Kickback - Echo Power Pruner PPT-2400 Operator's Manual

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kIckback

WARNING

Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of the Power Pruner

any one standing close by. Hold the Power Pruner

front and rear handles. Be aware of the down and outward path the pruner will take after the cut is made.

Kickback may occur when the moving saw chain at the nose or tip of

the guide bar touches an object, or when the wood closes in and pinches

the saw chain in the cut. In some cases this may cause a lightning-fast

reverse action, kicking the guide bar and saw chain up and back or

down and back towards the operator. Either of these reactions may

cause the operator to lose control of the Power Pruner

result in serious personal injury.

With a basic understanding of kickback, you can reduce or eliminate

the element of surprise which contributes to accidents.

Avoid contact of the guide bar tip with any object while the saw chain

is moving.

Cut only wood. Avoid striking concrete, metal, wire, or other obstruc-

tions which could cause kickback or damage to the saw chain.

If the saw chain does strike a foreign object, immediately stop the en-

gine, inspect and repair the Power Pruner

firmly with both hands with thumbs and fingers encircling the

which could

if necessary.

and result in serious injury to the operator or

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