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• Plan and clear an escape path before cuts
are started. The escape path should extend
back and diagonally to the rear of the
expected line of fall.
• Always stop the engine before you move
the product between the trees.
• Make sure you firmly plant your feet on the
ground and distribute your weight evenly.
• Always keep proper footing and operate
the product only when standing on fixed,
secure and level surface. Slippery or
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unstable surfaces such as ladders may
cause a loss of balance or control.
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
can result if the product touches an object
in wood.
• Rotational Kickback can occur when the
moving chain touches an object at the
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