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Avoid Obstructions
Elbow locked
Clear The Working Area
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
S  Recognize  that   kickback  can   happen.
With a  basic understanding  of  kickback,
you can  reduce  the element  of  surprise
which contributes to accidents.
Thumb on underside of
handlebar
S
Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with both
hands  when  the  engine  is running  and
don’t let go. A firm grip will help you reduce
kickback and maintain  control of the saw.
Keep the  fingers of  your left  hand encir-
cling and  your left  thumb under the  front
S  Never let the moving chain contact any ob-
ject at the tip of the guide  bar.
S  Keep the working area free from obstruc-
tions such as other trees, branches, rocks,
fences,  stumps,  etc.  Eliminate  or  avoid
any obstruction that your saw chain could
hit while you  are cutting.  When  cutting a
branch,  do not  let the  guide bar  contact
branch or other objects around  it.
handlebar.
Keep  your  right hand  com-
pletely  around  the  rear  handle  whether
your are right handed or left handed.  Keep
your  left   arm  straight   with   the  elbow
locked.
S  Keep your saw chain  sharp and properly
tensioned.
A loose  or dull  chain can in-
Position your left hand on the front handle-
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.
Stand with your weight evenly balanced on
both feet.
S
crease the chance of kickback  occurring.
Follow  manufacturer’s  chain  sharpening
and maintenance instructions.  Check ten-
sion  at regular  intervals  with the  engine
stopped,  never with  the  engine running.
Make sure  the chain  brake nuts  are se-
curely tightened after tensioning the chain.
S  Begin and continue cutting at full speed. If
the  chain is  moving  at a  slower  speed,
there is greater chance of kickback occur-
ring.
S
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  of the
saw.
S  Cut one log at a time.
S  Use extreme caution  when re-entering  a
previous cut.
S  Do not cut above shoulder height. It is diffi-
cult  to  maintain   control  of  saw   above
shoulder height.
S  Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of
the bar (plunge cuts).
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
S  Watch for shifting logs or other forces that
could  close  a cut  and  pinch or  fall  into
chain.
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 not rely only on safety de-
S  Use the  Reduced--Kickback   Guide  Bar
and  Low--Kickback  Chain   specified  for
your saw.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
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 and seriousness of kick-
backs  when  tested  in  accordance  with
safety requirements for gasoline  powered
chain saws as set by ANSI B175.1.
Stand to the
left of the saw
Thumb on
underside of
handlebar
Never reverse
hand positions
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