WE
STRONGLY
RECOMMEND
you do not attempt to
operate
the
saw while
IN
A
TREE,
ON
A
LADDER
or
ON
ANY
OTHER
UNSTABLE
SURFACE.
If you
elect
to
do so, be
advised that these positions
are
EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS.
©
DON'T CUT
IN
AWKWARD POSITIONS
(off-balance,
out-stretched
arms,
one-handed,
etc.).
WHEN CUTTING
A
LIMB THAT
IS
UNDER TENSION
be alert
for
springback so that you will
not
be struck
when
the
tension
is
released.®
USE
EXTREME
CAUTION
when
cutting
small
size
brush
and
saplings
because
slender material
may
catch
the
saw chain and be whipped toward you,
or
pull
you off
balance.
®
VIBRATION
— Avoid prolonged operation
of
your
chain
saw and
rest periodically, especially
if
your
hands
or arms start
to
have a
loss
of
feeling, swell
or
become
difficult
to
move.
These
conditions
can
reduce
your ability
to
control
a
saw.
EXHAUST
FUMES
— Do
not
operate your chain saw
in confined
or
poorly vented
areas.
OBSERVE
ALL
LOCAL
FIRE
PREVENTION
REGULA-
TIONS.
We
recommend that
you
keep
a
fire
extinguisher
and shovel close
at
hand whenever you
cut
in
areas
where
dry
grass,
leaves
or
other flam-
mable materials are present.
NOTE:
Spark
arrester
screens
are
available
for
installation
in
your muffler where fire regulations
require them.
Check
local regulations
for
your
special
requirements.
NEVER
OPERATE
YOUR
CHAIN
SAW
WITHOUT
A
MUFFLER.
DO
NOT
CARRY
THE SAW BY
THE CHAIN
BRAKE
LEVER.
WHEN TRANSPORTING
YOUR
CHAIN SAW,
use the
appropriate guide
bar
scabbard.
TURN
OFF
YOUR
SAW WHEN MOVING
BETWEEN
CUTS
and before setting
it
down.
Always
carry
the
chain
saw
with
the
engine stopped,
the
guide
bar
and
saw chain to the rear, and the muffler
away
from
your body.
©
DON'T
TOUCH
or try to
stop
a
moving chain
with
your
hand.©
DON'T
ALLOW
ANY
OTHER
PERSON
or
ANIMAL
CLOSE
to
a running saw
or
where a tree
is
being
cut
down.
@
DON'T
TOUCH
or let
your hand come
in
contact
with
a
hot
muffler, spark arrester,
or a
spark plug wire.
Don't run
the
saw
without
a muffler, exhaust stack,
or a spark arrester.
Keep
screens
and baffles
clean.®
KEEP
THE CHAIN
SHARP
and
SNUG
on the
GUIDE
bar.
®
DON'T
ALLOW
DIRT,
FUEL
or
SAWDUST
to build up
on
the
engine
or
outside
of the
saw.
KEEP
ALL
SCREWS
and
FASTENERS
TIGHT.
Never
operate
a
chain
saw
that
is
damaged, improperly
adjusted,
or is not
completely and securely
assem-
bled.
Be sure that the saw chain stops moving when
the
throttle
control trigger
is
released.
Keep
the
handles
dry,
clean and free
of oil or
fuel
mixture.®
DON'T
OPERATE
YOUR
CHAIN
SAW
unless
the
chain
stops when
the
engine idles.
(Have
corrected.)
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