HART HGCS02 20V User Manual

18 – English
WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS
Cutonlywoodormaterialsmadefromwood,
nosheet metal, no plastics, nomasonry, no
non-woodbuildingmaterials.
Neverallowchildrentooperatethesaw.Allow
nopersontousethischainsawwhohasnot
readthis Operator’sManual or receivedad-
equateinstructionsforthesafeandproperuse
ofthischainsaw.
Keepeveryone-helpers,bystanders,children,
andanimals-asafedistancefromthecutting
area.Duringfelling operations, the safedis-
tanceshouldbealeasttwicetheheightofthe
largesttreesinthefellingarea.Duringbucking
operations,keepaminimumdistanceof15feet
betweenworkers.
Alwayscut withbothfeeton solidgroundto
preventbeingpulledoffbalance.
Donotcutabovechestheight,asasawheldhigh-
erisdifficulttocontrolagainstkickbackforces.
Donotfelltreesnearelectricalwiresorbuild-
ings.Leavethisoperationforprofessionals.
Cutonlywhenvisibilityandlightareadequate
for you to see clearly.
FELLING TREES
See Figures 12 - 15.
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WARNING:
Donotfelltreesduringperiodsofhighwindor
heavy precipitation. Wait until the hazardous
weatherhasended.
OPERATION
45°
45°
PLANNED LINE
OF FALL
RETREAT PATH
RETREAT PATH
WARNING:
Closely check for broken or dead branches,
whichcouldfallwhilecuttinganddonotcut
nearbuildingsorelectricalwiresifyoudonot
knowthe directionof treefall.Do not cut at
nightorduringbadweatherconditions,suchas
rain,snow,orstrongwinds,whichcanreduce
visibilityandcontrolofthechainsaw.Ifthetree
youarefellingmakescontactwithanyutility
line,youshoulddiscontinueuseofthechain
sawandimmediatelynotifytheutilitycompany.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscouldresult
indeathorseriouspersonalinjury.
Whenfellingatree,itisveryimportantthatyou
closelyfollowthesewarningsandinstructionsto
preventpossibledeathorseriouspersonalinjury.
Donotcutdowntreeshavinganextremeleanor
largetreeswithrottenlimbs,loosebark,orhol-
lowtrunks.Havethesetreespushedordragged
downwithheavyequipment,thencutthemup.
Donotcuttreesnearelectricalwiresorbuildings.
Checkthetreefordamagedordeadbranches
thatcouldfallandhityouduringfelling.
FIG. 12

HART HGCS02 20V Specifications

General

Brand	HART
Model	HGCS02 20V
Category	Chainsaw
Language	English