Pruning (09- 13); Maintenance And Care; Checking The Saw Chain Lubrication; Checking The Saw Chain Tension - AL-KO CSM 1815 Originalbetriebsanleitung

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6.2

Pruning (09- 13)

WARNING! Increased risk of falling.
There is a greater risk of falling if work is carried
out from an elevated position (e.g. ladder).
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always work with the appliance from the
ground and make sure that you are standing
securely.
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Heed the safety instructions.
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Stand so that the cut can preferably be per-
formed at an angle of 90° to the branch (09/
a).
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Saw off thick branches in sections (10/1) in
order to have better control over the point of
impact.
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Never saw into the bulge at the base of the
branch in order to improve wound healing
and prevent rotting (11).
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Press stop (12/1) of the pruning saw against
the branch (12/2) during sawing (12/a) to sta-
bilise it on the branch.
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Make a relief cut (13/a) on the underside of
the branch before sawing off the branch (13/
b). This prevents the bark from being torn off
and prevents damage to the tree that heals
only very slowly. The relief cut should not be
deeper than 1/3 of the branch thickness to
avoid any trapping of the pruner saw.
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Always pull the pruning saw out of the branch
before it is switched on, so that it does not
become jammed.

7 MAINTENANCE AND CARE

WARNING! Danger of cuts and lacera-
tions. Danger of cuts and lacerations when
reaching into sharp-edged, moving appliance
parts and into cutting tools.
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Before maintenance, care and cleaning work,
always switch off the appliance. Remove the
rechargeable battery.
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Always wear protective gloves during mainte-
nance, care and cleaning work.
Repairs are only allowed to be performed by
qualified specialists, and with the exclusive use of
genuine spare parts.
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After each use, check the tool for wear and
replace any damaged components.
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Do not expose the appliance to rain or mois-
ture. Clean plastic parts with a cloth; do not
use cleaning agents or solvents.
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Clean the cooling air slots if they are blocked.
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Do not spray the tool with water and do not
use a high-pressure cleaner.
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Only use spare parts specified by the manu-
facturer.
7.1

Checking the saw chain lubrication

IMPORTANT! Danger of damage to the ap-
pliance. Ground contact invariably leads to blunt-
ing of the saw chain.
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Do not make contact with the ground with the
chain and maintain a safety distance of
20 cm.
1. Switch on the tool.
2. Hold the tip of the chain bar in the direction of
a cardboard box or paper on the ground.
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If the check produces a growing trace of
oil, this indicates the automatic oiling
function is operating correctly.
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If there is no trace of oil even though the
oil tank is full: Clean the oil entry hole in
the tool and the groove of the chain bar.
If this is not successful, please contact our cus-
tomer service.
7.2

Checking the saw chain tension

CAUTION! Risk of injury on the saw
chain. The cutting edges of the saw chain are
very sharp so that cutting injuries can occur when
handling the saw chain. Before all work with the
saw chain, heed the following:
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Switch off the appliance and remove the re-
chargeable battery.
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Wear protective gloves.
Check the chain tension at frequent intervals, as
new saw chains stretch.
1. Turn the saw chain slightly by hand and
check the following:
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When the chain is cold: The saw chain
has been tensioned correctly when it can
be lifted by approx. 3 – 4 mm in the mid-
dle of the chain bar and can be pulled
though easily by hand. At operating tem-
perature, the saw chain stretches and
sags.
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The drive links of the saw chain must not
come out of the groove on the underside
of the chain bar – otherwise the saw
chain could jump off.
2. Retension the saw chain, if necessary (see
chapter 7.3 "Tensioning and slackening the
saw chain (14)", page 39).
Maintenance and care
CSM 1815