Operator's Manual

11.Keephandlesdry,clean,andfreefromoil
andgrease.Greasy,oilyhandlesareslippery
causinglossofcontrol.
12.Cutwoodonly.Donotusechainsawfor
purposesnotintended.Forexample:donot
usechainsawforcuttingplastic,masonry
ornon-woodbuildingmaterials.Useofthe
chainsawforoperationsdifferentthanintended
couldresultinahazardoussituation.
13.Avoidkickback.Kickbackmayoccurwhenthe
noseortipoftheguidebartouchesanobject,or
whenthewoodclosesinandpinchesthesaw
chaininthecut.
Tipcontactinsomecasesmaycauseasudden
reversereaction,kickingtheguidebarupand
backtowardyou.
Pinchingthesawchainalongthetopofthe
guidebarmaypushtheguidebarrapidlyback
towardyou.
Eitherofthesereactionsmaycauseyoutolose
controlofthesaw,whichcouldresultinserious
personalinjury.Donotrelyexclusivelyuponthe
safetydevicesbuiltintoyoursaw.Asachain
sawuser,youshouldtakeseveralstepstokeep
yourcuttingjobsfreefromaccidentorinjury.
Kickbackistheresultoftoolmisuseand/or
incorrectoperatingproceduresorconditionsand
canbeavoidedbytakingproperprecautionsas
givenbelow:
•Maintainarmgrip,withthumbsand
ngersencirclingthechainsawhandles,
withbothhandsonthesawandposition
yourbodyandarmtoallowyoutoresist
kickbackforces.Kickbackforcescan
becontrolledbytheoperator,ifproper
precautionsaretaken.Donotletgoofthe
chainsaw.
•Donotoverreachanddonotcutabove
shoulderheight.Thishelpsprevent
unintendedtipcontactandenablesbetter
controlofthechainsawinunexpected
situations.
•Onlyusereplacementbarsandchains
speciedbythemanufacturer.Incorrect
replacementbarsandchainsmaycause
chainbreakageand/orkickback.
•Followthemanufacturer’ssharpening
andmaintenanceinstructionsforthesaw
chain.Decreasingthedepthgaugeheight
canleadtoincreasedkickback..
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
PersonalProtective
Equipment
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1.Wearahardhatin
situationswheredebris
maycontactthehead.
4.Weargloves
2.Wearhearingprotection5.Wearprotectivepantsor
chaps
3.Wearsafetyglasses
and/orafaceshield
6.Wearsubstantial,
slip-resistantfootwear
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