Homelite UT43122 - Manual (Page 15)

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OPERATION
PROPER GRIP
Fig. 10
IMPROPER GRIP
WARNING:
DO NOT operate the switch
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. Improper
operation of the chain saw could result in seri-
ous personal injury.
CHAIN
LINE
PROPER HAND
GRIP POSITION
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
motor is running. The fingers should encircle
the handle and the thumb is wrapped under the
handlebar. This grip is least likely to be broken
by a kickback 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.
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figure 11.
WARNING:
Always use the proper cutting stance described
in this section. Never kneel when using the
chain saw, except when felling a tree as illus-
trated in Figure 12. Kneeling could result in
loss of stability and control of the chain saw,
resulting in serious personal injury.
 Balance your weight with both feet on solid
ground.
 Keep left arm with elbow locked in a “straight
arm” position to withstand any kickback
force.
 Keep your body to the left of the chain line.
 Keep your thumb on underside of handlebar.
Fig. 11
STRAIGHT
ARM CHAIN LINE THUMB ON
UNDERSIDE OF
HANDLE BAR
BASIC OPERATING/CUTTING
PROCEDURES
Practice cutting a few small logs using the following
technique to get the “feel” of using the saw before
you begin a major sawing operation.

Take the proper stance in front of the wood with
the saw idling.
 Press the switch lock-out and squeeze the
switch trigger then release switch lock-out and
let the chain accelerate to full speed before
entering the cut.