Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operator’s Manual DCS-2500T 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.
- One-handed use is intended for trained tree service professionals only.
- 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
SAFETY DCS-2500T
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© 4/22 ECHO Incorporated
◆ Reduced-kickback guide bar - reduced nose radius guide
bar.
◆ Low-kickback saw chain - saw chain that meets ANSI
kickback performance requirements when configured with
the bar/chain recommendations in this manual.
◆ Front hand guard - a structural barrier between the front
handle of a chain saw and the guide bar.
Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback
Kickback may occur when the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an
object, or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut.
Tip contact in some cases may cause a sudden reverse reaction, kicking
the guide bar up and back towards the operator. Pinching the saw chain
along the top of the guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly back towards
the operator. Either of these reactions may cause you to lose control of the
saw which could result in serious personal injury. Do not rely exclusively
upon the safety devices built into your saw. As a chainsaw user, you
should take several steps to keep your cutting jobs free from accident or
injury. Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or incorrect operating
procedures or conditions and can be avoided by taking proper precautions
as given below:
• Maintain a firm grip, with thumbs and fingers encircling the chainsaw
handles, with both hands on the saw and position your body and arm to
allow you to resist kickback forces. Kickback forces can be controlled by
the operator, if proper precautions are taken. Do not let go of the
chainsaw.
• Do not overreach and do not cut above shoulder height. This helps
prevent unintended tip contact and enables better control of the chainsaw
in unexpected situations.
• Only use replacement bars and chains specified by the manufacturer.
Incorrect replacement bars and chains may cause chain breakage and/or
kickback.
• Follow the manufacturer’s sharpening and maintenance instructions for
the saw chain. Decreasing the depth gauge height can lead to increased
kickback.
Kickback Safety Precautions
Kickback safety precaution for chainsaw users: kickback may occur
when the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object or when the
wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut.