increasethechanceofkickback,Fol,
lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening
and maintenanceinstructions,Check
tensionat regularintervals, butnever
withenginerunning,Make surebar
clampnutsare secure/ytightened.
•Beginandcontinuecutting]atfull
speed.Ifthechainismovingat a
slowerspeed, thereis greaterchance
ofkickbackoccurring,
• Useextremecautionwhen reentering
a cut.
•Donotattempt cutsstartingwiththe
tipofthebar°(plungecuts).
• Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces
thatcouldclose a cutand pinchorfall
intochain,
• UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Beextremelyawareofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcan causematedal
topinchthetop of or otherwisestop
thechain.
- Do notcutmorethan one logata
time,
• Do nottwistsaw as bariswithdrawn
from anundercutwhenbucking.
Avoid Pull-In:
ilwaysbegincuttingwiththeengine
atfullspeedand the saw housing
againstwood. . ,.
Usewedgesmaae orplasticorwooa,
Neverusemetalto holdthe cutopen.
_MAINTAIN CONTRQL
Standtothe left of thesaw
Thumbon '__
o_ _underside Elbow
locked
keepy,ourbodyfrombeing in adirect
linewiththecuttingcnain_
• Standwithyourweightevenlyhal.....
anced on bothfeet;
• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn
orthrownoffbalanceandlosecontrol.
•Donotcutaboveshoulderheight,lt_
difficultto maintaincontrolofsaw
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES i
WARNING: The followingfeaturesarel
includedonyoursawtohelpreduce
hazardofkickback; however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan'
get,Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.
•Handguard:designedtoreducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechainifyourhandslipsoffthe
fronthandlebar. ---
•Positionoffront and rearhandlebars:
designedwithdistance betweenhan-
dlesand"in-line" witheachother,The
spreadand =in-line"positionofthe
handsprovidedbythis designwork
togethertogivebalanceand resis-
tancein controliingthepivotofthe
sawbacktowardtheoperatorifkick-
backoccurs.
•Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-
signedwithasmallradiustipwhich
reducesthesizeofthe kickbackdan-
gerzone.Thistypebar hasbeen'
demonstratedtosignificantlyreduce
thenumberand seriousnessofkick-
backswhentestedinaccordancewith
ANSIB175.1,
S,.a"adius
Tip Guide Bar
LargeRadius[
TipGuideBar
•Low-KickbackChain:hasmet kickback
performancerequirementswhentested
Neverreversehandpositions onarepresentativesampleofct_n
• Agood,firmgriponthesawwithboth sawsbelow3,8 cubicinch
handswillhelpyou maintain control, displacementspecifiedinANSIB175.1.
Don3letgo. Grtpthe rear handlewith Low-KickbackChain
yourrighthand,whetheryou are right ,ContouredDepthGauge
orlefthanded.Wrapthe fingersof __ _.,,,/ ElongatedGuardLink
yourleft handoverand aroundthe _=zz;Z_'_.=----- DeflectsKickback
front handlebar,and yourleftthumb '_ _ForceAndAllows
'underthefronthandlebar.Keepyour _"_,_ WoodToGradually
•leftarmstraightwiththeelbowlocked, _RideintoCutter
Positionyourlefthandonthe front SAFETYNOTICE: Exposuret_)
handlebarsoitisina straight linewith vibrationsthroughprolongeduseof
yourrighthand on therearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolsCould
whenmaking buckingcuts.Stand cause bloodvesselor nervedamagein
slightlytotheleftside of thesawto thefingers,hands,andjointsofpeople
4
