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increasethechanceof kickback,Fol,
lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening
and maintenanceinstructions,Check
tensionat regularintervals, butnever
withenginerunning,Make surebar
clampnutsare secure/ytightened.
• Beginandcontinuecutting]atfull
speed.If the chainismovingat a
slowerspeed, thereis greaterchance
of kickbackoccurring,
• Useextremecautionwhen reentering
a cut.
• Donotattempt cutsstartingwiththe
tipof the bar°(plungecuts).
• Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces
thatcouldclose a cutand pinchorfall
intochain,
• Usethe specifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Beextremelyawareof situationsor
obstructionsthatcan causematedal
to pinchthetop of or otherwisestop
thechain.
- Do notcut morethan one log ata
time,
• Do nottwistsaw as bariswithdrawn
from anundercutwhenbucking.
Avoid Pull-In:
i lwaysbegincuttingwiththe engine
at fullspeedand the saw housing
againstwood. . , .
Usewedgesmaae orplasticorwooa,
Neverusemetalto holdthe cut open.
_MAINTAIN CONTRQL
Standtothe left of thesaw
Thumbon '__
o_ _underside
Elbow
locked
keepy,ourbodyfrombeing in a direct
linewiththecuttingcnain_
• Standwithyourweightevenlyhal.....
anced on bothfeet;
• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn
orthrownoffbalanceandlosecontrol.
• Donotcutaboveshoulderheight,lt_
difficultto maintaincontrolofsaw
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES i
WARNING: The followingfeaturesarel
includedonyoursawto helpreduce
hazardofkickback; however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan'
get,Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.
• Handguard:designedtoreducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechainifyour handslipsoffthe
fronthandlebar. ---
• Positionoffront and rearhandlebars:
designedwithdistance betweenhan-
dlesand"in-line" witheachother,The
spreadand =in-line"positionof the
handsprovidedby this designwork
togetherto givebalanceand resis-
tancein controliingthepivotofthe
sawbacktowardthe operatorifkick-
backoccurs.
• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-
signedwitha smallradiustipwhich
reducesthe sizeofthe kickbackdan-
gerzone.Thistype bar hasbeen'
demonstratedtosignificantlyreduce
thenumberand seriousnessofkick-
backswhentestedinaccordancewith
ANSIB175.1,
S,.a" adius
Tip Guide Bar
LargeRadius[
TipGuideBar
• Low-KickbackChain:hasmet kickback
performancerequirementswhentested
Neverreversehandpositions ona representativesampleof ct_n
• Agood,firmgriponthe sawwithboth sawsbelow3,8 cubicinch
handswillhelpyou maintain control, displacementspecifiedinANSI B175.1.
Don3let go. Grtpthe rear handlewith Low-KickbackChain
yourrighthand,whetheryou are right , ContouredDepthGauge
orlefthanded.Wrap the fingersof __ _.,,,/ ElongatedGuardLink
yourleft hand overand aroundthe _=zz;Z_'_.=----- DeflectsKickback
front handlebar,and your leftthumb '_ _ ForceAndAllows
' underthe fronthandlebar.Keepyour _ "_,_ WoodToGradually
• leftarmstraightwiththe elbowlocked, _ RideintoCutter
Positionyourlefthand onthe front SAFETYNOTICE: Exposuret_)
handlebarsoit is ina straight linewith vibrationsthroughprolongeduseof
yourrighthand on the rearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolsCould
whenmaking buckingcuts.Stand cause bloodvesselor nervedamagein
slightlyto the leftside of the sawto thefingers,hands,andjointsof people
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