Poulan 1992-05 User Manual - Page 6

KNOW YOUR UNIT A. INTRODUCTION Your saw has been designed with safety in mind and includes the following safety features as standard equipment: • Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar • Low-Kickback Chain • Handguard • Spark Arrestor • Temperature Limiting Muffler • Anti-vibration System A WARNING The following features are included on your saw to help reduce the hazard of kickback; however, such features will not totally eliminate this dangerous reaction. As a chain saw user, do not rely only on safety devices. You must follow all safety precautions, instructions, and maintenance in this manual to help avoid kickback and other forces which can result in serious injury B. KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES • Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, designed with a small radius tip which reduces the size of the kickback danger zone on the bar tip. Figure 5 . A Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar is one which has been demonstrated to significantly reduce the number and seriousness of kickbacks when tested in accordance with the safety requirements for gasoline powered chain saws as set by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., Standard B175.1. • Low-Kickback Chain, designed with a contoured depth gauge and guard link which deflect kickback force and allow wood to gradually ride into the cutter. Figure 5 . Low-Kickback Chain is chain which has met kickback performance requirements of ANSI B175.1 (Safety Requirements for Gasoline- Powered Chain Saws) when tested on a representative sample of chain saws below 3.8 cubic inch displacement specified in ANSI B175.1. • Handguard, designed to reduce the chance ofyour left hand contacting the chain if your hand slips off the front handlebar. • Position of front and rear handlebars, designed with distance between handles and "in-line" with each other. The spread and "in-line" position of the hands provided by this design work together to give balance and resistance in controlling the pivot of the saw back toward the operator if kickback occurs. Small Reduced Kickback Radius Tip Symmetrical Guide Bar Contoured At Depth Gauge Elongated at--------- Guard Link Low-Kiekhark Chain ( Deflects Kickback Force And Allows Wood To Gradually Bide Into Cutter Symmetrical Guide Bar Large Radius Tip Chain With High Kickback Potential Figure 5 Can ()entrant Material C. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS Your saw is equipped with a temperature limiting muffler and spark arresting screen which meets the requirements of California Codes 4442 and 4443. All U.S. forest land and the states of California, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Washington, and Oregon require many internal combustion engines to be equipped with a spark arrestor screen by law. If you operate a chain saw in a state or locale where such regulations exist, you are legally responsible for maintaining the operating condition of these parts. Failure to do so is a violation of the law. Refer to the "Spark Arrestor" section for maintenance. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS D. CARTON CONTENTS KEY ND, 1. 2. 3. - Engine Guide Bar Engine Oil Loose Parts Bag (not shown) OTY 1 1 1 1 LOOSE PARTS BAG CONTENTS: 4. Chain 1 5. Scrench 1 - Operator's Manual (not shown) 1 E. UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. After removing the contents from the carton, check parts against the Carton Contents list. 2. Examine the parts for damage. Do not use damaged parts. 3. Notify your POULAN dealer immediately if a part is missing or damaged. NOTE; It is normal to hear the fuel filter rattle in an empty fuel tank. 0 2. O 3.