Kickback Safety Features; Chain Brake - Craftsman 358.350203 Instruction Manual

with your r ight hand o nthe rear h an-
dle when m aking bucking cuts.
Stand s lightly tothe left s ide ofthe
saw tokeep y our body f rom being i n
adirect line with thecutting chain.
• Stand w ith your weight evenly bal-
anced o nboth feet.
• Donot o verreach. You could b e
drawn o rthrown off b alance and lose
control.
• Donot c ut a bove s houlder height. It
isdifficult tomaintain control ofsaw
above s houlder height.
KICKBACK
SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The following fea-
tures are included on your saw to help
reduce hazard of kickback; however,
such features will not totally eliminate
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 injury.
• Front Hand Guard: designed to re-
duce the chance of your left hand
contacting the chain if your hand
slips off the front handlebar.
• Position of front and rear handlebars,
designed with distance between
handles and "in-line" with each other.
The spread and "in-line" position of
the hands provided by this design
work together to give balance and
resistance in controlling the pivot of
the saw back toward the operator if
kickback occurs.
• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, de-
signed with a small radius tip which
reduces the size of the kickback
danger zone on the bar tip. This type
bar has been demonstrated to signif-
icantly reduce the number and seri-
ousness of kickbacks when tested in
accordance with ANSI B175.1.
_x_ Small Radius Tip
._ Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip { ._ Guide Bar
• Low Kickback Chain, has met kick-
back performance requirements
when tested on a representative
sample of chain saws below 3.8 cu-
bic inch displacement specified in
ANSI B175.1.
Low-Kickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
.4,-_- longated Guard Link
deflects kickback force
and allows wood to
gradually ride into Cutter
CHAIN BRAKE
• Chain Brake: designed to stop the
chain in the event of kickback.
Ai_ WARNING: WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS-
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WiLL
PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A
KICKBACK, Kickback is a lightning fast
action which throws the bar and rotat-
ing chain back and up toward the op-
erator. Kickback can be caused by al-
lowing contact of the bar tip in the
danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback can also be caused by
pinching the saw chain along the top
of the guide bar. This action may push
the guide bar rapidly back toward the
operator. 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, Reduced-kickback guide
bars and low-kickback saw chains re-
duce the chance and magnitude of
kickback and are recommended. Your
saw has a low kickback chain and bar
as original equipment. Repairs on a
chain brake should be made by an au-
thorized Sears Service Center, Take
your unit to the place of purchase orto
your nearest Sears Service Center.
• Tip contact in some cases may cause
a lightning fast reverse REACTION,
kicking guide bar up and back toward
operator.
• Pinching the saw chain along the top
of the guide bar may push the guide
bar rapidly back toward the operator.
• 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.