Fieldmann FZP 2001-E: 13. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE

Putting into service | Instructions for proper use

ATTENTION! Keep other persons away from work area.

Turning on

Firmly take hold of front handle with your left hand

Firmly take hold of rear handle with your right hand.

Press and hold switch safety lock with your thumb and press the switch with your forefinger.

Turning off

Saw is turned off by releasing the switch.

If the saw does not stop, release chain brake and unplug power cord.

13. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE

Chain sharpening with a file

ATTENTION! Poorly sharpened teeth edges increase the risk of recoil!

General instruction on saw sharpening

Never cut wood using a saw with blunt chain. In case it is necessary during cutting to

apply more strength, the reason is that chain teeth are blunt. Another indicator of saw blunt is

generating sawdust instead of shavings.

At cutting, sharp cuts generate large shavings and penetrate wood smoothly.

The chain part that do cutting is called a cutting link. It consist of a tooth (Fig. 21, A)

and depth gauge (Fig. 21, B). The difference between those two elements is key for cut depth.

When sharpening saw with a file, pay attention to:

- upper slice angle

- cut angle

- horizontal filing angle

- file diameter

- file depth

More detailed information can be found in section „Technical Data“.

Saw chain filing is quite demanding without respective tools. We recommend you to use a special

file holder. Its use guarantees sufficient sharpening and thus reduces the risk of recoil.

Chain teeth filing

To sharpen teeth properly you need to use a round file and file holder.

To get the right file parameters and its holder see section „Technical Data“.

File the saw just when it is properly tightened. Loose chain makes filing harder.

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ENInstructions for proper use

Always file from the inner tooth side outwards. At backward pull lift the file.

First sharpen teeth tips on one side.Then turn the saw and file teeth tips on the other side.

Sharpen teeth tips so that they have the same length. Once horizontal length drops below 3

mm (1/8“), the chain is worn out and cannot be used any more.

Sawing through

ATTENTION! Once saw chain gets stuck in cut, turn the saw off!

ATTENTION! Do not try to release it by tugging. The chain could get released unexpectedly

and you could get injured. Release the saw carefully by pulling.

At cutting a trunk lying on ground there is a risk that the saw gets stuck or the trunk splits.

However, it is hard to minimize this risk.

Run a direct cut through trunk. When finishing the cut, pay attention and make sure you do

not cut the saw in ground. Make the cut with saw set to maximum revolutions. Get prepared

for trunk cutting at cut end.

- If the trunk can be turned, stop cutting when you reach 2/3 of the trunk.

- Turn the trunk and finish the remaining 1/3 of cross-section from top.

When cutting the trunk placed on one side it is very probable that the trunk gets

split if you run a direct cut from top downwards.

- First cut the trunk from the bottom (approximately to 1/3 of trunk diameter).

- Complete the cut from top.

When cutting the trunk supported at both ends there is high probability in running a direct cut

from top that the saw gets stuck in the middle of the cut.

- Make a trunk cut from above (approx. 1/3 of trunk diameter).

- Complete the cut from the bottom.

Lopping

ATTENTION! Most of the accidents caused by recoil occur at removing branches. That is

why you should pay maximum attention to eliminating this risk.

All principles used above in the section on sawing through apply also to cutting thick

branches.

Make complicated lopping in several stages.

Assume safe posture through removing all objects that you could trip over. Always have the

tree trunk that you cut at your right hand. For better control, keep saw body as close to your

body as possible.

Felling

ATTENTION! Felling is the work requiring a lot of experience. If you are not experienced in

tree felling, do not do this work! Do not do any works for which you are not experienced

enough!

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSELECTRICAL CHAIN SAW

Instructions for proper use

ATTENTION! Beginning chain saw users should start getting experience with saw cutting of

supported trunks, e.g. on a wooden saw-horse.

ATTENTION! We recommend the users having no experience not to fell the trunks with

larger diameter than the guide length of their saw.

Dangerous zone

Dangerous zones are in immediate proximity of trees, within the distance that is the 2.5

multiple of tree height. Make sure that no person gets into the zone throughout felling.

Fell direction

Before tree felling remove any foreign objects from the work zone that could make felling and

subsequent lopping more difficult. The key prerequisite of safe work is free movement and

stable posture.

It is also important to prevent two trees from getting stuck. A stuck tree is very dangerous.

Even though you determine the direction of tree fall, always anticipate the possibility that the

tree falls somewhere else.

Tree fall direction is effected also by other factors such as natural tree lean, wind direction,

location and density of branches, or snow.

After all these factors are considered you see that you have no choice and your preferred, in

theory planned fall direction is not feasible.

Another key factor effecting your personal safety is possible existence of dry branches that

could jeopardize your safety throughout felling.

Sawing through of standing tree branches / Retreat zone

Remove any branches around tree base that could obstruct your work. The safest way is to

cut from top to bottom while tree trunk should be between yourself and saw chain. Never cut

the branches that are above the level of your shoulders. Clean undergrowth around the tree

and determine your retreat and escape zone taking into account impending obstacles (stones,

branches, holes, etc.). Your retreat zone must be oriented under the angle of approx. 135°

backwards from the falling tree.

Felling

Felling is done through three cuts. So called „upper cut“, then so called „lower“ or „horizontal“

cut make so called „notch“ that is determining for the direction of tree fall. The final cut is so

called „felling cut“ after which the tree fells.