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CHAIN
B RAKE
_.WARNING:
WE
DO
NOT
REP-
RESENT
AND
YOU
SHOULD
NOT
AS-
SUME
THAT
THE
CHAIN
BRAKE
WILL
PROTECT
YOU
IN THE
EVENT
OF
A
KICKBACK.
Kickback
is a lightning fast ac-
tion which throws
the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator.
Kickback
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 the guide bar. This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back
toward the operator.
Either of these events
may cause you to lose control of the saw
which
could result in serious
injury or even
death.
DO NOT RELY UPON ANY OF THE
SAFETY
DEVICES
BUILT
INTO
YOUR
SAW.
YOU
SHOULD
USE
THE
SAW
PROPERLY
AND CAREFULLY
TO AVOID
KICKBACK.
Reduced-kickback
guide bars
and low-kickback
saw chains
reduce
the
chance
and magnitude
of kickback
and are
recommended.
Your saw
has a low kick-
back chain and baras
original equipment.
If
the brake band is worn too thin it may break
when
the chain
brake is triggered.
With a
broken
brake band, the chain brake will not
stop the chain. The chain brake should be re-
placed by an authorized
service dealer if any
part is worn to less than 1/32"thick.
Repairs
on a chain brake should
be made by an au-
thorized
service dealer. Take your unit to the
place of purchase
if purchased
from a ser-
vicing
dealer,
or to the nearest
authorized
master
service dealer.
• This saw is equipped
with a chain brake.
The brake is designed
to stop the chain if
kickback
occurs.
• The
inertia-activated
chain
brake
is
activated
if the front hand guard is pushed
forward,
either
manually
(by
hand)
or
automatically
(by sudden
movement).
• If the
brake
is already
activated,
it is
disengaged
by pulling the front hand guard
back
toward
the front handle
as far as
possible.
• When cutting with the saw, the chain brake
must be disengaged.
Disengaged
,j_
Engaged
Braking
function
control
CAUTION:
The
chain
brake
must
be
checked
several
times
daily. The
engine
must be running when performing
this proce-
dure. This is the only instance when the saw
should
be placed
on the ground with the en-
gine running.
Place the saw on firm ground. Hold the han-
dles with both hands and apply full throttle.
Activate
the chain brake by turning your left
wrist against the hand guard without
releas-
ing your
grip around
the front handle.
The
chain should
stop immediately.
Inertia
activating
function
control
_,WARNING:
When
performing
the
following
procedure,
the
engine
must
be
turned off.
Hoid the chain saw approximately
t4" (35
cm) above a stump or other wooden surface.
Release
your grip on the front handle and
use the weight of the saw to let the top of the
guide bar fall forward and contact the stump.
When the tip of the bar hits the stump, the
brake should
activate.
IMPORTANT
POINTS
• Check chain tension
before first use and
after 1 minute of operation.
See CHAIN
TENSION
in the ASSEMBLY
section.
• Cut wood only. Do not cut metal, plastics,
masonry, non-wood building materials, etc.
• Stop the saw if the chain strikes a foreign
object. Inspect the saw and repair parts as
necessary.
• Keep the chain out of dirt and sand. Even a
small amount of dirt will quickly duII a chain
and increase the possibility of kickback.
Practice
cutting a few small logs us-
ing the following
techniques
to get
the "feel" of using your saw before
you begin a major sawing
operation.
Squeeze
the throttle trigger and at-
low the engine to reach full speed
before cutting.
Begin cutting with the saw frame
against the log.
Keep the engine at full speed the en-
tire time you are cutting.
Allow the chain to cut for you. Exert
only light downward
pressure.
Release
the throttle trigger as soon
as the cut is completed,
allowing
the
engine to idle. If you run the saw at
full throttle without a cutting
_oad, un-
necessary
wear can occur.
To avoid losing control when cut is
complete,
do not put pressure
on
saw at end of cut.
• Stop the engine
before
setting
the saw
down.
TREE
FELLING
TECHNIQUES
_IWARNING:
Check
for broken
or
dead branches
which
can fall while cutting
causing
serious injury, Do not cut near build-
ings or electrical
wires if you do not know the
direction
of tree fall, at night since you will not
be abie to see well, or during
bad weather
such as rain, snow, or strong winds, etc.
• Carefullyplanyoursawingoperation
inad-
vance.
• Cleartheworkarea,
You needacieararea
all around the tree so you can have secure
footing.
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