English / USA
Low kickback chain
Reduced kickback bars
To avoid kickback
Some types of saw chain have specially
designed components to reduce the
force of nose contact kickback. STIHL
has developed low kickback chain for
your powerhead.
STIHL green labeled reduced kickback
bars are designed to reduce the risk of
kickback injury when used with STIHL
green labeled low kickback chains.
The best protection from personal injury
that may result from kickback is to avoid
kickback situations:
1.
Hold the chainsaw firmly with both
hands and maintain a secure grip.
Don’t let go.
!
Warning!
"Low kickback saw chain" is a chain
which has met the kickback
When used with other, more aggressive
chains, these bars may be less effective
in reducing kickback.
2.
3.
Be aware of the location of the guide
bar nose at all times.
performance requirements of § 5.11.2.4
of ANSI B 175.1-2000 (Gasoline-
Powered Chain Saws–Safety
Requirements) when tested in its
original condition on a selected
representative sample of chainsaws
below 3.8 cubic inch (62 cm³)
displacement specified in
Never let the nose of the guide bar
contact any object. Do not cut limbs
with the nose of the guide bar. Be
especially careful near wire fences
and when cutting small, tough
Bow Guides
!Warning!
Do not mount a bow guide on any STIHL
chainsaw. Any chainsaw equipped with
a bow guide is potentially very
dangerous. The risk of kickback is
increased with a bow guide because of
the increased kickback contact area.
Low kickback chain will not significantly
reduce the risk of kickback injury when
used on a bow guide.
limbs, small size brush and saplings
which may easily catch the chain.
ANSI B 175.1-2000.
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Don't overreach.
!
Warning!
5.
6.
Don't cut above shoulder height.
There are potential powerhead and bar
combinations with which low kickback
saw chains can be used which have not
been specifically certified to comply with
the 45° computer derived kickback
angle of § 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-2000.
Some low kickback chains have not
been tested with all powerhead and bar
combinations.
Begin cutting and continue at full
throttle.
7.
8.
Cut only one log at a time.
Use extreme caution when
reentering a previous cut.
9.
Do not attempt to plunge cut if you
are not experienced with these
cutting techniques.
!
Warning!
10. Be alert for shifting of the log or
other forces that may cause the cut
to close and pinch the chain.
A dull or improperly sharpened chain
may reduce or negate the effects of the
design features intended to reduce
kickback energy. Improper lowering or
sharpening of the depth gauges or
shaping of the cutters may increase the
chance and the potential energy of a
kickback. Always cut with a properly
sharpened chain.
11.
Maintain saw chain properly. Cut
with a correctly sharpened, properly
tensioned chain at all times.
12. Stand to the side of the cutting path
of the chainsaw.
MS 170, MS 180, MS 180 C
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I’m looking for a manual for the MS 180 chainsaw. I downloaded it, and the manual only contained the front cover of this manual.
Could you help
Thanks
There are 130 pages in this manual.