User Manual

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OPERATION
Basic Operating/Cutting Procedure (continued)
sawing. Do not remove the product completely from the wood.
Do not force the saw chain while cutting. Let the chain do the work using the gripping teeth
to apply minimal leverage pressure.
Do not operate the product with your arms fully extended or attempt to saw areas which are
difficult to reach, or while on a ladder. Never use the product above shoulder height (Fig.
22).
Optimum sawing is achieved if the chain speed remains constant during cutting.
Be careful when reaching the end of the cut. The weight of the product may change
unexpectedly as it cuts free from the wood. This can cause accidents to the legs and feet.
Always remove the product from a wood cut while the product is running.
Kickback
WARNING! Beware of kickback! Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of the
product and result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or anyone standing close by!
Always be alert because rotational kickback and pinch kickback are major product
operational dangerous and the leading cause of most accidents!
Kickback may occur if the nose or the tip of the guide bar touches an object, or if wood
pinches the saw chain in the cut.
In some cases, contact with the tip of the guide bar(5) may cause a lightning-fast reverse
reaction, kicking the guide bar up and back toward the operator (Figs. 23, 24, 25).