Operator's Manual

StartingthePoleSaw
1.Setthepolesawdownonalevelsurfaceandremovethe
protectivecoverfromthechain.
2.Ensurethattheventsonthepolesawarefreefromdust
anddebris(Figure8).
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Figure8
1.Vents
3.Pressdownonthelock-outbutton,thensqueezethetrigger
tostartthepolesaw.
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Figure9
1.Trigger2.Lock-outbutton
ShuttingOffthePoleSaw
Toshutoffthepolesaw,releasethetriggerandthelock-out
button.
CuttingwiththePoleSaw
WARNING
Operatingapolesawimproperlycancauseserious
personalinjuryordeath.
Readandfollowalloperatinginstructionscarefullyto
avoidpossiblepersonalinjury.
WARNING
Donotoperatenearelectricalpowerlines;thepole
sawhasnotbeendesignedtoprovideprotectionfrom
electricshockintheeventofcontactwithoverhead
electriclines,
Consultlocalregulationsforsafedistancesfrom
overheadelectricpowerlinesandensurethatthe
operatingpositionissafeandsecurebeforeoperating
thepolesaw.
WARNING
Kickbackcancauseseriousorfatalinjurytoyou.
Avoidtouchingobjectstobecutwiththenoseofthe
polesawguidebar.
Thereare2typesofkickback:
•Afastupwardmotionofthepolesawthatresultswhenthe
chainatthenoseortopofthebarcontactsanobject
•Afastbackwardmotionofthepolesawthatresultswhenthe
chainatthenoseortopofthebarispinchedbytheobject
beingcut
Figure10showstheareaofthebartoavoidcontactinganobject
topreventkickback.
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Figure10
1.Kickbackarea(nose,top
ofthebar)
2.Nose
1.Gripthepolesawwith2hands.
2.Standonsolid,evengroundinfrontofthetreetobetrimmed
andpositionyourselfforbalanced,stablefootingwhile
cutting.
3.Ensurethatyouonlycutthewoodthatyouintendtocut;do
notallowthesawchaintocontacttheearth,otherlogs,or
anyotherobjectswhencutting.
4.Ensurethatthesawchainisrotatingatfullspeedbefore
startingacut.
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