Stihl MSA 220 C Instruction Manual page 37

4 Safety Precautions
► Check oil level in tank regularly during cut‐
ting work. Before the oil tank runs empty:
Fill up with chain oil.
► Check chain tension regularly during cutting
work. If chain tension is insufficient: Ten‐
sion the chain.
■ If the behavior of the saw changes during
operation or feels unusual, it may no longer be
in a safe condition. This can result in serious
injuries and damage to property.
► Stop work, remove the battery and contact
your STIHL servicing dealer for assistance.
■ Saw vibrations may occur during operation.
► Wear gloves.
► Take regular breaks.
► If signs of circulation problems occur: Seek
medical advice.
■ Sparks may occur if the rotating chain makes
contact with a hard object. Sparks may cause
a fire in an easily combustible location. This
can result in serious or fatal injuries and dam‐
age to property.
► Do not work in an easily combustible loca‐
tion.
■ Note that the saw chain continues to rotate for
a short period after you release the trigger.
The rotating saw chain can cut the user. This
can result in serious injuries.
► Wait for the chain to come to a standstill.
WARNING
1
2
The guide bar can be pinched when cutting
■
wood that is under tension. The user can lose
control of the saw and be seriously injured.
► Make a relieving cut in the compression
side (1) first, then perform bucking cut at
the tension side (2).
DANGER
■ Working near live electric cables can result in
accidental contact with the chain and damage
the cables. This can result in serious or fatal
injuries.
► Do not work near live electric cables.
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4.7.2
■ 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
► Do not stand on the log while limbing it.
■ A branch may fall to the ground during limbing.
The user may trip, fall or be seriously injured.
► Limb from the base to the crown of the tree.
4.7.3
■ Inexperienced users cannot assess the dan‐
gers of felling a tree. This can result in serious
or fatal injuries and damage to property.
► If you have any queries: Do not fell the tree
■ A tree and branches can fall on bystanders or
objects during the felling operation. This can
result in serious or fatal injuries and damage
to property.
► Determine direction of fall so that the area
► Do not allow bystanders, children or ani‐
► Remove broken or dead branches from the
► If broken or dead branches cannot be
2
1
► Observe tree crown and crowns of neigh‐
■ When the tree falls the trunk can break or
spring back in the direction of the user. This
can result in serious or fatal injuries.
► Plan an escape path sideways behind the
► Walk backwards along the escape path and
► Do not walk backwards down slopes.
■ Obstacles in the work area and on the escape
path can hinder the user. The user may trip
and fall. This can result in serious or fatal inju‐
ries.
► Remove all obstacles from the work area
Limbing
WARNING
the tree only after it has been bucked.
Felling
WARNING
yourself.
in which the tree falls is clear.
mals within 2.5 tree lengths of the felling
site.
tree crown before felling.
removed from the crown: Do not fell the
tree.
boring trees and keep clear of falling
branches.
tree.
observe the falling tree.
and escape path.
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