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INTRODUCTION
Your CHAIN SAW has many features that will
make your job faster and easier. Safety, per-
formance and reliability have been given top
priority in the design of this tool, qualities to
make easy to maintain and to operate.
WARNING: Carefully read the entire man-
ual before attempting to use this tool. Make
sure to pay special attention to the safety rules
and indications, plus all the warnings and cau-
tions of this manual.
GENERAL SAFETY RULES
1. Never operate a chain saw when you are
fatigued. Ill, or upset, or under the influence
of medication that may make you drowsy, or if
you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs
2. Use safety footwear, snug fitting clothing
and eye, hearing and head protection devices.
3. Always use caution when handling fuel.
Wipe up all spills and then move the chain
saw at least 3 m from the fueling point before
starting the engine.
a) Eliminate all sources of sparks or flame
(i.e. smoking, open flames, or work that can
cause sparks) in the areas where fuel is mixed,
poured, or stored.
b) Do not smoke while handling fuel or while
operating the chain saw.
4. Do not allow other persons to be near the
chain saw when starting or cutting. Keep by-
standers and animals out of the work area.
Children, pets and bystanders should be a mini-
mum of 10 m away when you start or operate
the chain saw.
5. Never start cutting until you have a clear
work area, secure footing, and planned retreat
path from the falling tree.
6. Always hold the chain saw firmly with both
hands when the engine is running. Use a firm
grip with thumb and fingers encircling the
chain saw handles.
7. Keep all parts of your body away from the
saw chain when the engine is running.
8. Before you start the engine, make sure the
saw chain is not contacting anything.
9. Always carry the chain saw with the engine
stopped, the guide bar and saw chain to the
rear, and the muffler away from your body.
10. Always inspect the chain saw before each
use for worn, loose, or damaged parts, Never
operate a chain saw that is damaged, improp-
erly adjusted, or is not completely and securely
assembled. Be sure that the saw chain stops
moving when the throttle control trigger is
released.
11. All chain saw service, other than the items
listed in the Owner’s Manual, should be per-
formed by competent chain saw service per-
sonnel.
12. Always shut off the engine before setting
it down.
13. Use extreme caution when cutting small
size brush and sampling because slender mate-
rial may catch the saw chain and be whipped
toward you or pull you off balance.
14. When cutting a limb that is under tension,
be alert for springback so that you will not be
stuck when the tension in the wood fibers is
released.
15. Never cut in high wind, bad weather, when
visibility is poor or in very high or low tempera-
tures. Always check the tree for dead branches
which could fall during the falling operation.
16. Keep the handles dry, clean and free of oil
or fuel mixture.
17. Operate the chain saw only in well venti-
lated areas. Never start or run the engine in-
side a closed room or building. Exhaust fumes
contain dangerous carbon monoxide.
18. Do not operate the chain saw in a free un-
less specially trained to do so.
19. Guard against kickback. Kickback is the
upward motion of the guide bar which occurs
when saw chain at the nose of the guide bar
contacts an object. Kickback can lead to dan-
gerous loss of control of the chain saw.
20. When transporting your chain saw, make
sure the appropriate guide bar scabbard is in
place.
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
KICKBACK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR
CHAIN SAW USERS
WARNING:
Kickback may occur when the
nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object,
or when the wood closes in and pinches the
saw chain in the cut.
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