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OPERATION
DANGER
Never cut near power
lines, electric cords, or
other electric sources. If bar and chain
jams on any electrical cord or line, DO
NOT TOUCH THE BAR OR CHAIN! THEY CAN
BECOME ELECTRICALLY LIVE AND VERY DAN-
GEROUS. Continue to hold the tool by the insu
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lated rear handle or lay it down and away from
you in a safe manner. Disconnect the electrical
service to the damaged line or cord before at
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tempting to free the bar and chain from the line
or cord. Contact with the bar, chain, other con
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ductive parts of the tool or live electric cords or
lines will result in death by electrocution, electric
shock, or serious personal injury.
WARNING
Read and understand all instruc-
tions. Failure to follow all instruc-
tions listed below may result in electric shock,
fire and/or serious personal injury.
•
Guard Against Kickback which can result in
severe injury or death. See Important Safety
Instructions "Guard Against Kickback", to avoid
the risk of kickback.
• Always wear eye protection with side shield, as
well as head and hearing protection. Failure to
do so could result in objects being thrown into
your eyes and other possible serious injuries.
• Do not overreach. Do not cut with right hand
holding tool above chest height. Make sure
your footing is firm. Keep feet apart. Divide your
weight evenly on both feet.
• Do not allow familiarity with this product to make
you careless. Remember that a careless fraction
of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
•
Use a firm grip with your left hand on the front
handle and your right hand on the rear handle
so that your body is to the left of the guide bar.
• Never use a cross-handed grip (left hand on the
rear handles and right hand on the front handle).
•
Never allow any part of your body to be in line
with the guide bar when operating the tool.
• Never operate while in a tree, in any awkward posi-
tion or on a ladder or other unstable surface. You
may loose control of tool causing severe injury.
•
Never fell a tree or cut a log or limb that has a
diameter greater that the length of the guide
bar. Only properly trained professionals should
perform these cuts. Performing these types of
cuts can cause an accident and result in death
or serious personal injury.
• Keep the tool running at full speed the entire
time you are cutting.
• Allow the chain to cut for you. Exert only light
pressure. Do not put pressure on tool at end of cut.
•
When not in use always remove the battery.
• Do not use any attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer. The use of
attachments or accessories not recommended
can result in serious personal injury.
Kickback
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 saw
chain 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 lightning fast, reverse reaction which kicks the guide
bar up and back toward the operator. If the saw chain
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 tool control which
can result in serious injury. Do not rely exclusively upon
the safety devices built into the tool. As a pole saw
user, you should take several steps to keep your cutting
jobs free from accident or injury.