Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operator’s Manual DCS-2500TN Chainsaw
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Safety
- For safe use of your product
- International Symbols
- Location in which the safety decal is attached
- Handling the Product
- Chainsaw Safety Warnings
- Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback
- Kickback Safety Precautions
- General Precautions
- Precautions for Use
- Users of the product
- Environment of Use and Operation
- Vibration and Cold
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Transport of the product
- Starting the unit
- Once the unit has started, check for abnormal vibrations and sounds.
- Disconnect the battery:
- Do not touch high temperature or high voltage components while the product is running.
- Turn off the unit when checking or maintaining the product.
- Turn off the unit immediately if anything goes wrong.
- A ten meter radius is a danger zone.
- Using the product.
- Make sure that the saw chain is stopped before putting the unit on the ground
- Protective Gear
- Description
- Contents
- Assembly
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Storage
- Specifications
- Product Registration
- Warranty
- Notes
OPERATION DCS-2500TN
44 X7508220500
© 7/23 ECHO Incorporated
1. Securing the work position for two-handed use
In order to allow the saw to be held with both hands, as a general rule
operators should aim for a secure work position in which they operate the
saw at:
• hip level, when cutting horizontal sections, and
• solar plexus level, when cutting vertical sections.
Example of redirection of the main line via supplementary anchor
point:
Where the operator is working close into
vertical stems with low lateral forces on the
work position, then a good footing could be
all that is needed to maintain a secure work
position. However, as operators move away
from the stem, they will need to take steps to
remove or counteract the increasing lateral
forces by, for example, a redirect of the main
line via a supplementary anchor point or
using an adjustable strop direct from the
harness to a supplementary anchor point.
2. Freeing a trapped saw
It the saw become trapped during cutting, operators should:
• switch off the saw and attach it securely to the tree inboard (i.e. towards
the trunk side) of the cut or to a separate tool line,
• pull the saw from the kerf while lifting the branch as necessary,
• if necessary, use a handsaw or second chainsaw to release the trapped
saw by cutting a minimum of 30 cm away from the trapped saw.
Whether a handsaw or a chainsaw is used to free a trapped saw, the
release cuts should always be outboard (toward the tips of the branch), in
order to prevent the saw being taken with the section and further
complicating the situation.