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Right Hand
Left Hand
S Position your l ef t hand on the f r ont han-
dlebar so it is in a straight line with your
ri ght ha nd on the rear handle when
making bu cking cuts. Stand sli ght l y to
the lef t s ide of t he saw to k ee p your
body f r om being in a dir ect li ne wi t h the
cutti ng chain.
S Standwit hyour wei gh tevenlybalanced
on both f eet.
S Do not overr ea ch . You cou ld be dr aw n
or t hr own off balance and lose control .
S Do not cut above s houlder height. It is
diff i cult to m ai nt ain contr olof saw above
shoulder hei ght.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: Thefollowingfeatures
areincludedonyoursawto helpreduce
hazard of kickback; however, such fea-
tures will not totally eliminate this dan-
ger. Do not rely only on safety devices.
Followallsafetyrulestohelp avoidkick-
back and other forces which can result
in serious injury.
S Hand Guard: designed t o reduce t he
chance of your l ef t hand contacting the
chain i fyour hand sl ips offthe fr onthan-
dlebar.
S Position of fr ont and rear handlebar s:
designed with distance between han-
dles and “i n- l i ne” wit h each other. The
spre ad and “i n-l ine” position o f t h e
hands provided by thi s design work t o-
getherto gi ve bal ance a nd resist ancein
con trolling the pi vot of the saw back to-
war d the operator if kickback occu rs.
S Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar: de-
signed wit h a smal l radi us t i p which re-
duces the size of the kickback danger
zone. Thi s type bar has been dem on-
str ated to signifi cant ly reduce t he num-
ber and seriousness ofkickbacks when
tested in ac cordance w it hANSI B1 75.1.
Large Radius
Tip Guide Bar
Small Radius
Tip Guide Bar
S Low K i ckback Chain has m et kickback
perfor mance requi r ements when test ed
on the r epresentati ve sample of t hese
chain saws specified i n ANSI B175.1.
Low
K
ickback Cha in
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickba ck F orce
And Allows Wood To
Gradually Ride Into Cutt er
CHAIN BR AK E AND C KA ANGLE
S Chain Brake: designed to stop t he
chain in t he event of kickback.
WARNING: WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOU LD NOT ASSUME
THA T THE CHAIN BRAKE W ILL PROTECT
YOU IN T HE EV ENT OF AKICKBACK.
Kick-
backis ali ght ningfastactionwhichthrows
the barand r ot ati ngchai n back and up to-
ward the ope r at or. Kickback can be
causedbyall o wingcont actofthebarti pin
the danger zone with any har d object.
Kickback can also be caused by pinching
the saw c hai n along the top of the guide
bar. This action may push the guide bar
rapi dly bac k towardtheoperat or. Ei therof
the se even ts may cause you to lose con-
tr olofthesawwhichcouldresultinserious
injur y or even death.
DO NOTRELYUPON
ANY OF THE SAFETY DEVICES BUILTINTO
YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE T HE SAW
PROPERL Y AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID
KICKBACK.
Reduced--kickback guide
bars and low--kickback saw chains re-
duce the c hance and magni tude of kick-
back and are recommended. Your s aw
has alow kickback chainand bar as or i gi-
nal equipment. Repair s on a chain br ake
should be made by an author i zed service
dealer. Take your unit to the place of pur-
chase or to your nearest authorized ser-
vice dealer.
WARNING: Comput ed Kickback
Angle(CKA)listedonyoursawandlisted
in the follow ing CKA Table repr esen ts the
angle of kickback your b ar and chain
com binat ions willhave wh en test ed in ac-
cordance with CSA and ANSI standards.
Compu tedangl esr e presentedint heCKA
colu mn indi cate total energy and angle