Safe Operation; Kickback - Echo PPT-260 Operator's Manual

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SAFE OPERATION

WARNING
All overhead electrical conductors and communications wires can
have electricity flow with high voltages. Never touch wires directly
or indirectly when pruning, otherwise serious injury or death may
result.
WARNING
Do not operate this product indoors or in inadequately ventilated
areas. Engine exhaust contains poisonous emissions and can cause
serious injury or death.
Read the Manuals
• Provide all operators of this equipment with the Operator's Manual,
and instructions for safe operation.
• Avoid all power lines. This unit is not insulated against electrical
current.
Use Proper Clothing & Equipment
• Always wear head protection with full face shield to help protect
against falling branches and debris.
Keep A Firm Grip
• Grip Power Pruner TM
encircling the handle, and shaft tube.

KICKBACK

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
which could 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
engine, inspect and repair the Power Pruner
DANGER
DANGER
with both hands with thumbs and fingers
WARNING
TM if necessary.
Keep A Solid Stance
• Maintain footing and balance at all times.
• Operate the Power Pruner
• Always evaluate the branches to be
• Plan retreat path from falling objects.
• Cut branches bounce when striking
• Check that shoulder harness is adjusted
• Turn the Power Pruner
• Avoid any contact with saw chain.
DANGER
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and result in serious injury to the operator or
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firmly with both hands with thumbs and fingers encircling the
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Do not stand on slippery, uneven, or
unstable surfaces. Do not work in odd
positions or on ladders. Do not overreach.
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ground or out of an approved bucket lift.
pruned for hazards such as loose dead
branches, which may fall and strike the
operator or helpers. Remove hazards
before pruning.
ground.
for safe, comfortable operation.
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off when moving
from tree to tree.
only from the