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S Keepagood,fir mgriponthesawwithboth
hands when the engine is running and
don’tletgo. Afirmgripwillhelpyoureduce
kickback and maintain control of the saw.
Keep the fingers of your left hand encir-
cling and your left thumb under the front
handlebar.Keepyourrighthandcomplete-
lyaroundtherearhandlewhetheryourare
righthandedorlefthanded. Keepyourleft
arm straight with the elbow locked.
S Position y ourlefthandonthefronthandle-
bar so it is in astraight linewith your right
hand on the rear handle when making
buckingcuts. Neverreverseright andlef t
hand positions for any type of cutting.
S Standwithyourweightevenlybalancedon
both feet.
S Stand slightly to theleft side ofthe sawto
keep your body from being in adirect line
with the cutting chain.
S Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance andlose control of the
saw.
S Donotcutaboveshoulderheight. Itisdif fi-
cult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING:Thefollowing f eatures ar e
includedonyoursawtohelpreducethehazard
ofkickback;however,such f eatures will no tto-
tally eliminate this dangerous reaction. As a
chain saw user , do not rely only on safety de-
vices. Y ou must follow all safety precautions,
instructions,andmaintenancein t his manua lto
help avoid kickback and other forces which
can result in serious injury.
S Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar, designed
with a small radius tip which reduces the
size of the kickback danger zone on the
bartip.AReduced--KickbackGuideBarhas
been demonstrated to significantly reduce
the num ber and seriousness of kickbacks.
SmallRadiusTip
ReducedKickback
SymmetricalGuide
Bar
SymmetricalGuideBar
LargeRadiusTip
S Low--Kickback Chain, designed with a
contoured depth gauge and guar d link
which deflect kickback force and allow
wood to gradually ride into the cutter.
L
ow-
K
ickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback
Force And Allows
Wood To Gradually
Ride Into Cutter
S Handguard, designed to r educe the
chance of your left hand contacting the
chainifyourhandslipsoffthefronthandle-
bar.
S Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signedwithdistancebetw eenhandlesand
“in-line” with each other. The spread and
“in-line” position of the hands provided by
this de sign work together to give balance
and resistance in controlling the pivot of
the saw back toward the operator if kick-
back occurs.
WARNING: DO NOT RELY UPON
ANYOFTHEDEVICESBUILTINTOYOUR
SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID
KICKBACK. Reduced--kickback guidebars
and low--kickback saw chains reduce t he
chance and magnitude of kickback and are
recomm ended. Your saw has a low kick-
back chain and bar as original equipment.
Repairs onachainbrakeshouldbemadeby
an authorized servicing dealer. Take your
unit to the place of purchase if purchased
froma s ervicingdealer, ortothe nearestau-
thorized master service dealer.
S Tipcontactinsomecasesmaycausealight-
ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking the
guide bar up and back toward the operator.
S Pinchingthesawchainalongthetopofthe
guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.
S Eitherofthesereactionsmaycauseyouto
lose control ofthe s aw which could r esult
in serious injury. Do not rely exclusively
uponthes afetydevicesbuiltintoyoursaw.
ASSEMBLY
Protective gloves (not provided) should be
worn during assembly.
ATTACHING THE BUMPER
SPIKE
The bumper spike may be used as a pivot
when making a cut.
1. Lift ad justment knobhandleand turncoun-
terclockwise to loosen chain brake.
2. Align arrows by pressing tensioning le-
ver down to install position (see illustra-
tion). Remove chain brake from saw.
3. Attach the bumper spike with the two
screws as illustrated.