Husqvarna 23 COMPACT - Manual (Page 4)

speed, there is greater chance of kick­
back occurring.
• Use extreme caution when re-entering
a cut.
• Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip
of the bar (plunge cuts).
• Watch for shifting logs or other forces
that could close a cut and pinch or fall
into chain.
• Use the specified Reduced-Kickback
Guide Bar and Low-Kickback Chain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Be extremely aware of situations or ob­
structions that can cause material to
pinch the top of or othervwse stop the
chan.
• Do not cut more than one log at a time.
• Do not twist the saw as the bar is with­
drawn from am undercut when bucking.
Avoid Puii-ln:
•
Always begin cutting with the engine at
full speed and the saw housing against
wood.
• Use wedges made of plastic or wood.
Never use metal to hold the cut open.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Stand to the left of the saw
Thumb on
Bbow
locked
Never reverse hand positions
A good, firm grip on the saw with both
hands will help you maintain control.
Don’t let go. Grip the rear handle with
your right hand whether you are right or
left handed. Keep the fingers of your left
hand around, and your left thumb un­
der the front handlebar. Keep your left
arm straight with the elbow locked.
Position your left hand on the front han­
dlebar so it is in a straight line with your
right hand on the rear handle when
making bucking cuts. Stand slightly to
the left side of the saw to keep your
body from being in a direct line with the
cutting chain.
Stand with your weight evenly bal­
anced on both feet ■
Do not overreach. You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control.
Do not cut above shoulder height It is
difficult to maintain control of saw
above shoulder height
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
ik WARNING:
The following features
are included on your saw to help reduce
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this danger. Do not
rely only on safety devices. Follow all safety
rules to help avoid kickback and other
forces which can result in serious injury.
• Handguard: designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the
chain if your hand slips off the front han­
dlebar.
• Position of front and rear handlebars,
designed with distance between harv
dles and “iivline'' with each other. The
spread and ‘in-line* position of the
hands provided by this design work to­
gether to give balance and resistance in
controlling the pivot of the saw back to­
ward the operator if kickback occurs.
• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, de­
signed with a small radius tip which re­
duces the size of the kickback danger
zone on the bar tip. This type bar has
been demonstrated to significantly re­
duce the number and seriousness of
kickbacks when tested in accordance
with ANSI B175.1.
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide
Small Radius
Tipi
Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
Low-Kickback Chain, has met kick­
back performance requirements when
tested on a representative sample of
chain
saws below 3.8 cubic inch
displacementspecifiedinANSIB175.1.
_ Contoured Depth Gauge
__ _ Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback
Force And Allows
Wood To Gradually
Ride Into Cutter
Can Obstruct Material
Low-Kick­
back
Chain
Chain With High
Kickback Potential
ANSI B175.1 >1991 ‘American National
Standard for Power Tools - Gasoline
Powered Saw - Safety Requirements.”