Poulan 966558001 manual

PP4620AV WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TEN CIA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga todas l as advertencias e en - strucciones de seguridad. E l no hacerlo puede resultar en l esiones graves. A VERTI SSEMEN T : Lire le manu[...]

2 IDEN TIFIC A T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangero us! Care - less or impro per use c an caus e ser ious or ev en fatal inj ury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual bef ore using the c hain saw. Alway s use two hands when operat ing the chain s aw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any objec t shoul[...]

3 hard hat; and sound bar riers (ear plugs or mufflers) t o protect y our hearing. Regular user s s hould hav e hearing c heck ed regular - ly as c hain saw nois e c an damage hear ing. Sec ure hair abov e s houlder length. Snug F itt ing Clo thi ng Saf ety Shoes Safe ty Ch aps Heavy Duty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Protec tion Safe ty Hat S Keep[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur when t he 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 s udden stopping of the chain result s in a rev ersal of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and c auses the saw to move in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain r otat[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help r educe the hazar d of k ick back ; howev er , such f eatures 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 mus t follow all s afety pr ecau- tions, ins tructions , and maintenanc e in[...]

6 Com puted ki ck bac k angl e (CKA) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 530044695 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA withou t chain brake PP4620AV NOTE: If this s aw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a chain brak e is required and shall not be r emoved or other wis e disabled to comply with Feder al OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging. WAR [...]

7 Cha in Br ak e Chain B rake Nuts Bar T ool Loca tion of ship pin g space r 3. A n adjust ing pin and sc rew is us ed to ad- just th e tension of the chain. It is ver y im- portant when as s embling the bar, that the pin loca ted on the a djusting scr ew aligns into a hole i n the bar . Turning the sc rew will move the adj ustment pin up and down [...]

8 S If chain is too tight, turn adjus ting s cr ew 1/4 turn c ountercloc kw ise. S If chain is too loose, turn adjus ting sc rew 1/4 turn c lock wis e. Adju sti ng screw Chain Bra ke Nuts Adjus ting Scr ew - - 1/4 Turn S Lift up the tip of the bar and tighten the chain br ake nuts s ecurely w ith the bar tool. S Rec heck c hain tension. Chain Br ak[...]

9 T H R O T T L E L O C K --- O U T The TH ROT TLE LOCK - - OU T mus t be pres sed before y ou can s queeze the thr ottle trigger. T his feature prevents y ou from acc i- dentally s queezing the trigger. CHO KE/FAST IDLE LEV ER The chok e and fas t idle s peed are s et by pull- ing th e CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out f ully for c old start ing or after[...]

10 manual. Avoid cont act with t he muf fler . A hot muffler can caus e ser ious burns . T o st op the engine mov e the O N/S T OP sw itch to the STOP pos ition. T o star t the engin e hold the s aw fir mly on the ground as illus trated. Make s ure the chain is fr ee to tur n without c ontacting any object. Hold saw f irmly wh ile pu lling s tarte [...]

11 Disengaged Engaged Bra king fun ction cont rol CAUTION: The c hain brake mus t be chec k ed s ever al times daily. The engine mus t be running when per forming this pr ocedur e. This is the only inst ance when the s aw should be plac ed on the ground w ith the engine run - ning. Plac e the saw on fir m ground. Gr ip the rear handle with y our ri[...]

12 Directio n of Fall 45 _ Pla n a c lear ret reat p ath FELLI NG LARGE TRE ES (6 inches in diameter or larger) The notch method is used 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 f all. Aft er a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE:[...]

13 Overcutting Undercut ting Undercutti ng involv es cut ting on the under - side of t he log with top of s aw agains t the log. When underc utting us e light upward pres - sur e. Hold s aw firmly and maintain cont rol. The saw will tend to pus h back towar d you. WAR N I N G : Never t urn s aw upside down to underc ut. The s aw c annot be c on- tr[...]

14 S Keep the tr ee between y ou and the c hain. Cut from the s ide of the tree opposite the branc h you are c utting. S Remov e larger , s upporting branc hes w ith the cutting t echniques des cr ibed in BU CK- ING WITHOUT A SUPPORT . S Alway s us e an overc ut to c ut s mall and freely hanging limbs . U ndercutting c ould caus e limbs to fall and[...]

15 Muffler Gaske t Muffler Bolts Muffler L ock nut Steel Bac kplate Bolt Cov er Aluminum Bac kplate 1. Loos en and remove the 3 cy linder c over sc rews . Remov e the cy linder c over. 2. Pull off the s park plug boot. 3. Loos en and remove the loc knut fr om the bolt cov er . Remov e the bolt c over. 4. Loos en and remove the 2 muffler bolts . Rem[...]

16 Replac e guide bar when the groove is wor n, the guide bar is bent or crac ked, or when exc ess heating or burring of the rails occ urs . If replac ement is nec es sary, use only the guide bar specified for your saw in the re pair parts list or on the dec al loc ated on the c hain s aw . CHAIN SHARPENING WAR N I N G : Improper c hain s harp - en[...]

17 SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replac ed eac h year to ens ure the engine starts easier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjustable. NOTE: This s park ignit ion sys tem complies with t he Canadian s tandar d ICES - - 002. 1. Loos en 3 scr ews on c ylinder c ov er . 2. Remov e the c ylinder c over. 3. Pull off the s park[...]

18 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or will r un only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s witc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not fir ing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Mov e ignition sw itch to O N. 2. See “D ifficult Starting” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank with c orrect fuel mi[...]

19 LIM ITED W ARRANTY Poulan, a division of Hus qvarna O utdoor Produc ts Inc ., war rants to t he original c on- sumer pur chaser that eac h new Poulan brand gas oline chain s aw is free from de- fect s in material and wor kmanship and agrees to repair or replac e under this w ar- ranty any defect ive gas oline chain s aw as follows from the origi[...]

20 problem e xis ts. Warranty rep airs s hould be complet ed in a reas onable amoun t of ti me, not to e xceed 3 0 da ys. If you have any questions regarding your war ranty rights and respons i- bilities, you s hould c ontact y our near est autho - riz ed ser vic e cent er , c all Poulan PR O a t 1- - 800 - - 554- - 6723, or send e-mail c orre- spo[...]