Manual

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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 (1g meters) away from
the work area. Do not allow 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
take_ alcohol, drugs, or medication. You
must be in good physical condition and me_-
tally atert. Chain saw work is strenuous. If
you have any condition that might be aggra-
vatad by strenuous work, check with your
doctor before operating a chain saw.
•CarefuIly plan your sawing operation in ad-
vance. Do not start cutting until you have a
clear work area, secu re footing, and, if you
are felIing trees, a p}anned 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 ts intended for
two-handed use
• Operata the chain saw only in a weil-venti-
latad outdoor area.
• Do not operata saw from a ladder or in a tree.
• Make sure the chain wili 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 completed.
• Stop the engine before setting the saw
down.
• Do not operate a chain saw that Js dam-
aged, improperly adjusted, or not com-
pletaly and securely assembled. Always
replace bar, chain, hand guard, or chain
brake immediately Jfit 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 tN GOOD
WORKING ORDER
• Have all chain saw service performed by a
qualified service deater with the exception
of the items _isted in the maintenance sec-
tion of this manual. For example, if improp-
er tooIs 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 throttle tbgger ls released. For
correction, refer to CARBURETOR AD-
JUSTMENT.
• 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 tightened.
• Use only PouIan accessories and replace-
ment parts as recommended.
HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION
• Do not smoke while handling fue_ or white
operating the saw.
• EHmJnata all sources of sparks or flame in
the areas where fuel is mixed or poured
There should be nosmokJng, open flames,
or work that could cause sparks. Aliow 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 nil 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 Ieaves,
straw, paper, etc Slowly remove fuel cap
and refuel unit.
• Store the unit and fueiin 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 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.