OPERATION
•ALWAYS use adjustment handle to hold blade assembly when making adjustments.
•ALWAYS lock blades securely in position before lifting unit off ground.
•ALWAYS check cutting area for hidden wires, fence posts, and other obstacles before starting.
•ALWAYS maintain a line of sight to the cutting area.
•ALWAYS use extreme care when cutting overhead.
PAS POWER PRUNER ATTACHMENT
DANGER
Saw chain teeth are very sharp and can cause severe injuries, even if engine is off and chain is not moving. Avoid contact with saw chain. Wear gloves to protect hands.
KICKBACK HAZARDS
Contact between the tip of the guide bar nose and objects such as tree limbs and branches can cause Kickback. Kickback is a sudden, forceful reaction that throws the guide bar and saw chain up and away from the point of contact, and in an arc back toward the operator.
Kickback can also occur when the moving saw chain gets pinched in the cut, pushing the unit straight back toward the operator with a sudden, forceful reaction.
Kickback can result in loss of balance, loss of unit control, and serious injury from contact with moving saw chain, or contact between the unit and surrounding hazards.
•NEVER operate a Power Pruner Attachment while on a ladder, in a tree, or on slippery or unstable surfaces.
Open blades on ground only
with engine stopped.
Kickback
ROTATIONAL KICKBACK
CHAIN MOVING DOWNWARD AT IMPACT
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