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• Push and Pull - This reaction force is always
opposite to the direction the chain is moving
where wood contact is made. Thus, the operator
must be ready to control the PULL when cutting
on the bottom edge of the bar, and PUSH when
cutting along the top edge.
Understanding your chain saw safety devices
Low kickback saw chain
Low kickback saw chain The rakers (depth
gauges) ahead of each cutter can minimize the force
of a kickback reaction by preventing the cutters from
digging in too deeply at the kickback zone. Only
use replacement chain that is equivalent to original
chain or has been certied as low kickback chain
per ANSI B175.1. Low kickback/skip tooth saw chain
is a chain that has met the kickback performance
requirements of ANSI B175.1 - 1991. (American
National Standard for Power Tools - Gasoline- Pow-
ered Chain Saws-Safety Requirements) when tested
on the representative sample of chain saws below
3.8 c.i.d. specied in ANSI B175.1-1991. As saw
chains are sharpened during their useful life, they
lose some of the low kickback qualities and extra
caution should be used.
SAFETY INFORMATION
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