Echo CS-310 User Manual

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CS-310

1. Do not operate a chain saw with

one hand! Serious injury to the

operator, helpers, bystanders, or any

combination of these persons may

result from one-handed operation.

A chain saw is intended for two-handed

use.

2. Do not operate a chain saw when you

are fatigued.

3. Use safety footwear, snug-fitting

clothing and protective gloves.

Wear eye, hearing, and head

protection devices.

4. Use caution when handling fuel.

Move the chain saw at least 3 m

(10 feet) from the fueling point before

starting the engine.

5. Do not allow other persons to be near

the chain saw when starting or cutting

with the chain saw.

Keep bystanders and animals out of

the work area.

6. Do not start cutting until you have a

clear work area, secure footing, and

a planned retreat path from the falling

tree.

7. Keep all parts of your body away from

the saw chain when the engine is

running.

8. Before you start the engine, make sure

that the saw chain is not contacting

anything.

9. Carry the chain saw with the engine

stopped, the guide bar and saw chain

to the rear, and the muffler away from

your body.

10. Do not operate a chain saw that is

damaged, improperly adjusted, or not

completely and securely assembled.

Be sure that the saw chain stops

moving when the throttle control trigger

is released.

11. Shut off the engine before setting the

chain saw down.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Keep the handles dry, clean, and free

of oil or fuel mixture.

15. Operate the chain saw only in well

ventilated areas.

16. Do not operate a chain saw in a tree

unless you have been specifically

trained to do so.

17. All chain saw service, other than

items listed in the Instruction manual

maintenance instructions, should

be performed by competent service

personnel.

(For example, if improper tools are

used to remove the flywheel or if

an improper tool is used to hold the

flywheel in order to remove the clutch,

structural damage to the flywheel could

occur and could subsequently cause

the flywheel to burst.)

18. When transporting your chain saw, use

the appropriate guide bar scabbard.

19. Spark arrestor mufflers approved to

SAE Standard J335 are standard

on ECHO chain saws to reduce the

possibility of forest fires.

Do not operate the chain saw with a

loose or defective muffler.

Do not remove the spark arrestor

screen.

B. Other Safety Precautions

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