Craftsman C944.411364 Instruction Manual page 6

• Low-Kickback Chain: has met k ick-
back p erformance requirements
when t ested ona representative
sample ofchain s aws b elow 3.8 cu-
bicinch displacement.
Low-Kickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
_,_ longated Guard Link
deflects kickback
force and allows
wood to gradually
ride into Cutter
CHAIN BRAKE & CKA ANGLE
• Chain Brake: designed to stop the
chain in the event of kickback,
AlL --
_WARNIN_: WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS_
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL
PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICK*
BACK. Kickback is a lightning fast action
which throws the bar and rotating chain
backand uptoward the operator. Kick-
back can be caused by allowing contact
of the bar tip in the danger zone with any
hard object. Kickback can also be
caused by pinching the saw chain along
the top of theguide bar. This action may
push the guide bar rapidly back toward
theoperator. Either of these eventa may
cause you to lose control of the saw
which could result in serious injury or
even death, DO NOT RELY UPON ANYOF
THE DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW.
YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY
AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICKBACK.
Reduced-kickback guide bare and low-
kickback saw chains reduce the chance
and magnitude of kickback and are rec-
ommended, Your saw has a low kick-
back chain and bar as original equip-
ment, Repairs on a chain brake should
Computed kickback an£11e(CKA) Table
BAR
MODEL
C944.411364
be made by an authorized Sears Ser-
vice Centre. Take your unit to the place
of purchase or to your nearest Sears
Service Centre.
• Tip contact in some cases may cause a
lightning fast reverse REACTION, kicking
guide bar up and back toward operator.
• Pinching the saw chain along the top
of the guide bar may push the guide
bar rapidly back toward the operator.
• Either of these reactions may cause
you to lose control of the saw which
could result in serious injury. Do not
rel_( exclusively upon safety devices
burlt into your saw.
_WARNING: Computed kickback
angle (CKA) listed on your saw and
listed in the CKA table below represents
angle of kickback your bar and chain
combinations will have when tested in
accordance with CSA (Canadian Stan-
dards Association) standards. When
purchasing replacement bar and chain,
considerations should be given to the
lower CKA values. Lower CKA values
represent safer angles to the user, high-
er values indicate more angle and high-
er kick energies. Computed angle repre-
sented indicates total energy and angle
associated without activation of the
chain brake dunng kickback. In all cases
lower CKA values represent a safer op-
erating environment for the user.
The following guide bar and chain com-
binations meet kickback requirements
of CSA 2162.1 & Z62.3 when used on
saws listed in this manual. Use of bar
and chain combinations other than
those listed is not recommended and
may not meet the CKA requirements per
standard.
P/N I LengthLen th CHAIN P/N
71-_-596 _ 71-3629
/
CKA without
chain brake
19°