contact with the running saw with metallic fenc-
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es or the ground.
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Make sure that the wood is free of foreign object (stones,
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nails etc).

Saw techniques

Avoid saw backstroke by a correct guiding of the saw.
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Note: „Causes and operator prevention of kickback"
 Make sure that the wood cannot turn when sawing.
 Saw splintered wood with care. There is risk of injury by
wood pieces carried away.
Use the claw stopper (15) for fixing the chain saw on the
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wood. Use the claw stopper when sawing as lever.
 Do not use the chain saw for lifting or moving of wood.
 Let the chain saw work by producing a light leverage pres-
sure over the claw stopper. When sawing do not press with
strength.
 When sawing thicker perches or trunks set back the claw
stopper (15) on a deeper point. For setting back release the
claw stopper from the wood and place it again in a deeper
position. Do not remove the saw here out of the cut.
 Be careful at the end of a sawing cut. As far as the saw
leaves the wood the force of weight changes.
There is risk of accident for legs and feet.
 Remove the chain saw only with running saw chain out of
the cut.
 If the saw chain gets jammed in the wood, stop it immediate-
ly. Use a wedge to free the guide bar.
 Never put the trunk for sawing on the ground. Support the
trunk in such manner that the cut does not close and the
saw chain jams. Use a safe base (e.g. sawhorse). Avoid
contact to ground with the guide bar tip or saw chain.
 Adapt shorter trunks before sawing and clamp them firmly.
 Avoid cutting of thin bosk and lumber. The chain saw is not
suitable for those works.
 Carry out longitudinal cuts with special care as the claw
stopper is not used. Avoid saw backstroke by guiding the
saw with a small angle.
When removing branches from chopped down trees,
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leave the larger branches that support the trunk in place. Cut
off the smaller branches as shown.
Branches under tension should be cut from the bot-
tom to the top to prevent the saw from getting jammed.
When working at a slope take always the position above
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or on the side of the trunk or the lying sawing material re-
spectively. Pay attention to rolling trunks.
Additional advices for sawing timber under ten-
sion/release
If perches, trees or wood under tension become free of tension
by sawing extreme caution is demanded. The sawing material
can react completely uncontrolled and result in heavy injuries or
death.
Such works shall only be carried out by instructed
specialists.
For all works set always first of all on the pressure
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side the releasing cut and then the dividing cut
otherwise the chain saw can jam or strike back.
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