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• Do not use the product above shoulder height and do not try to cut with the guide bar tip. move the product. Always stop the motor before you move from tree to tree. • 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 on a transportation guard on the guide bar before transportation or before you move it for any distance. • When you put the product on the ground, engage the chain brake and have a constant view of the product. Stop the product and remove the battery before you leave your product for any length of time. • There is a risk that wood chips get stuck in the drive system. This can cause the saw chain to get stuck. Always stop the product and remove the battery before you clean it. • The vibration level increases if you cut with cutting equipment that is incorrect or not correctly sharpened. Cutting hardwoods, such as broadleaf trees, causes more vibration than cutting softwoods, such as conifers. • Do not fell a tree is there is any risk that it endangers any person, strike or cause any utility line, or cause property damage. If the tree strikes a utility line, the utility company must be notified immediately. • Make sure that you can move around safely. Examine the conditions and the terrain around you for possible obstacles such as roots, rocks, branches, ditches and more. Be careful when you do work on sloping ground. • Prevent situations which you think is beyond your capability. • It is not possible to include each possible situation you can face when you use this product. Always be careful and use your common sense. • Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory damage or nerve damage in persons who have decreased circulation. Speak to your physician if you experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration. Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling, tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in skin colour or condition. These symptoms usually occur in the fingers, hands or wrists increases in cold temperatures. • Do not try a pruning or limbing operation in a standing tree unless you have special training. • Always stand on the uphill side of the log when you cut on a slope as the tree is likely to roll or slide downhill after it is felled. To maintain complete control of the product when you cut, release the cutting pressure near the end of the cut. Do not relax your hands around the handles. Do not let the saw chain to touch the ground. After you have completed the cut, wait for the saw chain to stop before you Personal protective equipment WARNING: Read the warning instructions that follow before you use the product. • Most chainsaw accidents occur when the saw chain touches the operator. You must use approved personal protective equipment during operation. 1065 - 007 - 27.09.2021 9

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•
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 on a
transportation guard on the guide bar before
transportation or before you move it for any distance.
•
When you put the product on the ground, engage the
chain brake and have a constant view of the product.
Stop the product and remove the battery before you
leave your product for any length of time.
•
There is a risk that wood chips get stuck in the drive
system. This can cause the saw chain to get stuck.
Always stop the product and remove the battery
before you clean it.
•
The vibration level increases if you cut with cutting
equipment that is incorrect or not correctly
sharpened. Cutting hardwoods, such as broadleaf
trees, causes more vibration than cutting softwoods,
such as conifers.
•
Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory
damage or nerve damage in persons who have
decreased circulation. Speak to your physician if you
experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
Such symptoms include numbness, loss of feeling,
tingling, pricking, pain, loss of strength, changes in
skin colour or condition. These symptoms usually
occur in the fingers, hands or wrists increases in cold
temperatures.
•
Do not try a pruning or limbing operation in a
standing tree unless you have special training.
•
Always stand on the uphill side of the log when you
cut on a slope as the tree is likely to roll or slide
downhill after it is felled. To maintain complete
control of the product when you cut, release the
cutting pressure near the end of the cut. Do not relax
your hands around the handles. Do not let the saw
chain to touch the ground. After you have completed
the cut, wait for the saw chain to stop before you
move the product. Always stop the motor before you
move from tree to tree.
•
Do not fell a tree is there is any risk that it endangers
any person, strike or cause any utility line, or cause
property damage. If the tree strikes a utility line, the
utility company must be notified immediately.
•
Make sure that you can move around safely.
Examine the conditions and the terrain around you
for possible obstacles such as roots, rocks,
branches, ditches and more. Be careful when you do
work on sloping ground.
•
Prevent situations which you think is beyond your
capability.
•
It is not possible to include each possible situation
you can face when you use this product. Always be
careful and use your common sense.
Personal protective equipment
WARNING:
Read the warning
instructions that follow before you use the
product.
•
Most chainsaw accidents occur when the saw chain
touches the operator. You must use approved
personal protective equipment during operation.
1065 - 007 - 27.09.2021
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