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increasethechanceofkickbaok.Fol-
lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening
and maintenanceinstructions.Check
tensionat regularintervals,butnever
_ith enginerunning.Makesurebar
ampnutsaresecurelyfightened.
i Beginand continuecutfin9 at full
speed,ifthechainismovingat a
slowerspeed,thereisgreaterchance
of kickbackoccurring.
Useextremecautionwhenreentering
a cut.
• Donotattempt cutsstartingwiththe
tipofthe bar(plungecuts).
• Watchforshiftinglogs orotherforces
thatcouldclosea cutand pinchorfall
intochain.
• UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBarand Low-KickbackChain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
, Beextremelyawareofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcan c_usematerial
to pinchthetop oforotherwisestop
the chain.
• Donotcut morethanone logat a
time.
• Donottwistsawasbar iswithdrawn
fTOman undercutwhenbucking.
Avold Pulloln:
i lwaysbegincuttingwiththeengine
atfullspeed andthesawhousing
againstwood.
Usewedgesmadeofplasticorwood.
Neverusemetalto holdthe cutopen.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
keepy.ourbodyfrom beingin a direct
linewiththe cuttingch_dn.
• Stand.wttl].yourweightevenlybal-
anceo onbothfeet.
• Donotoverreach.Youcould bedrawn
orthrownoffbalanceandlosecontrol.
• Donotcutabove shoulderheight,ttis
difficulttomaintain controlofsaw
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The followingfeaturesare
includedonyoursawtohelpreduce
hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-
ger.Donotrelyonlyonsafety devices.
• Handguard:designedto reducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechain_yourhandslipsoffthe
front handlebar.
• Positionoffrontandrearhandlebars:
designedwithdistancebetweenhan-
dlesand =in-line"witheachother,The
spreadand "in-line"positionofthe
handsprovidedbythis designwork
togethertogive balanceand resis-
tancein controllingthe pivotofthe
sawbacktowardtheoperatorifkick-
backoccurs.
• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-
signedwitha smallradiustipwhich
reducesthesize ofthe Idckbeckdan-
_er zone.Thistypebar hasbeen
emons_atedtosignificantlyreduce
thenumoerano seriousnessofkick*
backswhentestedinaccordance with
Standtotheleftofthesaw ANSiB175,1.
Thumb on \_ _ SmaU Red,us
underside Tip Guide Bar
of handlebar
TipGuideBar
Elbow * Low-KickbackChain:hasmetkickback
locked pe_o_ requirementswhentested
Neverreversehandpos_ons ona representativesampleofchain
• Agood,firm griponthe sawwithboth sewsbelow3.8 cubicinch
handswillhelpyou maintaincontrol, displacementSlUed inANSIB175.1.
Dont letgo. Gdpthe rearhandlewith Low.KickbackChbtn
yourdghthandwhemeryou are right , ContouredDepthGauge
or le_handed.Wrapthefingersof __ _,. .w''1 ElongatedGuardUnk
yourlefthans overandaround the ,_z_ "t'-_" DeflectsKickbsck
fronthandlebar,and yourleftthumb _, _ ForceAndAllows
underthefront handlebar.Keepyour _ "_,_ WoodToGradually
leftarmstraightwiththeelbowlooked. _ RideIntoCutter
• Pos_onyourlefthand on thefront SAFETY NOTICE. Exposureto
handlebarsoitisinastraightlinewith vibrationsthroughprolongeduseof
yourrighthandon therearhandle gasolinepOweredhand toolscould
whenmaking buckingcuts.Stand cause blood,ve_e! ornews damagein
slightlytotheleftsideofthe sawto thetmgem, nanas,andjointsofpeople
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