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Pruner Names and Terms
• Bucking - The process of cross-cutting a felled tree or log
intolengths.
• Motor Brake (if equipped) - A device used to stop the saw
chain when the trigger isreleased.
• Pruner Powerhead - A pruner without the saw chain and
guidebar.
• Drive Sprocket or Sprocket - The toothed part that drives
the sawchain.
• Felling - The process of cutting down atree.
• Felling Back Cut - The final cut in a tree felling operation made
on the opposite side of the tree from the notchingcut.
• Front Handle - The support handle located at or toward the
front of the pruner.
• Front Hand Guard - A structural barrier between the front
handle of a pruner and the guide bar, typically located close to
the hand position on the fronthandle.
• Guide Bar - A solid railed structure that supports and guides
the sawchain.
• Scabbard/Guide Bar Cover - Enclosure fitted over guide bar
to help prevent tooth contact when saw is not inuse.
• Kickback - The backward or upward motion, or both of the
guide bar occurring when the saw chain near the nose of the
top area of the guide bar contacts any object such as a log or
branch, or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain
in thecut.
• Kickback, Pinch - The rapid pushback of the saw which can
occur when the wood closes in and pinches the moving saw
chain in the cut along the top of the guidebar.
• Kickback, Rotational - The rapid upward and backward
motion of the saw which can occur when the moving saw
chain near the upper portion of the tip of the guide bar
contacts an object, such as a log orbranch.
• Limbing - Removing the branches from a fallentree.
• Low-Kickback Chain - A chain that complies with the
kickback performance requirements of ANSI B175.1–2012
(when tested on a representative sample of pruners).
• Normal Cutting Position - Those positions assumed in
performing the bucking and fellingcuts.
• Notching Undercut - A notch cut in a tree that directs the
tree’sfall.
• Rear Handle - The support handle located at or toward the
rear of thesaw.
• Reduced Kickback Guide Bar - A guide bar which has been
demonstrated to reduce kickbacksignificantly.
• Replacement Saw Chain - A chain that complies with
kickback performance requirements of ANSI B175.1–2012
when tested with specific pruners. It may not meet the ANSI
performance requirements when used with othersaws.
• Do not cut vines and/or small under-brush.
• Use extreme caution when cutting small size brush and
saplings because slender material may catch the saw chain
and be whipped toward you or pull you offbalance.
• Saw Chain - A loop of chain having cutting teeth, that cut the
wood, and that is driven by the motor and is supported by the
guidebar.
• Ribbed Bumper - The ribs used when felling or bucking to
pivot the saw and maintain position whilesawing.
• Switch - A device that when operated will complete or
interrupt an electrical power circuit to the motor of thepruner.
• Switch Linkage - The mechanism that transmits motion from
a trigger to theswitch.
• Switch Lockout - A movable stop that prevents the
unintentional operation of the switch until manuallyactuated.
Residual Risks
In spite of the application of the relevant safety regulations
and the implementation of safety devices, certain residual risks
cannot be avoided. These are:
• Impairment ofhearing.
• Risk of personal injury due to flyingparticles.
• Risk of burns due to accessories becoming hot
duringoperation.
• Risk of personal injury due to prolongeduse.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Chargers
DeWALT chargers require no adjustment and are designed to be
as easy as possible tooperate.
Electrical Safety
The electric motor has been designed for one voltage only.
Always check that the battery pack voltage corresponds to the
voltage on the rating plate. Also make sure that the voltage of
your charger corresponds to that of yourmains.
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Your DeWALT charger is double insulated in
accordance with EN60335; therefore, no earth wire
isrequired.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced only by
DeWALT or an authorised serviceorganisation.
Mains Plug Replacement
(U.K.& Ireland Only)
If a new mains plug needs to be fitted:
• Safely dispose of the oldplug.
• Connect the brown lead to the live terminal in theplug.
• Connect the blue lead to the neutralterminal.
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WARNING: No connection is to be made to the
earthterminal.
Follow the fitting instructions supplied with good quality plugs.
Recommended fuse: 3A.
Using an Extension Cable
An extension cord should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
Use an approved extension cable suitable for the power input of
your charger (see Technical Data). The minimum conductor size is
1mm
2
; the maximum length is30m.
When using a cable reel, always unwind the cablecompletely.