English / USA
a)
–
Saws with a displacement of less
than 3.8 cubic inches (62 cm³)
In addition, features designed to reduce
kickback injuries may lose some of their
effectiveness when they are no longer in
their original condition, especially if they
have been improperly maintained.
Devices for reducing the risk of
kickback injury
must, in their original condition,
meet a 45° computer derived
kickback angle when equipped with
certain cutting attachments,
STIHL recommends the use of the
STIHL Quickstop chain brake on your
powerhead with green labeled reduced
kickback bars and low kickback chains.
Compliance with § 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-
2000
does not automatically mean that
–
and must be equipped with at least
two devices to reduce the risk of
kickback injury, such as a chain
brake, low kickback chain, reduced
kickback bar, etc.
in a real life kickback the bar and chain
will rotate at most 45°.
!Warning!
To reduce the risk of injury, never use a
saw if the chain brake does not function
properly. Take the saw to your local
STIHL servicing dealer. Do not use the
saw until the problem has been rectified.
!
Warning!
In order for powerheads below 3.8 cubic
inch (62 cm³) displacement to comply
with the computed kickback angle
b)
–
Saws with a displacement of
requirements of § 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-
3.8
cubic inches (62 cm³) and above
2000
use only the following cutting
must be equipped with at least one
device designed to reduce the risk
of kickback injury, such as a chain
brake, low kickback chain, reduced
kickback bar, etc.
attachments:
STIHL Quickstop chain brake
–
bar and chain combinations listed
STIHL has developed a chain stopping
system designed to reduce the risk of
injury in certain kickback situations. It is
called a Quickstop chain brake. The
Quickstop chain brake is standard
equipment on your STIHL chainsaw.
as complying in the "Specifications"
section of the instruction manual or
The computer derived angles for saws
below 3.8 cubic inch (62 cm³)
displacement are measured by applying
a computer program to test results from
a kickback test machine.
–
other replacement bar and chain
combinations marked in
accordance with the standard for
use on the powerhead or
–
replacement chain designated
"low kickback saw chain.“
!
Warning!
See the section on "Low kickback saw
chain and reduced kickback bars."
The computer derived angles of § 5.11
of ANSI B 175.1-2000 may bear no
relationship to actual kickback bar
rotation angles that may occur in real life
cutting situations.
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MS 290, MS 310, MS 390
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