Poulan 545137231 manuale d’uso

PPB3416 / PPB4218 Pou la n P RO 1030 Stev ens Creek R oad Aug usta, GA 30 907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS 545137231 Rev . 2 1/26/ 07 BRW Fo r Occasional U se Only Ins truct ion Manual Manu al de In struccion es Manue l d’Inst ruct ions WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating I nstructions before using this product. Fail u re [...]

2 IDENT IFICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangerous ! C are - less or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual bef ore 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 w ith any object should be [...]

3 gloves ; eye protec tion suc h as non-fog- ging, vented goggles or face s creen; an approved s afety hard hat; and sound barri- ers ( ear plugs or mufflers) to protect your hearing. R egular us ers s hould hav e hear- ing chec ked regular ly as chain s aw noise can damage hear ing. Secure hair abov e shoulder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe [...]

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 s udden stopping 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 mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r otati[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TUR ES WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your saw to help r educe the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch featur es will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw us er , do not rely only on safety 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 abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CKA w ithout chain brake PPB3416 33 _ PPB4218 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044369 952044689 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a wi 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 to c omply with Fed[...]

7 Adjustment loc ated on c lutch c over Inside view of clutc h cov er 4. Turn the adjusting s crew by hand c oun- terc lockw ise until the adjus ting pin jus t touches t he stop. This s hould allow the pin to be near t he correc t position. 5. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops against c lutch drum s prock et. Guid e bar Bar bolts [...]

8 3. Us ing bar tool, roll c hain around guide bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lift up tip of guide bar to c heck for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar , then turn ad- justing sc rew 1 / 4 turn c lock wise. R epeat until sag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Screw - - 1 / 4 Tu rn 5. While lift ing tip of guide bar , tighten bar nuts s ecurely[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT must be pres sed befor e you c an squeez e the throttle trigger. This featur e prevents y ou from acc i- dentally s queezin g the trigger. CHOKE/ FA ST IDLE LEVE R The c hoke and fas t idle are set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full ex- tent for c old st arting or af ter r efueling[...]

10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter Rope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly while pulling st arter rope. IMPORT ANT POINTS T O 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 . Do not let s tarte[...]

11 S If the brake is already ac tivated, it is disengaged by pulling the front hand guar d back towar d the front handle as far as poss ible. S When cutting with the s aw , the c hain br ake must be dis engaged. Engag ed Diseng aged Braki ng functi on cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e must be chec ked s everal times daily . The engine must be r un[...]

12 FELLI NG LARGE TR EES (6 inc hes (15 c m) in diameter or larger) The notch method is us ed to fell large trees . A notc h is c ut on the side of the tree in the de- sir ed direction of f all. After a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE: If the tr ee has large buttres s roots , remo[...]

13 WAR N I NG : Nev er turn s aw upside down to underc ut. The s aw cannot be con- trolled in this position. Alway s mak e your fir st c ut on the compres - sion side of the log. The c ompress ion side of the log is w here the pres sure of t he log’ s weight is concent rated. Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of log First c ut on compres[...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pr uning t o limbs shoul der height or below . Do not c ut if branc hes ar e higher than y our shou lder . G et a profes sional t o do the job. S Make y our firs t c ut 1/3 of the way throug h the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2nd cu t all the way through the limb. Then c ut a thir d overc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 i[...]

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 rails is a normal proc ess of rail wear . Remov e these bur rs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a flat file t o re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File Ra[...]

16 6. Reins tall spa rk arr esting s cree n, exhaus t outlet cov er , and nut. Tighten nut sec urely. 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. 1. Loos en 3 sc rews on cy linder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder c over . 3. [...]

17 HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of y our 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 r[...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRAN TY Poulan P RO w arrants t o the original pur- chas er that eac h new Poulan PRO brand gasoline chain saw is free from defects in material and wor kmanship and agr ees to re- pair or replac e under this warranty any de- fect ive gasoline c hain saw as follows from the original date of purchas e. 1 YEAR - - Par ts and Labor , w h[...]

19 approv ed Poulan PRO s ervic ing center . If you hav e any ques tions regar ding your war- ranty rights and res ponsibilities , y ou should contac t your neares t author ized s ervic e center or c all Poulan PR O at 1- - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any warr anted part whic h is not scheduled for replac ement as r equired maintenance,[...]