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Poulan 545137224 manual

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  • Page 1

    P3314 / P3314WS / P3314WSA P3416 / P3516PR / P4018WM P4018WT / P3818AV P4018AV / P4018A V BH Pou la n 1030 Stev ens Creek R oad Aug usta, GA 30 907 ENGL ISH ES P A ÑOL FRANÇAIS 545137224 1 1/ 30/06 R Please do not return un it to retailer . Por fa vor , no dev uelv a el apa rat o al lugar de com pra . V euillez ne pa s ret ourne r l’outil au d?[...]

  • Page 2

    2 IDENT IFICA TI ON OF SYMBOLS W ARNI NG! This chain saw c an be dangerous ! Car e- less or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before 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 av[...]

  • Page 3

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

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    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 s uddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ersal of the c hain forc e used to cut wood and c auses the saw to move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r otatio[...]

  • Page 5

    5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The following f eatures are inc luded on your saw to help r educe the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch features 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 foll ow all s afety prec au- tions, instr uctions, and maintenance in this[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Com puted kickb ack an gle ( CKA) T a bl e BAR P/N Length C HAI N P/N 952044368 14 ″ MODE L CKA wit hout c hain brake P3314 / P3314WS P3314WSA 33 _ P3416 / P3516P R P4018WM / P 4018WT P3818AV / P4018A V P4018AV BH 16 ″ 18 ″ 33 _ 952051209 952051211 952051338 952044370 952044418 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc i[...]

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    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 adjust ing 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 [...]

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    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 , t hen turn ad- justing s crew 1 / 4 turn c lock wise. Repeat until sag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Screw - - 1 / 4 Tur n 5. While lift ing tip of guide bar , tighten bar nuts s ecurely[...]

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    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/ F AST ID LE LEVER The c hoke and fas t idle are set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER ou t to the full ex- tent for c old st arting or af ter r efuelin[...]

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    10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter Rope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (4 0 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly while pulling st arter rope. IMPORT AN T POINTS TO 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 st art[...]

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    11 S If the brake is already ac tivated, it is disengaged by pulling the front hand guard back toward the fr ont handle as far as poss ible. S When cutting w ith the saw , the chain brak e must be dis engaged. Engag ed Diseng aged Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e must be chec ked s everal times daily . The engine must be runnin[...]

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    12 FELLI NG LARGE TREE S (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 fall. A fter a felling cut 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 , remov[...]

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    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 c ompres- sion s ide of the log. The compr ession s ide of the log is w here the pres sure of the log’s weight is concent rated. Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of log First c ut on compress[...]

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    14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pruni ng to 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 through the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2n d cut all the w ay through the limb. Then c ut a thir d overc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 in[...]

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    15 S Clean t he 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 . R emove thes e burrs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a f lat file to re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File R[...]

  • Page 16

    16 6. Reins tall spa rk arr esting sc reen, ex haust outlet cov er , and nu t. T ighten nut s ecurely. REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug s hould be replac ed eac h 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[...]

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    17 HE LPFUL 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 ro[...]

  • Page 18

    18 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan warrants to the or iginal purchas er that eac h new Poulan brand gas oline chain saw is fr ee from defec ts in material and work manship and agrees to repair or replac e under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw as follow s from the original date of purc hase. 1 YEAR - - Part s and Labor , when us ed for Ho[...]

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    19 have any ques tions r egarding your warranty rights and respons ibilities, y ou should c on- tact y our neares t authorized serv ice c enter or c all Poulan at 1- - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. WA R - RANTY PERIOD: Any w arranted par t which is not s cheduled for r eplacement as r equired maintenance, or w hich is s cheduled only for regular ins pectio[...]