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MAINTAIN CONTROL
The following precautions should be fol-
low ed to m inimize kick back.
Stand to the left of the saw
Thumb on
underside
of handlebar
Never reverse
hand positions
Elbow
locked
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A good, firm grip on the s aw with both
hands w ill help you maintain control.
Don’t let go. Grip the rear handle with
your right hand w hether you are right or
left handed. W rap the fingers of your left
hand over and around the front handle-
bar , and your left thumb under the front
handlebar . 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
making bucking cuts. S tand slightly to
the left side of the saw to keep your
body from being in a direct line with the
cutting chain.
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Stand w ith your w eight evenly balanced
on both feet.
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Do not overreach. You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control.
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Do not cut above shoulder height. It is
difficult to maintain control of s aw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING:
The following features
are included onyour sawto help reduce
hazard of kickback; however, such fea-
tures will not totally eliminate this dan-
ger. Do not rely only on safety devices.
Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick-
back and other forces which can result
in serious injury.
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Hand Guard: designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the
chain if your hand slips of f the front han-
dlebar .
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Position of front and rear handlebars:
designed with distance between han-
dles and “in-line” with each other. The
spread and “in-line” position of the
hands provided by this design work to-
gether to give balance and resistance in
con trolling the pivo t of the saw back to-
ward the operator if kickback occurs.
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Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar: de-
signed with a small radius tip which re-
duces the size of the kickback danger
zone. This type bar has been demon-
strated to significantly reduce the num-
ber and seriousness o f kickbacks when
tested in accordance with ANSI B175.1.
Large Rad ius
Tip Guide Bar
Small Radius
Tip Guide Bar
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Low Kickback Chain has met kickback
performance r equirements when tested
on the representative sample of these
chain saws specified in ANS I B175.1.
Low Kickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback Force
And Allows Wood To
Gradually Ride Into Cutter
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE
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Chain Brake: designed to st op the
chain in the event of kickback.
WARNING:
WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME
THAT THE C HAIN BR AKE WILL PROTECT
YOU IN T HE EVENT OF A KICKBACK.
Kick-
back is a lightning fast action whichthrows
the bar and rotating chain back and up t o-
ward the operator . Kickback can be
caused by allowing contact of the bar tip in
the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback can also be caused by pinching
the saw chain along the top of the guide
bar . This action may push the guide bar
rapidly back toward the operator . Either of
these events may cause y ou to lose con-
trol of the sawwhich couldresult inserious
injury or even death.
DO NOT REL Y UPON
ANY OF T HE SAFETY DEVICES BUILT IN TO
YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SA W
PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID
KICKBACK.
Reduced--kickback guide
bars and low--kickback saw chains re-
duce the chance and magnitude of kick-
back and are recomm ended. Your saw
has a low kickback chain and bar as origi-
nal equipment. Repairs on a chain brake