INSTALLATION AND USE
KICK
GUARD
WARNING
Read Rules for Safe Operation
and Installation Carefully
Prevents Rotational Chain Saw Kickbacks when Properly Installed.
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Installing Kick Guard
Tools Needed: Two (2) 11 mm (7/16 in.) Wrenches
ASYMMETRICAL
For saws with Kick Guard P/N 28949 and
symmetrical or asymmetrical low-kick type
guide bars.
1. Install bolt (A) in rear hole (B) of Kick Guard and
through front hole (C) in guide bar.
2. IMPORTANT: Dimple in Kick Guard (D) must
engage recess in guide bar (E).
3. Tighten nut (F) and bolt (A) until snug. Make
certain Kick Guard is flush against guide bar.
4. Tighten nut (F) 1/8 additional turn.
5. Check to make certain Kick Guard is tight on
guide bar.
SYMMETRICAL
For saws with Kick Guard P/N 28932 and
symmetrical low-kick type guide bars.
SYMMETRICAL
1. Install bolt (A) in front hole (B) of Kick Guard
and through front hole (C) in guide bar.
2. IMPORTANT: Dimple in Kick Guard (D) must
engage recess in guide bar (E).
3. Tighten nut (F) and bolt (A) until snug. Make
certain Kick Guard is flush against guide bar.
4. Tighten nut (F) 1/8 additional turn.
5. Check to make certain Kick Guard is tight on
guide bar.
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Operating Saw With Kick Guard Installed
CAUTION: The Kick Guard protects against
kickback but is not a general
insurance against “accidents” with
a chain saw. Therefore, wear
proper attire and protective
ON
articles. Practice correct
OW AS
AIGHT AS
SIBLE
positioning of the saw, correct
posture and stance, and use the
proper grip on the saw handles at
all times. These things are covered
in your Instruction Manual.
OTECTIVE,
N-SLIP
OTWEAR
1. Because the Kick Guard is wider than the saw chain
and cannot go into or be pulled through a cut, it will
obstruct cutting unless it clears the wood completely.
Figure 2 illustrates the maximum diameter of wood
which can be cut when the Kick Guard is on the saw.
Always check that there is enough clearance. If in
doubt that there is enough clearance remove the Kick
Guard before making the cut.
O PANTS
UFFS TO
SNAG IN
ERBRUSH
Fig. 1 - Correct Protective Articles, Grip,
and Positioning
DANGER:
Refer to Operating the Saw
Without Kick Guard installed on
page 6 and your Instruction
Manual BEFORE removing Kick
Guard.
2. There are situations where you may not wish to use
the Kick Guard. These include any time a wedge has
to be used to control the fall or hold open the cut, and
any situations where the nose of the saw must be
used for cutting, or the blade pulled through after
completion of the cut.
LIMIT
IMPOS
KICK
GUARD
OSED
DANGER:
During felling, if a tree starts to
fall causing your saw to bind,
leave the saw and save yourself.
The saw can be replaced – you
cannot!
Fig. 2 - Maximum Diameter of Cut with
Kick Guard Installed
3. Refer to Figures 3, 4 and 5. Each shows a “tight
situation” cut which is hazardous to make without a
Kick Guard. These techniques of cutting in close
quarters can be applied to situations encountered
when bucking or limbing as well as when felling.
BLADE WITH
KICK GUARD
INSERTED
BETWEEN
TWOTREES
Fig. 3
5
Operating Saw With Kick Guard Installed
SONRY
K
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
4. When cutting piled up brush, don’t stick the saw
blade into the pile unless it has a Kick Guard. (See
Fig. 6.)
Fi
5. Reaching above chest height to cut is extremely
hazardous. Even with a Kick Guard you must maintain
good position of your feet so as to keep your balance.
Twisting and falling limbs are a hazard which you must
always watch out for. (See Fig. 7.)
Fig. 7
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Operating Saw Without Kick Guard
Danger:
Beware of the danger of kickback!
The Kick Guard must be removed
for any operation requiring use of
the nose section for cutting, or for
drawing the nose through a cut.
Read your Instruction Manual
before operating saw without Kick
Guard.
OPERATOR
STANDING
DIRECTLY
BEHIND SA
BLADE
Check out your technique for cutting with an unguarded
guide bar nose, because you cannot do safely without the
Kick Guard what you can do with it. The rules for cutting
without a Kick Guard are as follows:
1. Maintain proper stance and grip. (See Figure 9.)
LEFT ELBOW
EXTREMELY
BENT GIVES
POOR
2. Keep your body to the left of the guide bar. (See Figure 9.)
3. Avoid letting the nose of the saw dip into the ground
or touch obstructions.
CONTROL
4. When necessary to bore with the saw tip, you are
most vulnerable to kickback. Begin at full throttle,
making first contact at the bottom quadrant of the
nose section, or further back on the straight portion if
there is room.
Fig. 8
BODY ENTIRELY TO ONE
SIDE OF PLANE OF CHAIN
ROTATION
PLANE OF
CHAIN
ROTATION
5. In the small percentage of cases where it is
absolutely necessary to bore with the upper section of
the nose, it is best to let a trained tree expert do the
job. If you are an experienced operator, angle the saw
blade to be sure that no part of your body is in the
same plane of chain rotation.
6. Limit your cutting to the range within which you can
control the saw fully. Don’t reach way out so as to
lose your balance. Don’t make any cut above
shoulder height, because you cannot control the saw
well when held higher than this.
STRONG LEFT
ARM AND
ELBOW
POSITIONFOR
GOOD
CONTROL
THUMBON
UNDERSIDE
OF HANDLE
BAR
7. Making limbing or pruning cuts one at a time. The tree
shearing or electric razor technique of de-branching
(limbing felled trees) should not be practiced without
the Kick Guard because you can too easily hit an
obstruction which will cause kickback. Whenever
possible, stand on the opposite side of the tree from
the branches being cut, so that the tree offers a
barrier between you, the saw, and the branches.
GOOD
CONTROL
Fig. 9
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Technical Data
These guide bar and chain combinations are certified in accordance with ANSI B175.1-2000 and
CSA Z62.3 standards.
DOUBLE
GUARD BAR
KICK
GUARD
SAW CHAIN
BAR
LENGTH
MODEL
ECHO P/N
(OEM P/N)
ECHO
PART NO.
ECHO
PART NO.
LINKS
TYPE
90SG
PITCH
GAUGE
.043
124374501/
(12A4CD3745)
12"
14"
1907045
1907052
45
52
CS-305
CS-306
144375201/
(14A4CD3752)
CS-300
CS-301
CS-340
CS-341
CS-345
CS-346
CS-3000
CS-3400
CS-3450
3/8"
28949
12"
14"
16"
120374501
140375201
160375701
122374501
142375201
162375701
917045
917052
917057
917045
917052
917057
45
52
57
45
52
57
91VG
12" IntenzTM
14" IntenzTM
16" IntenzTM
CS-440
CS-4400
CS-5000
CS-510
CS-520
16"
18"
20"
160336601
180337201
200337801
333066
333072
333078
66
72
78
33SL
.325"
.050
16"
20"
24"
27"
160386001
200387001
240388101
270389301
727060
727070
727081
727093
60
70
81
93
CS-670
CS-6700
28932
72LG
3/8"
20"
24"
27"
32"
36"
200387001
240388101
270389301
320380501
360381601
727070
727081
727093
7270105
7270116
70
81
93
105
116
CS-8000 (P)
IMPORTANT
If your kick guard is damaged or lost, contact your Echo dealer for a replacement. For the name of
Refer to your Chain Saw Safety Manual for kick guard application information.
ECHO CONSUMER PRODUCT SUPPORT
If you require assistance or have questions concerning the application, operation or maintenance of this product you may call the
ECHOConsumerProductSupportDepartmentat1-800-673-1558from8:30amto4:30pm(CentralStandardTime)Mondaythrough
Friday. Before calling, please know the model and serial number of your unit to help your Consumer Product Support Representa-
tive.
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