Poulan 530087857 - Manual (Page 4)

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MAINTAIN CONTROL
Never reverse hand positions
Stand to the left
of the saw
Thumb on underside of
handlebar
Elbow locked
S Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with
both hands when the engine is running
and don’t let go. A firm grip will help you
reduce kickback and maintain control
of the saw. Keep the fingers of your left
hand encircling and your left thumb un-
der the front handlebar. Keep your right
hand completely around the rear han-
dle whether your are right handed or left
handed. Keep your left arm straight
with the elbow locked.
S Position 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. Never reverse
right and left hand positions for any
type of cutting.
S Stand with your weight evenly bal-
anced on both feet.
S
Stand slightly to the left side of the saw
to keep your body from being in a direct
line with the cutting chain.
S
Do not overreach. You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control
of the saw.
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 the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this dangerous reac-
tion. As a chain saw user, do not rely only on
safety devices. You must follow all safety
precautions, instructions, and maintenance
in this manual to help avoid kickback and
other forces which can result in serious
injury.
S
Reduced---Kickback Guide Bar, de-
signed with a small radius tip which re-
duces the size of the kickback danger
zone on the bar tip. A Reduced---Kick-
back Guide Bar has been demon-
strated to significantly reduce the num-
ber and seriousness of kickbacks when
tested in accordance with safety re-
quirements for gasoline powered chain
saws as set by ANSI B175.1.
S Low---Kickback Chain, designed with a
contoured depth gauge and guard link
which deflect kickback force and allow
wood to gradually ride into the cutter.
Low---Kickback Chain has met kick-
back performance requirements when
tested on a representative sample of
chain saws below 3.8 cubic inch
displacement specified in ANSI B175.1.
S Handguard, 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
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.
Small Radius Tip
Symmetrical Guide Bar
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
Low---Kickback
Chain
Chain With High Kickback Potential
Can Obstruct Material
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
Kickback Force
And Allows Wood
To Gradually
Ride Into Cutter
ANSI B175.1-1991 “American National
Standard for Powered Tools --- Gasoline
Powered Chain Saw --- Safety Require-
ments.”
NOTE : If this saw is to be used for commer-
cial logging, you must order and install a
chain brake to comply with Federal OSHA
Regulations for Commercial Logging. Con-
tact your Authorized Service Dealer or call
1-800-554-6723.