English / USA
To avoid kickback
The best protection from personal injury
that may result from kickback is to avoid
kickback situations:
1.
2.
3.
Hold the chainsaw firmly with both
hands and maintain a secure grip.
A
B
Be aware of the location of the guide
bar nose at all times.
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 when cutting
small, tough limbs, small size brush
and saplings which may easily catch
the chain.
A = Pull-in:
B = Pushback:
Pull-in occurs when the chain on the
bottom of the bar is suddenly stopped
when it is pinched, caught or encounters
a foreign object in the wood. The
reaction of the chain pulls the saw
forward and may cause the operator to
lose control.
Pushback occurs when the chain on the
top of the bar is suddenly stopped when
it is pinched, caught or encounters a
foreign object in the wood. The reaction
of the chain drives the saw straight back
toward the operator and may cause loss
of saw control. Pushback frequently
occurs when the top of the bar is used
for cutting.
4
Don't overreach.
5.
6.
Don't cut above shoulder height.
Pull-in frequently occurs when the
bumper spike of the saw is not held
securely against the tree or limb and
when the chain is not rotating at full
speed before it contacts the wood.
Begin cutting and continue at full
throttle.
7.
8.
Cut only one log at a time.
To avoid pushback
Use extreme caution when
reentering a previous cut.
1.
Be alert to forces or situations that
may cause material to pinch the top
of the chain.
!
Warning!
9.
Do not attempt to plunge cut if you
are not experienced with this cutting
technique.
Use extreme caution when cutting small
size brush and saplings which may
easily catch the chain and pull you off
balance.
2.
3.
Do not cut more than one log at a
time.
10.
11.
12.
Be alert for shifting of the log or
other forces that may cause the cut
to close and pinch the chain.
Do not twist the saw when
withdrawing the bar from a plunge
cut or underbuck cut because the
chain can pinch.
To avoid pull-in
Maintain saw chain properly. Cut
with a correctly sharpened, properly
tensioned chain at all times.
1.
Always start a cut with the chain
rotating at full speed and the
bumper spike in contact with the
wood.
Stand to the side of the cutting path
of the chainsaw.
2.
Pull-in may also be prevented by
using wedges to open the kerf or
cut.
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MSE 220
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