Warning – Husqvarna 137 User Manual

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Thumb on underside of

handlebar

Elbow locked

Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with both

hands when the engine is running and

don’t let go. A firm grip will help you reduce

kickback and maintain control of the saw.

Keep the fingers of your left hand encir-

cling and your left thumb under the front

handlebar. Keep your right hand com-

pletely around the rear handle whether

your are right handed or left handed. Keep

your left arm straight with the elbow

locked.

Position your left hand on the front handle-

bar so it is in a straight line with your right

hand on the rear handle when making

bucking cuts. Never reverse right and left

hand positions for any type of cutting.

Stand with your weight evenly balanced on

both feet.

Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to

keep your body from being in a direct line

with the cutting chain.

Do not overreach. You could be drawn or

thrown off balance and lose control of the

saw.

Do not cut above shoulder height. It is diffi-

cult to maintain control of saw above

shoulder height.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

WARNING:

The following features

are included on your saw to help reduce the

hazard of kickback; however, such features

will not totally eliminate this danger. As a

chain saw user, do not rely only on safety de-

vices. You must follow all safety precau-

tions, instructions, and maintenance in this

manual to help avoid kickback and other

forces which can result in serious injury.
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Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar, designed

with a small radius tip which reduces the

size of the kickback danger zone on the

bar tip. A Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar

has been demonstrated to significantly re-

duce the number and seriousness of kick-

backs.

Small Radius Tip

Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar

Symmetrical Guide Bar

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.

Low--- Kickback

Chain

Contoured Depth Gauge

Elongated Guard Link

Deflects

Kickback Force

And Allows Wood

To Gradually

Ride Into Cutter

Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the

chance of your left hand contacting the chain

if your hand slips off the front handlebar.

Position of front and rear handlebars, de-

signed with distance between handles and

“in-line” with each other. The spread and

“in-line” position of the hands provided by

this design work together to give balance

and resistance in controlling the pivot of

the saw back toward the operator if kick-

back occurs.

WARNING:

DO NOT RELY UPON

ANY OF THE DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR

SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW PROP-

ERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICK-

BACK. Reduced--kickback guide bars and

low--kickback saw chains reduce the chance

and magnitude of kickback and are recom-

mended. Your saw has a low kickback chain

and bar as original equipment. Repairs on a

chain brake should be made by an authorized

servicing dealer. Take your unit to the place of

purchase if purchased from a servicing dealer,

or to the nearest authorized master service

dealer.
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Tip contact in some cases may cause a light-

ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking the

guide bar up and back toward the operator.

Pinching the saw chain along the top of the

guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly

back toward the operator.

Either of these reactions may cause you to

lose control of the saw which could result

in serious injury.Do not rely exclusively

upon the safety devices built into your saw.

CHAIN BRAKE

Chain Brake, designed to stop the chain in

the event of kickback.

WARNING:

Your chain saw is

equipped with a chain brake that is designed

to stop the chain immediately if you get a

kickback. The chain brake reduces the risk

of accidents, but only you can prevent them.

DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE CHAIN

BRAKE WILL PROTECT YOU IN THE

EVENT OF A KICKBACK.