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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
k. Hold the chainsaw with both hands: with the right hand on the rear handle and the left
hand on the front handle.
l. Make sure that you have a secure and balanced footing. Watch out for obstacles such as
tree stumps, roots, and ditches, which could cause you to trip or stumble.
m. Always make a trial cut in scrap material before produce an accurate cut if rst use.
6. Preparation for Cutting
Refer to “Safety Information” earlier in this manual for appropriate safety equipment.
Work Area Precautions
• Cut only wood or materials made from wood. Do not cut sheet metal, plastics, masonry, or
non-wood building materials.
• Never allow children to operate the chainsaw.
• Allow no person, who has not read this Operator’s Manual or received adequate instructions
for the safe and proper use of this chainsaw, to use this chainsaw.
• When felling a tree, 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 feet (4.5 m) between workers. Trees should not be felled
in a manner that would endanger any person, strike any utility line, or cause any property
damage. If a tree does make contact with any utility line, stay clear of the tree and the line
and notify the utility company immediately.
• Always operate the chainsaw with both feet on solid ground to prevent being pulled off
balance.
• Do not cut above chest height, as a saw held higher is difcult to control against kickback
forces.
• Do not fell trees near electrical wires or buildings.
• Cut only when visibility and light are adequate for you to see clearly.
Proper Grip On Handles
• Wear non-slip gloves for maximum grip and
protection. With the saw on a rm, flat surface,
hold the saw rmly with both hands.
• Always grasp the front handle (D) with the left
hand and the rear handle (B) with the right hand.
• The ngers should encircle the handle, with the
thumb wrapped under the front handle (Fig. 6a).
WARNING
• Never use a left-handed (cross-handed) grip, or
any stance which would place your body or arm
across the chain line.
• Do not operate the trigger switch (A) with your
left hand and hold the front handle with your right
hand.
6a
Grip with
thumb below
handle
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