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S Pinch-Kickbackcanoccur whenthe wood
closes in and pinches the moving chain in
thecutalongthetop oftheguidebar andthe
chain is suddenly stopped. T his sudden
stopping ofthe chain results ina reversal of
the chain force used to cut wood and
causes the pruner to move in the opposite
directionof thechain rotation. The pruneris
driven straight back toward the operator.
S Pull-In can occur when the moving chain
contacts aforeignobject inthe woodin the cut
along the bot tom of t he guide bar and the
chain is suddenly stopped. This sudden stop-
ping pulls the pruner forward and away from
the operator and could easily cause the oper-
ator to lose control of the pruner .
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
S Recognize thatkickback canhappen. With
abasic understandingof kickback, you can
reduce the element of surprise which con-
tributes to accidents.
S Never let the moving chaincontact any ob-
ject at the tip of the guide bar.
S Keep t he working a rea f ree from obstructions
suchas other trees,branches, rocks, stumps,
etc. Eliminate or avoid any obstruction that
your chain could hit wh ile y ou are cutti ng.
When cutting a branch, do not let the guide
bar contact b ranch or other objects around it.
S Keep your chain sharp and properly ten-
sioned. A loose or dull chain can increase
the chance of kickback occurring. Follow
manufacturer’s chain sharpening and
maintenance instructions. Check tension
atregularintervals,butneverwith themotor
running. Make sure thebar clampnut isse-
curely tightened after tensioning the chain.
S Begin and continue cutting at full speed. If
thechainis movingataslower speed,there
is greater chance of kickback occurring.
S Cut one branch at a time.
S Use extreme caution when re-entering a
previous cut.
S Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of
the bar (plunge cuts).
S Watch f or shifting ofwood or other forces that
could close a cut and pinch or fall into chain.
S Use the Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar and
Low--Kickback Chain specified for your unit.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
S Keep a good, firm grip on the pruner with
both hands when the unit is running and
don’t let go. A firm grip will help you reduce
kickbackandmaintaincontrol.Keepthefin-
gers of your left hand encircling and your
left thumb under the assist handle. Keep
your right hand completely around the trig-
gerhandlewhetheryourarerighthandedor
left handed.
S Stand with your weight evenly balanced on
both f eet.
S Stand slightly tothe leftsideof theprunerto
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The following features
areincludedonyourprunertohelp reducethe
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this danger. As a
pruner user, do not rely only on safety de-
vices. Youmust followall safety precautions,
instructions, and maintenance in t his manual
tohelp avoid kickback andother forceswhich
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 bar tip.
Small Radius Tip
Reduced KickbackSymmetricalGuide Bar
Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large RadiusTip
S Low--Kickback Chain,designedwith acon-
toured depth gauge and guard link which
deflect kickback force and allow wood to
gradually rideinto thecutter. A lo wkickback
chain has m et kickback per formance require-
ments when tested on the representative
sample of the chain saws specified in ANSI
B175.1.
Low---Kickback
Chain
Not a Low---Kickback Chain
Can ObstructMa terial
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
kickback force
andallowswood
to gradually ride
into cutter
LINE TRIMMER SAFETY
DANGER: Neveruseblades withline
trimmer attachment. Never use flailing de-
vices with any attachment. This attachment
(when usedwith suppliedline trimmer attach-
ment) is designed for line trimmer use only.
Use of any other accessories with line trim-
mer a ttachmentwillincrease therisk of injury.