Ryobi RY5018, Operator'S Manual

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Page 18 — English
WARNING:
Never use a left-handed (cross-handed) grip or
any stance that would place your body or arm
across the chain line. Improper operation of the
chain saw could result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
DO NOT operate the throttle trigger with your
left hand and hold the front handle with your
right hand. Never allow any part of your body
to be in the chain line while operating a saw.
Improper operation of the chain saw could result
in serious personal injury.
CHAIN LINE

Maintain a proper grip on the saw whenever the
engine is running. The fingers should encircle
the handle and the thumb is wrapped under the
handlebar. This grip is least likely to be broken
by a kickback or other sudden reaction of the
saw. Any grip in which the thumb and fingers
are on the same side of the handle is dangerous
because a slight kick of the saw can cause loss
of control.
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figure 18.
WARNING:
Alway use the proper cutting stance described
in this section. Never kneel when using the
chain saw except when felling a tree as shown
in figure 23b. Kneeling could result in loss of
stability and control of the saw resulting in seri-
ous personal injury.

Balance your weight with both feet on solid
ground.
OPERATION
Fig. 18
STRAIGHT
ARM
CHAIN LINE
THUMB ON
UNDERSIDE OF
HANDLE BAR
Fig. 19
 Keep left arm with elbow locked in a “straight
arm” position to withstand any kickback force.

Keep your body to the left of the chain line.
 Keep your thumb on underside of handlebar.
WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS
See Figure 19.

Cut only wood or materials made from wood;
no sheet metal, no plastics, no masonry, no
non-wood building materials.
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
Never allow children to operate the saw. Allow
no person to use this chain saw who has
not read this operator’s manual or received
adequate instructions for the safe and proper
use of this chain saw.
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
Keep everyone – helpers, bystanders, children,
and animals, a safe distance from the cutting
area. During felling operations, the safe dis-
tance should be a least twice the height of the
largest trees in the felling area. During bucking