8 – English
CHAIN SAW SAFETY WARNINGS
Followthesharpeningandmaintenanceinstruc-
tionsforthesawchain.
PushandPull–Thisreactionforceisalways
oppositetothedirectionthechainismoving
wherewoodcontactismade.Thus,theoperator
mustbereadytocontrolthePULLwhencutting
onthebottomedgeofthebar,andPUSHwhen
cuttingalongthetopedge.See Figure 3.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHAIN SAW SAFETY
DEVICES
LOW KICKBACK SAW CHAIN
Therakers(depthgauges)aheadofeachcutter
canminimizetheforceofakickbackreactionby
preventingthecuttersfromdiggingintoodeeply
atthekickbackzone.Onlyusereplacementchain
thatis equivalent to original chain or has been
certifiedaslowkickbackchainperANSIB175.1.
Low kickback saw chain is chain that has met
thekickbackperformancerequirementsofANSI
B175.1(American National Standardfor Power
Tools– Gasoline-PoweredChain Saws-Safety
Requirements)whentestedontherepresentative
sampleofchainsawsbelow3.8c.i.d.specifiedin
ANSIB175.1.
Assawchainsaresharpenedduringtheiruseful
life,theylosesomeofthelowkickbackqualities
andextracautionshouldbeused.
GUIDE BARS
Generally,guidebarswithsmallradiustipshave
somewhatlowerkickbackpotentials.
Whenmaking a replacement,be sureto order
oneofthebarslistedforthesawinthisoperator’s
manual.
Savetheseinstructions.Refertothemfrequent-
lyandusethemtoinstructotherswhomayuse
thisproduct.Ifyouloansomeonethisproduct,
loanthemtheseinstructionsalso.