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Common questions about kickback on page 15
for
instructions.
• Do not use a product, battery or battery charger that
is damaged or does not operate correctly.
• Do not touch a rotating saw chain. It can cause
serious injuries of death.
• Do not use the product if you are tired, while
under the influence of alcohol or drugs, medicine or
anything that could have a negative effect on your
vision, alertness, coordination or judgment.
• Working in bad weather is tiring and often brings
added risk. Due to the added risk, it is not
recommended to use the machine in very bad
weather, for instance in dense fog, heavy rain,
strong winds, intense cold, risk of lightning, etc.
• Do not start a product unless the guide bar, saw
chain and all covers are assembled correctly. If
not, the drive sprocket can come loose and cause
serious injuries. Refer to
Assembly on page 12
for
instructions.
• Sometimes chips get stuck in the sprocket cover
causing the saw chain to jam. Always stop the motor
before cleaning.
• Look around you. Make sure that there is no risk
that persons or animals touch or influence on your
control of the product.
• Do not let children use or be near the product. The
product is easy to start and children may be able to
start it if they are not fully supervised. This can mean
a risk of serious injury.
• Remove the battery when you do not have full view
of the product or leave the product for any length of
time.
• You must be stable on your feet in order to have full
control of the product. Do not use the product if you
are on a ladder or in a tree. Do not use the product if
you are not on stable ground.
• Working in a tree requires the use of special
cutting and working techniques which must be
observed in order to reduce the increased risk
of personal injury. Never work in a tree unless
you have received specific, professional training for
such work, including training in the use of safety
and other climbing equipment, such as harnesses,
ropes, belts, climbing irons, snap hooks, carabiners,
etcetera.
• Never attempt to catch falling sections. Never cut in
the tree when you are only secured with one rope.
Always use two secured ropes.
• If you are not careful, the risk of kickback increases.
A kickback can occur if the kickback zone of the
guide bar accidentally touches a branch, tree or
other objects.
• Do not hold the product with one hand. This product
is not safely controlled with one hand.
• Do not use the product above shoulder height and
do not try to cut with the guide bar tip.
• Do not use a product in a situation where you can
not call for help if an accident occur.
• Stop the product and engage the chain brake before
you move the product. Hold the product with the
guide bar and saw chain pointing rearward. Put
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