Echo CS-1201 - Manual (Page 6)

6 CS-1201
WOOD PRACTICES
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Operating a chain saw safely requires a chain saw in
proper working order, sound judgement, and
knowledge of the methods which should be applied in
each cutting situation.
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Do not let any person use your saw unless he has
read this operator’s manual and fully understands its
instructions.
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Never let children operate the saw.
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Use your saw only to cut wood or wood products. Do
not cut solid metal, sheet metal, plastics or any non-
wood materials.
CUTTING
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Do not operate a chain saw in a tree unless you have
been specifically trained to do so.
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Keep all parts of your body away from the saw chain
when the engine is running.
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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.
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When cutting a limb that is under tension, be alert for
spring-back so that you will not be struck by the limb or
chain saw when the tension in the wood fibers is
released.
Down
Stay on the uphill side of logs
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Stay on the uphill side when bucking or limbing logs
which might roll when cut.
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Keep both feet on the ground. Do not work from off-
the-ground positions.
Keep both feet on the ground
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Cutting while on a ladder is extremely dangerous
because the ladder can slip and your control of the
chain saw is limited.
Working aloft should be left to professionals.
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Stop the engine before setting the chain saw down.
Cutting from ladders is dangerous.
Know how limb
is stressed.
See page 12
Cut only wood or wood products
WARNING DANGER
DO NOT MODIFY A CHAIN SAW IN ANY WAY.
ONLY ATTACHMENTS AND PARTS SUPPLIED BY
KIORITZ CORP. OR EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY
KIORITZ CORP. FOR USE WITH THE SPECIFIC
KIORITZ CORP. CHAIN SAW MODELS ARE
AUTHORIZED.
ALTHOUGH CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED
ATTACHMENTS ARE USEABLE WITH THE KIORITZ
CORP. POWERHEAD, THEIR USE MAY, IN FACT, BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
MACHINE CONDITIONS
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Do not operate a chain saw that is damaged,
improperly adjusted, or not completely and securely
assembled.
Do not operate the chain saw with a loose or defective
silencer.
Be sure that the saw chain stops moving when the
throttle control trigger is released.
SERVICES
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All chain saw service operations, other than items
listed in the operator’s manual maintenance
instructions, should be performed by competent
service personnel.
(For example, if an improper tool is used to hold the
flywheel in order to remove the clutch, structural
damage to the flywheel could occur and subsequently
could cause the flywheel to burst.)