Poulan 952802031 manual

PP3816AV / PP4218A V PP4218AVL Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville Roa d Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL ISH ES P A ÑOL FRANÇAIS Fo r Occasi o na l Use Only WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can resu l t in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y si[...]

2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYMBOLS W ARNI NG! This c hain saw can be danger ous! Car eless or improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw . Alway s us e two hands when operating t he chain saw. WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any ob- ject should be av[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thing Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chaps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Prot ection Safe ty Hat S Keep all parts of your body aw ay from the chain w hen the engine is r unning. S Keep childr en, by standers , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 meters) away fr om the work area. D o not allow other people or animals to be nea[...]

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 suddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a r evers al of the c hain forc e used to cut wood and caus es the saw to move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r otatio[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The following featur es are inc luded on your saw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch features will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw us er , do not r ely only on saf ety de- vic es. Y ou must foll ow all s afety prec au- tions, inst ructions , and maintenance in thi[...]

6 Com puted kickb ack an gle ( CKA ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHA IN P /N 16 ″ MODE L CKA wi thout c hain brake PP3816AV 33 _ PP4218AV / PP4218AVL 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brake is requir ed and s hall not be remov ed or other wise dis - abled[...]

7 T ens ioning Rack Adjus ting Screw 4. Slide g uide bar on bar bolts until guide bar st ops agains t clu tch drum s proc ket. Guid e bar Bar bolts 5. Car efully r emove the c hain from the pac k - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as show n. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G auge Dri v e L inks 6.[...]

8 7. If c hain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar . DO NO T oper ate the s aw if the chain is loose. NOTE: T he chain is tensioned correctly when the w eight of the c hain doe s not c ause it to sa g below the guide bar ( with the c hain saw sit ting in an upright position) , but the chain still moves f reely ar ound the guide bar. WAR [...]

9 WAR N I NG : If the saw is operated with a loos e chain, the c hain could jump off the guide bar and r esult in s erious injur y to the operator and/or damage the chain mak - ing it unus able. BEFORE ST AR TING ENGINE WAR N I NG : Muffler is very hot dur- ing and after us e. Do not touc h the muffler or allow c ombustible material s uch as dry gr[...]

10 IMPORT ANT P OINTS TO REMEMBER When pulling the star ter rope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as this can caus e the rope to break . D o not let s tarter r ope snap back . H old the handle and let the rope re- wind s lowly . For c old weather s tarting, s tart the unit at FULL C HOKE; allow the engine to war m up before s queezing the [...]

11 Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e must be chec ked s everal times daily. The engine must be running when performing this pr oce- dure. This is the only ins tance when the s aw should be plac ed on the ground with the en- gine running. Plac e the saw on fir m ground. G rip t he rear handle with y our right hand and the front h[...]

12 NOTE: If the tr ee has large buttres s roots , remov e them before making the notc h. If us - ing saw to remov e buttres s roots , k eep saw chain fr om contact ing ground to prev ent dull- ing of the c hain. NOTCH CUT AN D FELLING THE TREE S Make notc h cut by c utting the t op of the notch firs t. Cut through 1/ 3 of the diameter of the tree. [...]

13 Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of lo g First c ut on compression si de of log Second cu t BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT S Ov ercut through 1/ 3 of the diameter of the log. S Roll the log over and finis h with a s econd over cut. S Watch for logs with a c ompress ion side to prev ent the saw from pinching. See il- lustr ations for cutting[...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pruni ng to limbs shoul der height or below . Do not c ut if branc hes are higher t han y our shoulder. Get a profes sional 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 ma ke a 2n d cut all the w ay through the limb. Then c ut a third over cut leaving a 1 to 2 inc h ([...]

15 S Clean the oil holes and bar groov e after each 5 hours of operation. Remo ve Sawdust From Guide B ar Groov e Oil H oles S Burring of guide bar rail s is a normal proc ess of r ail wear . Remov e these bur rs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a f lat file to re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File [...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug s hould be replac ed each year to ens ure the engine starts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjustable. NOTE: This s park ignition sy stem compli es with t he Canadian s tandard IC ES - - 002. 1. Loos en 3 sc rews on cy linder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder c over . 3. Pull off t[...]

17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much H ook A ngle WAR N I NG : M aintain t he proper hook ang le acc ording to t he manufact urer’s spec ific ations for t he chain y ou are us ing. Im - proper hook angle w ill incr ease the chanc e of kic kbac k w hich c an result in s erious injur y . 4. C[...]

18 HE LPFUL TIP During s torage of your gas / oil mixtur e, the oil w ill sepa- rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an weekly to insur e proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spark 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 starter ro[...]

19 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N .A., I nc., war- rants to the original cons umer pur chas er that each new Poulan PRO brand gas oline chain saw is free from defec ts in material and work manship and agrees t o repair or replac e under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw as fol[...]

20 PRO autho rized r epair c enter as s oon as a problem e xist s. Warr anty r epairs should be complet ed in a reas onable amount of time, not to e xce ed 3 0 da ys. If you have any questions regarding your war ranty rights and responsi- bilities, yo u s hould c ontac t your neares t autho- riz ed serv ice c enter, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1- - 800 -[...]