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c. "STIHL Bar and Chain Catalog
with ANSI Information" (Part
No. 0461-005-0000) gives you a
picture of the whole system and
helps you to comply with the
ANSI B 175.1-2011 chain saw
kickback standard.
1.7 WHAT THE STIHL
DEALER HAS TO DO TO
COMPLY WITH THE
STANDARD
1.7.1 Sale or Rental of STIHL
Powerheads
When selling or renting a STIHL
chain saw powerhead:
a. Make sure that the powerhead
has the proper original label (see
part 1.5.1) or replacement label
(see part 1.9) and that the person
purchasing or renting the saw
has read and understood the
label.
b. Make sure that the appropriate
instruction manual is given to a
purchaser and that the
appropriate instruction manual or
safety manual is provided with
each rental (see part 1.6).
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1.7.2 Labeling and Sale (or
Rental) of STIHL Chains
and Bars
As previously described, STIHL has
developed a color-coded system to
help you to handle the ANSI
kickback standard requirements.
To ensure that saw chain sold in
reels receives the proper warnings
and instructions, STIHL will provide
you with the following:
Every color-coded (green or yellow)
reel box contains a reel of chain and
: a sufficient number of color-
coded (green or yellow) chain
loop boxes,
: the same number of "STIHL Bar
and Chain Information" leaflets,
: a sufficient number of colored
(green or yellow) tie straps, and
: one copy of the "STIHL Dealer
Instructions" sheet.
Green color-coded STIHL chains
are (as of December 2010) only the
following:
: 71 PM3 for 1/4" extended pitch
: 61 PMM3, 63 PM3, 63 PS3, 63
PD3 for 3/8" extended pitch
: 23 RM3, 25 RM3, 26 RM3,
23 RD3, 25 RD3, 26 RD3 for
.325" pitch
: 33 RS3, 36 RS3; 33 RM3,
36 RM3 for 3/8" pitch
All other chains are color-coded
yellow.
!
Warning !
Do not mix green chain reel
boxes, green chain loop boxes
and green tie straps with chain
that has an increased risk of
kickback (yellow labeled chain). If
you do so, you will not comply
with the standard and you will
increase the risk of kickback
injury to your customer.
In order to comply with ANSI B
175.1-2011 chain saw kickback
standard:
1. Put the chain loop into the
appropriate green or yellow loop
box.
2. Add to every loop of chain a
"STIHL Bar and Chain
Information" leaflet.
3. Clearly mark the top of the closed
loop box with the chain type and
length to show exactly what chain
it contains.
4. To meet the computed kickback
angle and reduced kickback
device requirements of the ANSI
standard (see part 1.1), sell (and
rent) only green labeled reduced
kickback bars and low kickback
chains for powerheads of less
than 3.8 cubic inch displacement.
In addition, make sure the chain
brake is functioning properly.
!
Warning !
If you install a chain on your
customer's powerhead, it is
important that you hand them the
"STIHL Bar and Chain
Information" leaflet and the
appropriate warning on the chain
box or clam shell and that you
instruct them to read and follow
the contained information,
instructions and warnings.
Otherwise, your customer may
not be sufficiently informed
about the risk of kickback injury
associated with saw chain.
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