Craftsman 151.98835 Manual Del Usuario página 5

GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
■ Keep ALL children, bystanders, visitors, and
animals out of the work area while starting or
cutting with the chainsaw.
NOTE: The size of the work area depends on
the job being performed as well as the size
tree or work piece involved. For example,
felling a tree requires a larger work area than
making bucking cuts.
■ Never start cutting until you have a clear
work area, secure footing, and a planned
retreat path from the falling tree. Cluttered
area invites injuries.
■ Do not expose the chainsaw to rain.
■ Do not use the chainsaw in damp or wet
locations.
■ Do not use the chainsaw near flammable
liquids, gases, or in any type of explosive
atmosphere,
■ Use extreme caution when cutting small
size brush and saplings, because slender
material may catch the saw chain and be
whipped toward you or pull you off balance.
■ When cutting a limb that is under tension,
be alert for spring back so that you will not be
struck when the tension in the wood fibers is
released.
■ Do not force the chainsaw. The job can
be performed better and safer at the rate for
which it was intended.
■ Always use the right product for your
application. The chainsaw should be used for
cutting wood only. Never use the chainsaw
to cut plastic, masonry or non-wood building
materials.
■ Do not use the chainsaw for purposes not
intended.
■ Store idle chainsaw when not in use.
Chainsaw should be stored in a dry and high
or locked area out of the reach of children.
When storing chainsaw, remove battery and
place the chain cover on the bar and chain.
■ Remove the battery pack from the
chainsaw before cleaning, servicing, storing,
transporting, removing material from the unit,
changing accessories such as the bar and
chain, or when not in use.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHAINSAW
SAFETY DEVICES
LOW KICKBACK SAW CHAIN
The rakers (depth gauges) ahead of each
cutter can minimize the force of a kickback
reaction by preventing the cutters from the
digging in too deeply at the kickback zone.
Only use replacement chain that is equivalent
to original chain or has been certified as low
kickback chain per ANSI B175.1
Low kickback saw chain is chain that has
met the kickback performance requirements
of ANSI B175.1 - 1991 (American National
Standard for Power Tools - Gasoline -
Powered Chainsaws - Safety Requirements)
when tested on the representative sample of
chainsaws below 3.8. c.i.d. specified in ANSI
B175.1 - 1991.
As saw chains are sharpened during their
useful life, they lose some of the low kickback
qualities and extra caution should be used.
GUIDE BARS
Generally, guide bars with small radius tips
have somewhat lower kickback potentials.
When making a replacement, be sure to
order the Craftsman bar listed for the saw in
this operator's manual.
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