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gloves; eye protection
such a snon-fog-
ging, vented goggles
orface s creen; an
approved
safety hard hat; and s ound barri-
ers (ear plugs ormufflers)
toprotect
your
hearing.
Regular
users should have hear-
ing checked
regularly
as chain saw noise
can damage
hearing.
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• Keep all parts of your body away from the
chain when the engine is running.
• Keep children,
bystanders,
and animals
a
minimum
of 30 feet (10 meters) away from
the work area.
Do not aflow other people
or animals
to be near the chain saw when
starting
or operating
the chain saw.
• Do not handle or operate a chain saw when
you are fatigued, ill, or upset, or if you have
taken
aIcohol, drugs,
or medication.
You
must be in good physical condition and men-
tally alert. Chain saw work is strenuous.
If
you have any condition that might be aggra-
vated by strenuous
work, check with your
doctor before operating a chain saw.
• Carefully
plan your sawing operation
in ad-
vance.
Do not start cutting until you have a
clear work area, secure footing, and, if you
are felling trees, a planned retreat path.
OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY
• Do not operate a chain saw with one hand.
Serious
injury to the operator, helpers,
by-
standers
or any combination
of these per-
sons may result from one-handed
opera-
tion.
A
chain
saw
is
intended
for
two-handed
use.
• Operate the chain saw only in a welFventi-
lated outdoor area.
• Do not operate
saw from a ladder or in a
tree.
• 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.
• Do not put pressure
on the saw at the end
of the cut. Applying
pressure
can cause
you to lose control when the cut is com-
pleted.
• Stop the engine
before
setting
the saw
down.
• Do not operate
a chain saw that is dam-
aged,
improperly
adjusted,
or not com-
pletely and securely
assembled.
Always
replace
bar, chain, hand guard, or chain
brake immediately
if it becomes
damaged,
broken or is otherwise
removed.
• With the engine stopped,
hand carry the
chain saw with the muffler away from your
body, and the guide bar and chain to the
rear, preferably
covered
with a scabbard.
MAINTAIN
YOUR
SAW
IN
GOOD
WORKING
ORDER
• Haveallchainsawserviceperformed
bya
qualified service dealer with the exception
of the items listed in the maintenance
sec-
tion ofthis manual.
For example,
ifimprop-
er tools are used to remove or hold the fly-
wheel when servicing
the clutch, structural
damage
to the flywheel
can
occur
and
cause the flywheet
to burst.
• Make certain the saw chain stops moving
when the throttle trigger
is released.
For
correction,
refer to CARBURETOR
AD-
JUSTMENq_
• Never modify your saw in any way.
• Keep the handles dry, clean, and free of oil
or fuel mixture.
• Keep fuel and oil caps, screws,
and fas-
teners securety
tightened.
• Use only Poulan
PRO_; accessories
and
replacement
parts as recommended.
HANDLE
FUEL
WITH
CAUTION
• Do not smoke while handling
fuel or while
operating
the saw.
• Eliminate
all sources
of sparks
or flame in
the areas where fuel is mixed or poured.
There should be no smoking,
open flames,
or work that could cause sparks.
Allow en-
gine to cool before refueling.
• Mix and pour fuel in an outdoor
area on
bare ground;
store fuel in a cool, dry, well
ventilated
place; and use
an approved,
marked
container
for all fuel
purposes.
Wipe up all fuel spills before starting
saw.
• Move at least 10 feet (3 meters) from fuel-
ing site before starting
engine.
• Turn the engine off and let saw cool in a
non-combustible
area, not on dry leaves,
straw, paper, etc. Slowly remove fuel cap
and refuel unit.
• Store the unit and fuel in an area where fuel
vapors
cannot
reach
sparks
or open
flames from water heaters,
electric motors
or switches,
furnaces,
etc.
KICKBACK
_,WARNING:
Avoid
kickback
which
can result in serious injury.
Kickback
is the
backward,
upward or sudden forward motion
of the guide
bar occurring
when
the saw
chain near the upper tip of the guide bar con-
tacts any object such as a log or branch, or
when the wood
closes
in and pinches
the
saw chain in the cut. Contacting
a foreign ob-
ject in the wood
can also result
in loss of
chain saw control,
• Rotational
Kickback
can occur when the
moving chain contacts
an object at the up-
per tip of the guide bar. This contact
can
cause
the chain
to dig into the object,
which stops the chain for an instant, The
result is a lightning fast, reverse
reaction
which kicks the guide bar up and back to-
ward the operator.
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