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lated rear handle or lay it down and away from
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severe injury or death. See Important Safety
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• Do not overreach. Do not cut with right hand
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handle and your right hand on the rear handle
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• Never operate while in a tree, in any awkward posi-
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may loose control of tool causing severe injury.
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diameter greater that the length of the guide
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perform these cuts. Performing these types of
cuts can cause an accident and result in death
or serious personal injury.
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time you are cutting.
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pressure. Do not put pressure on tool at end of cut.
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attachments or accessories not recommended
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of the tip of the guide bar or when the
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of the guide bar can cause the chain to dig into the
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a lightning fast, reverse reaction which kicks the guide
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of these reactions can cause loss of tool control which
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user, you should take several steps to keep your cutting
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