Poulan PP300E instruction manual Maintain Control, Shoulder height, Kickback Safety Features

MAINTAIN CONTROL

The following precautions should be fol- lowed to minimize kickback.

Stand to the left of the saw

Thumb on underside of handlebar

Never reverse hand positions

Elbow locked

S A good, firm grip on the saw with both hands will help you maintain control. Don’t let go. Grip the rear handle with your right hand whether you are right or left handed. Wrap the fingers of your left hand over and around the front handle- bar, and your left thumb under the front handlebar. Keep your left arm straight with the elbow locked.

SPosition your left hand on the front han- dlebar so it is in a straight line with your right hand on the rear handle when making bucking cuts. Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to keep your body from being in a direct line with the

cutting chain.

SStand with your weight evenly balanced on both feet.

SDo not overreach. You could be drawn

or thrown off balance and lose control. S Do not cut above shoulder height. It is difficult to maintain control of saw above

shoulder height.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

WARNING: The following features are included on your saw to help reduce hazard of kickback; however, such fea- tures will not totally eliminate this dan- ger. Do not rely only on safety devices. Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick- back and other forces which can result in serious injury.

S Hand Guard: designed to reduce the chance of your left hand contacting the chain if your hand slips off the front han- dlebar.

S Position of front and rear handlebars: designed with distance between han- dles and “in-line” with each other. The

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spread and “in-line” position of the hands provided by this design work to- gether to give balance and resistance in controlling the pivot of the saw back to- ward the operator if kickback occurs.

S Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar: de- signed with a small radius tip which re- duces the size of the kickback danger zone. This type bar has been demon- strated to significantly reduce the num- ber and seriousness of kickbacks when tested in accordance with ANSI B175.1.

Small Radius

Tip Guide Bar

Large Radius

Tip Guide Bar

SLow Kickback Chain has met kickback performance requirements when tested on the representative sample of these chain saws specified in ANSI B175.1.

Low Kickback Chain

Contoured Depth Gauge

Elongated Guard Link

Deflects Kickback Force

And Allows Wood To

Gradually Ride Into Cutter

CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE

S Chain Brake: designed to stop the chain in the event of kickback.

WARNING: WE DO NOT REP- RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICKBACK. Kick-

back is a lightning fast action which throws the bar and rotating chain back and up to- ward the operator. Kickback can be caused by allowing contact of the bar tip in the danger zone with any hard object. Kickback can also be caused by pinching the saw chain along the top of the guide bar. This action may push the guide bar rapidly back toward the operator. Either of these events may cause you to lose con- trol of the saw which could result in serious

injury or even death. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY OF THE SAFETY DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICKBACK. Reduced--kickback guide bars and low--kickback saw chains re-

duce the chance and magnitude of kick- back and are recommended. Your saw has a low kickback chain and bar as origi- nal equipment. Repairs on a chain brake