Poulan 210 - Manual (Page 5)

WARNINGS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
MAINTAIN CONTROL
1. Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with both hands
when the engine is running and don’t let go. Figure
7. A firm grip can neutralize kickback and help you
maintain control of the saw. Keep the fingers of your
left hand encircling and your left thumb under the
front handlebar. Keep your right hand completely
around the rear handle. Keep your left arm straight
with the elbow locked.
2. Position your left hand on the front handlebar so
it is in a straight line with your right hand on the
rear handle. Figure 7.
3. Never reverse right and left hand positions for any
type of cutting. There are no left handed chain saws.
4. Stand with your weight evenly balanced on both feet
5. Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to keep
your body from being in a direct line with the cut­
ting chain. Figure 7.
6. Do not overreach. You could be drawn or thrown off
balance and lo.se control of the saw.
7. Do not cut above shoulder height. It is difficult to
maintain control of saw above shoulder height.
MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER
I. Have all chain saw service performed by a quali­
fied service dealer with the exception of the items
listed in the maintenance section of this manual. For
example, if improper tools are used to remove or hold
the flywheel when servicing the clutch, structural
damage to the flywheel can occur and cause the fly­
wheel to burst.
2. Keep fuel and oil caps, screws, and fasteners
securely tightened.
3. Keep the handles dry, clean, and free of oil or fuel
mixture.
4. Make certain the saw chain stops moving when
the throttle trigger is released. For correction, refer
to “Carburetor Adjustments."
5. Stop the saw if the chain strikes a foreign object.
Inspect the unit and repair or replace parts as necessary.
6. Never modify your saw in any way. Use only
attachments recommended by the manufacturer.
7. Always replace the handguard immediately if it
becomes damaged, broken, or removed.
CARRY AND STORE YOUR SAW SAFELY
1. Hand carry with the engine stopped, the muffler
away from your body, and the guide bar and chain
to the rear covered preferably with a scabbard.
2. Before transporting in any vehicle or storing in
, any enclosure, allow your saw to cool completely,
cover the bar and chain, and properly secure to avoid
turnover, fuel spillage, or damage.
3. Empty the fuel tank before storing the tool. Use
the fuel left in the carburetor by starting the engine
and letting the engine run until it stops.
4. Store unit and fuel in a dry area out of the reach
of children. Do not store where fuel vapors can reach
sparks or an open flame from hot water heaters, elec­
tric motors or switches, furnaces, etc.
OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY
1. Do not operate a chain saw that is damaged,
improperly adjusted, or not completely and
securely assembled.
2. Operate the chain saw only outdoors.
3. Do not operate saw from a ladder or in a tree.
4. Position all parts of your body away from the saw
chain when the engine is running.
5. Cut wood only. Do not use your saw to pry or shove
away limbs, roots, or other objects.
6 Make sure the chain will not make contact with
any object while starting the engine. Never try to
start the saw when the guide bar is in a cut or kerf.
7. Use extreme caution when cutting small size brush
and sapling.s. Slender material can catch the saw chain
and be whipped toward you or pull you off balance.
8. Be alert for springback when cutting a limb that is
under tension so you will not he struck by the limb or
saw when the tension in the wood libers is released.
9. Do not put pressure on the saw at the end of a cut.
Applying pressure can cause you to lose control
when the cut is completed.
lO.Stop the engine before setting the saw down.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
• 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.
Figure 8. Low-Kickback Chain is a chain which has
met kickback performance requirements of American
National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) В 175.1
(Safety Requirements for Gasoline-Powered Chain
Saws) when tested on a representative sample of
chain saws below 3.8 cubic inch displacement speci­
fied m ANSI В 175.1.
• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, designed with a
small radius tip which reduces the size of the kickback
danger zone on the bar tip. Figure 8. A Reduced-
Kickback Guide Bar is one which has been demon­
strated to significantly reduce the number and .serious­
ness of kickback when tested in accordance with
ANSI В175.1.
• Handguard, designed to reduce the chance of your
left hand contacting the chain if your hand slips off
the front handlebar.
• Position of front and rear handlebars, designed
with distance between handles and “in-line" with
each other. The spread and “in-line” position of the
hands provided by this design work together to give
balance and resistance in controlling the pivot of the
saw back toward the operator if kickback occurs.
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