Stihl MS 462 Instruction Manual page 13

4 Safety Precautions
￭ 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 damage to property.
► Do not work in an easily combustible location.
￭ 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.
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WARNING
￭ 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).
4.8.2 Limbing
WARNING
￭ 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 during cutting work. This can result in serious or
fatal injuries.
► Cut through large limbs on the underside of the tree only
after it has been bucked.
► Do not stand on the log while limbing it.
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￭ 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.
4.8.3
WARNING
￭ Inexperienced users cannot assess the dangers 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 yourself.
￭ 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.
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► Determine direction of fall so that the area in which the
tree falls is clear.
► Do not allow bystanders, children or animals within 2.5
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tree lengths of the felling site.
► Remove broken or dead branches from the tree crown
before felling.
► If broken or dead branches cannot be removed from the
crown: Do not fell the tree.
► Observe tree crown and crowns of neighboring trees
and keep clear of falling branches.
￭ 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 tree.
► Walk backwards along the escape path and observe the
falling tree.
► Do not walk backwards down slopes.
Felling
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