Craftsman 358.350080 Operator's Manual page 4

increase the chance of kickback.Fol- keep your body .frombeing in a direct
low manufacturer's chain sharpening linew]th.the cumng cru_n.
and maintenance instructions.Check • Stand _ your weight evenly bal-
anced on I:k_ feat.
tension at regular intervals, but never
with engine running.Make sure D.ar • Do not overreach. You could be drawn
_an?p.nuts.are secure_ffghteneo, or thrownoff balance and lose control
• ueg=nand cormnue cumn9 at full • Do not cutabove shoulder height. It Is
speed. If the_halr_b moving at a , difficultto maintain control of saw
slower speed, them is greater chance above shoulder height.
of kickback accumng. . KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
• Use extreme caution when reentanng WARNING: The lot|owing features are
e cut.
D.onot attempt cuts starting with the includedon your saw to help reduce .
_tip of the cuts), hazard of k_.kback; however, such fee
Watch forber'_ungeal_ling logs orother force, s . tures will not totally eliminate this darv
that could dose a cut ano pinch or ra, get. Do not rely only on safety devices.
into chain. . • Handguerd: dealgned to reduce.the
• Use the spacif!_ Reduced-Kickbeck chance ofyour le]t hand cor_tctmg
Guide Bar and Low K]ckbeck Chain. the chain ifyour hand slips off the
Avoid Plnoh-K]okbeok: front handlebar.
• Pos_on of front and rear handlebars:
• Be extremely aware of sltu_ionc or
obstructions that can cause material
to pinch the top of or otherwise stop
the chain.
• Do not cut more than one log 8t a
time..
• Do not twbt saw es ber b withdrawn
from an undemut when bucking.
Avoid Pull-in:
• Always begin cutting with the engine
at full speed and the saw housing
against wood.
• Use wedges made of plastic or wood.
Never use metal to hotd the cut open.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Stand to the left of the saw
Thumb on \l
Never reverse hand-poslffonF.
Elbow
locked
• A good, firm gflp on the _ with b.oth
hands will help you mmmaJncontrol
Don'tJet go. Gdp the rear handle .with
your right hand whether .you are ngin
or left handed. Wrap me,ngers or
your left hand over and arotmd the
front handlebar, and your left thumb
under the front han.d[eher.Keep your
leftann straight withthe elbow locked.
• Positionyour left hand on .t_. front.
handlebar so It is in a strmgnt,he w_n
your dght hand on the _ handle
When making oucking outs. Stand
stlghtlyto the left side ofthe sawm
designed with d_ce
b@_ ._n h_an-
dies and "inqlne" with sac_ omer. ] ne
spread and =in-line" _position of the
hands provided bY this desl_lnwork
together to give balance ana resis-
tance in controlling the pivot of the
saw back toward the operator if kick-
back occurs,
• Reduced-KiCkback Guide Bar:.de-
signed with a small radius tip which
reduces the size of the kickback den-
_er zone. This type bar has been
emDnstratedto slgnfficentlyredu_
the number and seriousness of kiCK
backs when tested In accordance with
ANS! B175.1.
_._ SrnallRadius
TipGuideBar
TipGuideBar
• Low.Kk_ck Chain: hes mat _
on a represer_=__, earn. pp or cnam
sews below3.8 cubic inch
LdiSp_. ent s_ in ANSI B175,1.
ow-K]ckback Chain
Contoured Oep_Gauge
FomeAndAllows
WoodToGradually
RideIntoCu'der
SAFETY NOTICE: Exposure to
vibrationsthrough pro|onged.,',saof
gasoline Powered hand tools .cou]a .
cause bloodvessel or nerve aamage_ln
the fingers,hands, and joints of peopke
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