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7HENYOUHEARTHEENGINEWANTTOSTARTWITHTHETHROTTLETRIGGER
LOCKOUTPRESSEDPULLTHROTTLETRIGGER4HISWILLRELEASETHE
THROTTLEFROMSTARTINGPOSITIONTORUNPOSITIONANDWILLRETURNTHE
CHOKEKNOBTORUNPOSITIONAUTOMATICALLY&IG
0ULLRECOILSTARTERBRISKLYAGAININTHEAFOREMENTIONEDMANNER
./4%
)FENGINEDOESNOTSTARTREPEATPROCEDURES
FROMTO
!FTERSTARTINGENGINEPULLTHROTTLETRIGGERTORELEASETHROTTLELOCK
4HENALLOWTHEENGINEABOUTMINUTESTOWARMUPBEFORE
SUBJECTINGITTOANYLOAD
3TARTINGWARMENGINE
3ETIGNITIONSWITCH/.POSITION0ULLRECOILSTARTER
)FENGINEDOESNOTSTARTEASILYPULLCHOKEKNOBFULLYANDRETURN
IT4HISWILLLOCKTHETHROTTLELEVERINSTARTINGPOSITION0ULLRECOIL
STARTER
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)FENGINESTILLDOESNOTSTARTFOLLOWTHESTEPSOFTHECOLDENGINE
STARTING
#HAINBRAKEOPERATION&IG
#HAINBRAKE)FSOEQUIPPEDISDESIGNEDTOACTIVATEINAN
EMERGENCYSUCHASKICKBACKACTION0LEASECHECKTOVERIFYTHATIT
WORKSPROPERLYBEFOREUSE
!PPLICATIONOFBRAKEISMADEBYMOVINGTHEFRONTGUARDTOWARDS
THEBAR$URINGTHECHAINBRAKEOPERATIONEVENIFTHETHROTTLELEVER
ISPULLEDTHEENGINESPEEDDOESNOTINCREASE
ANDTHECHAINDOESNOTTURN4ORELEASETHEBRAKEPULLUPTHECHAIN
BRAKELEVER
(OWTOCONüRM
4URNOFFTHEENGINE
(OLDINGTHECHAINSAWHORIZONTALLYRELEASEYOURHANDFROMTHE
FRONTHANDLEHITTHETIPOFTHEGUIDEBARTOASTUMPORAPIECEOF
WOODANDCONüRMBRAKEOPERATION/PERATINGLEVELVARIESBY
BARSIZE
)NCASETHEBRAKEISNOTEFFECTIVEASKOURDEALERFORINSPECTIONAND
REPAIRS
)FTHEENGINEKEEPSROTATINGATHIGHSPEEDWITHTHEBRAKEENGAGED
THECLUTCHWILLOVERHEATCAUSINGTROUBLE
7HENTHEBRAKEENGAGESDURINGOPERATIONIMMEDIATELYRELEASETHE
THROTTLELEVERTOSTOPTHEENGINE
7!2.).'
$ONOTCARRYTHEMACHINEWITHTHEENGINERUNNING
3TOPPING&IG
$ECREASEENGINESPEEDANDPUSHIGNITIONSWITCHTOSTOPPOSITION
7!2.).'
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/NEOFTHEMOSTSEVEREDANGERSWHENWORKINGWITHACHAINSAW
ISTHEPOSSIBILITYOFKICKBACK+ICKBACKMAYOCCURWHENTHEUPPER
TIPOFTHEGUIDEBARTOUCHESANOBJECTORWHENTHEWOODCLOSESIN
ANDPINCHESTHESAWCHAININTHECUT4IPCONTACTINSOMECASES
MAYCAUSEALIGHTNINGFASTREVERSEREACTIONKICKINGTHEGUIDEBAR
UPANDBACKTOWARDYOU0INCHINGTHESAWCHAINALONGTHETOPOF
THEGUIDEBARMAYALSOPUSHTHEGUIDEBARRAPIDLYBACKTOWARDS
YOU%ITHEROFTHESEREACTIONSMAYCAUSEYOUTOLOSECONTROLOFTHE
SAWWHICHCOULDRESULTINSERIOUSPERSONALINJURY%VENTHOUGHYOUR
SAWHASSAFETYBUILTINTOITSDESIGNYOUSHOULDNOTRELYONTHESE
SAFETYFEATURESEXCLUSIVELY+NOWWHEREYOURBARTIPISATALLTIMES
+ICKBACKDOESOCCURIFYOUALLOWTHEKICKBACKZONEOFTHEBAR
TOTOUCHANOBJECT$ONOTUSETHATAREA+ICKBACKFROMPINCHINGIS
CAUSEDBYACUTCLOSINGANDPINCHINGTHEUPPERSIDEOFTHEGUIDE
BAR3TUDYYOURCUTANDMAKESUREITWILLOPENASYOUCUTTHROUGH
-AINTAINCONTROLWHENTHEENGINEISRUNNINGBYALWAYSKEEPING
AüRMGRIPONTHESAWWITHYOURRIGHTHANDONTHEREARHANDLE
YOURLEFTHANDONTHEFRONTHANDLEANDYOURTHUMBSANDüNGERS
ENCIRCLINGTHEHANDLES!LWAYSHOLDTHESAWWITHBOTHHANDSDURING
OPERATIONANDCUTATHIGHENGINESPEED
7!2.).'
