Operating The Saw - Stihl MSA 120 C Instruction Manual

12 Operating the Saw

► If the chain continues to rotate: Engage the
chain brake, remove the battery and contact
your STIHL servicing dealer.
Your saw has a malfunction.
11.6 Checking Chain Lubrication
► Fit the battery.
► Disengage the chain brake.
► Hold the guide bar over a light surface.
► Switch on the saw.
Chain oil is thrown off the chain and is visible
on the light surface. Chain lubrication is oper‐
ating properly.
11.7 Testing the Battery
► Press button on battery.
The LEDs glow or flash.
► If the LEDs do not glow or flash: Do not use
the battery and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
There is a malfunction in the battery.
12 Operating the Saw
12.1 Holding and Controlling the
Chainsaw
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► Hold and control your saw with your left hand
on the front handle and your right hand on the
grip area (1) of the control handle. Wrap
thumb of left hand around the front handle and
thumb of right handle around the control han‐
dle.
12.2 Cutting
WARNING
■ If kickback occurs, the saw can be thrown up
in the direction of the operator. This may result
in serious or fatal injuries.
► Always cut with the chain running at full
speed.
► Do not cut with the upper quadrant of the
bar nose.
► Begin the cut with the chain running at full
speed and keep the guide bar vertical.
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► Engage the bumper spike and use it as a ful‐
crum.
► Guide the full width of the bar into the wood
and reposition the bumper spike as required.
► Take the weight of the saw at the end of the
cut.
12.3 Limbing
► Support the saw on the log.
► With the chain running a full speed, pivot the
bar upwards against the limb.
► Cut through the limb with the top of the bar.
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► If the limb is under tension: Make the relieving
cut (1) at the compression side and then per‐
form bucking cut (2) from the tension side.
12.4 Felling
12.4.1 Determining direction of fall and
escape path
► Determine direction of fall so that the area in
which the tree falls is clear.
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