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Tip Guide Bar
S Position your left hand on the front handlebar 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.
S Stand with your weight evenly bal- anced on both feet.
SDo not overreach. You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control.
SDo not cut above shoulder height. It is difficult to maintain control of saw above shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The following features
SLow Kickback Chain has met kickback performance requirements when tested on the representative sample of these chain saws specified in ANSI B175.1.
Low Kickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback Force
And Allows Wood To
Gradually Ride Into Cutter
WARNING: Computed Kickback Angle (CKA) listed on your saw and listed in the following CKA Table represents the angle of kickback your bar and chain combinations will have when tested in ac- cordance with CSA and ANSI standards. Computed angles represented in the CKA
are included on your saw to help reduce | column indicate total energy and angle |
hazard of kickback; however, such fea- | associated without a chain brake. When |
tures will not totally eliminate this dan- | purchasing replacements, considerations |
ger. Do not rely only on safety devices. Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick- back and other forces which can result in serious injury.
S Hand Guard: designed to reduce the chance of your left hand contacting the chain if your hand slips off the front handlebar.
S Position of front and rear handlebars: designed with distance between han- dles and
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should be given to the lower CKA values. In all cases, lower CKA values represent a safer operating environment for the user.
STip contact in some cases may cause a lightning fast REACTION, kicking the guide bar up and back toward the op-
erator.
SPinching the saw chain along the tip of the guide bar may push the guide bar
rapidly back towards the operator.
S Either of these reactions may cause you to lose control of the saw which could result in serious injury. Do not rely exclusively upon safety devices built into your saw.
The following guide bar and chain com- binations meet kickback requirements of CSA Z62.1 & Z62.3 and ANSI B175.1 when used on saws listed in this manual.
zone. This type bar has been demon- | Use of bar and chain combinations other |
strated to significantly reduce the num- | than those listed is not recommended and |
ber and seriousness of kickbacks when | may not meet the CKA requirements per |
tested in accordance with ANSI B175.1. | standard. |
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