Warning, Additional safety rules – Poulan Pro PP338PT User Manual

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Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of

the bar (plunge cuts).

Watch for shifting of wood or other forces that

could close a cut and pinch or fall into chain.

Use the Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar and

Low--Kickback Chain specified for your unit.

MAINTAIN CONTROL

Keep a good, firm grip on the pruner with

both hands when the engine is running and

don’t let go. A firm grip will help you reduce

kickback and maintain control. Keep the

fingers of your left hand encircling and your

left thumb under the assist handle. Keep

your right hand completely around the

throttle handle whether your are right

handed or left handed.

Stand with your weight evenly balanced on

both feet.

Stand slightly to the left side of the pruner to

keep your body from being in a direct line

with the cutting chain.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

The following features are included on your

pruner to help reduce the hazard of kickback;

however, such features will not totally eliminate

this danger. As a pruner 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.
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Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar, designed

with a small radius tip which reduces the

size of the kickback danger zone on the bar

tip.

Small Radius Tip

Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar

Symmetrical Guide Bar

Large Radius Tip

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

Not a Low--- Kickback Chain

Can Obstruct Material

Contoured Depth Gauge

Elongated Guard Link

Deflects

kickback force

and allows wood

to gradually ride

into cutter

WARNING:

The engine exhaust

from this product contains chemicals known

to the State of California to cause cancer, birth

defects or other reproductive harm.

SAFETY NOTICE:

Exposure to vibrations

through prolonged use of gasoline powered

hand tools could cause blood vessel or nerve

damage in the fingers, hands, and joints of

people prone to circulation disorders or ab-

normal swellings. Prolonged use in cold

weather has been linked to blood vessel dam-

age in otherwise healthy people. If symptoms

occur such as numbness, pain, loss of

strength, change in skin color or texture, or

loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints,

discontinue the use of this tool and seek med-

ical attention. An anti--vibration system does

not guarantee the avoidance of these prob-

lems. Users who operate power tools on a

continual and regular basis must monitor

closely their physical condition and the condi-

tion of this tool.

SPECIAL NOTICE:

This unit is equipped

with a temperature limiting muffler and spark

arresting screen which meets the require-

ments of California Codes 4442 and 4443. All

U.S. forest land and the states of California,

Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ore-

gon, and Washington require by law that

many internal combustion engines be

equipped with a spark arresting screen. If you

operate in a locale where such regulations ex-

ist, you are legally responsible for maintaining

the operating condition of these parts. Failure

to do so is a violation of the law. For normal

homeowner use, the muffler and spark arrest-

ing screen will not require any service. After

50 hours of use, we recommend that your

muffler be serviced or replaced by an autho-

rized service dealer.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES

FOR OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS

WARNING:

For each optional at-

tachment used, read entire instruction manu-

al before use and follow all warnings and in-

structions in manual and on attachment.

WARNING:

Ensure handlebar is

installed when using brushcutter attachment.

Attach handlebar above arrow on safety label

on the upper shaft (engine end of unit). If your

brushcutter attachment does not include a