UseonlyrecommendedCraftsmanCRAlways_ replace bar and chain immedi-

partsandaccessories.

ately if it becomes damaged, broken

Besurechainstopsmovingwhen or is otherwise removed. engineidles(seeCARBURETORAD- • Always stop the unit when work is

JUSTMENTsectionofpowerhead delayed or when walking from one

manual).cutting location to another. Stop the

Keepothersawaywhenmakingcar- engine before setting the unit down.

buretoradjustments.

Use

only in

daylight or good artificial

• Neverstarttheunitwiththeclutch

 

light.

 

 

housingremovedTheclutchcanfly.

Use

only for

jobs explained in this

offandcauseseriousinjury.

 

manual.

 

Keepthehandlesdriy,clean,andfree KICKBACK ofoilorfuelmixture.

Keepfuelandoilcaps,screws,and A0&WARNING: Avoid kickback

 

fastenerssecurelytightened.

 

which can

 

result

in serious

 

injury.

 

 

• Haveallmaintenanceandservicenot

Kickback

 

is the

backward,

 

upward

or

 

explainedthismanualperformedby

sudden

forward

motion

of the

guide

 

 

aSearsServiceCenter.

 

 

 

bar occurring

when

the

chain

near

the

OPERATEYOURPRUNER

SAFELY

upper tip of the

guide

bar

contacts

 

any

• Do not operate a pruner with one

 

object such as a log or branch, or

 

 

when the

wood

closes

 

in and

pinches

 

hand.

Serious

injury

to the

operator,

 

 

helpers, bystanders or any combina-

the chain in the cut. Contacting a for-

 

eign object

in the

wood

can

also

result

 

tion of these persons

may

result

 

 

from one-handed operation. A prun-

in loss

of

control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotational

 

Kickback

 

can

occur

when

 

er

is intended

for two-handed

use.

 

 

• Operate the pruner only

in a well-ven-

 

the moving

chain

contacts

an object

 

tilated

outdoor

area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at the

upper

tip

of the

guide

bar. This

Do

not operate

pruner from

a ladder

 

contact can cause the chain

to dig

 

 

or

in a tree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into the object, which stops the chain

Do

not use

a pruner

to cut

down

trees

 

for an instant. The

result

is a lightning

 

or any portion of the tree trunk.

 

 

 

fast, reverse reaction which kicks the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Only use for pruning limbs or

 

 

 

 

guide bar up and back toward the op-

 

branches overhead not greater than 4

 

erator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinch-Kickback

 

can occur when

 

 

inches (10 cm) in diameter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Never stand under the

limb you

are

 

the wood

closes

 

in and

pinches

the

 

pruning. Always position yourself out

 

moving

chain

in the

cut

along

the

 

 

of the

path of falling debris.

 

 

 

 

 

top of the

guide

bar

and

the

chain

is

Do

not cut small brush

and

saplings

 

suddenly

 

stopped.

This

sudden

 

 

 

with the pruner. Slender matter may

 

stopping

 

of the

chain

results in a re-

 

catch in the chain and be whipped to-

 

versal of the chain force used to cut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ward

you,

pulling you off balance.

 

 

wood and causes the pruner to

 

 

Make

sure

the

chain

will

not

make

 

move

in the

opposite

direction

of the

 

contact

with any object

 

while

starting

 

chain

rotation.

The

pruner

is driven

 

the

engine.

Never try to

start

the

unit

 

straight

back toward

 

the

operator.

 

 

when

the

guide bar

is

in a cut.

 

 

Pull-In can

occur

when the moving

Do

not put

pressure

on the

pruner

at

 

chain

contacts

a foreign

object

in the

 

the end

of the

cut. Applying

pressure

 

wood

in the

cut along

the bottom

of

 

can cause

you

to lose control

when

 

the guide

bar and

the chain

is sud-

 

the cut

is completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

denly stopped. This sudden stopping

Do

not run

the

unit at high

speed

 

 

 

pulls

the pruner

forward and

away

 

 

when

not pruning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the operator and could easily

 

If you

strike

or

become

entangled

 

with

 

cause

the operator to lose

control

of

 

a foreign

object, stop

the engine

im-

 

the pruner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mediately

and check

for damage.

 

REDUCE

THE

CHANCE

OF

 

 

 

 

 

Have any damage repaired by a

 

 

KICKBACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sears Service Center before attempt-

Recognize

that

kickback

 

can

hap-

 

ing

further operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pen.

With

a basic

understanding

 

of

Do

not operate

a pruner that is dam-

 

kickback,

 

you

can reduce

the

ele-

 

aged,

improperly adjusted,

or not

 

 

ment

of surprise

which contributes

to

 

completely

and

securely

 

assembled.

 

accidents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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