Husqvarna 17 142 Chainsaw Owners Manual

Symmetrical Guide Bar
Elbow  locked
Large Radius Tip
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 has  met kickback
performance  requirements  when tested
on a representative sample of chain saws
below 3.8 cubic inch displacement speci-
fied in ANSI B175.1.
Thumb on  underside of
handlebar
S  Keepagood,firmgriponthesaw    withboth
hands  when the  engine  is running  and
don’tletgo.  A firmgripwillhelpyoureduce
kickback and maintain control of the saw.
Keep the fingers  of your left  hand encir-
cling and your  left thumb under the front
Contoured
Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
handlebar.
Keep  your right  hand com-
Deflects
kickback force
and allows wood
to gradually ride
into cutter
pletely  around the  rear  handle whether
your arerighthandedor  lefthanded.  Keep
your  left   arm  straight  with  the   elbow
locked.
Low---Kickback
Chain
S  Position your lefthand onthe fronthandle-
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.
S  Standwithyourweightevenly  balancedon
both feet.
Can Obstruct Material
Not a Low---Kickback  Chain
S  Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the
chanceofyour  lefthandcontactingthechain
if your hand slips off the front handlebar.
S  Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signedwithdistancebetweenhandlesand
“in-line” with each other.  The spread and
“in-line” position of the hands provided by
this design work together to give balance
and resistance in  controlling the pivot  of
the saw back toward the operator if kick-
back occurs.
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  Donotcutaboveshoulderheight.    Itisdiffi-
cult  to  maintain  control  of  saw  above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE
S  Chain Brake, designedto stopthe chainin
the event of kickback.
WARNING:  The  following features
are included on your saw to help reduce the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this dangerous reac-
tion. As achainsaw  user,do notrely only on
safety devices.   You must follow all  safety
precautions, 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.
WARNING:
WE  DO  NOT  REP-
RESENT  AND YOU  SHOULD  NOT  AS-
SUME  THAT  THE CHAIN  BRAKE  WILL
PROTECT  YOU  IN  THE  EVENT  OF  A
KICKBACK.  Kickback is a lightning fast ac-
tion which throws the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator. Kickback
can be caused by allowing contactof thebar
tip in the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickbackcanalsobecausedby   pinchingthe
sawchainalongthetopoftheguidebar.     This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back
toward the operator.  Either of these events
may cause  you to lose  control of the saw
which could result in serious injury or even
death. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY OFTHE
DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW.  YOU
SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY AND
CAREFULLY TO AVOID  KICKBACK.  Re-
duced--kickback guide  bars and  low--kick-
back  saw chains  reduce the  chance  and
magnitude  of   kickback  and  are   recom-
mended. Your saw has alow kickback chain
and bar as original equipment. Repairs on a
chain brake should  be made by  an autho-
Reduced Kickback  Symmetrical Guide Bar
Small Radius Tip
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CategoriesChainsaw Manuals, Husqvarna Chainsaw Manuals
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Model Year2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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