Stihl MSA 300.0 Instruction Manual page 52

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: Sawing, low chain speed, low
–
power
: Felling, medium chain speed, maxi‐
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mum power
: Limbing, maximum chain speed,
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maximum power
Depending on the application, you can set 3
power levels. The LEDs indicate the selected
power level. The higher the power level, the
faster the saw chain can run.
The selected power level affects the battery's
runtime. The lower the power level, the longer
the runtime.
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► Press and hold the trigger lockout (1).
► Press the unlock button (2).
The "STATUS" (3) LED and the LED of the
power level last used light up.
► Press the pushbutton (4).
The LEDs (3) light up to indicate the selected
power level.
► Press the pushbutton (4).
This selects the next power level. After the
third performance level, it starts again with the
first performance level.
► Press pushbutton (4) until the desired power
level is set.
13.4 Sawing
WARNING
■ If kickback occurs, the chainsaw can be
thrown up in the direction of the operator. This
may result in serious or fatal injury to the user.
► Always cut with the chain running at full
speed.
► Do not cut with the upper quadrant of the
guide bar nose.
► Begin the cut with the chain running at full
speed and keep the guide bar vertical.
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► Engage the spiked bumper and use it as a ful‐
crum.
► Guide the full width of the guide bar into the
wood and reposition the spiked bumper as
required.
► Take the weight of the chainsaw at the end of
the cut.
13.5 Delimbing
► Support the chainsaw on the log.
► With the chain running at full speed, pivot the
guide bar downward against the limb.
► Cut through the limb with the top of the guide
bar.
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► If the limb is under tension: Make the relieving
cut (1) into the compression side and then per‐
form the bucking cut (2) from the tension side.
13.6 Felling
13.6.1 Determining direction of fall and
escape path
► Determine direction of fall so that the area in
which the tree falls is clear.
13 Operating the Saw
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