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Clear the Work Area
• Spectators and fellow workers must be warned, and children and
animals prevented from coming nearer than 15 m (50 ft.) while the
unit is in use.
Use Proper Clothing & Equipment
• Always wear head protection with full face shield to help protect
against falling branches and debris.
Keep A Firm Grip
• Hold the front and rear handles with both hands with thumbs and
ngers encircling the handles
Keep A Solid Stance
• Maintain footing and balance at all times. Do not stand on slippery,
uneven or unstable surfaces. Do not work in odd positions or on
ladders. Do not overreach.
• Operate the Power Pruner
TM
only from the ground or out of an ap-
proved bucket lift.
• Always evaluate the branches to be pruned for hazards such as loose
dead branches which may fall and strike the operator or helpers.
Remove hazards before pruning.
• Plan retreat path from falling objects.
• Cut branches bounce when striking ground.
• Turn the Power Pruner
TM
off when moving from tree to tree.
• Avoid any contact with saw chain.
Avoid Hot Surfaces
• Keep exhaust area clear of ammable debris. Avoid contact during
and immediately after operation.
k I c k b a c k
DANGER
Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of the Power
Pruner
TM
and result in serious injury to the operator or any one
standing close by. Hold the Power Pruner
TM
rmly with both hands
with thumbs and ngers encircling the front and rear handles. Be
aware of the down and outward path the pruner will take after the
cut is made.
Kickback may occur when the moving saw chain at the nose or tip of
the guide bar touches an object, or when the wood closes in and pinches
the saw chain in the cut. In some cases this may cause a lightning-fast
reverse action, kicking the guide bar and saw chain up and back or
down and back towards the operator. Either of these reactions may
cause the operator to lose control of the Power Pruner
TM
which could
result in serious personal injury.
With a basic understanding of kickback, you can reduce or eliminate
the element of surprise which contributes to accidents.
Avoid contact of the guide bar tip with any object while the saw chain
is moving.
Cut only wood. Avoid striking concrete, metal, wire, or other obstruc-
tions which could cause kickback or damage to the saw chain.
If the saw chain does strike a foreign object, immediately stop the en-
gine, inspect and repair the Power Pruner
TM
if necessary.