NATI BlueMAX 53542, Manual

elements: The sharper the chain, the easier and

more controllable it is to operate the chainsaw.

The same also applies to the chain tension. For

greater safety you must check the chain tension

before your work and at least every 10 minutes

during your work. New chains in particular tend 

to expand more.

Safety clothing

clothing such as special trousers which protect

against cuts, protective gloves and safety shoes.

Hearing protection and protective goggles

Wear a protective helmet with integral face and

against falling branches and recoiling branches.

Safe working

Never stand under the branch you want to saw.

Use special caution when working with branches

under tension and splintering wood.

Possible risk of injury caused by falling branches

and catapulting pieces of wood.

When the equipment is in operation, keep other

persons and animals away from the danger zone.

The equipment is not protected from electric

shock through contact with high-voltage cables.

Keep a minimum distance of 10 m from live

cables. Electric shock can cause fatal injury.

When working on slopes always stand to the

upper or left or right side of the branch you want

to cut.

Hold the equipment as close as possible to your

body. This will help you to keep your balance.

Cutting techniques

Start with the bottom branches on the tree. This

will make it easier for the cut branches to drop.

After completing a cut, the weight of the saw will

abruptly increase for the operator as the saw 

is no longer supported by the branch. This can 

result in you losing control over the saw.

Remove the saw from the cut only with the saw

chain still running. This will prevent the saw from

getting jammed.

Never cut with the tip of the saw.

Never cut into the bulging branch collar. This will

prevent the tree from healing.

Place the contact surface of the saw onto the

branch. This will prevent the saw from making

jerky movements when you begin a cut. Exerting

slight pressure, guide the saw from the top to the

bottom through the branch.

Carry out a relief cut when working on large 

branches.

Start by sawing through 1/3 of the branch 

diameter (a) from the top to the bottom with the 

top side of the cutter bar. Then saw towards the 

bottom side of the cutter bar.

control over the impact location.

Kick-back

The term „kickback“ describes what happens

when the running chainsaw suddenly kicks 

upward and backward. Usually this is caused by

contact between the tip of the cutter bar and the

workpiece or by the saw chain becoming 

trapped.

In the event of kickback, large forces occur

suddenly and violently. As a result, the chainsaw

usually reacts uncontrollably. This can often result

in very serious injuries to the worker or persons in 

the vicinity. The risk of kickback is at its greatest

when the saw is positioned for a cut in the region

is greatest there. It is therefore safest to position 

Important!

• 

Make sure that the chain tension is always

correctly adjusted. 

• Only use a chains

aw if it is in perfect working

order. 

• Only 

work with a saw chain that has been

properly sharpened in accordance with the

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