$ONOTOVERREACHORCUTABOVESHOULDERHEIGHT
7!2.).'
5SEEXTRACAUTIONWHENFELLINGANDDONOTUSETHESAWINA
NOSEHIGHPOSITIONORABOVESHOULDERHEIGHT
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4HECHAINCATCHERISLOCATEDONTHEPOWERHEADJUSTBELOWTHE
CHAINTOFURTHERPREVENTTHEPOSSIBILITYOFABROKENCHAINSTRIKINGTHE
CHAINSAWUSER
7!2.).'
$ONOTSTANDINLINEWITHCHAINWHENCUTTING
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4HEINTENTIONOFTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONISTOPROVIDEYOUWITHTHE
GENERALINTRODUCTIONTOWOODCUTTINGTECHNIQUES
7!2.).'
4HISINFORMATIONDOESNOTCOVERALLSPECIüCSITUATIONSWHICH
MAYDEPENDONDIFFERENCESINTERRAINVEGETATIONKINDOFWOOD
FORMANDSIZEOFTREESETC#ONSULTYOURSERVICINGDEALER
FORESTRYAGENTORLOCALFORESTRYSCHOOLSFORADVICEONSPECIüC
WOODCUTTINGPROBLEMSINYOURAREA4HISWILLMAKEYOURWORK
MOREEFüCIENTANDSAFER
7!2.).'
!VOIDCUTTINGINADVERSEWEATHERCONDITIONSSUCHASDENSE
FOGHEAVYRAINBITTERCOLDHIGHWINDSETC
!DVERSEWEATHERISOFTENTIRINGTOWORKINANDCREATES
POTENTIALLYDANGEROUSCONDITIONSSUCHASSLIPPERYGROUND
(IGHWINDSMAYFORCETHETREETOFALLINANUNEXPECTEDDIRECTION
CAUSINGPROPERTYDAMAGEORPERSONALINJURY
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.EVERUSEACHAINSAWTOPRYORFORANYPURPOSEFORWHICHITISNOT
INTENDED
7!2.).'
!VOIDSTUMBLINGONOBSTACLESSUCHASSTUMPSROOTSROCKS
BRANCHESANDFALLENTREES7ATCHOUTFORHOLESANDDITCHES"E
EXTREMELYCAUTIOUSWHENWORKINGONSLOPESORUNEVENGROUND
3HUTOFFTHESAWWHENMOVINGFROMONEWORKPLACETOANOTHER
!LWAYSCUTATWIDEOPENTHROTTLE!SLOWMOVINGCHAINCAN
EASILYCATCHANDFORCETHESAWTOJERK
7!2.).'
.EVERUSETHESAWWITHONLYONEHAND
9OUCANNOTCONTROLTHESAWPROPERLYANDYOUMAYLOSECONTROL
ANDINJUREYOURSELFSEVERELY+EEPTHESAWBODYCLOSETOYOUR
BODYTOIMPROVECONTROLANDREDUCESTRAIN
7HENCUTTINGWITHTHEBOTTOMPARTOFTHECHAINTHEREACTIVE
FORCEWILLPULLTHESAWAWAYFROMYOUTOWARDSTHEWOOD
YOUARECUTTING4HESAWWILLCONTROLTHEFEEDINGSPEEDAND
SAWDUSTWILLBEDIRECTEDTOWARDSYOU&IG
7HENCUTTINGWITHTHEUPPERPARTOFTHECHAINTHEREACTIVE
FORCEWILLPUSHTHESAWTOWARDSYOUANDAWAYFROMTHEWOOD
YOUARECUTTING&IG