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UNIT/MAINTENANCE
SAFETY
_WARNING:
Disconnect
powerhead
spark plug (or disconnect powerhead from pow-
er source) before performing
maintenance.
• Inspect entire unit before each use. Replace
damaged parts. Check for fuel leaks.
Make
sure all fasteners
are in place and securely
fastened.
• Maintain unit according to recommended
pro-
cedures.
• Use only recommended
Poulan PRO parts
and accessories.
• Be sure chain stops moving
when engine
idles
(see
CARBURETOR
ADJUST-
MENTS section
of powerhead
manual).
• Keep others away when making carburetor
adjustments.
• Never start the unit with the clutch housing re-
moved.
The clutch can fly off and cause seri-
ous injury.
• Keep the handles driy, clean, and free of oil or
fuel mixture.
• Keep fuet and oil caps, screws, and fasteners
securely tightened.
• Have all maintenance
and service
not ex-
plained in this manual performed by an autho-
rized service dealer.
OPERATE
YOUR
PRUNER
SAFELY
• Do not operate a pruner with one hand. Se-
rious
injury to the operator,
helpers,
by-
standers
or any combination
of these
per-
sons
may
result
from
one-handed
operation.
A pruner
is intended
for two-
handed use.
• Operate the pruner only in a weltiventilated
outdoor area.
• Do not operate pruner from a ladder or in a
tree.
• Do not use a pruner to cut down trees or any
portion of the tree trunk.
• Only
use for pruning
limbs or branches
overhead
not greater than 4 inches (10 cm)
in diameter.
• Never stand under the limb you are pruning.
Always position yourself out of the path offaF
ling debris.
• Do not cut smaII brush and saplings with the
pruner. Slender matter may catch in the chain
and be whipped toward you, pulling you off
balance.
• Make sure the chain will not make contact
with any object while starting
the engine.
Never try to start the unit when the guide
bar is in a cut.
• Do not put pressure on the pruner at the end
of the cut. Applying pressure can cause you
to lose control when the cut is completed.
• Do not run the unit at high speed when not
pruning.
• If you strike or become entangled with a for-
eign object, stop the engine immediately and
check for damage.
Have any damage
re-
paired by an authorized service dealer before
attempting further operations.
• Do not operate a pruner that is damaged, im-
properly adjusted, or not completely
and se-
curely assembled.
Always
replace bar and
chain immediately
if it becomes
damaged,
broken or is otherwise removed.
• Always stop the unit when work is delayed or
when walking
from one cutting location
to
another.
Stop the engine before setting the
unit down.
• Use only in daytight or good artificial light.
• Use onty for jobs explained in this manuaI.
KICKBACK
_tWARNING:
Avoid
kickback
which
can result in serious injury.
Kickback
is the
backward,
upward
or sudden forward motion
of the guide
bar occurring
when
the chain
near the upper tip of the guide
bar contacts
any object such as a log or branch,
or when
the wood closes
in and pinches
the chain
in
the cut.
Contacting
a foreign
object
in the
wood can a}so result in loss of control.
• Rotational
Kickback
can occur when the
moving chain contacts an object at the upper
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 light-
ning fast, reverse
reaction which
kicks the
guide bar up and back toward the operator.
• Pinch-Kickback
can occur when the wood
closes in and pinches
the moving
chain in
the cut along the top of the guide bar and the
chain
is suddenly
stopped.
This
sudden
stopping
of the chain results in a reversal of
the
chain
force
used
to cut wood
and
causes the pruner to move in the opposite
direction
of the chain rotation. The pruner is
driven straight
back toward the operator.
• Pull-In
can occur when the moving chain
contacts a foreign object in the wood in the cut
along the bottom of the guide
bar and the
chain is suddenly stopped. This sudden stop-
ping pulis the pruner forward and away from
the operator and could easily cause the oper-
ator to lose control of the pruner.
REDUCE
THE
CHANCE
OF
KICKBACK
• Recognizethat
kickback can happen.
With
a basic understanding
of kickback,
you can
reduce the element of surprise
which con-
tributes
to accidents.
• Never tet 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,
stumps,
etc.
Eliminate
or
avoid
any
obstruction
that your chain could
hit while
you are cutting.
When cutting a branch, do
not Iet the guide bar contact branch or other
objects around
it.
• Keep your chain
sharp and properly
ten-
sioned.
A loose or dull chain can increase
the chance
of kickback
occurring.
Follow
manufacturer's
chain
sharpening
and
maintenance
instructions.
Check tension
at regular intervals with the engine stopped,
never with the engine running.
Make sure
the bar clamp nut is securely tightened
after
tensioning
the chain.
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