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General Working Instructions
Avoiding Kickback - Your Equipment
As explained previously, kickback can be avoided by
using safe cutting techniques, in which you consistently
avoid cutting with the tip of the guide bar.
However, certain items on your electric chain saw are
also designed to minimize the kickback itself or potential
injuries, should a kickback occur.
Low-Kickback Chain
Modern saw chains are designed to reduce the force of
a kickback. Your Operator’s Manual lists low-kickback
saw chains that have been tested and selected for your
saw.
Small Nose Radius Bar
The smaller the bar-nose radius, the smaller the
kickback zone and the less likely it is that a severe
kickback will occur. Your Technical Manual lists small
nose radius bars available for your saw.
CAUTION!
The chain’s kickback reduction features will provide
their intended protection only if the chain is sharpened
and maintained according to the manufacturer’s
instructions. As a cutter is filed away when sharpened
repeatedly, it gradually becomes increasingly aggressive.
Towards the end of its service life, it is more prone to
kickback than when it was new.
Your saw chain has been designed to reduce the
likelihood of kickback, If the chain is not sharpened
according to the manufacturer’s directions, some of the
chain’s kickback-reduction features may deteriorate,
making the chain more dangerouse to use. Always
follow the chain manufacturer’s sharpening instructions.
When it is time to replace your saw chain, replace it
with a low-kickback cain. Follow our recommendations
in the Operator’s Manual or your dealer’s advice.
Be sure that you get a chain that offers the same or
better protection that the original equipment.
IMPORTANT!
This equipment is for extra protection. It cannot fully
prevent kickbacks - only minimize them. Never rely
entirely on these safety devices for your protection.
Rely instead on safe working techniques.
IMPORTANT!
To minimize the risk of kickback, you should always:
•
Use small nose radius bar and low-kickback saw
chain.
•
Check and adjust chain tension.
•
Maintain cutter sharpness and correct depth gauge
height.
•
Replace worn or damaged bar and chain with
approved replacement combinations.
