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increasethechanceofkickback.Fol-
lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening
andmaintenanceinstructions,Check
tensionat regularintervals, butnever
withenginerunning.MakeSurebar
clampnutsaresecurelytightened.
i eginand continuecuttingat full
speed,Ifthechainismovtngat a
slowerspeed,thereisgreaterchance
ofkickbackoccurring,
Useextremecautionwhenreentering
a cut.
Donotattemptcutsstartingwiththe
tipofthebar(plungecuts).
Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces
thatcouldclosea cutandpinchorfall
intochain.
. UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain,
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Beextremelyawareofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcan causematerial
topinchthetopoi or otherwisestop
thechain.
• Donotcutmorethanonelogat a
time.
• Donottwistsaw asbar Iswithdrawn
from an undercutwhenbucking.
Avoid PuU-ln:
i lwaysbegincutting withtheengine
at fuUspeedandthesawhousing
againstwood.
Usewedgesmadeofplasticorwood.
Neverusemetalto h0]dthecutopen,
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Standtothe leftofthe saw
keepyourbodyfrom beingina direct
linewiththecuttingchatn.
° Standwithyourwelghtevenlybal-
ancedonbothfeet.
• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn
orthrownoffbalanceand losecontrol,
° Donotcut aboveshoulderheight.Itis
difficulttomaintaincontrolofsaw
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: Thefollowingfeaturesare
includedonyoursawtohelpreduce
hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-
ger.Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.
• Handguard:designedtoreducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechainifyourhandslipsoffthe
front handlebar.
° Positionoffront andrearhandlebars:
designedwithdls!ancebetweenhan-
dlesand "in-linewitheachother.The
spreadand "in-line* positionofthe
handsprovidedbythisdesignwork
togethertogivebalanceand resis-
tanceIncontrolllngthepivotofthe
sawbacktowardtheoperatorIfkick-
backoccurs,
• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-
signedwitha smallradiust!pwhich
reducesthesizeofthekickbackdan-
dgerzone.Thistypebarhasbeen
emonstratedtosignificantlyreduce
thenumberand seriousnessofkick-
backswhentestedinaccordancewith
ANSIB175.1.
Thumbon _/ I_ f\, _'_,1_ SmallRadius
underside _ _ TipGuideBa_
ofhandf_ _,_
T/pGuideBar
" Elbow ° Low-KickbackChain:hasmetkickback
locked performancerequirementswhentested
Neverreversehandpositions ona representativesampleOfchain
• A good;firmgriponthesawwithboth sawsbelow3.8cubicinch
handswillhelpyou maintatncontrol, displacementspecifiedInANSIB175.1.
• Don'tletgo. Gripthe rearhandlewlth Low-KickbackChatn
yourrighthandWhetheryou areright ContouredDepthGauge
or lefthanded.Wrapthefingers of __ L.__J"11 ElongatedGuardLink
yourlefthandoverand aroundthe _=_=Z:_l_-,,_,,P-----DeflectsKickback
fronthandlebar,andyourleftthumb _ _ ForceAndAllows
underthefront handlebar.Keepyour "-'_ T_,_ WoodToGradually
leftarmstraightwiththeelbowlocked. -'_ RideIntouutter
° Positionyourlefthandon thefront SAFETY NOTICE;Exposureto
handlebarsoItIsina straightlinewith vibrationsthroughprotongedus_Of
yourrighthandontherearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolscould
whenmakingbuckingcuts.Stand causebloodvesselornervedamagein
slightlytotheleftsideofthesawto thefingers,hands,andjointsofpeople
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