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OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY
•Donotoperatewithonehand.Sed-
ousinjurytotheoperator,helpers,or
bystandersmayresultfromone-
handedoperation.Achainsawisin-
tendedfortwo-handeduse
• Operatethechainsawonlyina well-
ventilatedoutdoorarea.
• Do notoperatesawfrom a ladderor
ina tree, unlessyouare specifically
trainedtodoso.
• Makesurethechainwillnotmake
contactwithanyobjectwhilestarting
the engine.Nevertrytostartthesaw
whentheguidebar )sina cut.
° Do notputpressureonthesaw,es-
peciallyat theend ofthecut.Doing
socancauseyoutolosecontrol
whenthe outiscompleted.
• Stopenginebeforesettingsawdown.
• Handcarrysawonlywhenengineis
stopped.Carrywithmufflerawayfrom
body;guidebar &chainprojectingbe-
hindyou;guidebarpreferablycov,
eredwitha scabbard.
MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER
• Haveall chainsawserviceperformed
bya qualifiedservicedealerexcept
theitemslistedinthemaintenance
sectionofthismanual.
• Makecertainthe sawchainstops
movingwhenthethrottletriggerIsre-
leased.Forcorrection,referto"Car-
buretorAdjustments."
• Keepthehandlesdry,clean,andfree
from oilor fuel mixture.
• Keepcapsandfastenerssecurely
tightened.
• UseonlyCraftsmanaccessoriesand
replacementpartsas recommended.
Never modify yoursaw.
HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION
• Do notsmokewhilehandlingfuel or
whileoperatingthesaw.
• Eliminateallsourcesofsparksorflame
inareaswherefuel ismixedorpoured.
• Mixandpourfuel Inanoutdoorarea
anduseanapproved,markedcon-
tainerfor allfuelpurposes.Wipeup
allfuel spillsbeforestartingsaw.
• Moveatleast10 feet(3 meters)from
fueling sitebeforestarting.
° Turntheengineoffandletsaw coolin
a non-combustiblearea, noton dry
leaves,straw,paper,etc.Slowlyre-
movefuel cap and refuelunit.
• Storetheunitandfuelin a cool,dry
wellventilatedspacewherefuelva-
porscannotreachspark.soropen
flamesfrom waterheaters,electdc
motorsorswitches,furnaces,etc.
GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK
Followal!safetyrulestohelpavoid
kickbackandotherforceswhichcan
resultinseriousinjury.
KickbackPath
AvoidObstructions
ClearTheWorkingArea
WARNING: RotationalKickback can
occurwhenthemovingchaincontacts
an objectat theupperportionofthetip
oftheguidebar.Contactattheupper
portionofthetipoftheguidebarcan
causethechaintodigIntotheobject,
whichstopsthechainforan instant.The
resultisa lightningfast,reversereaction
whichkickstheguidebarupandback
towardtheoperator.
Pinch*Kickbackand Pull*Inoccurwhen
thechainIssuddenlystoppedbybeing
pinched,caught,orbycontactinga for-
eignobjectIn thewood.Thissudden
stoppingofthechainresultsIna rever-
salofthechainforce usedtocutwood
andcausesthesawtomoveintheop-
positedirectionofthechainrotation.
Pinch,Kickbackdrivesthesawstraight
backtowardtheoperator.PuU-inpulis
thesawawayfromtheoperator.
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
• Recognizethat kickbackcan..h,_pp.en.
Witha basicundemtandingor_CKDaCK,
youcanreducetheelementofsurprise
Whlchcontdbutastoacciaonts.
i Never letthemovingchaincontact
anyobjectat thetipoftheguidebar.
Keepworkingarea free fromobstruc-
tionssuchas othertrees,branches,
rocks,fences, stumps,etc.=Eliminate
or avoidanyobstructionthatyoursaw
cnamcouldhitwhilecutting.
• Keepsawchainsharpand-properly
tensioned.Alooseordullchaincan
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