Poulan Pro PP400E Chainsaw Owners Manual

Right Hand
Small Radius
Tip Guide Bar
Left Hand
Large Radius
Tip Guide Bar
S Low Kickback Chain has met kickback
performance requirements when tested
on the representative sample  of these
chain saws specified in ANSI B175.1.
Low Kickback Chain
Contoured Depth Gauge
Elongated Guard Link
Deflects Kickback Force
And Allows Wood To
S Position your left hand on the front han-
dlebar so it is in a straight line with your
right  hand on  the  rear  handle  when
making bucking cuts.  Stand slightly to
the left  side of  the saw  to keep  your
body from being in a direct line with the
cutting chain.
Gradually Ride Into Cutter
CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE
S Chain  Brake:    designed  to  stop the
chain in the event of kickback.
WARNING:
WE   DO   NOT  REP-
S Stand with yourweightevenly balanced
on both feet.
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME
THAT THE  CHAIN BRAKE WILL  PROTECT
YOU IN THE EVENT OF A KICKBACK. Kick-
backisalightningfastactionwhichthrows
the bar and rotating chain back and up to-
ward  the  operator.    Kickback  can  be
causedbyallowingcontactofthebar    tipin
the  danger zone  with any  hard  object.
Kickback can also be caused by pinching
the saw chain along the top of the guide
bar.  This action may push the guide bar
rapidly back towardthe operator. Eitherof
these events may cause you to lose con-
trolofthesawwhichcouldresultinserious
injury or even death. DO NOT RELY UPON
ANY OF THE SAFETY DEVICES BUILT INTO
YOUR SAW.  YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERLY  AND  CAREFULLY  TO  AVOID
S Do not overreach. You could be drawn
or thrown off balance and lose control.
S Do not cut above  shoulder height. It is
difficult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: The following features
are included on your saw to help reduce
hazard of kickback; however, such fea-
tures will not totally  eliminate this dan-
ger. Do not rely only on safety devices.
Follow all safety rules to help avoid kick-
back and other forces which can result
in serious injury.
S Hand  Guard: designed  to reduce  the
chance of your left hand contacting the
chain ifyour hand slips off the fronthan-
dlebar.
KICKBACK.
Reduced--kickback   guide
bars  and low--kickback  saw  chains re-
duce the chance and magnitude of kick-
back and are  recommended.  Your saw
has a low kickback chain and bar as origi-
nal equipment. Repairs on a chain brake
should be made by an authorized service
dealer. Take your unit to the place of pur-
chase or to your nearest authorized ser-
vice dealer.
S Position  of front  and rear handlebars:
designed with  distance between  han-
dles and “in-line”  with each other. The
spread  and   “in-line”  position  of  the
hands provided by this design work to-
getherto give balance and resistancein
controlling the pivot of the saw back to-
ward the operator if kickback occurs.
S Reduced-Kickback
Guide
Bar:
de-
WARNING:   Computed  Kickback
Angle (CKA) listed on your saw and listed
in the following CKA Table represents the
angle  of kickback  your  bar  and  chain
combinations will have when tested in ac-
cordance with CSA and ANSI standards.
ComputedanglesrepresentedintheCKA
column indicate  total energy  and angle
signed with a small radius tip which re-
duces the size of the  kickback danger
zone. This type bar has  been demon-
strated to significantly reduce the num-
ber and seriousness of kickbacks when
tested in accordance with ANSIB175.1.
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Model Year2010
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