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pletely around the rear handle whether
your areright handedor lefthanded. Keep
your left arm straight with the elbow
locked.
S Position your left han don the fronthandle-
bar so it is in a straight line with your right
hand on the rear handle when making
bucking cuts. Never reverse right and left
hand positions for any type of cutting.
S Standwithyourweightevenly balancedon
both feet.
S Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.
S Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance and lose control o f the
saw.
S Donotcutaboveshoulderheight. Itis diffi-
cult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY F EATURES
WARNING: The following features
are included on your saw to help reduce the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this danger. As a
chain saw user,do notrely onlyonsafetyde-
vices. You must follow all safety precau-
tions, instructions, and maintenance 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
size of the kickback danger zone on the
bar tip. A Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar
has been demonstrated to significantly re-
duce the number andseriousness of kick-
backs wh en tested in accordance with
safety requirements for gasoline powered
chain saws as set b y ANSI B175.1.
Small Radius Tip
Reduced KickbackSymmetrical Guide Bar
SymmetricalGuide Bar
Large
RadiusTip
S Low--Kickback Chain, designed with a
contoured depth gauge and guard link
which deflect kickback force and allow
wood togradually rideintothe cutter .Low--
Kickback Chain has met kickback per-
formance requirements when tested on a
representative sample of chain saws be-
low 3.8 cubic inch displacement specified
in ANSI B175.1.
Low--- Kickback
Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
kickback force
and allows wood
to gradually ride
into cutter
Not a Low---Kickback Chain
Can Obstruct Material
S Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the chain
if your hand slips off the front handlebar .
S Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signed withdistancebetween handlesand
“in-line” with ea ch other . The spread and
“in-line” position of the hands provided by
this design work together to give balance
and resistance in controlling the pivot of
the saw back toward the ope rator if kick-
back occurs.
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE
S ChainBrake, designedto stop thechainin
the event of kickback.
WARNING: WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS-
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL
PROTEC T YOU IN T HE EV ENT OF A K IC K-
BACK. Kickback is a l ightning f ast action
which throws the bar and rotating chain back
and up toward the operator . Kickback can be
caused by allowing contact of the bar tip in the
danger zone with any hard object. Kickback
canalsobecausedbypinchingthesawchain
along the top of the guide bar. This action may
push the guide bar rapidly back toward the op-
erator. Either of these events m ay cause you
to lose control of the saw which could result in
serious injury or even death. DO NOT RELY
UPON ANY O F T HE DEVI CES B UI LT INTO
YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERL Y AND CAREFULLY TO A VOID
KICKBACK. Reduced--k ickback guid e b ars
and low--kickback saw chains reduce the
chance and magnitude of kickback and are
recommended. Your saw has a low kickback
chain and bar as original equipment. Repairs
on a chain brake shouldbe made by an autho-
rized servicing dealer. Take your unit to the
place of purchase if purchased from a servic-
ing dealer, or to the nearest authorized master
service dealer .
S Tipcontactin somecases may cause alight-
ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking guide
bar up and back toward operator .
S Pinching the saw chain along the top of the
guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator .
S Either of these reactions may cause you to
lose control of the saw which could result i n
serious injury. Do not rely exclusively upon
devices built into your saw .
WARNING: C omputed kickback
angle (CKA) listed on your saw andlisted inthe
CKA table below represents angle of kickback
your bar and chain combinations will have
when tested in accordance with CSA (Cana-
dian Standards Association) and ANSI stan-
dards. When purchasing replacement bar and
chain, considerations should be given to the
lower CKA values. Lower CKA values repre-
sent safer angles to the user , higher values in-