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chain is suddenly
stopped.
This sudden
stopping pulis the pruner forward and away
from the operator and could easily cause the
operator to lose control of the pruner.
REDUCE
THE CHANCE
OF
KICKBACK
• Recognize that kickback can happen. With
a basic understanding
of kickback, you can
reduce
the element
of surprise
which
contributes
to accidents.
• Never let the moving
chain contact
any
object at the tip of the guide bar.
• Keep
the
working
area
free
from
obstructions
such as other trees, branches,
rocks, stumps, etc. Eliminate or avoid any
obstruction
that your chain could hit while
you are cutting.
When cutting a branch, do
not let the guide bar contact branch or other
objects around it.
• Keep
your
chain
sharp
end
properly
tensioned.
A loose or dull chain
can
increase the chance of kickback occurring.
Follow
manufacturer's
chain sharpening
and maintenance
instructions.
Check
tension at regular intervals with the engine
stopped,
never with the engine
running.
Make sure the bar clamp nut is securely
tightened
after tensioning
the chain.
• Begin and continue
cutting at full speed.
If
the chain is moving at a slower speed, there
is greater chance of kickback occurring.
• Cut one branch at a time.
• Use extreme
caution
when re-entering
a
previous cut.
• Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of
the bar (plunge cuts).
• Watch for shifting of wood or other forces that
could close a cut and pinch or fall into chain.
• Use the Reduced-Kickback
Guide Bar and
Low-Kickback
Chain specified for your unit.
MAINTAIN
CONTROL
• Stand with your weight evenly balanced on
both feet.
• Stand slightly to the left side of the pruner to
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.
KICKBACK
SAFETY
FEATURES
The following
features
are included on your
pruner to help reduce the hazard of kickback;
however, such features
will not totally elimi-
nate this danger. As a pruner user, do not rely
only on safety devices.
You must follow all
safety precautions,
instructions,
and mainte-
nance in this manual to help avoid kickback
and other forces which can result in serious
injury.
• Reduced-Kickback
Guide Bar, designed
with a small radius tip which reduces the
size of the kickback danger zone on the bar
tip.
Reduced
Kickback
Symmetrical
Guide Bar
NI Radius Tip
Symmetrical
Guide Bar
_.
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Large Radius Tip
• Low-Kickback
Chain,
designed
with
a
contoured
depth
gauge
and
guard
link
which deflect
kickback
force
and allow
wood to gradually
ride into the cutter.
Contoured
Depth Gauge
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Elongated
Guard Unk
De_ects
ickback
force
Low-Kickback
_
and allows wood
Chain
to gradually
ride
into elx_tet
• Keep e good, firm grip on the pruner with
both hands when the engine is running and
don't let go. A firm grip will help you reduce
kickback end maintain
control.
Keep the
fingers of your left hand encircling
and your
left thumb under the assist handle.
Keep
your
right
hand
completely
around
the
throttle
handle
whether
your
are
right
handed or left handed.
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Obstruct
Material
Not a Low-Kickback
Chain
SAFETY
NOTICE:
Exposure to vibrations
through prolonged
use of gasoline
powered
hand tools could cause blood vessel or nerve
damage
in the fingers,
hands, and joints of
people prone to circulation
disorders or ab-
normal
swellings.
Prolonged
use in cold
weather has been linked to blood vessel dam-
age in otherwise healthy people. If symptoms
occur
such
as numbness,
pain,
loss
of
strength,
change
in skin color or texture,
or
loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints,
discontinue
the use of this tool and seek med-
ical attention.
An anti-vibration
system does
not guarantee
the avoidance
of these prob-
lems.
Users who operate power tools on a
continual
and regular
basis
must monitor
closely their physical condition and the condi-
tion of this tool.
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