Causes And Operator Prevention Of Kickback - Grizzly EKS 2440 QT Originalbetriebsanleitung

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and your left hand on the front
handle. Holding the chain saw with a
reversed hand configuration increases
the risk of personal injury and should
never be done.
• Wear safety glasses and ear pro-
tection. Other protective equipment
for the head, hands, legs and feet
is compulsory. Adequate protective
clothing will reduce personal injury by
flying debris or accidentaI contact with
the saw chain.
• Do not operate a chain saw in a
tree. Operation of a chain saw white
up in a tree may result in personal in
jury.
• Always keep proper footing and
operate the chain saw only when
standing on fixed, secure and level
surface. Slippery or unstable surfaces
such as ladders may cause a loss of
balance or control of the chain saw.
• When cutting a branch that is un-
der tension be alert for spring back.
When the tension in the wood fibres is
released the spring loaded Iimb may
strike the operator and/or throw the
chain saw out of control.
• Use extreme caution when cutting
brush and saplings. The slender
material may catch the saw chain and
be whipped toward you or pull you off
balance.
• Carry the chain saw by the front
handle with the chain saw switched
off and away from your body. When
transporting or storing the chain
saw always fit the guide bar cover.
Proper handling of the chain saw will
reduce the Iikelihood of accidentaI
contact with the moving saw chain.
Follow instructions for lubricating,
•
chain tensioning and changing ac-
cessories.
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Improperly tensioned or lubricated
chain may either break or increase the
chance for kickback.
• Keep handles dry, clean, and free
from oil and grease. Greasy, oily
handles are slippery causing loss of
control.
• Cut wood only. Do not use chain
saw for purposes not intended. For
example: do not use chain saw for
cutting plastic, masonry or non-
wood building materials. Use of the
chain saw for operations different than
intended could result in a hazardous
situation
Causes and operator preven-
tion of kickback
Beware of kickback! Be careful of
kickback of the machine during
work. There is danger of injury here.
You can avoid kickbacks by exercis-
ing caution and using a correct saw-
ing technique.
Fig.1
• Kickback may occur when 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
(cf. image 1/fig. B).
• Tip contact in some cases may cause
a sudden reverse reaction, kicking the
guide bar up and back towards the op-
erator (cf. image 1/fig. A).
• Pinching the saw chain along the top of
the guide bar may push the guide bar