Husqvarna 120 Mark II Operator's Manual page 10

an object, the object can eject and cause
injury or damage. Unwanted material can
wind around the chain and cause damage.
• Do not use the product in bad weather,
such as fog, rain, strong winds, risk of
lightning or other weather conditions.
Dangerous conditions, such as slippery
surfaces, can occur because of bad
weather.
• Make sure that you can move freely and
work in a stable position.
• Make sure that you cannot fall when you
use the product. Do not tilt when you
operate the product.
• Always hold the product with your two
hands. Hold the front handle with your left
hand and the rear handle with your right
hand. Hold the product on the right side of
your body.
• The saw chain starts to rotate if the choke
control is in the choke position when the
engine starts.
• Stop the engine before you move the
product.
• Do not put down the product with the
engine on.
• Before you remove the unwanted materials
from the product, stop the engine. Let the
chain stop before you or an aid remove the
cut material.
• Do not operate this product in a tree.
Operation of the product while up in a tree
may result in personal injury.
(Fig. 23)
• The chain brake must be engaged when
the product is started to decrease the risk
that the saw chain touches you during start.
(Fig. 24)
• A kickback can cause serious injury or
death to the operator or others. To
decrease the risk you must know the
causes of kickback and how to prevent
them.
• Obey all safety instructions to decrease the
risk of kickback and other forces which can
cause serious injury or death.
• Adjust the saw chain tension regularly to
make sure that the saw chain does not
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slack. A slack saw chain may jump off and
cause serious injury or death.
• Do not fell trees using an incorrect
procedure. This can cause injury to
persons, hit a utility line or cause damage
to property.
• The operator should remain on the uphill
side of the terrain as the tree is likely to roll
or slide downhill after it is felled.
(Fig. 25)
• Plan and prepare your path of retreat
before you start to cut. Your path of retreat
must be approximately 135 degrees away
from the felling direction.
• 1. The danger zone
• 2. The path of retreat
• 3. The felling direction
(Fig. 26)
• Always stop the engine before you move
the product.
• Make sure you firmly plant your feet on the
ground and distribute your weight evenly.
(Fig. 27)
• Only operate the product with your feet on
stable ground. Without stable ground,
operation can cause serious injury or death
to the operator or others. Do not do operate
the product on a ladder or in a tree.
(Fig. 28)
Kickbacks, skating, bouncing and dropping
Different forces can have an effect on the safe
control of the product.
• Skating is when the guide bar glides or
moves quickly across the wood.
• Bouncing is when the guide bar lifts off the
wood and touches it again and again.
• Dropping is when the product drops down
after the cut is made. This can cause the
moving chain to touch a part of the body or
other objects, causing injury or damage.
• Kickback is when the end of the guide bar
touches objects and moves rearward, up or
suddenly forward. Kickback also occurs
when the wood closes in and pinches the
saw chain during the cut. Loss of control
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