Operator's Manual

ShuttingOfftheChainSaw
Toshutoffthechainsaw,releasethetrigger.
Wheneveryouarenotusingthesaworare
transportingthesawtoorfromtheworkarea,move
thechainbraketotheSTOPposition(Figure8)and
removethebatterypack.
CuttingwiththeChainSaw
WARNING
Operatingachainsawimproperlycancause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Readandfollowalloperatinginstructions
carefullytoavoidpossiblepersonalinjury.
WARNING
Kickbackcancauseseriousorfatalinjuryto
you.
Alwaysensurethatthechainbrakesystem
isworkingproperlybeforeyouoperatethe
chainsaw.
Avoidtouchingobjectstobecutwiththetip
ofthechainsaw.
Thereare2typesofkickback:
•Afastupwardmotionofthechainsawthatresults
whenthechainatthenoseortopofthebar
contactsanobject
•Afastbackwardmotionofthechainsawthat
resultswhenthechainatthenoseortopofthebar
ispinchedbytheobjectbeingcut
Figure10showstheareaofthebartoavoid
contactinganobjecttopreventkickback.
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Figure10
1.Gripthechainsawwith2hands,withyourleft
handonthefronthandleandyourrighthandon
therearhandleasshowninFigure11.
Note:Keepingyourleftarmstraightwithyour
elbowlockedhelpsreducekickback.
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Figure11
2.Standtotheleftsideofthechainsawandnot
inlinewiththechain,andpositionyourselffor
balanced,stablefootingwhilesawing.
3.Standonsolid,evengroundinfrontofthewood
tobecut.
4.Whilecutting,havethewoodnearthechainsaw
head,attheexposednearendoftheguidebar.
Youcanusethebuckingteeth(Figure12)toadd
pressurebutitworksbestwithasharp-toothed
chain.
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Figure12
1.Buckingteeth
5.Pressthechainsawlightlyagainstthewood,
allowingtheweightofthechainsawtodrivethe
cutting.
6.Keepsteadypressureonthechainsaw
throughoutthecut,andreleasepressureonly
neartheendofthecut.
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