Poulan Pro 530165399 manual

PPB3416 / PPB4218 Electrol ux Home Pr oducts, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 530165399 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional U se Only Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Ins truc tion Manual Man ual d e In struccio nes Manue l d’Ins truc tions WAR N ING : Read and fol low all Safety Rules and Operat[...]

2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be da ngerous ! Car e - les s or impro per us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays use tw o hands when operating the c hain s aw. WAR NI NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t s houl[...]

3 gloves ; ey e protec tion s uc h as non-fog- ging, v ented goggles or face s c reen; an approv ed safety har d hat; and sound barri- ers ( ear plugs or muf flers) to protec t y our hearing. Regular us ers s hould have hear - ing chec k ed regular ly as c hain saw nois e can damage hear ing. Sec ure hair above shoulder lengt h. Snug Fitting Clo th[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback c an occ ur when t he the wood c loses in and pinches the mov ing saw chain in the cut along the t op of the guide bar and the s aw c hain is s uddenly stopped. This s udden stopping of the chain res ults in a rev ers al of the chain forc e used t o cut w ood and caus es the saw to move in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain r[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR NI NG : The f ollowing featur es are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ic kbac k ; howev er, suc h featur es will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain saw user, do not rely only on saf ety de- vic es . Y ou must follow all safety precau- tions , inst ruc tions , and maintenance in this[...]

6 Com pute d kickb ack a ng le (CK A ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CK A w ithout chain b rake PPB3416 33 _ PPB4218 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044369 952044689 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o r c o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brak e is required and shall not be r emov ed or otherw is e dis- abled to c omply w[...]

7 Adjus tment located on c lutc h c over Ins ide v iew of c lutch co ve r 4. Turn the adjus ting sc rew by hand coun- terc loc kw is e until the adjust ing pin jus t touc hes the st op. This should allow the pin to be near t he cor rec t pos ition. 5. S lide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t c lutc h drum s proc k et. Guid e ba[...]

8 3 . U s ing bar t ool, roll c hain around guide bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lif t up tip of guide bar to c hec k for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar, then t urn ad- just ing s c rew 1 / 4 turn c loc k wis e. R epeat until s ag does not ex is t. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tu r n 5. W hile lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar nu[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K - - OUT must be pres s ed before y ou c an s queez e the thr ottle trigger. This fea ture pre ven ts you f rom acc i - dentally s queez ing t he tr igger . CHOKE/ F AST IDLE LEVE R The c hok e and fas t idl e are s et by pul ling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full e x - tent for c old s tar ting or [...]

10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter Rope H andle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw f irmly while pulling s tarter rope. IMPORT ANT POI NTS TO REMEMBER When pulling the s tarter r ope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as this c an c aus e the rope to br eak. Do not let s [...]

11 S If the brak e is already ac tiv ated, it is disengaged by pulling the f ront hand guar d back toward the fr ont handle as far as poss ible. S When cut ting with the s aw, the chain brake must be dis engaged. Enga ged Diseng age d Braki ng f unct ion cont r ol CAUTION: The chain br ake mus t be chec k ed s ever al times daily. The engine must b[...]

12 FELLI NG LARG E TREES (6 inc hes (15 c m) in diameter or larger) The notc h method is us ed to fell large trees . A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of fall. After a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tr ee, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE: If the tr ee has lar ge butt res s r oots [...]

13 WAR NI NG : Nev er turn s aw ups ide down to under cut. The s aw c annot be c on- trolled in this position. Alway s mak e y our fir st c ut on the c ompres - sion side of the log. The c ompres s ion s ide of the log is w here the pres s ure of the log’ s weight is c onc entrated. Secon d cut First cut o n comp ression sid e of lo g First c ut [...]

14 PRUNING WAR NI NG : Limit pruning to limbs s houlder height or below. Do not c ut if branc hes ar e hi gher than y our s hou lder . G et a profes s ional t o do the job. S Make y our firs t c ut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt m a ke a 2 nd cu t all the w ay through the limb. T hen cut a third ov erc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 [...]

15 S Clean the oil holes and bar groov e af ter each 5 hours of oper ation. Remo ve Sawdust From Guide B ar G roov e Oil H oles S Burring of guide bar rails is a normal proc ess of rail w ear . Remov e thes e burrs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, us e a flat file t o re- stor e s quare edges and s ides . Correc t G roov e Worn Groov e[...]

16 6 . R eins tall s park ar res ting s c reen, ex haus t outlet c ov er , and nut. Tighten nut sec ur ely. REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year to ens ure the engine star ts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjust able. 1. Loos en 3 s c rew s on c yli nder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c o[...]

17 HE LPFU L TIP During s tor age of y our gas / oil mixtur e, t he oil w ill sepa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an week ly to ins ure proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spar k plug and pour 1 teas poon of 4 0 :1 , 2- cycle engine oil (air cooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the s t[...]

18 LIMI TED W ARRA NTY ELECTROLUX H OME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the or iginal purchas er that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline c hain saw is f ree from defec ts in mater ial and work mans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this warranty any defec tiv e gasoline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase. 1 YEAR [...]

19 W ARR ANTY CO MM ENCEMENT DA TE: The w arr anty peri od begins on the date the s mall off- - road engine is purc has ed. LE NG TH OF CO VERAGE: T his war rant y shall be for a period of tw o y ears from the initial date of pur - c hase. WH A T IS COVERED : R EP AIR O R REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS. R epair or re - plac ement of any war ranted par t wil[...]