Poulan 3450 - Manual (Page 4)

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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 mak-
ing bucking cuts. Never reverse right and
left hand positions for any type of cutting.
Never reverse
hand positions
Stand to the left of
the saw
S Stand with your weight evenly balanced
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 saw.
S Do not cut above shoulder height. It is dif-
ficult 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, designed
with a small radius tip which reduces the
size of the kickback danger zone on bar
tip. A Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar has
been demonstrated to significantly re-
duce the number and seriousness of kick-
backs when tested in accordance with
safety requirements for gasoline powered
chain saws as set by ANSI B175.1.
Small Radius Tip
Symmetrical Guide Bar
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar
Large Radius Tip
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 kickback
performance requirements when tested
on a representative sample of chain saws
below 3.8 cubic inch displacement speci-
fied in ANSI B175.1.
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
S Handguard, designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting chain
if your hand slips off the front handlebar.
S Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signed with distance between handles
and “in-line” with each other. The spread
and “in-line” position of the hands pro-
vided by this design work together to give
balance and resistance in controlling the
pivot of the saw back toward the operator
if kickback occurs.
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 com-
mercial logging, you must order and
install a chain brake to comply with Feder-
al OSHA Regulations for Commercial Log-
ging. Contact your Authorized Service
Dealer or call 1-800-554-6723.
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 abnormal
swellings. Prolonged use in cold weather
has been linked to blood vessel damage 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
medical attention. An anti-vibration system
does not guarantee the avoidance of these
problems. Users who operate power tools
on a continual and regular basis must
monitor closely their physical condition and
the condition of this tool.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Your saw is
equipped with a temperature limiting
muffler and spark arresting screen which
meets the requirements of California Codes
4442 and 4443. All U.S. forest land and the
states of California, Idaho, Maine,
Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, and
Washington require many internal
combustion engines to be equipped with a
spark arrestor screen by law. If you operate
a chain saw in a state or locale where such