!
reduce the risk of kickback injury. Other
chains are designed to obtain higher cut-
ting efficiency or sharpening ease but
may result in higher kickback tendency.
Please ask your STlHL dealer to properly
match your powerhead with the appro-
priate bar/chain combinations to reduce
the risk of kickback injury. Green labeled
bars and chains are recommended for all
powerheads. See your “STIHL Bar and
Chain Information” leaflet for details.
Warning!
An improperly maintained chain brake
may increase the time needed to stop
the chain after activation, or may not
activate at all.
STIHL has developed a color code
system to help you identify the STIHL
reduced kickback bars and low kick-
back chains. Cutting attachments with
green warning decals or green labels on
the packaging are designed to reduce
the risk of kickback injury. The matching
of green decaled powerheads under 3.8
cubic inch displacement with green
labeled bars and green labeled chains
gives compliance with the computed
kickback angle requirements of ANSI B
!
Warning!
Never run the chainsaw above idle
!
Warning!
speed for more than 3 seconds when
the chain brake is engaged or the chain
is pinched or otherwise caught in the cut.
Clutch slippage can cause excessive
heat, leading to severe damage of the
motor housing, clutch and oiler compo-
nent and may interfere with the operation
of the chain brake. If clutch slippage in
excess of 3 seconds has occured, allow
the motor housing to cool before pro-
ceeding and check the operation of your
chain brake as described in the chapter
entitled “Chain Brake”. Also make sure
that the chain is not turning at idle speed
(see above “Important Adjustments”).
Use of other, non-listed bar/chain combi-
nations may increase kickback forces
and increase the risk of kickback injury.
New bar/chain combinations may be
developed after publication of this litera-
ture, which will, in combination with
certain powerheads, comply with § 5.12
of ANSI B 175.1-1991. Check with your
STIHL dealer for such combinations.
175.1-1991
when the products are in
their original condition. Products with
yellow decals or labels are for users with
extraordinary cutting needs and
experience and specialized training for
dealing with kickback.
!
Warning!
Reduced kickback bars and low kickback
chains do not prevent kickback, but they
are designed to reduce the risk of kick-
back injury. They are available from your
STIHL dealer.
STIHL recommends the use of its
green labeled reduced kickback bars,
green labeled low kickback chains
and a STIHL Quickstop chain brake
for both experienced and inexpe-
rienced chainsaw users.
Low kickback saw chain and reduced
kickback bars"
!
Warning!
STIHL offers a variety of bars and
chains. STIHL reduced kickback bars
and low kickback chains are designed to
Even if your saw is equipped with a
Quickstop, a reduced kickback bar
and/or low kickback chain, this does not
eliminate the risk of injury by kickback.
Therefore, always observe all safety
precautions to avoid kickback situations.
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