Poulan Pro PP4620AVHD manual

PP4620AVH D WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. F ail ure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TEN CIA: Lea el m anual de instrucci ones y si ga todas las advertenci as e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en l esiones graves. A V ERTISS EMENT : Lire le [...]

2 IDEN TIFIC A TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous! Care - les s or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays use two hands when oper ating the chain saw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any object s hould b[...]

3 eye prote ction suc h as non-f ogging, v ented goggles or face s c reen; an approved safet y hard hat; and sound ba rriers (ear pl ugs or mufflers) t o protect y our heari ng. Regular use rs s hould hav e hearing c heck ed regular - ly as c hain saw no ise c an damage hear ing. Sec ure hair abov e s houlder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinches the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is s uddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ers al of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and c auses the saw to mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r ota[...]

5 S Do not ov erreac h. Y ou c ould be dr awn or thrown of f balanc e and los e contr ol of the saw . S Do not c ut above s houlder height. It is diffi- cult to maintain contr ol of s aw above shoulder height. KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ick back ; howev[...]

6 The following guide bar and c hain combina- tions meet kic kbac k r equirements of CSA Z62.1, Z62.3, & A NSI B175.1 when used on saw s listed in this manual. Us e of bar and chain c ombinations other than those lis ted is not rec ommended and may not meet the CKA r equirements per s tandard. Com pute d kic kbac k angle (CK A) T able BAR P/N L[...]

7 Adjus tment located on Chain Brak e Ins ide view of Chain Bra ke 4. Turn the adjus ting s cre w by hand counter - cl ock wis e until the adjust ing pin jus t touc hes the s top. Th is s hould allow the pin to be near the c orrec t position. Furt her ad - jus tment may be neces sar y as you mount the bar . 5. Slide guide bar behind clutc h drum un[...]

8 Chain Br ake Nuts WAR N I N G : If the saw is operated with a loos e chain, t he chain could jump of f the guide bar and r esult in serious injury . OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YO UR CH AIN S A W . Compare t he illust rations w ith y our unit to f amiliariz e your self w ith the loc [...]

9 FUEL ING & LUBRICA TION FU EL ING EN GINE WAR N I N G : Remove fuel cap slow - ly when refueling. T his engine is c ertified to operate on unleaded gas oline. Before oper ation, gasolin e mus t be mix ed with a good quality s y nthetic 2-cy c le air-c ooled engine oil d esigned to b e mixed at a ratio of 40:1. Poulan/ W eed Eater br and s ynt[...]

10 4. Pus h the chok e/fas t idle lever in to the HALF C HOK E position. 5. Pull the s tarter rope quick ly w ith your right hand until t he engine star ts. 6. Allow t he engine to run for appr oximately 30 sec onds. T hen, squeez e and release throttle tr igger to allow engine to retur n to idle s peed. ON/S TOP SW ITCH CHOKE /F A ST IDLE LEVER FU[...]

11 S Prac tice c utting a f ew small logs us ing the following tec hniques to get t he “feel” of us- ing your s aw befor e you begin a major saw ing operation. S Squeez e the throt tle trigger and allow the engine to reac h full speed befor e cutting . S Begin c utting with the saw frame against the log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the ent[...]

12 NOTE: Bef ore felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open t he cut when neces sar y to cont rol the direc tion of fall. T o avoid k ick back and chain damage, us e wood or plast ic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to signs that the tr ee is ready t o f all: cr ack ing sou nds, w idening of the felling cut , or mov ement in [...]

13 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BING A ND P RUN ING WAR N I N G : Be alert f or and guar d against k ick back . Do not allow the moving chain to contac t any other branches or ob- ject s at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t can re- sult in s erious inj[...]

14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Disc onnec t the s park plug before per forming maintenanc e exc ept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s ervic e and adjus tments not listed in this manual be per formed by an authoriz ed serv ic e dealer . MA INT ENA NC E SCH E DUL E Check : F uel mixture level Before each use .... Bar lubricatio n Before eac[...]

15 Outlet C over Ex haust O utlets Ex haust O utlets must f ace chain br ake (bar s ide) of chain s aw 9. Ins pect the muffler gas ket and replac e if damaged. 10. Reins tall back plates, muffler gas ket and muf fler us ing muf fler bolt s. TIghten until secu re. 1 1. R einstall bolt cov er and lock nut. 12. Reins tall the s park plug boot. 13. Rei[...]

16 Store unit w ith all guards in place. Pos ition so that any s harp object c annot acc identally caus e injury to pas ser sby. Store the unit out of reac h of children. S Before s toring, dr ain all fuel f rom t he unit. Start engine and allow t o run until it stops . S Clean the unit before s toring. P ay partic u- lar attention to the air intak[...]

17 LIM ITED W ARRANTY ELECTROLUX HO ME PRODUC TS, INC., war rants to the or iginal purc haser that each new Poulan PRO R b rand gaso line chain saw is f ree from defec ts in material and wor kman - s hip and agrees t o r epair or replac e under this warranty any defective gasoline chain saw as follows from the or iginal date of purc hase. 2 YEARS -[...]

18 WHA T IS CO VERED: REP A IR OR RE - PLACEMENT OF P ARTS. Repair or re- placement of any w arranted part w ill be per- formed at no c harge to the ow ner at an approv ed ELECTRO LUX HO ME PRO D- UC TS, INC. , s erv icing c enter . If you have any quest ions regarding your warr anty rights and res ponsibilities , you s hould con- tac t your neares[...]