General
Safety
Precautions
The use
of
any chain saw may be hazardous.
At
full
throttle chain speed can reach
45
mph
(20
m/s).
It is
important that you read; fully understand and observe
the following safety precautions and warnings. Read
the owner's manual and the safety instructions
periodically.
gerous. Careless or improper use of any chain saw
may cause serious or
f
Have your MAKlTA dealer
show
you
how
to operate
your chain saw. Observe
all
applicable
local
safety
regulations,
standards
and ordinances.
Maximum Computed Kickback Angle
(CKA)' without using the chain brake when
using the recommended bar and chain
combinations (In this example the
CKA
is
45").
Maximumcomputed Kickback Angle
(CKA)' with using the chain brake when
using the recommended bar and chain
combinations (In
this
example
me
CKA
is
40").
Contact of the guide bar tip with
any object should be avoided!
Tip contact may cause the guide
bar
to
move suddenly upward
and backward, which may cause
serious injury!
Always use two hands when
operating the chain saw!
Reduced Kickback Bar and
fuel tank to
7/8
th
full
(see
storing the
saw).
not lend your chain
saw
without
this owner's
nual. Be sure that
anyone
usinn your
saw
un-
Proper use of a chain
1.
the operator
2
the saw
3.
the use of the
Discription
of
symbols
used on chain
saws:
Z
62.1
-95
and Compliance with
Z
62.3-96 CSA -Standards
Class 1A
ANSI
B175.1-1991
Compliance with
ANSI -Standards
Chain Saw list.ed in accordance with
45M6
Amencan,National Standard Safety
S
ecifications for Gasoline Powered
rain
saws (ANSI
B
175.1-1991).
@
Chain combination that has been
c-2
evaluated with the power head
to achieve kickback Drotection
@X.~~-~
(according to ANSI 'and CSA
standards).
The Computed Kickback Angle is a calculated value
from eneraies measured on a test bench.lt is
mt
the
angle of tbe guide bar moved upward in caseof a
KICKBACK.
The operator
Physical Condition
You must be in good physical condition and mental
health and not under the influence of any substance
(drugs, alcohol), which might impair vision, dexterity
or judgment.
Prolonged use
of
chain
saws
exposing the operator
to vibrations
may
produce Whitefinger disease
(Raynaud's phenomenon). This phenomenon
reduces the hand's ability
to
feel and regulate
temperature, produces numbness and buming
sensations and may cause nerve and circulation
damage
and
tissue necrosis.
Alt MANTA
saws
are
therefore provided
with
an
antivibration system which is essential for those
using chain
saws
on a regular
or
sustained
basis.
Antivibration systems do
not
guarantee
that
you
will
not sustain Whiefinger disesase, however, they
reduce this danger considerably. Nevertheless,
continual and regular
users
should observe their
hands
and fingers
and
in
case
af
any abnormal
symptoms,
seek
medii
advice immediately.
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