Ryobi RY43154 Operator's Manual page 20

PREPARING FOR CUTTING
PROPER GRIP ON HANDLES
See Figure 14.
See General Power Tool Safety Warnings for appro-
priate safety equipment.
 Wear non-slip gloves for maximum grip and
protection.
 Hold the saw firmly with both hands. Always
keep your left hand on the front handle and your
right hand on the rear handle so that your body
is to the left of the chain line.
WARNING:
Never use a left-handed (cross-handed) grip or
any stance that would place your body or arm
across the chain line.
 Maintain a proper grip on the saw whenever the
motor is running. The fingers should encircle
the handle and the thumb is wrapped under the
handlebar. This grip is least likely to be broken
by a kickback or other sudden reaction of the
saw. Any grip in which the thumb and fingers
are on the same side of the handle is dangerous
because a slight kick of the saw can cause loss
of control.
WARNING:
DO NOT operate the switch
trigger with your left hand
and hold the front handle
with your right hand. Never
allow any part of your body
to be in the chain line while
operating a saw. Improper
operation of the chain saw could result in seri-
ous personal injury.
OPERATION
CHAIN
LINE
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figure 15.
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PROPER GRIP
WARNING:
Always use the proper cutting stance described
in this section. Never kneel when using the
chain saw, except when felling a tree as illus-
trated in figure 20. Kneeling could result in loss
of stability and control of the chain saw, result-
ing in serious personal injury.
PROPER HAND
GRIP POSITION
IMPROPER GRIP
Fig. 14