Safety Notice Exposure to, Special Notice Your saw is

SPosition your left hand on the front han- dlebar so it is in a straight line with your right hand on the rear handle when mak- ing bucking cuts. Never reverse right and left hand positions for any type of cutting.

Stand to the left of the saw

Never reverse hand positions

SStand with your weight evenly balanced on both feet.

Stand slightly to the left side of the saw toS

keep your body from being in a direct line with the cutting chain.

S Do not overreach. You could be drawn or thrown off balance and lose control of saw.

S Do not cut above shoulder height. It is dif- ficult to maintain control of saw above shoulder height.

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 reac- tion. 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.

S 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 has been demonstrated to significantly re- duce the number and seriousness of kick- backs when tested in accordance with safety requirements for gasoline powered chain saws as set by ANSI B175.1.

Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar

Small Radius Tip

Symmetrical Guide Bar

Large Radius Tip

S 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. Low-Kickback Chain has met kickback performance requirements when tested on a representative sample of chain saws

below 3.8 cubic inch displacement speci- fied in ANSI B175.1.

Contoured Depth Gauge Elongated Guard Link

Deflects Kickback

Force And Allows

Wood To Gradually

Low--KickbackRide Into Cutter

Chain

Can Obstruct

Material

Chain With High Kickback Potential

S Handguard, designed to reduce the chance of your left hand contacting chain if your hand slips off the front handlebar.

SPosition of front and rear handlebars, de- signed with distance between handles and “in-line” with each other. The spread and “in-line” position of the hands pro- vided by this design work together to give balance and resistance in controlling the pivot of the saw back toward the operator if kickback occurs.

ANSI B175.1-1991“American National Standard for Powered Tools --- Gasoline Powered Chain Saw --- Safety Require- ments.”

NOTE: If this saw is to be used for com- mercial logging, you must order and install a chain brake to comply with Feder- al OSHA Regulations for Commercial Log- ging. Contact your Authorized Service Dealer or call 1-800-554-6723.

SAFETY NOTICE: Exposure to

vibrations through prolonged use of gasoline powered hand tools could cause blood vessel or nerve damage in the fingers, hands, and joints of people prone to circulation disorders or abnormal swellings. Prolonged use in cold weather has been linked to blood vessel damage in otherwise healthy people. If symptoms occur such as numbness, pain, loss of strength, change in skin color or texture, or loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints, discontinue the use of this tool and seek medical attention. An anti-vibration system does not guarantee the avoidance of these problems. Users who operate power tools on a continual and regular basis must monitor closely their physical condition and the condition of this tool.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Your saw is

equipped with a temperature limiting muffler and spark arresting screen which meets the requirements of California Codes 4442 and 4443. All U.S. forest land and the states of California, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington require many internal combustion engines to be equipped with a spark arrestor screen by law. If you operate a chain saw in a state or locale where such