15 – English
WARNING:
Neverusealeft-handed(cross-handed)grip,
oranystancewhichwouldplaceyourbodyor
armacrossthechainline.Improperoperation
ofthechainsawcouldresultinseriouspersonal
injury.
Maintainapropergriponthesawwhenever
the unit is running. The fingers should encircle
thehandle andthethumb iswrappedunder
thehandlebar. Thisgrip is leastlikely tobe
broken(byakickbackorothersuddenreaction
ofthesaw).Anygripinwhichthethumband
fingers are on the same side of the handle, is
dangerous because a slight kick of the saw can
cause loss of control.
WARNING:
Donotoperatetheswitchtriggerwithyourleft
hand and hold the front handle with your right
hand.Neverallowanypartofyourbodytobe
inthechainlinewhileoperatingasaw.Improper
operationofthechainsawcouldresultinseri-
ouspersonalinjury.
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figures 11 - 12.
WARNING:
Alwaysusethepropercuttingstancedescribed
in this section. Never kneel when using the
chainsaw,exceptwhenfellingatreeasillus-
trated in Figure 16. Kneeling could result in
loss of stability and control of the chain saw,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjury.
Weight should be balanced with both feet on
solid ground.
Keepleftarmwithelbowlockedina“straight
arm”positiontowithstandanykickbackforce.
Yourbodyshouldalwaysbetotheleftofthe
chain line.
Thumb should be on underside of handlebar.
BASIC CUTTING PROCEDURE
Practice cutting a few small logs using the follow-
ingtechniquetogetthe“feel”ofusingthesaw
beforeyoubeginamajorsawingoperation.
OPERATION
STRAIGHT ARM
POSITION
CHAIN LINE
CHAIN LINE
FIG. 9
FIG. 11
FIG. 10
FIG. 12