HART HGCS02 20V User Manual

7 – English
CHAIN SAW SAFETY WARNINGS
KICKBACK
See Figures 1 - 3.
WARNING:
Kickbackmayoccurwhenthemovingchain
contactsanobjectattheupperportionofthe
tipoftheguidebarorwhenthewoodcloses
inandpinchesthesawchaininthecut.Con-
tactattheupperportionofthetipoftheguide
barcancausethechaintodigintotheobject
andstopthechainforaninstant.Theresultis
alightningfast,reversereactionwhichkicks
theguidebarupandbacktowardtheopera-
tor.Ifthesawchainispinchedalongthetop
oftheguidebar,theguidebarcanbedriven
rapidly back toward the operator. Either of
thesereactionscancauselossofsawcontrol
whichcanresultinseriousinjury.Donotrely
exclusivelyuponthesafetydevicesbuiltinto
thesaw.Asachainsawuser,youshouldtake
severalstepstokeepyourcuttingjobsfree
fromaccidentorinjury.
 The following precautions should be followed
to minimize kickback:
 •Alwaysgripthesawfirmlywithbothhands.
Hold the saw firmly with bothhandswhen
theunitisrunning.Placeyourrighthandon
therear handle andyourleft hand on the
front handle with your thumbsand fingers
encirclingthechainsawhandles.Afirmgrip
togetherwithastiffleftarmwillhelpyoumain-
taincontrolofthesawifkickbackoccurs.
 •Makesurethattheareainwhichyouarecut-
tingisfreefromobstructions.Donotletthe
noseoftheguidebarcontactalog,branch,
fence,oranyotherobstructionthatcouldbe
hitwhileyouareoperatingthesaw.
 •Alwayscutwiththeunitrunningatfullspeed.
Fullysqueezethethrottletriggerandmaintain
asteadycuttingspeed.
 •Usereplacementpartssuchaslowkickback
chainandspecialguidebarsthatreducethe
risksassociatedwithrotationalkickback.Use
onlythereplacementguidebarsandlowkick-
backchainsspecifiedbythemanufacturerfor
thesaw.
With a basic understandingof kickback, you
canreduceoreliminatetheelementofsurprise.
Suddensurprisecontributestoaccidents.
Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbal-
ance at all times.
Do not cut abovechest height or overreach
whencutting.Donotletthenoseoftheguide
barcontactalog,branch,ground,oranyother
obstructionwhileyouareoperatingtheunit.
ROTATIONAL
KICKBACK
KICKBACK
DANGER ZONE
PUSH
PULL
FIG. 1
FIG. 2
FIG. 3

HART HGCS02 20V Specifications

General

Brand	HART
Model	HGCS02 20V
Category	Chainsaw
Language	English