Operation - Homelite CSP3816 - UT74123A Operator's Manual

For your safety, study this entire manual before operating
the saw. Pay particular attention to the precautions and
instructions listed in the operator's manual.
WEAR HEAD
PROTECTION
WEAR HEARING
PROTECTION
WEAR "NON-SLIP"
GLOVES
WEAR TRIM-FITTING CLOTHING. AVOID SCARVES OR
OTHER LOOSE CLOTHING WHICH COULD GET
CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE
WARNING:
The warnings and instructions in this section of the
operator's manual are for your safety and to prevent
serious personal injury.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHAINSAW
SAFETY DEVICES
SAFE-T-TIP ANTI-KICK-BACK NOSE GUARD
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The SAFE-T-TIP ® prevents kick-back because it covers the
tip of the bar where rotational kick-back is generated.
Inexperienced persons should never attempt to cut when
the SAFE-T-TIP ® has been removed from the bar tip.

OPERATION

WEAR EYE
PROTECTION
WEAR HEAVY DENIM
OR CHAPS
WEAR STURDY
BOOTS
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Users, such as professional loggers who need to draw the
tip through the cut, make boring cuts, or cut logs bigger
than the bar length, should reinstall the SAFE-T-TIP
soon as those cuts are complete. When cutting without the
SAFE-T-TIP ® , the user must use proper techniques as
shown in the manual to avoid kick-back.
NOTE: Refer to "Maintenance" later in this manual for
instructions on reinstalling the SAFE-T-TIP
LOW KICK-BACK SAW CHAIN
The rakers (depth gauges) ahead of each cutter can
minimise the force of a kick-back reaction by preventing
the cutters from digging in too deeply at the kick-back
zone. Only use replacement chain which is equivalent to
the original chain or has been certified as a low
kick-back chain.
As saw chains are sharpened, they lose some of the low
kick-back qualities and extra caution is required.
GUIDE BARS
Generally, guide bars with small radius tips have somewhat
lower kick-back potentials.
When making a replacement, be sure to order one of the
Homelite bars listed for your saw in this operator's manual.
The proper size SAFE-T-TIP
on the bar. Use only guide bars that have a provision for
mounting the SAFE-T-TIP
SAFE-T-TIP
nose guard.
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nose guard comes installed
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