Poulan Pro PP5020AV Manual De Instrucciones página 5

S Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.
S Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance and lose control of the saw.
S Do not cut above shoulder height. It is diffi-
cult to maintain control of saw above shoul-
der height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING:
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, do not rely only on safety devices.
You must follow all safety precautions, instruc-
tions, and maintenance in this manual to help
avoid kickback and other forces which can re-
sult in serious injury.
S 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 reduce the
number and seriousness of kickbacks when
tested in accordance with safety require-
ments for gasoline powered chain saws as
set by ANSI B175.1.
Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar
Symmetrical Guide Bar
S Low- -Kickback Chain, designed with a con-
toured depth gauge and guard link which de-
flect kickback force and allow wood to gradu-
ally ride into the cutter. Low- -Kickback Chain
has met kickback performance require-
ments when tested on a representative sam-
ple of chain saws below 3.8 cubic inch
displacement specified in ANSI B175.1.
Contoured Depth Gauge
Low- -Kickback
Chain
Not a Low- -Kickback Chain
S Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the chain if
your hand slips off the front handlebar.
S Position of front and rear handlebars, designed
with distance between handles and "in-line"
with each other. The spread and "in-line" posi-
tion of the hands provided by this design work
together to give balance and resistance in con-
trolling the pivot of the saw back toward the op-
erator if kickback occurs.
The following features
Small Radius Tip
Large Radius Tip
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects kickback force
and allows wood to
gradually ride into cutter
Can Obstruct Material
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE
S Chain Brake, designed to stop the chain in
the event of kickback.
WARNING:
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME
THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL PROTECT
YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICKBACK. Kick-
back is a lightning fast action which throws the bar
and rotating chain back and up toward the opera-
tor. Kickback can be caused by allowing contact
of the bar tip in the danger zone with any hard ob-
ject. Kickback can also be caused by pinching
the saw chain along the top of the guide bar. This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back to-
ward the operator. Either of these events may
cause you to lose control of the saw which could
result in serious injury or even death. DO NOT
RELY UPON ANY OF THE DEVICES BUILT
INTO YOUR SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE
SAW PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID
KICKBACK. Reduced- -kickback guide bars and
low- -kickback saw chains reduce the chance and
magnitude of kickback and are recommended.
Your saw has a low kickback chain and bar as
original equipment. Repairs on a chain brake
should be made by an authorized servicing deal-
er. Take your unit to the place of purchase if pur-
chased from a servicing dealer, or to the nearest
authorized master service dealer.
S Tip contact in some cases may cause a light-
ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking guide bar
up and back toward operator.
S Pinching the saw chain along the top of the
guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly back
toward the operator.
S Either of these reactions may cause you to lose
control of the saw which could result in serious
injury. Do not rely exclusively upon devices
built into your saw.
WARNING:
(CKA) listed on your saw and listed in the CKA
table below represents angle of kickback your bar
and chain combinations will have when tested in
accordance with CSA (Canadian Standards As-
sociation) and ANSI standards. When purchasing
replacement bar and chain, considerations
should be given to the lower CKA values. Lower
CKA values represent safer angles to the user,
higher values indicate more angle and higher kick
energies. Computed angles represented indicate
total energy and angle associated without activa-
tion of the chain brake during kickback. Activated
angle represents chain stopping time relative to
activation angle of chain break and resulting kick
angle of saw. In all cases lower CKA values rep-
resent a safer operating environment for the user.
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WE DO NOT REP-
Computed kickback angle