Poulan Pro PP4218AVHD manual

PP4218AV HD Electrol ux Home P roducts, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 545047503 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional Use On ly Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Ins truct ion Manual Man ual d e In strucci on es Manue l d’Ins truc tions WAR N ING : Read and fol low all Safety Rules and Operating I[...]

2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOL S 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 hou[...]

3 S Carefully plan your saw ing operation in ad- vanc e. Do not star t c utting until y ou hav e a clear work area, s ec ure foot ing, and, if y ou are felling tr ees, a planned ret reat path. OPERA TE YOUR SA W SAFE L Y S Do not oper ate a c hain saw with one hand. Serious injury t o the oper ator , helper s, by - stander s or any combination of t[...]

4 Clear T he Working Ar ea Avoid Obs tr ucti ons REDUCE THE C HANCE OF KICKBACK S Rec ognize t hat kic k bac k can happen. With a basic under standing of k ic k back , you c an reduc e the element of s urpr is e whic h c ontributes to ac c idents . S Nev er let t he moving c hain c ontac t any ob- ject at the tip of the guide bar . S Keep the work [...]

5 Sym me tric al Guid e Bar Lar ge Radius Tip S Low - - Kick bac k Chain, des igned wit h a contour ed depth gauge and guard link whic h deflec t k ick bac k forc e and allow wood to gr adually r ide into the cutter. Low - - Kic kbac k C hain has met k ic k bac k per- formanc e requir ements w hen tes ted on a repres entativ e s ample of chain s aw[...]

6 damage in other wis e heal thy people. If s ympt oms oc c ur s uc h as numbness , pain, los s of s tr ength, c hange in ski n c olor or text ure, or loss of feeling in the fingers , hands , or joint s , dis cont inue the use o f this t ool and s eek medical a ttention. An anti- vi bration sy s tem does not guar antee th e avoi danc e of thes e pr[...]

7 Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dri v e L inks 7. P lace c hain ov er and behind clutc h re- tainer , fitting the dr iv e link s in t he clutc h drum s proc k et. 8. F it bottom of dr iv e links between the teeth in the s proc k et in the nos e of the guide bar . 9. F it chain driv e link s into bar gr oove. 10. Pull guide bar for war d until chain is s nug[...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEF ORE OPERAT ING YOUR CH AIN S AW . C ompare 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 refer ence. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Prime r Bulb Bar [...]

9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR NI NG : Be sur e to read the fuel handling informat ion in the s afety r ules s ec - tion of this manual befor e y ou begin. If y ou 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 cus tomer as s is tanc e [...]

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

11 OPERA TING TIPS S Chec k c hain tens ion befor e firs t us e and after 1 minute of oper ation. See CHAI N TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y s ect ion. S Cut w ood only. D o not c ut metal, plas ti cs , masonry , non-wood buil ding m aterials, etc. S Stop the s aw if the c hain s trik es a for eign object. Inspec t t he saw and repair or re- place par ts [...]

12 Open in g of felling cut Clo si ng o f not ch Hin ge holds tr ee on stump a nd h elps control f all NOTE: Befor e felling c ut is c omplete, us e wedges to open the cut if neces s ary to cont rol the dir ect ion of fall. T o av oid k ic k bac k and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or ir on wedges . S Be alert to s ig[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o r s 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 N ING WAR NI NG : Be alert for and guard agains t k ic k back . Do not all ow the mov ing c hain to c ontac t any other br anc hes or o bject s at the nos e of the gui de bar w hen limbing or pruni[...]

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

15 Replac e guide bar when the groo ve is worn, the guide bar is bent or cr ac ke d, or w hen ex - c ess heating or burring o f the rail s o cc ur s . If r e - plac ement is nec es s ary, use only the guide bar s pec ified for y our s aw in t he repair part s l ist 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 yli nder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c ov er . 3. P ull off the spar k plug boot. 4. R emove s par k plug fr om c ylinder and disc ar d. 5. R epl[...]

17 HE LPFU L TIP During s torage 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-cycl e engine oil ( air c ooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the s t[...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRANTY ELECTROLUX H OME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the or iginal purchas er t hat each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline c hain saw is fr ee from defec ts in material 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. 2 YEARS [...]

19 W ARR ANTY COMMENCEMENT DA TE: The war ranty peri od begins on the date t he s mall off- - road engine is purc has ed. LEN GTH OF CO VERAGE: T his war rant y sha ll be for a period of tw o y ears from the initial date of pur - c has e. WHA T IS COVERED: R EP AIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS. Repair or re - plac ement of any w arr anted par t will be[...]