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thatyoursaw chaincouldhit while
cutting.
. Keep saw chainsharpand properly
tensioned. A loose ordull chaincan
increasethechanceofkickback.Fol-
low manufacturer'schainsharpening
and maintenanceinstructions.Check
tensionat regularintervals,but never
withenginerunning.Make sure the
bar clampnutsaresecurelytight-
ened.
• Beginandcontinuecutting,at full
speed. Ifthe chainismovingat a
slowerspeed, there isgreater chance
ofkickbackoccurring.
• Useextremecautionwhen re-enter-
inga cut.
i Donot attemptcutsstarting withthe
tipofthebar (plunge cuts).
Watchfor shiftinglogs or otherforces
thatcouldclosea cutand pinchor fall
intochain.
• Use thespecified Reduced-Kickback
GuideBarand Low-Kickback Chain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Beextremely awareofsituations or
obstructionsthat cancausematerial
to pinchthetop of or otherwisestop
thechain.
• Do notcut morethanone logat a
time.
• Donottwistthesaw asthe bariswith-
drawnfrom anundercutwhen buck-
ing.
Avoid Putl-ln:
• Always begincuttingwiththe engine
atfull speedand the saw housing
against wood.
• Usewedgesmadeof plasticor wood;
Neverusemetalto holdthe cutopen.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Stand to the left of the saw
Thumbon t
ofhandlebar
Elbow
locked
Neverreversehandposffions
• A good, firm grip on thesaw withboth
hands willhelpyou 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 thefront handlebar.Keep your
left armstraightwiththe elbow locked.
• Position your left hand on the front
handlebar so it isin a straight line with
your right hand on the rear handle
when making bucking cuts. Stand
slightly to the left sideofthe sawto
keep your body from being in a direct
line withthecuttingchain.
• Standwithyourweightevenlybal-
anced on bothfeet.
• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbe
drawn or thrownoffbalance and lose
control.
• Do notcutabove shoulderheight. It
isdifficulttomaintaincontrolofsaw
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The following features are
includedonyoursawto helpreduce
hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-
ger.Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.
Followallsafety rulestohelp avoid
kickback and otherforceswhichcan
resultinseriousinjury.
• Handguard: designedto reducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechainifyour handslipsoffthe
front handlebar.
• Positionoffront and rear handlebars,
designedwithdistancebetweenhan-
dlesand "in-line"witheachother.The
spread and "in-line" position ofthe
handsprovidedbythisdesignwork
togetherto givebalanceand resis-
tancein controllingthepivotof the
saw backtowardtheoperatorifkick-
backoccurs.
• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar,de-
signed witha small radiustip which
reducesthe sizeofthekickbackdan-
gerzoneon thebartip.Thistype bar
hasbeen demonstratedtosignificant-
ly reducethenumberandseriousness
of kickbackswhentestedinaccor-
dancewithANSI B175.1.
Reducedl_ckbackSymmetricalGuideBar
_"_'" Small Radius Tip
SymmeNial GuideBar,_
LargeRadiusTip
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