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• The following precautions should be followed to minimize kickback:

1. Always grip the saw ﬁrmly with both hands. Hold the saw ﬁrmly with both hands

when the unit is running. Place your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand

on the front handle, with your thumbs and ﬁngers encircling the chain saw handles. A

ﬁrm grip and a stiff left arm will help you maintain control of the saw if kickback

occurs.

2. Make sure that the area in which you are cutting is free of obstructions. Do not let

the nose of the guide bar contact a log, branch, fence, or any other obstruction that

could be hit while you are operating the saw.

3. Always c ut with the unit running. Fully squeeze the trigger switch and maintain

cutting speed.

4. Use only the replacement guide bars and low-kickback chains speciﬁed by the

manufacturer for the saw.

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surprise. Sudden surprise contributes to accidents.

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of the tip of the guide bar, or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in

the cut. Contact at the upper portion of the tip of the guide bar can cause the chain

to dig into the object and stop the chain for an instant. The result is a lightning fast

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KICKBACK (See Figures 1 - 2.)

KICKBACK

DANGER ZONE

Fig. 2

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Safety Information

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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KICKBACK

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