Chain And Bar Color Code Marking - Stihl MS 18 Servise Manual

© STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, VA 2013

Chain and Bar Color Code Marking

STIHL saw chain will have a green
or yellow tie strap to indicate if the
chain is low-kickback or other than
low-kickback
The bar will have two green or
yellow dots on the powerhead end
of the bar to identify if the bar is a
reduced kickback bar or not
© STIHL Inc., Virginia Beach, VA 2013
US/STR
US/STR
Kickback!!!
Kickback occurs when the
moving saw chain near
the upper quadrant of the
bar nose contacts a solid
object or is pinched
The greater the force of
the kickback reaction, the
more difficult it becomes
for the operator to control
the saw
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