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pruner for unintended applications.
Example: Do not use the garden pruner
to saw through plastic, masonry or con-
struction materials not made from wood.
Use of the garden pruner for unintended
applications can lead to hazardous situ-
ations.
m) Hold the power tool only on the insu-
lated handle surfaces, as the saw chain
may come into contact with concealed
power cables. Contact between the
saw chain and a live cable may render
metallic components live and result in
an electric shock.
n) This chainsaw is not suitable
for felling trees.Using the chainsaw
for work other than that for which it is
intended may result in serious injury to
the user or other persons.
Causes and operator
prevention of kickback
Beware of kickback! Be careful of
kickback of the machine during
work. There is danger of injury
here. You can avoid kickbacks by
exercising caution and using a cor-
rect sawing technique.
Fig. 1
Kickback may occur when the nose or
tip of the guide bar touches an object, or
when the wood closes in and pinches the
saw chain in the cut (cf. image 1/fi g. B).
Tip contact in some cases may cause a
sudden reverse reaction, kicking the guide
bar up and back towards the operator (cf.
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image 1/fi g. A).
Pinching the saw chain along the top of
the guide bar may push the guide bar rap-
idly back towards the operator.
Each of these reactions can lead to you
losing control of the saw and potentially
being seriously injured. Do not rely ex-
clusively on the safety devices built into
the garden pruner. As user of the garden
pruner, you should undertake various
measures to enable accident- and injury-
free working.
Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/
or incorrect operating procedures or condi-
tions and can be avoided by taking proper
precautions as given below:
a) Maintain a fi rm grip, with thumbs and
fi ngers encircling the chain saw han-
dles, with both hands on the saw and
position your body and arm to allow
you to resist kickback forces. Kickback
forces can be controlled by the opera-
tor, if proper precautions are taken. Do
not let go of the chain saw.
b) avoid an abnormal work posture and
do not saw above shoulder height. This
prevents unintentional contact with the
rail tip and enables better control of the
garden pruner in unforeseen situations.
c) Only use replacement bars and chains
specifi ed by the manufacturer. Incor-
rect replacement bars and chains may
cause chain breakage and/or kick-
back.
d) Follow the manufacturer´s sharpen-
ing and maintenance instructions for
the saw chain. Decreasing the depth
gauge height can lead to increased
kickback.