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 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
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback
Force And Allows
Wood To Gradually
Ride Into Cutter
S Handguard, designed to reduce the chance
of your left hand contacting the chain 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 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 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.
WARNING
: DO NOT RELY UPON
ANY OFTHE DEVICES BUILTINTOYOUR
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
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
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.
chain and bar as original equipment.
Re-
pairs onachainbrakeshould bemade by an
authorizedservicingdealer.Takeyour unitto
the place of purchase if purchased from a
servicingdealer,or tothenearestauthorized
master service dealer.
S Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar, designed
withasmallradiustipwhichreduces thesize
ofthekickbackdangerzoneonthebartip. A
Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar has been
demonstrated to significantly reduce the
S
Tip contact in some cases may cause a
lightning fast reverse REACTION, kicking
theguidebar upandbacktowardtheoper-
ator.
Pinchingthesaw chainalongthetopofthe
guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.
number and seriousness of kickbacks.
S
Reduced Kickback
Symmetrical
Guide Bar
S Either ofthesereactions maycauseyouto
lose control of the saw which could result
in serious injury. Do not rely exclusively
uponthesafetydevices builtintoyoursaw.
Small Radius Tip
Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
ASSEMBLY
Protective gloves (not provided) should be
worn during assembly.
ATTACHING THE BUMPER SPIKE
(If not already attached)
The bumper spike may be used as a pivot
when making a cut.
1.
Loosenandremovethechainbrakenuts
and the chain brake from the saw.
Attach the bumper spike with the two
screws as illustrated.
2.
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