Poulan ES300 Chainsaw Owners Manual

GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK
Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick-
back and other forces which can result in
serious injury.
S Recognize  that kickback can  happen.
With a basic understanding of kickback,
you can reduce the element of surprise
which contributes to accidents.
S
Never  let the  moving  chain  contact
any object at the tip of the guide bar.
Kickback Path
S Keep 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 cutting.
S When cutting  a branch, do not let the
guide bar  contact another  branch or
other objects around it.
Avoid Obstructions
S Keep  saw chain  sharp and  properly
tensioned. Aloose or dull chain canin-
crease the chance of kickback. Follow
manufacturer’s chain sharpening and
maintenance instructions. Check ten-
sion at regular intervals, but never with
engine running. Makesure bar mount-
ing nuts are securely tightened.
Clear The Working Area
WARNING: Avoid kickback which
can result in serious injury. Kickback is
the  backward, upward  or  sudden for-
ward motion of the guide  bar occurring
whenthe sawchain 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 saw  chain in
the cut.  Contacting a  foreign object  in
the wood can also result in loss of chain
saw control.
S
Begin  and   continue  cutting   at  full
speed. If the chain is moving at aslow-
er speed,  there is greater  chance of
kickback occurring.
S
S
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Use extreme  caution when  re-enter-
ing a cut.
Donot attempt cuts starting with the tip
of the bar (plunge cuts).
Watch for shifting logs or other objects
that could close a cut and pinch or fall
onto chain.
Use the specified Reduced-Kickback
Guide Bar and Low Kickback Chain.
S Rotational Kickback can occur when
the moving chain contacts an object at
the upper tip of the guide bar.Thiscon-
tact can cause the chain to dig into the
S
object, which  stops  the chain  for an     Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
instant. The  result is  a lightning fast,
reverse reaction which kicks the guide
bar up and back toward the operator.
S Pinch-Kickback can occur when the
the wood  closes in  and pinches  the
moving saw chain in the cut along the
top of the guide bar and the saw chain
is  suddenly   stopped.  This  sudden
Be extremely  aware  of situations  or
obstructions  that can cause  material
to pinch  the top of or  otherwise stop
the chain.
Do not cut more than one log at atime.
Do not twist the saw as the bar is with-
drawn from  an undercut when  buck-
ing.
S
S
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stopping of the chain results in arever-   Avoid Pull-In:
S
sal of the chain force used to cut wood
and causes the saw to move in the op-
posite direction  of the chain  rotation.
The saw is driven straight back toward
the operator.
Always begin cutting  with the saw  at
full   speed   and  the   saw   housing
against wood.
Use wedges made of plastic or wood.
Never use metal to hold the cut open.
S
S Pull-In  can  occur  when  the  moving     MAINTAIN CONTROL
chain contacts  a foreign  object in  the
The following precautions should  be fol-
lowed to minimize kickback.
wood in the cut along the bottom of the
guidebarandthesawchain   issuddenly
stopped. This suddenstopping pullsthe
saw forward and away from the opera-
tor and could easily cause the operator
to lose control of the saw.
S A good, firm grip on the saw with both
hands will  help you maintain control.
Don’t let go. Grip the rear handle with
your right hand whether you are right
or left  handed.   Wrap  the fingers  of
your  left hand  over  and around  the
front handlebar,  and your  left thumb
under the front handlebar.  Keep your
left arm straight with the elbow locked.
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
The following precautions should  be fol-
lowed to minimize kickback:
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