Homelite UT74121A - Manual (Page 16)

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PREPARING FOR CUTTING
PROPER GRIP ON HANDLES
See Figures 20 and 21.
Refer to “Specific Safety Rules – Safety Apparel” earlier in
this manual for appropriate safety equipment.
Wear non-slip gloves for maximum grip and protection.
Hold the saw firmly with both hands. Always keep your
LEFT HAND on the front handle and your RIGHT HAND
on the rear handle so that your body is to the left of the
chain line.
WARNING:
Never use a left-handed (cross-handed) grip or any
stance that would place your body or arm across the
chain line.
Maintain a proper grip on the saw whenever the engine is
running. The fingers should encircle the handle and the
thumb be wrapped under the handlebar. This grip is least
likely to be broken (by a kick-back or other sudden reaction
of the saw). Any grip in which the thumb and fingers are on
the same side of the handle is dangerous because a slight
kick of the saw can cause loss of control.
WARNING:
DO NOT operate the throttle trigger with your left hand
and hold the front handle with your right hand. Never
allow any part of your body to be in the chain line while
operating a saw.
CHAIN LINE
PROPER GRIP
STRAIGHT
ARM CHAIN LINE THUMB ON
UNDERSIDE OF
HANDLE BAR
Fig. 22
Fig. 20
Fig. 21
OPERATION
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figure 22.
Balance your weight with both feet on solid ground.
Keep left arm with elbow locked in a “straight arm”
position to withstand any kick-back force.
Keep your body to the left of the chain line.
Keep your thumb on underside of handlebar.