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MAINTAIN CONTROL
Never reverse hand positions
Stand to the left
of the saw
Thumb on under side
of handlebar
Elbow locked
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Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with
both hands when the engine is running
and don’t let go. A firm grip will help you
reduce kickback and maintain control of
the saw . Keep the fingers of your left
hand encircling and yourleft thumb under
the front handlebar. Keep your right hand
completely around the rear handle
whether your are right handed or left
handed. Keep your left arm straight with
the elbow locked.
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Position your left hand on the front han-
dlebar so it is in a straight line with your
right hand on the rear handle when mak-
ingbucking cuts. Neverreverse right and
left hand positions for any type of cutting.
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Stand with your weight evenly balanced
on both feet.
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Stand slightly to the left side of the sawto
keep your body from being ina direct line
with the cutting chain.
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Donot overreach. Youcould bedrawn or
thrown off balance and lose control of the
saw.
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Donotcutabove shoulder height. It isdif-
ficult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING:
The following features
are included on your saw to help reduce the
hazard of kickback: however, such features
will not totally eliminate this dangerous reac-
tion. As achain saw user, do not rely only on
safety devices. You must follow all safety
precautions, instructions, and maintenance
in this manual to help avoid kickback and
other forces which can result in serious
injury.
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Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar,designed
with a small radius tip which reduces the
size of the kickback danger zone on the
bar tip. A Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar
has been demonstrated to significantly
reduce the number and seriousness of
kickbacks when tested in accordance
with safety requirements for gasoline
powered chain saws as set by
ANSI
B175.1.
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Low--Kickback Chain, designed with a
contoured depth gauge and guard link
which deflect kickback force and allow
wood to gradually ride into the cutter.
Low--Kickback Chain has met kickback
performance requirements when tested
on a representative sample of chain
saws below 3.8 cubic inch displacement
specified in ANSI B175.1.
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Handguard, designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the
chain if your hand slips off the front han-
dlebar.
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Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signed with distance between handles
and “in--line” with each other. The spread
and “in--line” position of the hands pro-
vided by this design worktogether togive
balance and resistance in controlling the
pivot of the sawback toward the operator
if kickback occurs.
Small Radius Tip
Symmetrical Guide Bar
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
Low---Kickback
Chain
ChainWithHigh
Kickback Potential
Can Obstruct Material
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
Kickback Force
And Allows Wood
ToGradually
Ride Into Cutter
ANSI B175.1-1991 “American National
Standard for Powered Tools -- Gasoline
Powered Chain Saw -- Safety Require-
ments.”
NOTE:
If thissawistobeused forcommer-
cial logging, you must order and install a
chain brake, to comply with Federal OSHA
Regulations for Commercial Logging. Con-
tact your Authorized Service Dealer or call
1--800--554--6723.