Poulan SM4018 manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Inst ruc tions bef ore using th is product . F ailure t o do so ca n result in serious inj ury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y s iga t odas las ad vert encias e instr ucciones de s eguridad. El no hac erlo puede resultar en le - siones grav es. A [...]

2 IDEN TIF ICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be da ngerous ! Care - less or improper us e c an caus e ser ious or ev en f atal injury. Read and unders tand t he instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use t wo hands when operating t he chain saw. WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t should [...]

3 S Carefully plan y our saw ing operation in ad- vanc e. Do not s tart c utting until you hav e a clear wor k area, s ec ure footing, and, if you are felling trees , a planned r etreat pat h. OPERA TE YOUR SA W SAFEL Y S Do not operate a c hain s aw w ith one hand. Serious injury to the operator, helpers , by- stander s or any combination of these[...]

4 A void O bstr uction s Clear The W orking Area REDUCE THE C HANCE OF KICKBACK S Rec ognize that k ic kbac k can happen. With a basic under standing of k ick bac k, you c an reduc e the element of sur pris e whic h contr ibutes t o acc idents . S Nev er let the moving chain contac t any ob- ject at the tip of the guide bar. S Keep the work ing ar [...]

5 Sym met rical Gu ide Bar Lar ge Radius Tip S Low - - Kic kbac k Chain, designed w ith a contour ed depth gauge and guar d link whic h deflect kic kbac k force and allow wood to gr adually ride int o the cutter . Low - - Kick bac k Chain has met kic kbac k per- formanc e r equirements w hen test ed on a repres entativ e sample of c hain saw s be- [...]

6 damage in other wis e healthy people. If sy mptoms oc c ur s uc h as numbnes s , pain, loss of st rength, c hange in sk in color or tex ture, or los s of feeli ng in the fingers , hands , or joints , disc ontinu e the us e of t his t ool and seek medical a ttention. A n anti-v ibrat ion sys tem does not guara ntee the av oidanc e of thes e proble[...]

7 Cutte rs Depth G auge Driv e Link s P l a c ec h a i no n t ot h es p rocket 7. Place c hain ov er and behi nd clut ch, f itting the drive links in the c lutch drum s prock et. 8. Fit bottom of dr ive link s betw een the teeth in the s proc ket in t he nose of the guide bar . 9. Fit chain driv e link s into bar groov e. 10. Pull guide bar forw ar[...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFO RE OPERA TING YOU R CH AIN S AW . C ompare t he illustr ations w ith your unit to familiariz e y ourself with the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments . Sav e this manual for f uture referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Primer Bulb Fuel Mix Fi [...]

9 FUELING & L UBRICA TION WAR N I N G : Remov e fuel c ap s low- ly w hen refueling. FU EL ING E NG INE This engine is certified to oper ate on unleaded gas oline. Before oper ation, gasoline mus t be mix ed with a good qualit y sy nthetic 2-c y cle air -c ooled engine oil designed to be mix ed at a r atio of 40:1. Poulan/WEE D EA TER brand s y[...]

10 OFF HALF CHOKE /FAST IDLE LEVER Choke / fas t idle le ver (SIDE VIEW ) FULL 6. Pull the s tarter r ope shar ply wit h your right hand until t he engine star ts . 7. Allow the engine t o run for approx imately 5 sec onds . Then, squeez e and release throttle trigger to allow engine to retur n to idle speed. ST ARTING A W ARM ENGINE: 1. Mov e ON/S[...]

11 S Releas e the throttle trigger as s oon as the cut is c ompleted, allowing the en- gine to idle. If y ou run the s aw at full throttle without a c utting load, unnec es - sar y w ear c an occ ur to the c hain, bar , and engine. It i s recommended t hat the engi ne not be operate d for lon- ger th an 30 seconds at full thr ottle. S T o avoid los[...]

12 S DO NO T cut down a part ially fallen tree with y our s aw. Be ex tremely c autious w ith partially fallen t rees that may be poorly suppor ted. When a tree does n’t fall c om- pletely, set the s aw as ide and pull down the tree with a c able wi nch, bloc k and tac k le, or trac tor . CUTTING A F ALLEN TREE (BUCKING) Buc king is the term us e[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G AN D PR UN ING WAR N I N G : Be alert for and guard against k ick bac k. Do not allow the moving chain to contact any other branc hes or ob- jects at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t c an re- sult in s erious injury. WAR N I N G : [...]

14 Cleaning the air fi lt er: A dirty air filter dec reas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es fuel c onsumption and harmful emis sions . Alway s c lean after 10 tanks of fuel or 5 hours of operation, which- ever c omes firs t. Clean more frequently in dusty condit ions. A us ed aire filter c an never be completely c leaned. It is adv isable to [...]

15 S Turn idle speed s cr ew (T ) count erc lock - wis e to decreas e engine speed. If y ou r equire fur ther as s ist ance or a re uns ure about perfo rming this procedu re, contac t y our authoriz ed s erv ic e dealer o r ca ll 1- - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. BAR MAI NTENANCE If y our s aw c uts to one s ide, has to b e forc ed through t he cu t, or b[...]

16 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or w ill run only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignit ion sw itch of f. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel t ank empty. 4. Spar k plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion sw itc h to ON . 2. See “D ifficult Start ing” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank with c orrec t fuel[...]

17 U .S. EP A/CAL IFORNIA/E NVIRONM ENT CANADA EMISSION CO NTROL WARRANTY ST A T EMENT YOUR W ARRANTY RI GHTS AND OB LIGA - TIONS: The U .S. Env ironment al Prot ec tion Agenc y, California A ir R esour ces Board, E nvi - ronment C anada and P oulan/WE ED E A TER are pleas ed to ex plain the emiss ions co ntrol sy s tem war ranty on y our y ear 200[...]

18 The information on the product label indicates whic h s tandard y our engine is cer tified. Ex ample: (Y ear) E P A Phase 1 or Phas e 2 and/or CALIF OR NIA. This engine is c ertified t o be emiss ions compliant for the following us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate (125 hour s) Ex tended (300 hours )[...]