Poulan Pro 220 Instruction Manual page 4

Clear The Working Area
REDUCE
THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
• Recognize that kickback can happen.
With a basic understanding of kickback,
you can reduce the element of surprise
which contributes to accidents,
• Never let the moving chain contact any ob-
ject at the tip of the guide bar,
• Keep the working area free from obstruc-
tions such as other trees, branches, rocks,
fences, stumps, etc. Eliminate or avoid
any obstruction that your saw chain could
hit while you are cutting, When cutting a
branch, do not let the guide bar contact
branch or other objects around it,
• Keep your saw chain sharp and properly
tensioned. A loose or dull chain can in-
crease the chance of kickback occurring,
Follow manufacturer's chain sharpening
and maintenance instructions. Check ten-
sion at regular intervals with the engine
stopped, never with the engine running.
Make sure the chain brake nuts are se-
curely tightened after tensioning the chain.
• Beginandcontinuecuttingatfulispeed. If
the chain is moving at a slower speed,
there is greater chance of kickback occur-
ring.
• Cut one log at a time,
• Use extreme caution when re-entering a
previous cut.
• Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of
the bar (plunge cuts),
• Watch for shifting logs or other forces that
could close a cut and pinch or fall into
chain,
• Use the Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar
and Low-Kickback Chain specified for
your saw,
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Stand to the left
of the sa_
Never reverse _
hand positions
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Elbow locked
Thumb on underside of
handlebar
• Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with both
hands when the engine is running and
don't let go, A firm grip will help you reduce
kickback and maintain control of the saw.
Keep the fingers of your left hand encir-
cling and your teft thumb under the front
handlebar. Keep your right hand com-
pletely around the rear handle whether
your are right handed or teft handed, Keep
your left arm straight with the elbow
locked,
• Position your teft hand on the front handle-
bar so it is in a straight line with your right
hand on the rear handle when making
bucking cuts. Never reverse right and left
hand positions for any type of cutting,
• Stand with your weight evenly balanced on
both feet,
• Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain,
• Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance and lose control of the
saw.
• Do not cut above shoulder height. It is diffi-
cult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING:
The following features
are included on your saw to help reduce the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this danger, As a
chain saw user, de not rely only on safety de-
vices, You must follow all safety precau-
tions, instructions, and maintenance in this
manual to help avoid kickback and other
forces which can result in serious injury.
• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, designed
with a small radius tip which reduces the
size of the kickback danger zone on the
bar tip, A Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar
has been demonstrated to significantly re-
duce the number and seriousness of kick-
backs when tested in accordance with
safety requirements for gasoiine powered
chain saws as set by ANSI Bt75.1.
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar
__all Radius Tip