Poulan Pro PP4620AV Chainsaw Owners Manual

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING:
WE DO  NOT REP-
WARNING:
The following features
RESENT  AND YOU  SHOULD  NOT  AS-
SUME  THAT  THE CHAIN  BRAKE  WILL
PROTECT  YOU  IN  THE  EVENT  OF  A
KICKBACK.  Kickback is a lightning fast ac-
tion which throws the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator. Kickback
can be caused by allowing contactof thebar
tip in the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickbackcanalsobecausedby   pinchingthe
sawchainalongthetopoftheguidebar.     This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back
toward 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 OFTHE
DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW.  YOU
SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY AND
CAREFULLY TO AVOID  KICKBACK.  Re-
duced--kickback guide  bars and  low--kick-
back  saw chains  reduce the  chance  and
magnitude  of   kickback  and  are   recom-
mended. Your saw has alow kickback chain
and bar as original equipment. Repairs on a
chain brake should  be made by  an autho-
rized servicing dealer.  Take your unit to the
place of purchase if purchased from a ser-
vicing dealer,  or to the  nearest authorized
master service dealer.
are included on your saw to help reduce the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not  totally eliminate this danger.   As  a
chainsaw user,donotrely  onlyonsafetyde-
vices.
You must  follow all  safety precau-
tions, instructions, and maintenance in this
manual  to help  avoid kickback  and  other
forces which can result 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 re-
duce the number and seriousness of kick-
backs  when  tested in  accordance  with
safety requirements for gasoline powered
chain saws as set by ANSI B175.1.
Reduced Kickback  Symmetrical Guide Bar
Small Radius Tip
Symmetrical Guide Bar
S  Tip contact in some cases  may cause a
lightning fast reverse REACTION, kicking
theguidebar  upandbacktowardtheoper-
ator.
Large Radius Tip
S  Low--Kickback  Chain,  designed  with  a
contoured  depth  gauge and  guard  link
which  deflect kickback  force  and  allow
woodtogradually  rideintothecutter.Low--
Kickback  Chain has  met  kickback  per-
formance requirements when tested on a
representative sample of chain saws be-
low 3.8 cubic inch displacement specified
in ANSI B175.1.
S
Pinchingthesaw  chainalongthetopofthe
guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.
S
Either ofthesereactions maycauseyouto
lose control of the saw which could result
in serious  injury.Do  not rely  exclusively
uponthesafetydevices  builtintoyoursaw.
WARNING:
Computed kickback
angle (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 (CanadianStandards Association) and
ANSI standards. When purchasing replace-
ment 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 rep-
resented in the  non-activated column indi-
cate total energy and angle associated with-
out  activation  of  the  chain  brake  during
kickback. Activated angle represents chain
stopping time relative to activation angle of
chain brake and resulting kick angle of saw.
In all cases  lower CKA values represent a
safer operating environment for the user.
Contoured
Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects
kickback force
and allows wood
to gradually ride
into cutter
Low---Kickback
Chain
Can Obstruct Material
Not a Low---Kickback  Chain
S  Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the
chanceofyour  lefthandcontactingthechain
if your hand slips off the front handlebar.
S  Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signedwithdistancebetweenhandlesand
“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 kick-
back occurs.
The following guide bar and chain combina-
tions meet  kickback requirements  of CSA
Z62.1, Z62.3, & ANSI B175.1 when used on
saws listed in this manual.  Use of bar  and
chaincombinations other thanthose listedis
not  recommended and  may not  meet the
CKA requirements per standard.
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE
S  Chain Brake, designedto stopthe chainin
the event of kickback.
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