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Contents English Original Instruction Manual Printed on chlorine-free paper Printing inks contain vegetable oils, paper can be recycled. 1 Introduction 2 2 Guide to Using this Manual 2 2.1 Signal Words 2 2.2 Symbols in Text 3 3 Main Parts 3 3.1 Chain Saw 3 4 Safety Symbols on the Product 4 4.1 Chain Saw 4 5 General Power Tool Safety Warnings 5 5.1 Introduction 5 5.2 Work Area Safety 5 5.3 Electrical Safety 5 5.4 Personal Safety 5 5.5 Power Tool Use and Care 6 5.6 Service 6 5.7 General Chain Saw Safety Warnings 6 5.8 Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback 7 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 8 6.1 Intended Use 8 6.2 Operator 8 6.3 Personal Protective Equipment 9 6.4 Chain Saw 10 6.5 Power Supply Cord and Extension Cord 11 6.6 Using the Chain Saw 12 7 Kickback and Other Reactive Forces 17 7.1 Reactive Forces 17 7.2 Kickback 18 7.3 Pull-in 22 7.4 Pushback 23 8 Proper Techniques for Basic Bucking, Limbing, Pruning and Felling 23 8.1 Intended Uses 23 8.2 Bucking 23 8.3 Cutting Logs Under Tension 24 8.4 Limbing 25 8.5 Pruning 26 8.6 Felling 26 9 Maintenance, Repair and Storage 30 9.1 Warnings and Instructions 30 10 Before Starting Work 31 10.1 Preparing the Chain Saw for Operation 31 11 Assembling the Chain Saw 31 11.1 Cutting Attachment 31 11.2 Mounting and Removing the Guide Bar and Chain 32 11.3 Tensioning the Chain 33 11.4 Lubricating the Saw Chain and Guide Bar 34 12 The Chain Brake 35 12.1 Engaging the Chain Brake 35 12.2 Disengaging the Chain Brake 36 12.3 Maintaining the Chain Brake 36 13 Overload Cutout 37 13.1 Resetting the Overload Cutout 37 14 Switching the Chain Saw On and Off 37 14.1 Switching On 37 14.2 Switching Off 38 15 Checking the Chain Saw 38 15.1 Checking the Operation of the Chain Brake 38 15.2 Testing the Controls 38 15.3 Testing Chain Lubrication 39 16 After Finishing Work 39 16.1 Preparing for Transportation or Storage 39 17 Transporting 40 17.1 Transporting the Chain Saw 40 18 Storing 40 18.1 Storing the Chain Saw 40 0458-729-8621-A This instruction manual is protected by copyright. All rights reserved, especially the rights to reproduce, translate and process with electronic systems. 1 © ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG 2020 0458-729-8621-A. VA4.C20. 0000007641_006_GB

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Original Instruction Manual
Printed on chlorine-free paper
Printing inks contain vegetable oils, paper can be recycled.
© ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG 2020
0458-729-8621-A. VA4.C20.
0000007641_006_GB
0458-729-8621-A
English
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This instruction manual is protected by copyright. All rights reserved, especially the rights to reproduce, translate and process
with electronic systems.
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