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: thatyoursawchaincould hitwhile underthefront handlebar.Keep your
cutting. . . leftarm straightwiththeelbowloh.,ked.
• Keepsaw chainsharpano propeny • PosPJonyourlefthandon thefront
tensioned. A looseor dullchaincan handlebarsoitisIn a straightlinewith
increasethechanceofkickback.Fot- YOUrrighthandon therearhandle
lowmanufacturer's chainsharpening whenmakingbuckingcuts.Stand
and maintenanceinstructions.Check slightlytothe lelt sideofthe sawto
tensionat regularintervals,butnever keep _our =.bodyfrom beingin a direct
withenginerunning. Makesurethe linewithth_ cuffing:chain.
bar clampnutsare securelytight- • Standwtthyourweightevenlybai-
ened. ancea on bothfeet.
• Beginand continuecuttingat full • Do notoverreach.Youcould be
speed. Ifthe chainismovingata _ drawnorthrownoffbalanceand lose
slowerspeed,there is=greaterchance control;
of kickbackoccurring. °Do not cutaboveshoulderheight. It
° Use extremecautionwhenre-enter- isdifficultto maintaincontrolofsaw
inga cut.
• Do notattemptcutsstartingwiththe
tip ofthe bar(plungecuts).
• Watchfor shiftinglogsor otherforces
thatcouldclosea cutand pinchorfall
intochain.
• Use thespecifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBar andLow-KickbackChain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Be extremelyaware ofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcancausematerial
to pinchthe topof orotherwisestop
the chain.
• Do notcut morethan one log at a
time.
° Donottwistthe sawasthebar aswith-
drawnfrom an undercutwhenbuck-
in.
A,_n_€lPull-In:
• Alwaysbegin cuttingwiththeengine
at ful/speed and thesaw housing
againstwood.
• Usewedges madeof plasticorwood.
Never usemetal to holdthe cutopen.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Stand tothe left of the saw
Thumbon
Never reversehand posiUons
=Elbow
locked
• A good,firmgriponthe sawwithboth
handswillheapyou maintaincontrol.
Don'tletgo. Gnpthe rearhandlewith
yourrighthandwhetheryou aredght
or lefthanded.Wrapthe fingersof
your left hand overand aroundthe
front handlebar,and yourleftthumb
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The following featuresare
includedonyoursaw tohelpreduce
hazardofkickback; however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-
ger.Do notrelyonlyonsafety devices.
Followall safetyrulesto helpavoid
kickbackand otherforces whichcan
resultinseriousinju_.
• Handguard:designedto reducethe
chanceofyourlefthand contacting
the chain_your handslipsoffthe
fronthandlebar.
• Positionoffront and rear handlebars,
designedwithdistancebetween han-
diesand "in-line"witheachother.The
spreadand "in-line• position of the
handsprovidedbythis designwork
togetherto givebalanceand resis-
tancein controllingthepivotofthe
sawbacktowardthe operatorifkick-
backoccurs.
• Reduced-KickbackGuide Bar,de-
signed witha small radiustip which
reducesthe sizeofthe kickbackdan-
get'zone on the bartip. Thistype bar
hasbeen demonstratedto si_]nificant-
lyreducethe numberandsenousness
ofkickbackswhentested inaccor-
dance withANSI B175.1.
Reduced_3ckba,c_metrica! GuideBar
tk_
SymmetrlcallGuide___Ik
LargeRadiusTip
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