4 Safety Precautions
► Never bridge the charger's contacts with
metallic objects (short circuit).
► Do not open the charger.
4.7
Working
4.7.1
Sawing
WARNING
■ Always work within calling distance of others
so that you can summon help in an emer‐
gency.
► Make sure that people are within earshot
outside the working area.
■ In certain situations, the user may no longer
be able to concentrate on their work. The user
may lose control of the chain saw and may
trip, fall and be seriously injured.
► Work calmly and methodically.
► If light and visibility are poor: Do not use
your saw.
► Use the chain saw on your own.
► Do not work above shoulder height.
► Watch out for obstacles.
► Work standing on the ground and keep your
balance. If you have to work at a height:
Use a mobile elevating work platform or a
secure scaffolding.
► If you start feeling fatigue: Take a break.
■ The moving saw chain can cut the user. This
may result in serious injury to the user.
► Do not touch the rotating saw chain.
► If the saw chain is blocked by an object:
Switch off the chainsaw, engage the chain
brake and remove the battery. Before clear‐
ing the jam.
■ The moving saw chain warms up and
expands. If the saw chain is not sufficiently
lubricated and retensioned, the saw chain may
jump off the guide bar or it may break. This
may result in serious injury to people and
damage to property.
► Use saw chain lubricant.
► Check oil level in tank regularly during cut‐
ting work. Before the oil tank runs empty:
Fill up with saw chain oil.
► Check the saw chain tension regularly while
working. If saw chain tension is insufficient:
Tension the saw chain.
■ If the chain saw starts behaving differently or
in an unusual way while operating, the chain
saw may be in an unsafe condition. This may
result in serious injury to people and damage
to property.
► Stop working, remove the battery and con‐
tact a STIHL authorized dealer.
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■ The chain saw may cause vibrations in opera‐
tion.
► Wear gloves.
► Take breaks.
► If signs of a circulatory disorder (white fin‐
gers disease) occur: Consult a doctor.
■ If the moving saw chain hits a hard object,
sparks may occur. Sparks can cause fires in a
flammable environment. Persons may be seri‐
ously or fatally injured, and property may be
damaged.
► Do not use the chain saw in a flammable
environment.
■ The saw chain runs on for a short period after
you release the trigger. People may be cut by
the moving saw chain. People may suffer seri‐
ous injuries as a result.
► Wait for the saw chain to stop moving.
WARNING
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2
If you saw wood which is under tension, the
■
guide bar may become jammed. The user may
lose control of the chainsaw and be seriously
injured.
► Start by making a relief cut in the compres‐
sion side (1) and then make a separataing
cut in the tension side (2).
DANGER
■ Working near live electric cables may result in
accidental contact with the saw chain and
damage the cables. This may result in serious
or fatal injury to the user.
► Do not operate in the vicinity of live cables.
4.7.2
Limbing
WARNING
■ If the underside of the felled tree is limbed
first, it will no longer be supported on the
ground by branches. The tree can move dur‐
ing cutting work. This can result in serious or
fatal injuries.
► Cut through large limbs on the underside of
the tree only after it has been bucked.
► Do not stand on the log while limbing it.
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