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    SM4218AV X Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS WAR NIN G: Read and fol low all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can result in s eri ous injury . ADVER TE NCIA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga todas las advertencias e en- strucciones de s[...]

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    2 IDENT IFICA TION OF SY MBOLS W ARNING ! This c hain saw can be dang erous! Car eless or improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. Read and unders tand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays us e two hands when operating t he chain s aw . WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any ob- jec t should be[...]

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    3 SAF ETY R UL ES WAR N I NG : Alw ays disc onnect spar k plug wir e and place w ire where it can- not cont act spar k plug to pr event acc idental st arting when sett ing up, trans porting, ad- just ing or making repair s ex cept c arburetor adjust m ents . Bec ause a chain s aw is a high-s peed wood- cut ting tool, s pecial s afety prec autions m[...]

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    4 S Turn the engine of f and let saw c ool in a non-c om bust ible area, not on dry leav es, str aw , paper , etc. Slowly remov e fuel c ap and refuel unit. S Store the unit and fuel in an ar ea where fuel vapor s cannot reac h spark s or open flames from w ater heaters, elect ric motors or sw itches , furnaces , etc. KICKBACK WAR N I NG : Avoid k [...]

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    5 ly ar ound the rear handle whet her y our are right handed or left handed. Keep y our left arm s traight with the elbow lock ed. S Pos ition your left hand on the front handle- bar so it is in a straight line with y our r ight hand on the r ear handle w hen making buck ing c uts. N ever rev erse r ight and left hand posit ions for any type of c u[...]

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    6 dic ate more angle and higher k ick energi es. Computed angl es repr esented indic ate total energy and angle as soc iated without ac tivation of the c hain br ake durin g k ickb ack . Activ ated angle repr esents c hain s topping time re lative to ac tivation angle of cha in break and res ulting k ick angle of saw. In all cas es lower C KA val -[...]

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    7 Clut ch Cove r Bar Knob Loca tion of shi pping spacer 4. Slide guide bar on bar bolt s until guide bar s tops agains t clutc h d rum s prock et. Bar bolts Guid e bar 5 . Car efully r emove the c hain from th e pack - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUST FACE I N DII RECTI ON OF ROT ATION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G au[...]

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    8 Tigh te n chain Adjus ting Wheel Loosen chain 3. Usi n g a sc rewdriv er , mo ve ch a in ar ou nd guide bar to ens ure all link s are in bar groov e. 4. While lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar knob s ecurely (c lock wise) . Hand tigh t - en only! TIGHTEN Bar Knob 5. Pus h lever on bar k nob down to return lever to c losed/loc ked pos ition. W[...]

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    9 Guide Bar Adjus ting Wheel Cy linder Cover Thrott le Lock out Rear Handle Throttle Trigger Chain Direc tion of Travel Chain Catc her Clutc h Cover Bar Knob Chain Brake ON/ST OP SWITCH The ON/STOP SWITCH is used to stop the engine. THROTTLE TRI GGER The TH ROTTLE TRI GGER co ntrols engine s peed. THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT mu s[...]

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    10 WAR N I NG : A lternat ive fuels (no t gas oline) s uch as E - - 15 (15% alc ohol), E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E - - 85 ( 85% alcohol) ar e N OT c lassif ied as gasoline an d are NO T approved for us e in 2 - - st roke gas oline engines . Us e of al - ternati ve fuels w ill caus e problems suc h as : im- proper c lutch engagements , ov erheating, [...]

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    11 NOTE: If the engine s ounds as if it is try ing to s tart before the 5th pull, stop pulling and immediately pr oceed to the nex t step. 5. Pus h the chok e/fast idle lev er in to the HALF C HOKE position. OFF HALF CHOKE /F A ST IDLE LEVER FULL 6. Pull the s tarter rope s harply w ith your right hand until t he engine start s. 7. Allow t he engin[...]

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    12 S Prac tice c utting a few small logs using the following tec hniques to get t he “ feel” of us- ing your s aw before y ou begin a major saw ing operation. S Squeez e the thrott le trigger and allow the engine to reac h full speed befor e c utting. S Begin c utting with the saw f rame against the log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the ent[...]

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    13 NOTE: Befor e felling cut is c omplete, use wedges t o open the c ut if nec ess ary to cont rol the direct ion of fall. T o av oid kic kbac k and chain damage, us e wood or plast ic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to s igns that the tr ee is ready to fall: c rack ing sounds, w idening of the fell- ing c ut, or mov ement in [...]

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    14 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 PR UNIN G WAR N I NG : Be aler t fo r and guar d agains t kic kbac k. Do not allow t he moving c hain to contac t any ot her branc hes or obje cts at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limbing or pruning. Allow ing s uch c ontact c an res ult in s e- rious i[...]

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    15 MAIN TENANCE SCHEDULE Check: Fuel mixt ure level Before eac h use .... Bar lubric ation Before eac h use ....... Chain tens ion Before eac h use ....... Chain s harpness Before eac h use ..... For damaged parts Before eac h use ... For loos e caps Before eac h use ...... For loos e fasteners Before eac h use ... For loos e parts Before eac h use[...]

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    16 INSPECT AND CLEAN UNIT AND DECALS S After eac h us e, inspec t c omplete unit for loos e or damaged part s. Clea n the unit and dec als us ing a damp clo th w ith a mild deter - gent. S Wipe off unit with a c lean dry c loth. CHECK CHAIN BRAKE See CHAIN BRAKE in the OPERA TION sec tion. CLEAN AIR FIL TER CAUTION: Do not c lean filter in gas olin[...]

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    17 REPLACE FUEL FIL TER T o replac e fuel filter, drain y our unit by run- ning it dry of fuel. Remov e fuel cap and its connec ted retainer fr om tank . Pull filter from tank and remov e from line. Replac e and re- ass emble. CHAIN ADJUSTMENT See CHAIN TENSION in A SSEMBL Y sec tio n. CHAIN SHARPENING WAR N I NG : Improp er chain s harp - ening te[...]

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    18 CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT WAR N I NG : T he c hain will be mov ing during most of this pr ocedur e. W ea r y our pro - tec tive equipment a nd observ e all safe ty pre - c autions. The c hain must not mov e at idle s peed. The car buretor has been c arefully s et at the fac tory . Adjustments may be neces sary if you notic e any of t he following co[...]

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    19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine w ill not st art or will r un only a few sec onds after st arting. 1. Ignition s witc h of f. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eaching c arburetor . 1. Move ignition s witch t o ON. 2. See “Diffic ult Starting” in Operat ion Section. 3. Fill tank w ith corr ect fuel m[...]

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    20 LIMI TED WA RRAN TY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N.A. , Inc ., war- rants to t he original c onsumer pur chas er that each new Poul an PRO brand gas oline chain saw is f ree from defec ts in material and work manship and agr ees to repair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw as[...]

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    21 PR O author ized repair c enter as s oon as a problem e xis ts. Warr anty r epairs s hould be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of t ime, not to e xcee d 3 0 da ys. If you have any ques tions regarding your w arranty rights and responsi- bilities , yo u s houl d c ontact y our nea rest autho - riz ed serv ic e center, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1 - [...]