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 Kickback
Force And Allows
Wood To Gradually
Ride Into Cutter
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 kick-
back and maintain control of the saw. Keep
the fingers of your left hand encircling and
your left thumb under the front handlebar.
Keep your right hand completely around the
rear handlewhether your arerighthandedor
left handed. Keep your left arm straight with
the elbow locked.
S Handguard, designed to reduce the chance
of your left hand contacting the chain if your
hand slips off the front handlebar.
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.
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.
WARNING: DO NOT RELY UPON
S Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance and lose control of the
saw.
ANY OFTHE DEVICES BUILTINTOYOUR
SAW.
YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID
KICKBACK. Reduced--kickback guide bars
and low--kickback saw chains reduce the
chance and magnitude of kickback and are
recommended.Your saw has alowkickback
chainandbar asoriginalequipment.Repairs
on a chain brake should be made by an au-
thorized servicing dealer. Take your unit to
the place of purchase if purchased from a
servicingdealer,or tothenearestauthorized
master service dealer.
S Donotcutaboveshoulderheight. Itisdiffi-
cult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.I
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: Thefollowingfeaturesare
includedonyoursawtohelpreducethehazard
ofkickback; however, such features will notto-
tally eliminate this dangerous reaction. As a
chain saw user, do not rely only on safety de-
vices. You must follow all safety precautions,
instructions,andmaintenanceinthis manualto
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--KickbackGuideBarhas
been demonstrated to significantly reduce
the number and seriousness of kickbacks.
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.
Reduced Kickback
Symmetrical
Guide Bar
Small Radius Tip
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