Stihl HT-KM Manual De Instrucciones página 11

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Warning!
To reduce the risk of severe or even fatal
injury from falling objects do not cut
vertically above your body. Hold the pole
pruner at an angle of not more than 60°
from the horizontal level (see picture).
Objects may fall in unexpected
directions. Do not stand directly
underneath the limb being cut!
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Watch for falling wood! As soon as the
limbed branch starts to fall, step aside
and keep a sufficient distance away from
the falling wood.
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Warning
Always pull the unit out of the cut with
the chain running to reduce the
possibility of pinching the cutting
attachment. Don't put pressure on the
pole pruner when reaching the end of a
cut. The pressure may cause the bar
and rotating chain to pop out of the cut or
kerf, go out of control and strike some
other object.
If the bar becomes pinched and caught
in the branch so that the chain can no
longer move, shut off the pole pruner
and carefully move the branch to open
the pinch and release the bar.
Reactive forces
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Warning!
Reactive forces may occur any time the
chain is rotating.The force used to cut
wood can be reversed and work against
the operator. If the rotating chain is
suddenly stopped by contact with any
solid object such as a branch or is
pinched, the reactive forces may occur
instantly. These reactive forces may
result in loss of control, which, in turn,
may cause personal injury. An
understanding of the causes of these
reactive forces may help you avoid the
element of surprise and loss of control.
Because of the design of the pole
pruner, the reactive forces experienced
when working with it are generally not as
severe as those encountered with a
chainsaw. Nevertheless, you should
always maintain a proper grip and good
footing to control the power tool when
you experience such forces.
The most common reactive forces are:
– kickback,
– pushback,
– pull-in.
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