Poulan Pro 545047544 manual

SM4218 AV Electrol ux Home Pr oducts, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 545047544 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 Operating I ns[...]

2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This c hain s aw can be dang erous ! Car eles s or improper us e c an c aus e ser ious or ev en fat al injury. Read and unders tand 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 ! Contact ing the guide bar tip with any ob- jec t shoul[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Cha ps Heavy D ut y Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Prot ection Safe ty H at S Keep all parts of y our body aw ay from the chain w hen the engine is running. S Keep childr en, by s tanders , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 m eters ) aw ay from the work area. D o not allow other people or animals to[...]

4 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 otation. The s aw is driv en straight back tow ard t he operator . S Pull-In can oc c ur when the moving c hain contacts a foreign ob ject in the wood in the cut al ong the bott om of the guid e bar and the [...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR NI NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help r educe t he hazar d of k ick bac k ; howev er , s uc h features will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain s aw us er, do not rely only on s afety de- vic es . Y ou must follow all safety precau- tions , inst ruc tions , and maintenance in t[...]

6 Com pute d kickb ack a ng le (CK A ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 18 ″ MODEL CK A w ithout chain b rake SM4218 A V 33 _ 952051338 952044926 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 with Federal OS HA R egula- tions f or[...]

7 CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dri v e L inks 6. P lace c hain ov er and behind t he clutch retainer , fitting the driv e links in the clu tch d ru m sp ro cket . 7. F it bottom of dr ive link s between the teeth in the s proc k et in the nose of the guide bar . 8. F it chain driv e link s into [...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RUL ES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN S AW . Compare the illus trations with y our unit to familiar ize y ours elf w ith the locat ion of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments . Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Prime r Bulb Starte[...]

9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR NI NG : Be sur e to read the fuel handling information in the s afety r ules sec - tion of this manual before y ou begin. I f you do not under st and t he fuel handling information do not attempt to fuel your unit. Seek help from s omeone that does unders tand the in- formation or c all the c ust omer ass is tanc e hel[...]

10 IGNIT ION SWITCH ON STO P Cho k e Lever 1. Mov e O N/S TOP s witc h to the ON pos i- tion. 2. S lowly pr ess pr imer bulb 6 times . 3. P ull chok e/fas t idle lev er out to the full ext ent (to the FULL C HO KE pos ition) . 4. P ull the s tarter r ope shar ply 5 times w ith your r ight hand. Then, pr oceed t o the next s tep. NOTE: If the engine[...]

11 OPERA TING TIPS S Chec k c hain tens ion before fi rs t use and after 1 minute of oper ation. See CHAI N TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y sect ion. S Cut w ood only. Do not c ut metal, pl ast ic s , masonry , non-wood buil ding m aterials, etc. S Stop the s aw if the c hain s trik es a for eign object. Ins pec t the s aw and r epair or re- place par ts [...]

12 Opening of fe lling cut Clo s ing o f notch Hinge holds t ree on stump and help s control f all NOTE: Befor e felling c ut is c omplete, us e wedges t o open the c ut if nec ess ary to cont rol the dir ect ion of fall. T o av oid k ic k back and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or iron w edges . S Be alert to s igns [...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o rs u p p o r t 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G A ND P RU NIN G WAR NI NG : Be alert for and guar d agains t k ic kb ack . Do not allow t he mov ing c hain to c ontac t any ot her br anc hes or obje ct s at the nos e of the gui de bar w hen limbing or prun[...]

14 SERVICE WAR NI NG : Disc onnec t t he spar k plug before per forming maintenanc e ex c ept for car buretor adjus tments. We rec ommend all s erv ic e and adjustments not listed in this manual be perfor med by an authoriz ed or Mas ter Serv ic e Dealer. HE LPFU L TIP IMP OR T A NT : Hav e all repairs other than the r ec - ommended maintenance des[...]

15 Replac e guide bar when t he groov e is wor n, the guide bar is bent or cr ac ke d, or w hen ex - c ess heating or burring of t he rails occ ur s . If r e - plac ement is nec es s ary, use only the guide bar s pecif ied for y our s aw in the r epair par ts lis t or on the decal loc at ed on the ch ain saw. CHECK FUEL MIXTURE LEVEL S See FUELI NG[...]

16 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 ylinder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c over. 3. P ull off the spar k plug boot. 4. R emove s park plug from c ylinder and disc ar d. 5. R eplac e [...]

17 HE LPFU L TIP During s tor age of your 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 star [...]

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 defects in material and work mans hip and agrees to r epair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tiv e gasoline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase. 2 YEARS -[...]

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[...]