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S Watch for shifting of wood 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 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 thumb 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 direct line
with the cutting chain.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
The following features are included on your
pruner to helpreduce thehazard ofkickback;
however, such features will not totally elim i-
natethis danger. Asapruneruser,do notrely
only on safety devices. You must follow all
safety precautions, 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 powered
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 texture, 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 prob-
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 muffler 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 a utho-
rized service dealer.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES
FOR OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS
WARNING: For each optional at-
tachment used, readentire 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.