Filter
Top Products
6
Low-Kickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback
Force And Allows
Wood To Gradually
Ride IntoCutter
CHAIN BRAKE & CKA ANGLE
S
Chain Brake: designed to stop the
chain in the event of kickback.
W ARNING:
WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD N OT ASSUME
THAT THE CHAIN BR AKE WILL PROTECT
YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICKBACK.
Kick-
backisa lig htni ngfa s tactionwh ichth rows
the bar and r otating chain back and up to-
ward the operat or. Kickback can be
caused by allowing cont act ofthebar tip in
the danger zone with any har d object .
Kickback can also be caused by pinching
the saw chain along t he top of the guide
bar. This action may push t he guide bar
rapidly back towardthe operator. Eitherof
these events may cause you to lose con-
trolof thesawwhich couldresultin s erious
injury or even death.
DO NOT RELYUPON
ANY OF THE SAFETY DEVICES BUIL T INT O
YOUR SA W . YOU S HOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERL Y AND CAREFULL Y T O AVOID
KICKBACK.
Red u c ed--kickbac k guide
bars and low--kickback saw chains re-
duce the chance and magnitude o f kick-
back and are r ecommended. Your saw
has a low kickback chain and bar as origi-
nal equipment. Repairs on a chain brake
should be made by an aut horized Sears
Service Centr e.Take yourunitto t heplace
of purchase or to your nearest Sears Ser-
vice Centre.
S
Tip contact in some cases may cause
a lightning 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 w hich
could result in serious injury. Do not
rely exclusively upon safety devices
built into your saw.
W ARNING:
Computed kickback
angle (CKA) listed on your saw and
listed in t he C KA t able below represents
angle of kickback your bar and chain
combinations will have when tested in
accordance with C SA ( Canadian Stan-
dards A ssociation) standards. When
purchasing replacement bar and chain,
considerations should be given to t he
lower CKA values. Lower C KA values
represent safer angles to t he user, high-
er values indicate m ore angle and high-
er kick energies. C omputed angle r epre-
sented indicates t otal energy and angle
associated without activation of the
chain brake during kickback. I n all cases
lower CKA values represent a safer op-
erating environment f or the user.
The following guide bar and chain com-
binations meet kickback requirements
of CSA Z62.1 and Z62.3 when used on
saws listed in this manual. Use of bar
and chain combinations other than
those listed is not recommended and
maynotmeettheCKArequirementsper
standard.
Computed kickback angle (CKA) Table
BAR
P/N
Length
CHAIN P/N
18!
MODEL
C944.414460 24_
CKA without
chain brake
71--36372 71--3634
SAFETY NOTICE: Exposure to vibra-
tions through prolonged use of gasoline
powered hand tools could cause blood
vessel or nerve dam age in t he f ingers,
hands, and joints of people prone t o
circulation disorders or abnormal swell-
ing. Pr olonged use in cold weather has
been linked to blood vessel damage in
otherwise healthy people. If symptoms
occur such as num bness, pain, loss of
strength, change in skin color o r texture,
or loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or
joi n ts, discon tinue the use of this tool
and seek m edical att ention. An ant i-vi-
bration system does not guarantee the
avoidance of these problems. Users
who operat e pow er t ools on a continual
and r egular basis must closely monitor
their physical condition and t he condition
of t his tool.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Your saw is
equipped with a temperatur e limiting
muf f ler and spar k ar resting screen w hich
meets t he r equirements of California
Codes 4442 and 4443. All U. S. forest
land and the states of California, I daho,
Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon,
and Washington r equire by law t hat
many internal combustion engines be
equipped with a spark arr estor scr een. I f
youoperateachainsawinastateor