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S Watch for shifting of wood or other forces that
could close a cut and pinch o r fall into chain.
S Use the Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar and
Low--Kickback Chain specified fo r your unit.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
S Keep a good, firm grip on the pruner with
both hands whenthe engine is running and
don’t letgo. A firm g ripwill helpyou reduce
kickback and maintain control. Keep the
fingers of your left handencircling andyour
left t hum b under the assist handle. Keep
your right hand completely around the
throttle handle whether your are right
handed or left handed.
S Stand with your weight evenly balanced on
both feet.
S Standslightly tothe leftsideof thepruner to
keep your body from being in a dire ct line
with the cutting chain.
KICKBACK SAF ETY FEATURES
The following features are included on your
pruner to helpreduce thehazard ofkickback;
however, su ch features will not totally elim i-
natethis danger. Asapruneruser,do notrely
only on safety devices. You must follow all
safety pr ecautions, instructions, and mainte-
nance in this manual to 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
sizeof thekickbackdanger zoneon thebar
tip.
Small RadiusTip
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical GuideBar
SymmetricalGuideBar
Large RadiusTip
S 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
Not a Low---Kickback Chain
Can ObstructMaterial
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
kickback force
andallowswood
to gradually ride
into cutter
SAFETY NOTICE: Exposure to vibrations
through prolonged use of gasoline pow ered
hand tools could cause bloodvessel o rnerve
damage in the fingers, hands, and joints of
people prone to circulation disorders or ab-
normal swellings. Prolonged use in cold
weatherhas beenlinked toblood vesseldam-
ageinotherwisehealthy people. Ifsymptoms
occur such as numbness, pain, loss of
strength, change in skin color or t exture, or
loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints,
discontinuethe useofthis toolandseekmed-
ical attention. An anti--vibration system does
not guarantee the avoidance of these p rob-
lems. Users who operate power tools on a
continual and regular basis must monitor
closely theirphysicalconditionand thecondi-
tion of this tool.
SPECIAL NOTICE: This unit is equipped
with a temperature limiting muf fler and spark
arresting screen which meets the require-
ments ofCaliforniaCodes 4442and4443. All
U.S. forest land and the states of California,
Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ore-
gon, and Washington require by law that
many internal combustion engines be
equippedwithasparkarrestingscreen. Ifyou
operateinalocalewheresuch regulationsex-
ist, youare legallyresponsibleformaintaining
theoperating conditionof theseparts. Failure
to do so is a violation of the law. For normal
homeowner use,themuf flerandsparkarrest-
ing screen will not require any service. After
50 hours of use, we recommend that your
muffler be serviced or replaced by an autho-
rized service dealer .
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES
FOR OPTIONAL ATTACHM ENT S
WARNING: For each optional at-
tachment used, read entire instruction manu-
al before use and follow all warnings and in-
structions in manual and on attachment.
WARNING: Ensure handlebar is
installed when using edger or brushcutter at-
tachments. Attachhandlebarabove arrowon
safety label onthe upper shaft (engine end of
unit). If your edger or brushcutter attachment
does notincludeahandlebar,ahandlebar ac-
cessory kit (#530071451) is available from
your authorized service dealer.