Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
Elbow locked
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.
Thumb on underside of
handlebar
Low---Kickback
Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
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
Kickback Force
And Allows Wood
To Gradually
Ride Into Cutter
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.
handlebar.
Keep your right hand com-
pletely around the rear handle whether
your arerighthandedor lefthanded. Keep
your left arm straight with the elbow
locked.
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.
WARNING:
DO NOT RELY UPON
ANY OF THE DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR
SAW. YOU SHOULD USETHE SAWPROP-
ERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICK-
S Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.
BACK.
Reduced--kickback guide bars and
S Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance and lose control of the
saw.
low--kickback saw chains reduce the chance
and magnitude of kickback and are recom-
mended. Your saw has a low kickback chain
and bar as original equipment. Repairs on a
chain brake should be made by an authorized
servicing dealer. Take your unit to the place of
purchase if purchased from a servicing dealer,
or to the nearest authorized master service
dealer.
S Donotcutaboveshoulderheight. Itisdiffi-
cult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
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
chainsaw user,donotrely onlyonsafetyde-
S Tipcontactinsomecasesmaycausealight-
ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking the
guide bar up and back toward the operator.
S Pinchingthesaw chainalongthetopofthe
guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.
S Either ofthesereactions maycauseyouto
lose control of the saw which could result
in serious injury.Do not rely exclusively
uponthesafetydevices builtintoyoursaw.
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.
CHAIN BRAKE
S Chain Brake, designedto stopthe chainin
the event of kickback.
WARNING:
Your chain saw is
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar
equipped with achain brakethat is designed
to stop the chain immediately if you get a
kickback. The chain brake reduces the risk
of accidents, but only you can prevent them.
DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE CHAIN
BRAKE WILL PROTECT YOU IN THE
EVENT OF A KICKBACK.
Small Radius Tip
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| Categories | Chainsaw Manuals, Husqvarna Chainsaw Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Husqvarna 137, Husqvarna 142 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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| Document Type | Operator's Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Husqvarna, Chainsaw |
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| Publisher | husqvarna.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Husqvarna |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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