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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$URINGTHECHAINBRAKEOPERATIONEVENIFTHETHROTTLELEVER
ISPULLEDTHEENGINESPEEDDOESNOTINCREASEANDTHECHAINDOES
NOTTURN4ORELEASETHEBRAKEPULLUPTHECHAINBRAKELEVER
(OWTOCONüRM
4URNOFFTHEENGINE
(OLDINGTHECHAINSAWHORIZONTALLYRELEASEYOURHANDFROMTHE
FRONTHANDLEHITTHETIPOFTHEGUIDEBARTOASTUMPORAPIECEOF
WOODANDCONüRMBRAKEOPERATION/PERATINGLEVELVARIESBY
BARSIZE
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REPAIRS
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THECLUTCHWILLOVERHEATCAUSINGTROUBLE
7HENTHEBRAKEENGAGESDURINGOPERATIONIMMEDIATELYRELEASETHE
THROTTLELEVERTOSTOPTHEENGINE
7!2.).'
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3TOPPING&IG
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WORKINGWITHACHAINSAWISTHEPOSSIBILITYOFKICKBACK+ICKBACK
MAYOCCURWHENTHEUPPERTIPOFTHEGUIDEBARTOUCHESANOBJECT
ORWHENTHEWOODCLOSESINANDPINCHESTHESAWCHAININTHECUT
4IPCONTACTINSOMECASESMAYCAUSEALIGHTNINGFASTREVERSE
REACTIONKICKINGTHEGUIDEBARUPANDBACKTOWARDYOU0INCHING
THESAWCHAINALONGTHETOPOFTHEGUIDEBARMAYALSOPUSHTHE
GUIDEBARRAPIDLYBACKTOWARDSYOU%ITHEROFTHESEREACTIONSMAY
CAUSEYOUTOLOSECONTROLOFTHESAWWHICHCOULDRESULTINSERIOUS
PERSONALINJURY
%VENTHOUGHYOURSAWHASSAFETYBUILTINTOITSDESIGNYOUSHOULD
NOTRELYONTHESESAFETYFEATURESEXCLUSIVELY
+NOWWHEREYOURBARTIPISATALLTIMES+ICKBACKDOESOCCURIFYOU
ALLOWTHEKICKBACKZONEOFTHEBARTOTOUCHANOBJECT$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.).'
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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.).'
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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CONDITIONS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