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KICKBACK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (cont.)
DANGER! BEWARE OF KICKBACK!
Warning!
Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of the chainsaw and
result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or to anyone standing close by.
Always be alert. Rotational kickback and pinch kickback are major chainsaw
operational dangers and the leading cause of most accidents.
Installing the guide bar and chain
Warning!
The chain has sharp edges. Use work gloves for safety.
Important!
Front guard (chain brake) must
be disengaged when installing the guide bar
and chain.
1. Disengage the chain brake (6) by
firmly
pulling the guard backwards until a “click” is
heard. See label below on the tool to show
when the chain brake has been successfully
disengaged.
2. Loosen the chain drive cover nut (17) using
the double ended wrench (15) but do not yet
remove the nut.
3. Fully loosen the chain tensioning screw (18)
as far as you can anti-clockwise (refer bottom
left picture).
4. Now remove the chain drive cover nut (18) and
remove the chain drive cover (19), refer bottom
right picture).
ASSEMBLY
IMPORTANT!
Pull guard backwards
FIRMLY
to disengage
brake. The chain will not
run unless the chain
brake is disengaged.
BRAKE DISENGAGED BRAKE ENGAGED