Owner's Manual

5
Right Hand
Left Hand
S Positi on your left hand on the front han-
dlebar so it is in a straight line with your
ri ght hand on t he rear handle when
making bucking cuts. Stand slightl y to
the left side of t he saw to ke ep your
body from being in a direct line with the
cutti ng chain.
S Stan d wi th your wei gh t evenly balanced
on both feet.
S Do not overr each . You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control .
S Do not cut above shoulder height. It is
difficult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATUR ES
WARNING: The following features
are included on your saw to help reduce
hazard of kickback; however, such fea-
tures will not totally eliminate this dan-
ger. Do not rely only on s afety dev ices.
Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick-
back and other forces which can result
in serious injury.
S Hand Guard: designed t o reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the
chain if your hand slips of f the front han-
dlebar.
S Positi on of fr ont and rear handlebars:
designed with distance between han-
dles and “in- l i ne” with each other. The
spre ad and “in- li ne” posit i o n of the
hands provided by this design work to-
gether to give balance and resistance i n
controlling the pivot of the saw back to-
war d the operator if kickback occurs.
S Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar : de-
signed wit h a small radius ti p which re-
duces the size of the kickback danger
zone. This type bar has been demon-
str ated to signif i cantl y reduce the num-
ber and seriousness of kickbacks when
tested in accordance with ANSI B175.1.
Large Radius
Tip Guide Bar
Small Radius
Tip Guide Bar
S Low Kickback Chain has met kickback
perfor mance requir ement s when tested
on the representat i ve sample of these
chain saws specifi ed in ANSI B175.1.
Low
K
ickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback Force
And Allows Wood To
Gradually Ride Into Cutter
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA AN GLE
S Chain Brake: designed to stop the
chain in the event of kickback.
WARNING: WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME
THA T THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL PROTECT
YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICKBACK.
Kick-
back is a li ght ning f ast action which throws
the bar and rotat ing chain back and up to-
ward the operator. Kickback can be
caused by all ow ing contact of the bar ti p in
the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback can also be caused by pinching
the saw chain along the top of the guide
bar. This action may push the guide bar
rapi dly back toward the operator. Eit her of
the se events may cause you to lose con-
tr ol of the saw which could result in seri ous
injur y or even death.
DO NOT RELY UPON
ANY OF THE SAFETY DEVICES BUILT INT O
YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERL Y AND CAREFULLY TO A VOID
KICKBACK.
Reduced--kickback guide
bars and low--kickback saw chains re-
duce the chance and magnitude of kick-
back and are recommended. Your saw
has a low kickback chain and bar as ori gi-
nal equipment. Repairs on a chain brake
should be made by an authorized service
dealer. Take your unit to the place of pur-
chase or to your nearest authori zed ser-
vice dealer.
WARNING: Computed Ki ckb ack
Angle(CKA)listedonyoursawandlisted
in the following CKA Table represents the
angle of kickback your bar and chain
combinations will have when tested in ac-
cordance with CSA and ANSI standards.
Compu ted angles repr e sen ted in the CKA
column indicate total energy and angle