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ASSEMBLYPROCEDURES
SAFETY FEATURES
Safety Instructions
Starting Safety
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techniques as listed on page (18)
t "MXBZTQFSGPSNQSFTUBSUDIFDLTCFGPSFBUUFNQUJOHUPTUBSUUIFDIBOTBX
t &OTVSFDIBJOCSBLFJTFOHBHFECFGPSFBUUFNQUJOHUPTUBSUUIFDIBJOTBX
t &OTVSFUIBUUIFBSFBPGTUBSUJOHBOEPQFSBUJPOJTDMFBSPGTUJDLTTUPOFTHMBTTOBJMTXJSFTUSJOH
and debris, which could be thrown by the cutting head.
Cutting Safety
t 6TFPOMZJOHPPEWJTJCJMJUZBOEGBWPVSBCMFXFBUIFSDPOEJUJPOT
t ,FFQDIJMESFOBOJNBMTBOECZTUBOEFSTPVUTJEFUIFNFUSFIB[BSE[POF4UPQUIFFOHJOF
immediately if approached.
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t 3FEVDFLJDLCBDLCZLFFQJOHDMFBSPGGSPOUOPTFRVBESBOUXIJMFQFSGPSNJOHDVUT
t ,FFQUIFFOHJOFUPUIFSJHIUPGZPVSCPEZIPMEJOHUIFVOJUXJUICPUIIBOETUPBWPJEJOKVSZ
during kick-back.
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t ,FFQUIFDIBJOCBSCFMPXTIPVMEFSMFWFMBOEEPOPUSBJTFUIFFOHJOFBCPWFZPVS
waist. The chain & bar can come dangerously close to your body.
t /FWFSDVUBCPWFZPVSTIPVMEFST
t ,FFQZPVSCPEZBXBZGSPNUIFDVUUJOHIFBEBOENVGGMFSXIFOUIFVOJUJTSVOOJOH
t %POPUTUSJLFPCKFDUTUIBUNBZDBVTFIBSNPSEBNBHFUPUIFVOJU
Maintenance Safety
t 4UPQUIFFOHJOFBOEEJTDPOOFDUUIFTQBSLQMVHCFGPSFDMFBSJOHCMPDLBHFTDIFDLJOHPS
working on the unit.
t 4UPQUIFFOHJOFEJTDPOOFDUUIFTQBSLQMVHBOEJOTQFDUUIFVOJUJGJUCFHJOTUPWJCSBUF
abnormally or if it strikes a foreign object.
t 4UPQUIFFOHJOFEJTDPOOFDUUIFTQBSLQMVHBOEJOTQFDUUIFVOJUCFGPSFUFOTJPOJOHUIFDIBJO
& bar.
t 6TFPOMZHFOVJOF7*$5"DIBJOCBSPSSFDPNNFOEFE0SFHPODIBJOCBS
t 6TFPOMZHFOVJOF7*$5"SFQMBDFNFOUQBSUT
t &OTVSFDIBJOCBSBSFDPSSFDUMZTIBSQFOFEUFOTJPOFEUPSFEVDFUIFDIBODFTPGLJDLCBDL
Transporting and Storage
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t 6TFDPSSFDUDBSSZJOHNFUIPEXJUIUIFFOHJOFTUPQQFEUIFNVGGMFSBXBZGSPNZPVSCPEZ
t "MMPXUIFFOHJOFUPDPPMFNQUZUIFGVFMUBOLBOETFDVSFUIFVOJUCFGPSFTUPSJOHPS
transporting in a vehicle.
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t 4UPSFUIFVOJUBOEGVFMXFMMBXBZGSPNTQBSLTPSPQFOGMBNFTGSPNXBUFSIFBUFSTFMFDUSJD
motors, switches or furnaces, etc.
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Not for
Reproduction