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OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY
• Donotoperatewithonehand.Sed-
ousinjurytotheoperator,helpers, or
bystandersmayresultfromone-
handedoperation.Achainsawisin-
tendedfortwo-handeduse.
• Operatethe chainsawonlyin a wail-
ventilatedoutdoorarea.
• Donot operatesawfroma ladderor
ina tree, unlessyouate spedficaliy
trainedtodoso.
• Makesurethechainwillnot make
contactwithanyobjectwhilestarting
theengine.Nevertryto startthe saw
whentheguidebarisina out.
. Do notputpressureonthesaw,es-
peciallyat theend ofthecut.Doing
socancause youtolose control
whentheoutis completed.
• Stopenginebeforesettingsaw down.
• Handcarrysaw onlywhenengineis
stopped.Carrywithmufflerawayfrom
body;guidebar &chainprojectingbe-
hindyou;guidebarpreferablycov-
eredwitha scabbard.
MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER
° Haveall chainsawserviceperformed
bya quaiitiedservicedealerexcept
the itemslistedinthemaintenance
sectionofthis manual.
i Make certainthesawchainstops
movingwhenthethrottletriggeris re-
le_sed.ForcorrectJog,referto"Car-
buretorAdjustments."
Keepthehandlesdry,clean, and_ree
from oilorfuelmixture.
• Keepcapsand fastenerssa¢ure_y
tightened.
• Use onlyCraftsmanaccessoriesand
_piacement partsas recommended.
evermodifyyoursaw.
HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION
• Do notsmokewhilehandlingfuel or
whileoperatingthesaw,
• E_n_n_ea_seurcesd s_ _ t_rne
inareaswherefuelism_l orpoured.
• Mixand pourfuelin an outdoorarea
end usean approved,markedcon-
tainerfor allfuelpurposes.Wipe up
all fuelspills beforestarlingsaw.
° Moveat least10 feet(3 meters)from
fuelingsitebeforestarting.
• Turnthe engineoffandletsaw coolin
a non-combustiblearea,noton dry
leaves,straw, paper,etc. Slowlyre-
.... movefuelcapand refuelunit.
• Storethe unitandfuelin a cool,dry
wellventilatedspacewherefuelva-
porscannotreachsparksoropen
flamesfrom waterheaters,electdc
motorsor switches°furnaces,etc.
GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK
Followallsafety rulestohelpavoid
Idckbackand otherforceswhichcan
resultinsedousinjury,
Avoid ObstmclJons
ClearTheWorkingArea
WARNING: Rot,_tionaiKickbackcan
occurwhenthemovingchaincontacts
an object attheupperportionofthe'dp
oftheguidebar.Contactattheupper
portionofthetip oftheguidebarcan
causethe chaintodigintotheobject,
which stops thechainforaninstant.The
resultisa I,ghtningfast,reversereaction
whichRicksthe guidebar upandback
towardthe operator.
Pinch-Kickbackand Pull-inoccurwhen
thechain issuddenlystoppedby being
pinched,caught,orbycontactingafor-
etgnobjectin thewood.Thissudden
stoppingofthechainresultsina.rever-
ea!ofthe chainforceusedtocu_wooa
and causesthe sawtomoveinthe op-
positedirectionofthe chainrotation.
Pinch-Kickbackdrivesthesawstraight
backtowardthe operator.Pull-inpulls
the sawaway fromthe operator.
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
•ReOog thatkk a can
W'_ a basicunclerstana=ngor
youcanreducetheelementofsuqorise
Whichcontributestosccidents.
Never letthemoving chaincontact
any atthe oftheguideoar.
object tip
Keepworkingarea free fromobstruc-
tionssuchas othertrees,branches,
rocks,fences, stumPs,etc.Eliminate
oravoidanyobstructionthatyoursaw
chaincouldhitwhile cutting.
, Keepsaw drainsharpandproperly
tensioned.Alooseordullchaincan
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