Use and Care Manual

FIG 14
PROPER HAND GRIP
POSITION
IMPROPER
FIG 16
STRAIGHT ARM
CHAIN LINE
FIG 15
CHAIN LINE
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English
OPERATION
• Keep everyone – helpers, bystanders, children, and animals – a SAFE DISTANCE from the cutting area. During felling
operations, the safe distance should be a least twice the height of the largest trees in the felling area. During bucking
operations, keep a minimum distance of 15' (4.6 m) between workers.
• Always cut with both feet on solid ground to prevent being pulled off balance.
• Do not cut above chest height as a saw held higher is difficult to control against kickback forces.
• Do not fell trees near electrical wires or buildings. Leave this operation for professionals.
• Cut only when visibility and light are adequate for you to see clearly.

•
 for maximum grip and pro-
tection.
• . Always
keep your left hand on the front handle and your right
hand on the rear handles so that your body is to the left
of the chain line.
• 
the motor is running. The finger should encircle the
handle and the thumb is wrapped under the handlebar.
This grip is least likely to be broken by a kickback or
other sudden reaction of the saw. Any grip in which the
thumb and fingers are on the same side of the handle is
dangerous because a slight kick of the saw can cause
loss of control.
WARNING:    

place your body or arm across the chain line.
WARNING:    
trigger switch with your left hand and hold the
front handle with your right hand. Never allow
any part of your body to be in the chain line


•
Balance your weight with both feet on solid ground.
• Keep left arm with elbow locked in a “straight arm”
position to withstand any kickback force.
• Keep your body to the left of the chain line.
• Keep your thumb on underside of handlebar.
CUTTING

WARNING: Always be sure of your
footing and hold the chain saw firmly with both
hands while the motor is running.
Practice cutting a few small logs using the following
technique to get the “feel” of using the saw before you
begin a major sawing operation.
• Take the proper stance in front of the wood with the saw idling.
• Press the lock-off button and squeeze the trigger switch then release the lock-off button and let the chain accelerate
to full speed before entering the cut.