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•PuB-Incanoccurwhenthemoving
chaincontactsaforeignobjectinthe
woodinthecutalongthebottomof
theguidebarandthesawchainis
suddenlystopped.Thissuddenstop-
pingpullsthesawforwardandaway
fromtheoperatorandcouldeasily
causetheoperatortolosecontrolof
thesaw.
REDUCETHECHANCEOF
KICKBACK
•Recognizethatkickbackcanhappen.
Withabasicunderstandingofkick-
back,youcanreducetheelementof
surprisewhichcontributestoacci-
dents.
•Neverletthemovingchaincontact
anyobjectatthetipoftheguidebar.
•Keepworkingareafreefromobstruc-
tionssuchasothertrees,branches,
rocks,fences,stumps,etc.Eliminate
oravoidanyobstructionthatyour
sawchaincouldhitwhilecutting.
•Whencuttingabranch,donotletthe
guidebarcontactanotherbranchor
otherobjectsaroundit.
•Keepsawchainsharpandproperly
tensioned.Alooseordullchaincan
increasethechanceofkickback.
Followmanufacturer'schainsharp-
eningandmaintenanceinstructions.
Checktensionatregularintervals,
butneverwithenginerunning.Make
surebarclampnutsaresecurely
tightened.
•Beginandcontinuecuttingatfull
speed.Ifthechainismovingata
slowerspeed,thereisgreater
chanceofkickbackoccurring.
•Useextremecautionwhenre-enter-
ingacut.
•Donotattemptcutsstartingwiththe
tipofthebar(plungecuts).
•Watchforshiftinglogsorotherob-
jectsthatcouldcloseacutandpinch
orfallontochain.
•UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBarandLowKickbackChain.
AvoidPinch-Kickback:
•Beextremelyawareofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcancausematerial
topinchthetopoforotherwisestop
thechain.
•Donotcutmorethanonelogata
time.
• Donottwistthesawasthebaris
withdrawnfromanundercutwhen
bucking.
AvoidPuB-In:
•Alwaysbegincuttingwiththesawat
fullspeedandthesawhousing
againstwood.
• Usewedgesmadeofplasticor
wood.Neverusemetaltoholdthe
cutopen.
MAINTAINCONTROL:
Standtotheleftofthes_
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underside ! _'_
of handlebar kt_(_
Never reverse
hand positions
_ Elbow
_:_l locked
• A good, firm grip on the saw with
both hands will help you maintain
control. Don't let go. Grip the rear
handle with your right hand whether
you are right or left handed. Wrap the
fingers of your left hand over and
around the front handlebar, and your
left thumb under the front handlebar.
Keep your left arm straight with the
elbow locked.
• Position your left hand on the front
handlebar so it is in a straight line
with your right hand on the rear han-
dle when making bucking cuts.
Stand slightly to the left side of the
saw to keep your body from being in
a direct line with the cutting chain.
• Stand with your weight evenly bal-
anced on both feet.
• Do not overreach. You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control.
• Do not cut above shoulder height. It
is difficult to maintain control of saw
above shoulder height.
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