Husqvarna 23 COMPACT manual Maintain Control, Kjckback Safety Features, Avoid Pinch-Kickback

speed, there is greater chance of kick- back occurring.

•Use extreme caution when reentering a cut.

•Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of the bar (plunge cuts).

•Watch for shifting logs or other forces that could close a cut and pinch or fall into chain.

•Use the specified Reduced- Kickback Guide Bar and Low-Kickback Chain.

Avoid Pinch-Kickback:

•Be extremely aware of situations or ob structions that can cause material to pinch the top of or otherwise stop the chain.

•Do not cut more than one log at a time.

•Donottwistthesawasthebariswith-

drawn from an undercut when bucking.

Avoid Pull - In:

•Always begin cutting with the engine at

fuueed and the saw houstng agarnst

•Use wedges made of plastic or wood. Never use metal to hold the cut open.

MAINTAIN CONTROL

Stand to theleft of the saw

Never reverse hand positions

. A good, firm grip on the saw with both hands will help you maintain control. Don’t let go. Grip the rear handle with your right hand whether you are right or left handed. Keep the fingers of your left hand around, and your left thumb un- der the front handlebar. Keep your left arm straight with the elbow locked.

•Position your left hand on the front han- dlebar so it is in a straight line with your right hand on the rear handle when making bucking cuts. Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to keep your body from being in a direct line with the cutting chain.

•Stand with your weight evenly bal- anced on both feet

•Do not overreach. You could be drawn or thrown off balance and lose control.

•Do not cut above shoulder height- It is difficult to maintain control of saw above shoulder height.

KJCKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

AWARNING: me following features are included on our saw to help reduce hazard of kickbac YI.; however, such features will not totally elimtnate this danger. Do not rely only on safety devices. Follow all safety rules to help avoid kickback and other forces which can result in serious iniurv.

Handguard: designed to reduceVthe chance of your left hand contactin the $uu your hand slips offthefront tan -

Posit& of front and rear handlebars, designed with distance between han- dles and %-line” with each other. The spread and ‘in-line’ position of the hands provided by this design work to- getherto give balance and resistance in controlling the pivot ofthe saw back to- ward the operator if kickback occurs.

Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, de- signed with a small radius tip which re- duces the size of tie kickback danger zone on the bar tip. This type bar has been demonstrated to significantly re duce the number and seriousness of kickbacks when tested in accordance with ANSI B175.1.

Large Radius lip

•Low-Kickback Chain, has met kick- back erformance requirements when test J on a representative sample of chain saws below 3.8 cubic inch displacement specified in ANSI 8175.1.

Contoured Depth Gauge Elongated Guard Link

	DeRects	Kickback
	Force And Allows
	Wood To Gradually
	Ride Into	Cutter
Chain	Can Obstruct	Material

Wti High

Kickback Potential

ANSI 8175.1-l 991 ‘American National Standard for Power Tools - Gasoline Powered Saw - Safety Requirements.”

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