Poulan 3400 - Manual (Page 11)

STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.BASIC PROCEDURE
a. Set the saw on flat ground making certain the
saw chain is free tatum without contacting any
object. Figure 17.
b. Move ignition switch to the “Start” position.
c. Push down on the throttle lockout, squeeze the
trigger, press and hold down the throttle detent
button, then slowly release the trigger.
d. Adjust choke according to “Starting Pro­
cedure for Varying Conditions” below.
e. Hold front handlebar with left hand & place right
foot through rear handid to stablize saw.
f. Pull starter rope quickly, using no more than
15-18 inches of rope per pull. Using the full length
of the starter rope may cause it to break. Do not let
the starter rope snap back. Hold the handle and let
the rope rewind slowly.
g. Release the throttle detent button after engine
starts, allowing the engine to idle. The chain must
not move when the engine runs at idle speed. If cor­
rection is required, refer to “Carburetor Adjust­
ments,” page 20.
h. Stop engine by moving the Ignition switch to the
“STOP” position (Figure 16).
^WARNING
Always wear gloves; safety footwear; snug-fitting
clothing; and eye, hearing, and head protection
devices when operating a-ehain saw.
vii^RNING
Avoid bodily contact with the muffler when start­
ing or using a warm engine to avoid serious burns.
2. STARTING PROCEDURE FOR VARYING CONDITIONS
Move ignition Puit choke knob Press llinttte Press throttie Puli starter rope Pushchoke knob: Puif Starter rope Squeeze trigger
CONDITIONS switch to start ; tofuilchoke lockottlsnd detent button untli engine tires in until engine runs to release
squeeze triggerrelease trigger throttle detent
a. Cold Engine
X X X X 3-5 times X X X
b. Warm Engine
X chtAeoff X X X X
c. Refueled Engine after
X X X X 3-5 times X X X
running out of gas
d. Flooded Engine
X choke off X X X X
e. Cold Weather Starting
X X X X 3-5 times half choke'
(out of cut)
X X
*Allow engine to warm-up (1-2 min.) on half-choke, then move choke to the “Off" position. Do not cut with the choke at the
“On” or “Half” position. Figure 15.
TYPES OF CUTTING
A. BASIC CUTTING TECHNIQUE
1. IMPORTANT POINTS.
Cut wood only. D6 not cut metal, plastics,
masonry, non-wood, building materials; etc.
Stop the saw if the chain strikes a foreign
object. Inspect the unit and repair or replace
parts as necessary.
c. Keep the chain out of dirt and sarid. Even a
a.
b.
thus, increase the possibility of kickback.
2. UNDERSTAND REACTIVE FORCES
Pinch-Kickbackand Pull-In occur when the chain
is suddenly stopped by being pinched, caught, or
by contacting a foreign object in the wood. This
results in a reversal of the chain force u^d to cut wood
and causes the saw to move in the opposite direction of
chain rotation. Either reaction can result in loss of con­
trol and possible serious personal injury.
A KICKBACK WARNING
Kickback can occur when the moving chain contacts an
object at the upper portion of the tip of the g ulde bar or
when the wood closes in and pinchesthe saw chain in
the cut. Contact at the upper portion of the tip of the
stop the chain for an instant. The result ts a iightning
fast, reverse reaction which kicks the guide bar up and
back towaid the operator. If the saw chain is pinched
along the top of the guide bar, the guide har can be
drivenrapidiybacktowardtheoperatqr.BWheroHhese
reactions can cause loss of saw control wb/cb can
resuit in serious personai injury.
• Pinch-Kickback
—bccu rs when the chain, on top of the bar is suddenly
stopped when the top of the bar is used for cutting.
— rapidly drives the saw straight back toward the
operator
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