Always hold the saw firmly with both
hands.
Place your right hand on the rear
handle, even if you are left-handed. To
ensure safe control, wrap your fingers
tightly around the handles, keeping the
handles cradled between your thumb
and forefinger.
Bumper spike of chainsaw
Always engage the bumper spike firmly
in the wood for cutting and
only cut with
the bottom
of the guide bar.
Do not cut with the top of the guide
bar.
The moving chain may cause the
log to shift and you may lose control of
the saw.
Begin cutting with the saw at full speed,
engage the bumper spike firmly in the
wood and then continue cutting.
If the chain on the bottom of the bar is
pinched, caught or encounters a foreign
object in the wood during cutting, the
saw may suddenly be pulled forward,
towards the log –
keep the bumper
spike firmly engaged at all times.
Feed during the cut:
–
Carefully raise the rear handle.
–
Control the saw with the front
handle.
–
Use the bumper spike as a pivot.
Re-positioning in the cut:
–
Carefully withdraw the saw until the
bumper spike is clear of the log.
–
Continue cutting by carefully
applying pressure to the front
handle.
–
Re-engage the bumper spike.
Use the shortest guide bar possible: The
chain, guide bar and chain sprocket
must match each other and your saw.
When cutting
– Place the log in the sawbuck as
described in the operating
instructions.
– Do not hold the wood. Keep both
hands on the chainsaw.
– The chainsaw is a one-person
machine.
– Never permit another person to hold
the wood or the sawbuck. If the
wood or Smart
-
Holder is unstable
stop the chainsaw and reposition
the wood on the Smart
-
Holder until
it is stable.
Position the saw so that your body is
clear of the cutting attachment when the
chain is moving.
Take special care when cutting through
a log. Hold the saw firmly to control and
counteract the feed force.
There is an
increased risk of accidents because
the saw may "drop" at the end of the
cut.
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