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reduce the risk of kickback injury. Other
chains are designed to obtain higher
cutting efficiency or sharpening ease but
may result in higher kickback tendency.
Please ask your STIHL dealer to
!
Warning!
properly match your powerhead with the
appropriate bar/chain combination to
reduce the risk of kickback injury. For
normal wood-cutting, green labeled bars
and chains are recommended for all
powerheads. See your "STIHL Bar and
Chain Information" leaflet for details.
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 kickback
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 (62 cm³) displacement with
green labeled bars and green labeled
chains gives compliance with the
!
Warning!
Never run the chainsaw above idle
speed for more than 3 seconds when the
chain brake is engaged or when 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 component and may interfere
with the operation of the chain brake. If
clutch slippage in excess of 3 seconds
has occurred, allow the motor housing to
cool before proceeding and check the
operation of your chain brake as
!Warning!
Use of other, non-listed bar/chain
combinations may increase kickback
forces and increase the risk of kickback
injury. New bar/chain combinations may
be developed after publication of this
literature, which will, in combination with
certain powerheads, comply with
§ 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-2000. Check
with your STIHL dealer for such
combinations.
computed kickback angle requirements
of ANSI B 175.1-2000 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!
described in the chapter entitled "Chain
Brake.“ Also make sure that the chain is
not turning at idle speed (see "Important
Adjustments" above).
Reduced kickback bars and low
kickback chains do not prevent
kickback, but they are designed to
reduce the risk of kickback injury. They
are available from your STIHL dealer.
STIHL recommends the use of its
green labeled reduced kickback bars
and green labeled low kickback
chains (for normal wood-cutting) and
a STIHL Quickstop chain brake for
both experienced and inexperienced
chainsaw users.
Low kickback saw chain and reduced
kickback bars
!
Warning!
Even if your saw is equipped with a
Quickstop, a reduced kickback bar and
low kickback chain, this does not
eliminate the risk of injury by kickback.
Therefore, always observe all safety
precautions to avoid kickback situations.
STIHL offers a variety of bars and
chains. STIHL reduced kickback bars
and low kickback chains are designed to
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