Poulan ES400 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 ofkickback,
you can reduce the element of surprise
which contributes to accidents.
Kickback Path
Never let the moving chain contact any
object at the tip of the guide bar.
S
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
guidebarcontactanotherbranchoroth-
er objects around it.
Avoid Obstructions
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.
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
whenthesawchainneartheuppertip     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 drivenstraightbacktoward  theopera-
tor.
S
Begin and continue cutting atfullspeed.
Ifthe chain is moving ata slowerspeed,
there is greater chance of kickback oc-
curring.
S
S
Use extreme caution when re-entering
a cut.
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.
Do not cut more than one log at a time.
Do not twist the saw as the bar is with-
drawn from an undercut when bucking.
S
S
Avoid Pull-In:
S
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
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.
MAINTAIN CONTROL
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
lefthanded.  Wrapthe fingersofyourleft
hand over and around the front handle-
bar, 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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