Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
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Contoured Depth Gauge
| Elongated Guard Link | |
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kickback force | ||
and allows wood | ||
Chain | ||
to gradually ride | ||
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| Can Obstruct Material |
erator. Either of these events may cause you to lose control of the saw which could result in serious injury or even death. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY OF THE DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICKBACK.
STip contact in some cases may cause a light- ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking guide
bar up and back toward operator.
SPinching the saw chain along the top of the guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.
SEither of these reactions may cause you to lose control of the saw which could result in serious injury. Do not rely exclusively upon devices built into your saw.
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| WARNING: | Computed kickback | ||
S Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the | angle (CKA) listed on your saw and listed in the | |||||||
chance of your left hand contacting the chain | CKA table below represents angle of kickback | |||||||
if your hand slips off the front handlebar. | your bar and chain combinations will have | |||||||
S Position of front and rear handlebars, de- | when tested in accordance with CSA (Cana- | |||||||
signed with distance between handles and | dian Standards Association) and ANSI stan- | |||||||
dards. When purchasing replacement bar and | ||||||||
line” position of the hands provided by this | chain, considerations should be given to the | |||||||
design work together to give balance and re- | lower CKA values. Lower CKA values repre- | |||||||
sistance in controlling the pivot of the saw | sent safer angles to the user, higher values in- | |||||||
back toward the operator if kickback occurs. | dicate more angle and higher kick energies. | |||||||
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE | Computed angles represented indicate total | |||||||
S Chain Brake, designed to stop the chain in | energy and angle associated without activation | |||||||
of the chain brake during kickback. Activated | ||||||||
the event of kickback. |
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WARNING: | WE DO NOT REP- | activation angle of chain break and resulting | ||||||
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS- | kick angle of saw. In all cases lower CKA val- | |||||||
ues represent a safer operating environment | ||||||||
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL | ||||||||
for the user. |
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PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICK- |
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The following guide bar and chain combina- | ||||||||
BACK. Kickback is a lightning fast action | ||||||||
tions meet kickback requirements of CSA | ||||||||
which throws the bar and rotating chain back | ||||||||
Standards Z62.1, Z62.3, & ANSI B175.1 | ||||||||
and up toward the operator. Kickback can be | ||||||||
when used on saws listed in this manual. | ||||||||
caused by allowing contact of the bar tip in the | ||||||||
Use of bar and chain combinations other | ||||||||
danger zone with any hard object. Kickback | ||||||||
than those listed is not recommended and | ||||||||
can also be caused by pinching the saw chain | ||||||||
may not meet the CKA requirements per | ||||||||
along the top of the guide bar. This action may | ||||||||
standard. |
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Computed kickback angle (CKA) Table |
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MODEL |
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| Length | CHAIN P/N | |||
P3314 / P3314WS | 952044368 |
| 14″ | 952051209 |
| 33_ | ||
P3314WSA |
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P3416 / P3516PR |
| 952044370 |
| 16″ | 952051211 |
| 33_ | |
P4018WM / P4018WT | 952044418 |
| 18″ | 952051338 |
| 33_ | ||
P3818AV / P4018AV |
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NOTE: If this saw is to be used for com- mercial logging, a chain brake is required and shall not be removed or otherwise dis- abled to comply with Federal OSHA Regula- tions for Commercial Logging.
SAFETY NOTICE: Exposure to vibrations through prolonged use of gasoline powered hand tools could cause blood vessel or nerve damage in the fingers, hands, and joints of people prone to circulation disorders or
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