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SAFETY INFORMATION
Additional Safety Warnings
• Push and Pull (Fig. e)
– The 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 the PUSH when cutting along the top edge.
e
PULL
PUSH
Low Kickback Saw Chain
The rakers (depth gauges) ahead of each cutter can minimize the force of a kickback
reaction by preventing the cutters from digging in too deeply at the kickback zone. Only use
a replacement chain that is equivalent to the original chain or has been certified as a low
kickback chain per ANSI B175.1. A low kickback tooth saw chain is a chain that has met
the kickback performance requirements of ANSI B175.1 (American National Standard for
Power Tools - Gasoline-Powered Chainsaws - Safety Requirements) when tested on the
representative sample of chainsaws below 3.8 c.i.d. specified in ANSI B175.1.
CAUTION
• As saw chains are sharpened during their useful life, they lose some of the low kickback
qualities and extra caution should be used.
PREPARATION
Know Your Chainsaw
This chainsaw can be used for basic felling, limbing, pruning, and woodcutting of lumber
and trees. Before attempting to use the chainsaw, familiarize yourself with all of its operating
features and safety requirements.
WARNING
• Do not allow familiarity with the chainsaw to cause carelessness. Remember that one
careless moment is enough to cause severe injury. Before attempting to use any tool, be
sure to become familiar with all of the operating features and safety instructions.
• Do not attempt to modify this tool or create accessories not recommended for use with this
tool. Any such alteration or modification is misuse and could result in a hazardous condition
leading to possibly serious personal injury.