MACHINE CONDITIONS

•Do not operate a chain saw that is damaged, improperly adjusted, or not completely and securely assembled.

Do not operate the chain saw with a loose or defective silencer.

Be sure that the saw chain stops moving when the throttle control trigger is released.

WARNING DANGER

DO NOT MODIFY A CHAIN SAW IN ANY WAY. ONLY ATTACHMENTS AND PARTS SUPPLIED BY KIORITZ CORP. OR EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY KIORITZ CORP. FOR USE WITH THE SPECIFIC KIORITZ CORP. CHAIN SAW MODELS ARE AUTHORIZED.

ALTHOUGH CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED ATTACHMENTS ARE USEABLE WITH THE KIORITZ CORP. POWERHEAD, THEIR USE MAY, IN FACT, BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Know how limb is stressed. See page 12

CUTTING

•Do not operate a chain saw in a tree unless you have been specifically trained to do so.

•Keep all parts of your body away from the saw chain when the engine is running.

•Use extreme caution when cutting small-size brush and saplings because slender material may catch the saw chain and be whipped toward you or pull you off balance.

•When cutting a limb that is under tension, be alert for spring-back so that you will not be struck by the limb or chain saw when the tension in the wood fibers is released.

Cut only wood or wood products

WOOD PRACTICES

•Operating a chain saw safely requires a chain saw in proper working order, sound judgement, and knowledge of the methods which should be applied in each cutting situation.

•Do not let any person use your saw unless he has read this operator’s manual and fully understands its instructions.

•Never let children operate the saw.

•Use your saw only to cut wood or wood products. Do not cut solid metal, sheet metal, plastics or any non- wood materials.

SERVICES

•All chain saw service operations, other than items listed in the operator’s manual maintenance instructions, should be performed by competent service personnel.

(For example, if an improper tool is used to hold the flywheel in order to remove the clutch, structural damage to the flywheel could occur and subsequently could cause the flywheel to burst.)

Cutting from ladders is dangerous.

•Cutting while on a ladder is extremely dangerous because the ladder can slip and your control of the chain saw is limited.

Working aloft should be left to professionals.

•Stop the engine before setting the chain saw down.

Stay on the uphill side of logs

Down

Keep both feet on the ground

•Stay on the uphill side when bucking or limbing logs which might roll when cut.

•Keep both feet on the ground. Do not work from off- the-ground positions.

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