OPERATING SAW WITH THE KICK GUARD® DEVICE
WARNING! Study your safety and instruction manuals, and be sure you understand how to keep control of the chain saw either with or without the Kick Guard ® device.
WARNING! The Kick Guard ® device prevents rotational kickback when properly installed, but it cannot prevent other chain saw mishaps. Always wear protective articles such as
Check that the Kick Guard ® is correctly installed before each use, and is fastened securely to the guide bar.
Illustrations below show various applications, which can be performed effectively and safely when the Kick Guard ® device is in place on the bar nose. Notice that the device is often used to protect the saw chain, as well as adjacent objects such as walls, fences and trees. The Kick Guard ® often can be used against an obstruction as a bumper plate.
Using the Kick Guard® when cutting in a brush pile eliminates the threat of kickback and helps speed up brush removal. Cutting brush requires that you be alert for brush and branches that may be whipped back at you.
Even when using the Kick Guard ® device, you must be alert to control the saw against the forces of gravity, push, pull and “skating.” Maintain good footing and balance. Reaching above chest height is extremely hazardous. Twisting and falling limbs are a hazard, which must always be anticipated.
Before buying a new guide bar or new saw chain, check first with your ECHO dealer to be sure the new configuration can be mounted to your
ECHO chain saw. Be sure ECHO’s Kick Guard® device can be mounted onto the new guide bar. The tip of the bar must be equipped with the proper Kick Guard ® device mounting holes.
KICK GUARD® APPLICATIONS
KICK GUARD® ALLOWS
FREE CUTTING NEAR MASONRY, FENCES, ETC.
KICK GUARD® PROTECTS CHAIN FROM
GROUND WHEN FLUSH CUTTING.
KICK GUARD® AS A BUMPER
AGAINST OBSTRUCTION.
KICK GUARD® ALLOWS SAFE | KICK GUARD® ALLOWS SCYTHING | KICK GUARD® ALLOWS SAFE CUTTING |
CUTTING NEAR OTHER TREES | ACTION TO REMOVE BRUSH | IN BRUSH PILE. |
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