OPERATING
The following precautions should be followed to
minimize kickback:
1.
Always grip the saw firmly with both hands. Hold the saw
firmly with both hands when the unit is running. Place
your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on
the front handle with your thumbs and fingers encircling
the chain saw handles. A firm grip together with a stiff left
arm will help you maintain control of the saw if kickback
occurs.
2.
Make sure that the area in which you are cutting is free
from obstructions. Do not let the nose of the guide bar
contact a log, branch, fence or any other obstruction that
could be hit while you are operating the saw.
3.
Always cut with the unit running at full speed. Fully
squeeze the throttle trigger and maintain a steady cutting
speed.
Push and Pull – This reaction force is always opposite to the
direction the chain is moving where wood contact is made.
Thus, the operator must be ready to control the PULL when
cutting on the bottom edge of the bar, and PUSH when
cutting along the top edge.
Wear non
-
slip gloves for maximum grip and protection.
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WARNING:
Do not operate chain saw in a tree, on a
ladder, or on a scaffold; this is extremely dangerous.
CAUTION:
Chain coasts after turned off.
Do not use under wet conditions.
Use extreme caution when cutting small size brush,
saplings or limbs under tension, because slender and tense
material may catch the saw and be whipped toward you,
pull you off balance or spring back.
Do not cut vines and/or small underbrush.
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this type of tool to
make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
Before you start the unit, make sure the chain saw is not
contacting any object.
WARNING:
Kickback may occur when the moving chain
contacts an object at the upper portion of the tip of the
guide bar or when the wood closes in and pinches the chain
saw in the cut. Contact at the upper portion of the tip of the
guide bar can cause the chain to dig into the object and
stop the chain for an instant. The result is a lightening fast,
reverse reaction which kicks the guide bar up and back
toward the operator. If the chain saw is pinched along the
top of the guide bar, the guide bar can be driven rapidly
back toward the operator. Either of these reactions can
cause loss of saw control which can result in serious injury.
Do not rely exclusively upon the safety devices built into the
saw. As a chain saw user, you should take several steps to
keep your cutting jobs free from accident or injury.
CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS
