15MS 200 T
English / USA
!Warning!
There are potential powerhead and bar
combinations with which low kickback
saw chains can be used which have not
been specifically certified to comply with
the 45° computer derived kickback
angle of § 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-2000.
Some low kickback chains have not
been tested with all powerhead and bar
combinations. STIHL offers a variety of
bars and chains. STIHL reduced
kickback bars and low kickback chains
are designed to reduce the risk of
kickback injury. Other chains are
designed to obtain higher cutting
efficiency or sharpening ease but may
result in higher kickback tendency.
STIHL has developed a color code
system to help you identify the STIHL
reduced kickback bars and low kickback
chains. Cutting attachments with green
warning decals or green labels on the
packaging are designed to reduce the
risk of kickback injury.
The matching of green decaled
powerheads under 3.8 cubic inch
displacement with green labeled bars
and green labeled chains gives
compliance with the computed kickback
angle requirements of ANSI B 175.1-
2000 when the products are in their
original condition. Products with yellow
decals or labels are for users with
extraordinary cutting needs and
experience and specialized training for
dealing with kickback.
STIHL recommends the use of its
green labeled reduced kickback bars,
green labeled low kickback chains
and a STIHL Quickstop chain brake
for both experienced and in -
experienced chainsaw users.
Please ask your STlHL dealer to
properly match your powerhead with the
appropriate bar/chain combinations to
reduce the risk of kickback injury. Green
labeled bars and chains are
recommended for all powerheads. See
your “STIHL Bar and Chain Information”
leaflet for details.
!Warning!
Use of other, non-listed bar/chain
combinations may increase kickback
forces and increase the risk of kickback
injury. New bar/chain combinations may
be developed after publication of this
literature, which will, in combination with
certain powerheads, comply with § 5.11
of ANSI B 175.1-2000. Check with your
STI HL dealer for such combinations.
!Warning!
Do not mount a bow guide on any STIHL
chainsaw.
Any chainsaw equipped 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. Low kickback chain will not
significantly reduce the risk of kickback
injury when used on a bow guide.
