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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

English – 9

1154212-26 Rev.3 2012-02-22

increase your safety and efﬁciency. Visit your dealer

regularly to see whether you can beneﬁt from new features

that have been introduced.

Personal protective equipment

• Approved protective helmet

• Hearing protection

• Protective goggles or a visor

• Gloves with saw protection

• Trousers with saw protection

• Boots with saw protection, steel toe-cap and non-slip

sole

• Always have a ﬁrst aid kit nearby.

• Fire Extinguisher and Shovel

Generally clothes should be close-ﬁtting without restricting

our freedom of movement.

Machine′′

′′

s safety equipment

In this section the machine’s safety features and their

function are explained. For inspection and maintenance

see instructions under the heading Checking, maintaining

and servicing chain saw safety equipment. See

instructions under the heading, What is what?, to ﬁnd

where these parts are located on your machine.

The life span of the machine can be reduced and the risk

of accidents can increase if machine maintenance is not

carr

ied out correctly and if service and/or repairs are not

carried out professionally. If you need further information

please contact your nearest service workshop.

Chain brake and front hand guard

Your chain saw is equipped with a chain brake that is

designed to stop the chain if you get a kickback. The chain

brake reduces the risk of accidents, but only you can

prevent them.

Take care when using your saw and make sure the

kic

kback zone of the bar never touches any object

(45).

• The chain brake (A) can either be activated manually

y your left hand) or automatically by the inertia release

mechanism.

(3)

• The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is

pushed forwards or when the right-hand brake trigger

(E) is pushed up and forwards (240e TrioBrake).

(3)

• This movement activates a spring-loaded mechanism

that tightens the brake band (C) around the engine drive

system (D) (clutch drum).

(4)

• The front hand guard is not designed solely to activate

the chain brake. Another important feature is that it

reduces the risk of your left hand hitting the chain if you

lose grip of the front handle.

• The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw

is star

ted to prevent the saw chain from rotating.

• Use the chain brake as a ”parking brake” when starting

and when mo

ving over short distances, to reduce the

risk of moving chain accidentally hitting your leg or

anyone or anything close by.

• To release the chain brake pull the front hand guard

bac

kwards, towards the front handle.

• Kickback can be very sudden and violent. Most

kic

kbacks are minor and do not always activate the

chain brake. If this happens you should hold the chain

saw ﬁrmly and not let go.

• The way the chain brake is activated, either manually or

automatically b

y the inertia release mechanism,

depends on the force of the kickback and the position of

the chain saw in relation to the object that the kickback

zone of the bar strikes.

If you get a violent kickback while the kickback zone of

the bar is f

arthest away from you the chain brake is

designed to be activated by the inertia in the kickback

direction.

If the kickback is less violent or the kickback zone of the

bar is closer to y

ou the chain brake will be activated

manually by the movement of your left hand.

• In the felling position the left hand is in a position that

mak

es manual activation of the chain brake impossible.

With this type of grip, that is when the left hand is placed

so that it cannot affect the movement of the front hand

guard, the chain brake can only be activated by the

inertia action.

Will my hand always activate the chain

brake during a kickback?

No. It takes a certain force to move the hand guard forward.

If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips

over it, the force may not be enough to trigger the chain

brake. You should also maintain a ﬁrm grip of the chain saw

handles while working. If you do and experience a

kickback, your hand may never leave the front handle and

will not activate the chain brake, or the chain brake will only

activate after the saw has swung around a considerable

distance. In such instances, the chain brake might not have

enough time to stop the saw chain before it touches you.

There are also certain positions in which your hand cannot

reach the front hand guard to activate the chain brake; for

example, when the saw chain is held in felling position.

WARNING! Most chain saw accidents

happen when the chain touches the

operator. You must use approved

personal protective equipment whenever

you use the machine. Personal

protective equipment cannot eliminate

the risk of injury but it will reduce the

degree of injury if an accident does

happen. Ask your dealer for help in

choosing the right equipment.

IMPORTANT! Sparks can come from the mufﬂer, the

bar and chain or other sources. Always have ﬁre

extinguishing tools available if you should need them.

Help prevent forest ﬁres.

WARNING! Never use a machine with

defective safety components. Safety

equipment must be inspected and

maintained. See instructions under the

heading Checking, maintaining and

servicing chain saw safety equipment. If

your machine does not pass all the

checks, take the saw to a servicing

dealer for repair.

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