Safe Operation; Handle Fuel With Caution; Kickback - Poulan Pro 2375 Instruction Manual

• Carefully plan your sawing operation in ad-
vance. Do not start cutting until you have a
clear work area, secure foefing, and if you
are fe ng trees, a planned retreat path.
OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY
• Donot operate a chain sawwith 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 well-venti-
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, impropedy adjusted, or not com-
pletely and securely assembled. Always
reptace bar, chain, hand guard or chain
brake mmediately 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
• Have all chain saw service performed by a
qualified service dealer with the exception
of the items listed in the maintenance sec-
tionofthismanual. Forexample ifimprop-
er too s are used to remove or hold the fly-
wheel when servicing the clutch, structural
damage to the flywheel can occur and
• cause the flywheel to burst.
Make certain the saw chain stops moving
when the throffie td_leer is released. For
correction, refer to-_ARBURETOR AD-
JUSTMENTS.
• 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 securely tilghtened.
• Use only Poulan® accessories and re-
placement 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 workthat couldcause sparks. Allow en-
gl i ne 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 t0 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 unitand fuel in an area where fuel
vapors cannot reach sparks or open
flames from water heaters, electric motors
or switches, furnaces, etc.
KICKBACK
_]I=WARNING: Avoid kickback which
can result in sedous 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 barcon-
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 ob ect at the up-
per tip of the gu de bar. Th s contact can
cause the chain to di_ into the object,
which stops the chain for an instant. The
result is a _ightnin_l fast, reverse reaction
which kicks the guide bar up and back to-
ward the operator.
• Pinch-Kickback can occur when the the
wood closes in and pinches the moving
saw chain in the cut along the top of the
guide bar and the saw chain is suddenly
stopped. This sudden stopping of the
cbaJn results in a reversal of the chain
force used to cut wood and causes the
sawto move in the opposite direction ofthe
chain rotation. The saw is driven straight
back toward the operator.
• Pull-In can occur when the moving chain
contactsa foreign object in the wood in the
cutalong the bottom ofthe guide bar and the
saw chain is suddenlystopped. This sudden
stopping pulls the saw forward and away
fromthe operatorand couldeasily cause the
operatorto lose controlof the saw.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Be extremely aware of situations or ob-
structions that can cause material to pinch
the top of or otherwise stop the chain.
• Do not cut more than one log at a time.
• Do not twist the saw as the par is with-
drawn from an undercut when bucking.
Avoid Pull-In:
• Always begin cuffing with the engine ef full
speed and the saw housing against wood.
• Use wedges made of plastic or wood.
Never use metal to hold the cut open.
Kickback Path
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