Working With The Chainsaw Mounting Kit - Scheppach BPT700-40Li Traduction Des Instructions D'origine

The right time to cut:
Leaf hedge: June and October
Conifer hedge: April and August
Fast growing hedge: around every 6 weeks from May
Pay attention to nesting birds in the hedge. Delay the
hedge cut or leave this area out if this is the case.

Working with the chainsaw mounting kit

Preparations
To ensure that you can work safely, check the follow-
ing points before every use:
Condition of the chainsaw
Inspect the chainsaw before the start of work for
damage to the housing, the power cable, the saw
chain and the cutter rail. Never use a chainsaw which
is obviously damaged.
Oil container
Fill level of the oil container. Even while working, keep
checking that sufficient oil is in the system. To avoid
damaging the chainsaw, never run the saw if there is no
oil in the system or if the oil drops below the "min" mark.
On average, a single filling will last around 20 minutes
depending on the number of pauses in cutting and
the loads involved.
Saw chain
Tension of the saw chain, condition of the cutting el-
ements. The sharper the chainsaw, the easier and
more controllable it is to operate the chainsaw. The
same also applies to the chain tension. Also while
working you should check the chain tension no less
than every 10 minutes in order to increase your safe-
ty. New saw chains in particular often tend to expand
more.
Safety clothing
Always wear appropriate tight-fitting safety clothing
like special trousers which protect against cuts, pro-
tective gloves and safety shoes.
Hearing protection and protective goggles.
Wear a protective helmet with integral face and hear-
ing protection. This will offer protection against falling
branches and any branches if they spring back.
Safe working
• To ensure that you can work in safety you must use
the equipment at a working angle of max. 60°.
• Never stand under the branch you want to saw.
• Use special caution when working with branches
under tension and splintered wood.
• Possible risk of injury caused by falling branches
and catapulting pieces of wood.
• When the equipment is in operation keep other per-
sons and animals away from the danger zone.
30 GB
• The equipment is not protected from electric shock
through contact with high-voltage cables. Keep a
minimum distance of 10 m from live cables. Electric
shock can cause fatal injury.
• When working on slopes always stand to the upper
or left or right side of the branch you wish to cut.
• Hold the equipment as close as possible to your
body. This will help you to keep your balance.
Cutting techniques
• When removing branches, hold the equipment at
an angle of max. 60° to the horizontal to avoid be-
ing hit by a falling branch (Fig. 15.1).
• Start with the bottom branches on the tree. This will
make it easier for the cut branches to drop.
• After completing a cut, the weight of the saw will
abruptly increase for the operator as the saw is no
longer supported by the branch. This can result in
you losing control over the saw.
• Remove the saw from the cut only with the saw
chain still running. This will prevent the saw from
getting jammed.
• Never cut with the tip of the saw.
• Never cut into the bulging branch
Sawing off smaller branches (Fig. 16):
Place the contact surface of the saw onto the branch.
This will prevent the saw from making jerky move-
ments when you begin a cut. Exerting slight pressure,
guide the saw from the top to the bottom through the
branch.
Sawing off larger and longer branches (Fig. 17):
Carry out a relief cut when working on larger branch-
es. Start by sawing through 1/3 of the branch diam-
eter (a) from the bottom to the top with the top side
of the cutter rail. Then saw towards the fi rst cut (b)
from the top to the bottom with the bottom side of the
cutter rail.
Saw off longer branches in several steps to keep con-
trol over the impact location.
Kick-back!
The term "kickback" describes what happens when
the running chainsaw suddenly kicks upward and
backward. Usually, this is caused by contact between
the tip of the cutter rail and the workpiece or the saw
chain becoming trapped.
In the event of kickback, large forces occur suddenly
and violently. As a result, the chainsaw usually reacts
uncontrollably. This can often result in very serious
injuries to the worker or persons in the vicinity. The
risk of kickback is at its greatest when the saw is posi-
tioned for a cut in the region of the tip of the cutter rail,
as the leverage effect is greatest there. It is therefore
safest to position the saw as flat as possible.