Safetyprecautions:General
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ChainShotGuardInspection
CAUTION:Seriousinjuryordeathcanoccur.
Theharvesterheadcanmoveunpredictably
duringserviceprocedures.Theframelock
pinmustalwaysbeusedduringmaintenance
oradjustmentprocedures.
Thefunctionofthechainshotguard(6)istoreducethe
riskofseriousinjuryordeathtooperatorsandbystanders
fromyingsawchainpieces.Thechainshotguard
mustbeinplaceandstructurallysoundtoabsorbthe
energyfromabrokensawchain(1)andreducethewhip
actionthatcausesasecondbreakofthesawchain,
ejectingpiecesofthecuttingsawchainathighspeed.
Foradditionalinformationaboutchainshot,refertoSaw
ChainHazardinthesafetysectionofthismanual.
Inspectthechainshotguarddailyorwhensawchain
maintenanceisperformed.
Sawchainbreaksaretheprimarycauseofwearor
damagetothechainshotguard.
Thechainshotguard,capscrews,andhardwareshould
bereplacedyearlyorwhenexcessivelywornordamaged.
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Saw
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Typicalsawcomponents
1—Sawchain
2—Sawbar
3—Sawbartip
4—Sawchaindrivesprocket
5—Sawchaincatcher
6—Chainshotguard
1-2-6
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