Pinching the saw chain along the bottom of the
guide bar may pull the saw forward away from the
operator.
Pinching the saw chain along the top of the guide
bar may push the guide bar rapidly back toward
the operator.
Any of these reactions may cause you to lose
control of the saw, which could result in serious
personal injury.
KICKBACK SAFETY LABELS
Your SPARKY chain saw is provided with a safety
label located on the chain brake lever/hand guard.
This label, along with the safety instructions on
these pages, should be carefully read before at-
tempting to operate this unit.
How to read symbols and colours: (Fig. 2)
RED
WARNING
Used to warn that an unsafe procedure should not
be performed.
GREEN
RECOMMENDED
Recommended cutting procedure.
WARNING::
1. Beware of kickback.
2. Do not attempt to hold saw with one hand.
3. Avoid bar nose contact.
RECOMMENDED:
4. Hold saw properly with both hands
IV - Know your product
1. Saw chain
2. Guide bar
3. Spark arrester screen
4. Chain brake lever/ Hand guard
5. Front handle
6. Starter handle
7. ON/OFF switch
8. Safety trigger
9. Rear handle
10. Oil tank cap
11. Fuel tank cap
12. Starter cover
13. Spiked bumper
14. Bar retaining nuts
15. Muffler shield
16. Spark plug
17. Air cleaner cover
18. Choke lever
19. Throttle latch
20. Primer bulb
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21. Throttle trigger
22. Saw chain adjustment screw
23. Chain catcher
24. Guide bar cover
SAFETY FEATURES
Numbers preceding the descriptions correspond
with the numbers on this page to help you locate
the safety feature.
1. Low kickback saw chain helps significantly
reduce kickback or the intensity of kickback,
due to specially designed depth gauges and
guard links.
3. Spark arrester screen retains carbon and
other flammable particles over 0.6 mm in size
from engine exhaust flow.
4. Chain brake lever / Hand guard protects the
operator's left hand in the event it slips off the
front handle while saw is running.
4. Chain brake is a safety feature designed to
reduce the possibility of injury due to kickback
by stopping a moving saw chain in millisec-
onds. It is activated by the chain brake lever.
7. Stop switch immediately stops the engine
when tripped. Stop switch must be pushed to
ON position to start or restart engine.
8. Safety trigger prevents accidental accelera-
tion of the engine. Throttle trigger (20) cannot
be squeezed unless the safety latch is de-
pressed.
13. Spiked bumper is used for your personal
safety and ease of cutting. The spiked bump-
er will increase your stability while performing
vertical cutting.
23. Chain catcher reduces the danger of injury in
the event saw chain breaks or derails during
operation. The chain catcher is designed to
intercept a whipping chain.
NOTE: Study your chain saw and get familiar with
its parts.
V - Assembly instructions
You will need these tools to assemble your chain
saw:
1. Combination wrench-screwdriver (contained
in your user's kit).
2. Heavy duty work gloves (user supplied).
ASSEMBMBLY REQUIREMENTS
Prior to initial operation your new gas chain saw
will require guide bar and chain assembly, adjust-
ment of chain, filling the fuel tank with correct fuel
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