Operator's Manual

CuttingwiththeChainSaw
WARNING
Operatingachainsawimproperlycancause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Readandfollowalloperatinginstructions
carefullytoavoidpossiblepersonalinjury.
WARNING
Kickbackcancauseseriousorfatalinjuryto
you.
Alwaysensurethatthechainbrakesystem
isworkingproperlybeforeyouoperatethe
chainsaw.
Avoidtouchingobjectstobecutwiththe
noseofthechainsawguidebar.
Thereare2typesofkickback:
•Afastupwardmotionofthechainsawthatresults
whenthechainatthenoseortopofthebar
contactsanobject
•Afastbackwardmotionofthechainsawthat
resultswhenthechainatthenoseortopofthebar
ispinchedbytheobjectbeingcut
Figure12showstheareaofthebartoavoid
contactinganobjecttopreventkickback.
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Figure12
1.Kickbackarea(nose,top
ofthebar)
2.Nose
1.Gripthechainsawwith2hands,withyourleft
handonthefronthandleandyourrighthandon
therearhandleasshowninFigure13.
Important:Keepyourleftarmstraightwith
yourelbowlockedtohelpreducekickback.
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Figure13
2.Standonsolid,evengroundinfrontofthewood
tobecut.
3.Standtotheleftsideofthechainsaw,notin
linewiththechain,andpositionyourselffor
balanced,stablefootingwhilecutting.
Important:Donotstandonthewoodthat
youarecutting.
4.Ensurethatyouonlycutthewoodthatyou
intendtocut;donotallowthesawchainto
contacttheearth,otherlogs,oranyother
objectswhencutting.
5.Ensurethatthesawchainisrotatingatfull
speedbeforestartingacut.
6.Cutwiththewoodneartherearoftheguidebar,
closetothebuckingteeth;pressthechainsaw
lightlyagainstthewoodandallowtheweightof
thechainsawtodrivethecutting.
Note:Youcanusethebuckingteeth(Figure
14)toapplylightpressure.
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Figure14
1.Buckingteeth
7.Keepsteadypressureonthechainsaw,cutting
inastraightline,andreleasepressureonlynear
theendofthecut.
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