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"OUNCING3KATING
4HESIDEWARDMOTION OF THE GUIDEBAR THATCAN OCCUR
INCREASINGTHERISKOFKICKBACK
3KATING
7HENTHECHAINSAWFAILSTODIGINDURINGACUTTHEGUIDE
BARCAN BEGINHOPPING ORDANGEROUSLY SKIDDING ALONG THE
SURFACEOFTHELOGORBRANCHPOSSIBLYRESULTINGINTHELOSSOF
CONTROLOFTHECHAINSAW4OPREVENTORREDUCESKATINGHOLD
THECHAINSAWWITHTWOHANDSANDMAKESURETHESAWCHAIN
ESTABLISHESAGROOVEFORCUTTING
"UCKING
4HEPROCESSOFCROSSCUTTINGAFELLEDTREEORLOGINTOLENGTHS
#HAIN"RAKE
!DEVICEUSEDTOSTOPTHESAWCHAIN
#HAINSAW0OWERHEAD
!CHAINSAWWITHOUTTHESAWCHAINANDGUIDEBAR
#LUTCH
!MECHANISM FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTINGA DRIVEN
MEMBERTOANDFROMAROTATINGSOURCEOF
POWER
$RIVE3PROCKETOR3PROCKET
4HETOOTHEDPARTTHATDRIVESTHESAWCHAIN
&ELLING
4HEPROCESSOFCUTTINGDOWNATREE
&ELLING"ACK#UT
4HEFINALCUTINATREEFELLINGOPERATIONMADEONTHEOPPOSITE
SIDEOFTHETREEFROMTHENOTCHING
UNDERCUT
&RONT(AND'UARD
!STRUCTURALBARRIERBETWEENTHEFRONTHANDLEOFACHAINSAW
ANDTHE GUIDEBAR TYPICALLYLOCATED CLOSETO THEHAND
POSITIONONTHEFRONTHANDLEANDSOMETIMESEMPLOYEDAS
ANACTIVATINGLEVERFORACHAINBRAKE
&RONT(ANDLE
4HESUPPORTHANDLE LOCATEDAT ORTOWARDTHEFRONT OF THE
CHAINSAW4HISHANDLEISFORTHELEFTHAND
'UIDE"AR
!SOLID RAILEDSTRUCTURE THATSUPPORTSAND GUIDESTHE SAW
CHAIN
+ICKBACK
4HEBACKWARDORUPWARDMOTIONORBOTHOFTHEGUIDEBAR
OCCURRING WHENTHE SAWCHAIN NEARTHE NOSEOF THETOP
AREAOFTHEGUIDEBARCONTACTSANYOBJECTSUCHASALOGOR
BRANCHORWHENTHEWOODCLOSESINANDPINCHESTHESAW
CHAININTHECUT
+ICKBACK0INCH
4HERAPIDPUSHBACKOFTHESAWWHICHCANOCCURWHENTHE
WOODCLOSESIN ANDPINCHES THEMOVINGSAWCHAIN IN THE
CUTALONGTHETOPOFTHEGUIDEBAR
+ICKBACK2OTATIONAL
4HERAPIDUPWARDANDBACKWARDMOTIONOFTHESAWWHICH
CANOCCUR WHENTHE MOVINGSAWCHAIN NEARTHE UPPER
PORTIONOFTHETIPOFTHEGUIDEBARCONTACTSANOBJECTSUCH
ASALOGORBRANCH
,OW+ICKBACK#HAIN
!CHAIN THATCOMPLIES WITHTHE KICKBACKPERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTSOF)3/WHENTESTEDONAREPRESENTATIVE
SAMPLEOFCHAINSAWS
.ORMAL#UTTING0OSITION
4HOSEPOSITIONS ASSUMEDIN PERFORMING THEBUCKINGAND
FELLINGCUTS
.OTCHING5NDERCUT
!NOTCHCUTINATREETHATDIRECTSTHETREE´SFALL
2EAR(ANDLE
4HESUPPORTHANDLE LOCATEDAT ORTOWARDTHEREAR OF THE
SAW)TNORMALLYCONTAINSTHETHROTTLE4HISHANDLEISFORTHE
RIGHTHAND
2EDUCED+ICKBACK'UIDE"AR
!GUIDE BARWHICH HASBEEN DEMONSTRATED TOREDUCE
KICKBACKSIGNIFICANTLY
2EPLACEMENT3AW#HAIN
!CHAIN THATCOMPLIES WITHTHE KICKBACKPERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS OF )3/ WHEN TESTED WITH SPECIFIC
CHAINSAWS )T MAY NOT MEET THE !.3) PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTSWHENUSEDWITHOTHERSAWS
3AW#HAIN
!LOOPOFCHAINHAVINGCUTTINGTEETHTHATCUTTHEWOODAND
THATISDRIVENBYTHEMOTOR AND IS SUPPORTEDBYTHEGUIDE
BAR
3PRINGPOLE
!SMALLTREESAPLINGORLIMBTHATISBENTORTRAPPEDUNDER
TENSION )T MAY±SPRING BACK²RAPIDLYWHENCUT CAUSINGA
DANGEROUSSITUATION