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Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback:

Kickback may occur when the nose or tip of the guide bar

touches an object, or when the wood closes in and pinches the

saw chain in thecut.

Tip contact in some cases may cause a sudden reverse reaction,

kicking the guide bar up and back towards theoperator.

Pinching the saw chain along the top of the guide bar may push

the guide bar rapidly back towards theoperator.

Either of these reactions may cause you to lose control of the

saw which could result in serious personal injury. Do not rely

exclusively upon the safety devices built into your saw. As a

chain saw user, you should take several steps to keep your

cutting jobs free from accident orinjury.

Kickback is the result of tool misuse and/or incorrect operating

procedures or conditions and can be avoided by taking proper

precautions as given below:

• Maintain a firm grip, with thumbs and ﬁngers encircling

the chain saw handles, with both hands on the saw

and position your body and arm to allow you to resist

kickback forces. Kickback forces can be controlled by the

operator, if proper precautions are taken. Do not let go of the

chainsaw.

• Do not overreach and do not cut above shoulder height.

This helps prevent unintended tip contact and enables better

control of the chain saw in unexpectedsituations.

• Only use replacement bars and chains speciﬁed by the

manufacturer. Incorrect replacement bars and chains may

cause chain breakage and/orkickback.

• Follow the manufacturer’s sharpening and maintenance

instructions for the saw chain. Decreasing the depth gauge

height can lead to increasedkickback.

The Following Precautions Should Be

Followed to Minimize Kickback:

1 . Grip saw firmly. Hold the chain saw firmly with both

hands when the motor is running. Use a firm grip with

thumbs and fingers encircling the chain saw handles.

Chain saw will pull forward when cutting on the bottom edge

of the bar, and push backward when cutting along the top

edge of thebar.

2 . Do not overreach.

3 . Keep proper footing and balance at alltimes.

4 . Don’t let the nose of the guide bar contact a log, branch,

ground or otherobstruction.

5 . Don’t cut above shoulderheight.

6 . Use devices such as low kickback chain and reduced

kickback guide bars that reduce the risks associated

withkickback.

7 . Only use replacement bars and chains specified by the

manufacturer or theequivalent.

8 . Never let the moving chain contact any object at the tip

of the guidebar.

9 . Keep the working area free from obstructions such

as other trees, branches, rocks, fences, stumps, etc.

Eliminate or avoid any obstruction that your saw chain could

hit while you are cutting through a particular log orbranch.

10 . Keep your saw chain sharp and properly tensioned. A

loose or dull chain can increase the chance of kickback.

Check tension at regular intervals with the motor stopped and

tool unplugged, never with the motorrunning.

11 . Begin and continue cutting only with the chain moving

at full speed. If the chain is moving at a slower speed, there is

a greater chance for kickback tooccur.

12 . Cut one log at atime.

13 . Use extreme caution when re-entering a previous cut.

Engage ribbed bumpers into wood and allow chain to reach

full speed before proceeding withcut.

14 . Do not attempt plunge cuts or borecuts.

15 . Watch for shifting logs or other forces that could close a

cut and pinch or fall intochain.

Kickback Safety Features



WARNING: The following features are included on your

saw to help reduce the hazard of kickback; however such

features will not totally eliminate this dangerous reaction.

As a chain saw user do not rely only on safety devices.

You must follow all safety precautions, instructions, and

maintenance in this manual to help avoid kickback and

other forces which can result in seriousinjury.

• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, designed with a small radius

tip which reduces the size of the kickback danger zone on

bar tip. A reduced - kickback guide bar is one which has

been demonstrated to significantly reduce the number and

seriousness of kickbacks when tested in accordance with

safety requirements for electric chainsaws.

• Low-Kickback Chain, designed with a contoured depth gauge

and guard link which deflect kickback force and allow wood to

gradually ride into the cutter.

• Do not operate chain saw while in a tree, on a ladder, on a

scaffold, or from any unstablesurface.

• Hold tool by insulated gripping surfaces when performing an

operation where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring.

Contact with a “live” wire will make exposed metal parts of the

tool “live” and shock theoperator.

• Do not attempt operations beyond your capacity or

experience. Read thoroughly and understand completely all

instructions in thismanual.

• Before you start chain saw, make sure saw chain is not

contacting anyobject.

• Do not operate a chain saw with one hand! Serious injury to the

operator, helpers, or bystanders may result from one handed

operation. A chain saw is intended for two-handed useonly.

• Keep the handles dry, clean, and free of oil orgrease.

• Do not allow dirt, debris, or sawdust to build up on the motor

or outside airvents.

• Stop the chain saw before setting itdown.

• Do not cut vines and/or small underbrush.

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