Startup; Operation - Stiga MP 24 Li Manual De Instrucciones

Machine
Throttle control lever,
throttle brake button
Test driving
6.2.2 Machine operating test
Action
Fit the battery inside
its housing (par. 7.2.3).
Activate the throttle
control lever. (without
pressing the throttle
lock button)
Press the throttle
lock button and
throttle control lever.
Release the throttle
control lever.
If any of the results fails to
match the indications provided in
the tables, do not use the machine!
Contact a service centre to have it
checked and repaired if necessary.

6.3 STARTUP

1. Remove the protective bar cover (Fig. 1.K).
2. Make sure the bar and the chain are not
touching the ground or any other object.
3. Fit the battery inside its housing
correctly (par. 7.2.3).
4. Press the throttle lock button (Fig. 11.B)
and throttle control lever. (Fig. 11.A) .

6.4 OPERATION

Before felling or delimbing for
the first time, make sure:
– you have been specifically trained
to use this type of equipment;
– you have carefully read the safety
regulations and user instructions
contained in this manual;
– you practise first on logs on the ground
or attached to trestles, in order to
No signs of
damage or wear
The levers must
move freely and
not be forced.
No abnormal
vibrations.
No abnormal sound
Result
The chain must
not move
The throttle control
lever remains blocked.
The levers must
move freely and
not be forced. The
chain moves.
The lever
automatically and
rapidly returns to
the idle position.
The chain should stop.
get familiar with the machine and the
most suitable cutting techniques.
To operate with the machine
proceed as described below:.
• The machine must always be firmly held in
both hands, with the left hand on the front
handgrip and the right hand on the rear
handgrip, even if the operator is left-handed.
Stop the machine immediately
if the chain stops during sawing.
NOTE During use, the battery is
protected against total drainage with a
protective device that switches off the
machine and stops it from working.
6.4.1 Checks to be conducted
whilst working
6.4.1.a Checking the chain tension
The chain tends to stretch gradually
as you work, so you need to check its
tension frequently (par. 6.1.3).
6.4.1.b Checking the oil delivery
IMPORTANT Never use the
machine without lubrication!
Make sure the bar and the chain are
in place when you check the oil delivery.
Start the motor (par. 6.3), keep it running
at medium power and check if the chain
oil is delivered as shown in (fig. 11).
6.4.2 Work techniques
6.4.2.a Delimbing a tree
Make sure there is nothing or nobody
in the area where the branches will fall.
1. Stand opposite the branch you want to cut.
2. Start cutting lower branches
followed by the higher ones.
3. Cut downwards to prevent the bar
from getting jammed (Fig. 14)..
6.4.2.b Limbing tree branches
Limbing means removing the
branches from a felled tree.
Be careful of where the branches
are lying on the ground, the risk of
them being under tension, the direction
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