Craftsman 358 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 5)

• Positionyourlefthandonthefront

handlebarsoitisinastraightlinewith

yourrighthandontherearhandle

whenmakingbuckingcuts.Stand

slightlytotheleftsideofthesawto

keepyourbodyfrombeinginadirect

linewiththecuttingchain.

• Standwithyourweightevenlybal-

ancedonbothfeet.

• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn

orthrownoffbalanceandlosecontrol.

• Donotcutaboveshoulderheight.Itis

difficulttomaintaincontrolofsaw

aboveshoulderheight.

KICKBACKSAFETY FEATURES

WARNING: The following features

are included on your saw to help reduce

hazard of kickback; however, such fea-

tures will not totally eliminate this danger.

Do not rely only on safety devices. Fol-

low all safety rules to help avoid kick-

back and other forces which can result

in serious injury,

• Front Hand Guard: designed to reduce

the chance of your left hand contact-

ing the chain if your hand slips off the

front handlebar.

• Position of front and rear handlebars:

designed with distance between han-

dles 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 resis-

tance in controlling the pivot of the

saw back toward the operator if kick-

back occurs.

• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar: de-

signed with a small radius tip which

reduces the size of the kickback dan-

ger zone on the bar tip. This type bar

has been demonstrated to significantly

reduce the number and seriousness of

kickbacks when tested in accordance

with ANS! B175.1.

__ Small Radius

Tip Guide Bar

Large Radius [_ "_

Tip Guide Bar

• Low-Kickback Chain: has met kick-

back performance requirements when

tested on a representative sample of

chain saws below 3.8 cubic inch dis-

placement specified in ANS! B175.1.

Low-Kickback Chain

Contoured Depth Gauge

_._,_ longated Guard Link

deflects kickback

force And allows

wood to gradually

ride intoCutter

CHAIN BRAKE

• Chain Brake: designed to stop the

chain in the event of kickback.

,_& WARNING: WE DO NOT REP-

RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS-

SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WiLL

PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A

KICKBACK. Kickback is a lightning fast

action which throws the bar and rotat-

ing chain back and up toward the op-

erator. Kickback can be caused by al-

lowing contact of the bar tip in the

danger zone with any hard object.

Kickback can also be caused by

pinching the saw chain along the top

of the guide bar. This action may push

the guide bar rapidly back toward the

operator. Either of these events may

cause you to lose control of the saw

which could result in serious injury or

even death. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY

OF THE DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR

SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW

PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID

KICKBACK. Reduced-kickback guide

bars and low-kickback saw chains re-

duce the chance and magnitude of

kickback and are recommended. Your

saw has a low kickback chain and bar

as original equipment. Repairs on a

chain brake should be made by an au-

thorized Sears Service Center. Take

your unit to the place of purchase orto

your nearest Sears Service Center.

• Tip contact in some cases may cause

a lightning fast reverse REACTION,

kicking guide bar up and back toward

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 safety devices

built into your saw.

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