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Poulan 3450 User Manual

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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

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Stand with your weight evenly balanced

on both feet.

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Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to

keep your body from being in a direct line

with the cutting chain.

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Do not overreach. You could be drawn or

thrown off balance and lose control of saw.

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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.

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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

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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

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Handguard, designed to reduce the

chance of your left hand contacting chain

if your hand slips off the front handlebar.

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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