Stihl MS 261-MS 261 C Instruction Manual - Page 25
a. Low Kickback Saw Chain, b. Reduced Kickback Bars, Please see your STIHL Bar and Chain Information
View all Stihl MS 261-MS 261 C manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 25 highlights
6 Kickback and Other Reactive Forces New bar and chain combinations may be developed after publication of this literature, which will, in combination with certain chain saws, comply with the chain saw standards as well. WARNING ■ Use of bar and chain combinations not listed in the STIHL Bar and Chain Information leaflet (or other combinations that do not comply with the chain saw standards) may increase kickback forces as well as the propensity for kickback and increase the risk of kickback injury. - Please ask your authorized STIHL servicing dealer to properly match your chain saw with the appropriate bar and chain combination to reduce the risk of kickback injury. ■ Reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains do not prevent kickback, but they are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury. - STIHL recommends green-labeled bars and greenlabeled chains for all chain saws and all users. ■ Even if your saw is equipped with a Quickstop chain brake, a reduced kickback bar and/or low kickback chain, this does not eliminate the risk of injury from kickback. - Observe all safety precautions discussed in this manual to avoid kickback situations. a. Low Kickback Saw Chain Some types of chain have specially designed components to reduce the propensity for kickback and the force of kickback if it occurs. STIHL has developed low kickback chain for your chain saw. A "low kickback chain" is a chain that has met the kickback performance requirements of ANSI/OPEI B175.1 when tested according to the provisions specified in ANSI/OPEI B175.1. WARNING ■ Some low kickback chains have not been tested with all chain saw and bar combinations. There are potential saw, bar and low kickback chain combinations which have not English been specifically certified to comply with the 45° computer-derived kickback angle of the chain saw standards. - STIHL recommends green-labeled bars and greenlabeled chains for all chain saws and all users. - Please see your STIHL Bar and Chain Information leaflet for the appropriate bar and chain combinations for your saw. - Please ask your authorized STIHL servicing dealer to properly match your chain saw with the appropriate bar and chain combination to reduce the risk of kickback injury. ■ A blunt or incorrectly sharpened chain may reduce or negate the effectiveness of design features intended to reduce kickback energy and the propensity for kickback. Improper lowering or sharpening of the depth gauges or changing the shape of the cutters may increase the risk and the energy of kickback. - Always cut with a properly sharpened chain. - Read and follow the instructions on sharpening a chain, @ 22.5. ■ Any chain saw mounted with a bow guide is potentially very dangerous. The risk of kickback is increased with a bow guide because of the increased kickback contact area and because the design of bow guides places the upper portion of the bar closer to the operator's body. Using a low kickback chain will not significantly reduce the risk of kickback injury when used on a bow guide. - Never mount a bow guide on any STIHL chain saw. b. Reduced Kickback Bars STIHL green-labeled reduced kickback bars are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury when used with STIHL green-labeled low kickback chains. 0458-573-8621-D 23