Poulan Pro PPB40PS Instruction Manual page 6

SERVICE
• Servicing requires extreme care and
knowledge and should be performed
only by a qualified service technician. For
service we suggest you return the product
to your nearest AUTHORIZED SERVICE
CENTER for repair. When servicing, use
only identical replacement parts.
• Tool service must be performed only
by qualified repair personnel. Service
or maintenance performed by unqualified
personnel may result in a risk of injury.
Please call 1-855-378-6903
SPECIFIC SAFETY WARNINGS
• Keep all parts of the body away from
the saw chain when the polesaw
is operating. Before you start the
polesaw, make sure the saw chain is
not contacting anything. A moment of
inattention while operating polesaws may
cause entanglement of your clothing or body
with the saw chain.
• Always hold the polesaw with your
right hand on the rear handle and your
left hand on the front shaft. Holding the
polesaw with a reversed hand configuration
increases the risk of personal injury and
should never be done.
• Hold the polesaw by insulated gripping
surfaces only, because the saw chain
may contact hidden wiring. Saw chains
contacting a "live" wire may make exposed
metal parts of the polesaw "live" and could
give the operator an electric shock.
• Always use two hands when operating
the polesaw.
• Contact of the guide-bar tip with any
object should be avoided.
• Tip contact may cause the guide bar to
move suddenly upward and backward,
which may cause serious injury.
• Wear safety glasses and hearing
protection. Further protective equipment
for head, hands, legs and feet is
recommended. Adequate protective
clothing will reduce personal injury by flying
debris or accidental contact with the saw
chain.
• Do not operate a polesaw in a tree.
Operation of a polesaw while up in a tree
may result in personal injury.
• Always keep proper footing and operate
the polesaw only when standing on
fixed, secure and level surface. Slippery
or unstable surfaces such as ladders may
cause a loss of balance or control of the
polesaw.
SAFETY RULES
• When cutting a limb that is under tension
be alert for spring back. When the tension
in the wood fibers are released the spring
loaded limb may strike the operator and/or
throw the polesaw out of control.
• Use extreme caution when cutting brush
and saplings. The slender material may
catch the saw chain and be whipped toward
you or pull you off balance.
• Carry the polesaw with one hand on the
rear handle and one on the shaft, with
the polesaw switched off and away from
your body. Proper handling of the polesaw
will reduce the likelihood of accidental
contact with the moving saw chain.
• Follow instructions for lubricating, chain
tensioning and changing accessories.
Improperly tensioned or lubricated chain
may either break or increase the chance for
kickback.
• Keep handles dry, clean, and free from oil
and grease. Greasy, oily handles can cause
the user to lose control of the polesaw.
• Cut wood only. Do not use polesaw for
purposes not intended. For example:
do not use polesaw for cutting plastic,
masonry or non-wood building materials.
Use of the polesaw for operations different
than intended could result in a hazardous
situation.
WARNING: Disconnect the battery before
cleaning and changing accessories.
DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting
area. Keep both hands on handles when
power is on.
CAUTION: Chain coasts after being
turned off.
CHILD SAFETY
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is
not aware of the presence of children.
• Keep children out of the working area and
under the watchful care of a responsible
adult.
• Do not allow children under the age of 14
to operate this polesaw. Children who are
14 years of age and older must read and
understand the operating instructions and
safety rules in this manual and must be
trained and supervised by a parent.
• Stay alert, and turn the polesaw off if
a child or any other person enters the
working area.
• Use extreme care when approaching blind
corners, doorways, shrubs, trees, or other
objects that may obscure your view of
a child who may run into the path of the
polesaw.
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