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    PP4218AV Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS Fo r Occasional Use On l y 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 serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA: Lea el manual de instruccio n es y siga todas las advertencia[...]

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    2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYM BOLS 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 b[...]

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    3 Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chaps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hea ring Pr otection Safe ty Hat S Keep all parts of your body aw ay f rom the chain w hen the engine is r unning. S Keep childr en, by standers , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 m eters ) away from the work area. Do not allow other people or animals to be [...]

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    4 chain r otation. The saw is dr iven straight back toward t he operator . S Pull-In can oc cur w hen the mov ing c hain contacts a foreign ob ject in the w oo d in th e cut along the bot tom of th e guide bar and the saw c hain is s uddenly st opped. This sud den st opping pulls the saw forw ard and away from the ope rator and c ould easily c ause[...]

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    5 S Reduc ed- - Kic kback Guide Bar, designed with a s mall radius tip which reduc es the siz e of the kic kbac k danger zone on the bar tip. A Reduced - - Kick back G uide Bar has been demons trated to s ignificantly re- duce the number and s erious ness of k ick - back s w h en tes ted in acc ordance with safet y requirements for gas oline power [...]

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    6 NOTE: I ft h i s s a wi s t ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brake is requir ed and shall not be r emoved or other wise dis - abled to c omply with Feder al OS HA Regula- tions f or Commercial Logging. WAR N I NG : The engine ex haust from this produc t c ontains chemicals know n to the State of Califor nia to caus e canc er , [...]

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    7 Guid e bar Bar bolts 6 . Car efully r emove the c hain from the pac k - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G aug e Dri v e L inks 7. P lace chain ov er and behind clutch re- tainer , f itting the drive l inks i n the c lutch drum s prock et. 8. F it botto[...]

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    8 Bar Nuts 6. U se the s crew driver end of the bar tool to mov e chain around guide bar. 7. I f chain does not rotate, it is too tight. Slightly loos en bar nuts and loos en chain by turning the adjus ting scr ew 1 / 4 turn c ountercloc kwis e. Retighten bar nuts . 8. I f chain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar . DO N OT operate the s[...]

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    9 CHAIN BRA KE The c hain brak e is a dev ice designed to st op th e cha i n if ki ckba ck occu rs. Th e ch ai n br ake ac tivates automat ically in the event of kick - bac k. The c hain brak e activ ates manually if the front han d guard i s pus hed forw ard. The c hain brak e is dis engaged by pulling the f ront hand guard bac k tow ard the front[...]

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    10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter R ope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear H andle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly w hile pulling s tarter rope. WAR N I NG : Do not attempt to t hrow or drop - - s tart the chain s aw . Doing s o will put the operator at risk of s erious injury due to loss of control of[...]

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    11 S This saw is equipped with a chain brake. The brak e is des igned to stop t he c hain if kickb ack occur s. S The inertia - - ac tivated c hain br ake is activ ated if t he front hand guar d is pushed forwar d, either manually ( by hand) or automatically ( by sudden m ov em ent). S If the brak e is alr eady ac tivated, it i s dis engaged by pul[...]

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    12 Plan a c lear retreat path to the r ear and diag- onal to the line of fall. Direct ion of F all 45 _ Plan a clear retreat pat h FELLI NG LARG E TREES (6 inc hes (15 c m) in diameter or lar ger) The notc h 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 fall. Af ter a felling c ut is m[...]

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    13 Overcutting Un der cutti ng Underc utting involv es c utting on the under- side of the log w ith top of saw agains t the log. When underc utting us e light upwar d pres- sur e. H old saw firmly and maintain c ontrol. The s aw will tend to pus h back toward y ou. WAR N I NG : Nev er turn s aw upside down to under cut. The s aw cannot be con- trol[...]

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    14 S Remov e larger , s upporting branc hes w ith the c utting tec hniques des cribed in B UCK - ING WITHOUT A SUPPORT . S Alw ays use an over cut to cut s mall and fr ee- ly hanging limbs . Under cutting c ould caus e limbs t o fall and pinc h the saw . PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pruni ng to limbs s houlder height or below . Do not c ut if branc h[...]

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    15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditions whic h require guide bar mainte- nance: S Saw c uts to one side or at an angle. S Saw has to be f orced thr ough the c ut. S Inadequate s upply of oil to bar /chain. Chec k the c ondition of guide bar eac h time chain is shar pened. A worn guide bar will damage the chain and make cutt ing difficult . After each us e, e[...]

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    16 CLEANING THE SP ARK ARREST - ING SCREEN Cleaning is required ev ery 25 hours of op- eration or annually, whichev er comes f irst. 1. Loos en and remove the nut from the ex - haust out let cover. 2. R emove the exhaus t oulet cov er . 3. R emove s park arres ting sc reen. Handle sc reen c arefully to pr event damage. 4. C lean the spark arr estin[...]

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    17 A ll Cutter s Same Length Remo v e Damage T op Plate Side Plate S File c h ain to meet the spec ifications as s ho wn. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.025 inc h (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle W rong Squared O f f Corner T oo Muc h Hook A ngle WAR N I NG : M aintain t he proper hook angle ac cor ding to the manuf acturer ’s s pecific ations for[...]

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    18 FUEL SYSTEM Under FU ELING EN GINE in the OPERA - TIO N s ection of t his manual, see mes sage labeled IMPORT ANT regar ding the use of gasohol in y our chain s aw . Fuel s tabilizer is an acc eptable alternativ e in minimiz ing the formation of fuel gum deposits dur ing stor- age. Add s tabilizer to t he gasoline in t he fuel tank or fuel s tor[...]

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    19 LIMI TED WA RRANTY 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 fr ee from defec ts in mater ial 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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    20 PR O author ized repair c enter as s oon as a problem e xis ts. Warr anty r epairs should be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of t ime, not to e xcee d 30 d ays . If you have any quest ions regarding your w arranty rights and responsi- bilities , yo u s houl d cont act y our near est autho - riz ed serv ic e center, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1 - -[...]