GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick-
back and other forces which can result in The following precautions should be fol-
serious injury.
lowed to minimize kickback:
Kickback Path
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.
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.
Avoid Obstructions
S When cutting a branch, do not let the
guidebarcontactanotherbranchoroth-
er objects around it.
Clear The Working Area
S Keep saw chain sharp and properly
tensioned. A loose or dull chain can in-
crease the chance of kickback. Follow
manufacturer’s chain sharpening and
maintenance instructions. Check ten-
sion at regular intervals, but never with
engine running. Make sure bar clamp
nuts are securely tightened.
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 Rotational Kickback can occur when
the moving chain contacts an object at
the upper tip of the guide bar. This con-
tact can cause the chain to dig into the
object, which stops the chain for an
instant. The result is a lightning fast, re-
verse reactionwhich kicksthe guidebar
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
topoftheguide barand thesaw chainis
suddenly stopped. This sudden stop-
ping of the chain results in a reversal of
the chain force used to cut wood and
causes the saw to move in the opposite
direction of the chain rotation. The saw
is drivenstraight backtoward theopera-
tor.
S Pull-In can occur when the moving
chain contacts a foreign object in the
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 Begin and continue cutting at full speed.
If the chain is moving at a slower speed,
there is greater chance of kickback oc-
curring.
S Use extreme caution when re-entering
a cut.
S Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip
of the bar (plunge cuts).
S Watch for shifting logs or other objects
that could close a cut and pinch or fall
onto chain.
S Use the specified Reduced-Kickback
Guide Bar and Low Kickback Chain.
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
S Be extremely aware of situations or ob-
structions that can cause material to
pinch the top of or otherwise stop the
chain.
S Do not cut more than one log at a time.
S Do not twist the saw as the bar is with-
drawn from an undercut when bucking.
Avoid Pull-In:
S Always begin cutting with the saw at full
speed and the saw housing against
wood.
S Use wedges made of plastic or wood.
Never use metal to hold the cut open.
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| Categories | Chainsaw Manuals, Poulan Pro Chainsaw Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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