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    PP3816AV / PP4218A V PP4218AVL Pou la n P RO 1030 Stev ens Creek R oad Aug usta, GA 30 907 ENGL ISH ES P A ÑOL FRANÇAIS Fo r Occasi o na l Use Only Inst ruction Manual Manual de Ins trucc iones Manuel d’Inst ructions WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can resu l t[...]

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    2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYMBOLS W ARNI NG! This c hain saw can be danger ous! Care less or improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. 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 with any ob- ject should be av[...]

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    3 Snug Fitting Clo thing Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chaps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Prot ection Safe ty Hat S Keep all parts of your body aw ay from the chain w hen the engine is r unning. S Keep childr en, by standers , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 meters) away fr om the work area. D o not allow other people or animals to be nea[...]

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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 suddenly stopped. This sudden s topping 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 move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r otatio[...]

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    5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The following featur es are inc luded on your saw to help reduc e 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 r ely only on saf ety de- vic es. Y ou must foll ow all s afety prec au- tions, inst ructions , and maintenance in thi[...]

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    6 Com puted kickb ack an gle ( CKA ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHA IN P /N 16 ″ MODE L CKA wi thout c hain brake PP3816AV 33 _ PP4218AV / PP4218AVL 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i s t 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 - able[...]

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    7 T ens ioning Rack Adjus ting Screw 4. Slide g uide bar on bar bolts until guide bar st ops agains t clu tch drum s proc ket. Guid e bar Bar bolts 5. Car efully r emove the c hain from the pac k - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as show n. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G auge Dri v e L inks 6.[...]

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    8 7. If c hain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar . D O NO T operate the saw if the chain is loose. NOTE: T he chain is tensioned correctly when the w eight of the c hain doe s not c ause it to sa g below the guide bar ( with the c hain saw sit ting in an upright position) , but the chain still moves f reely ar ound the guide bar. WAR N[...]

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    9 WAR N I NG : If the saw is operated with a loos e chain, the c hain could jump off the guide bar and r esult in s erious injur y to the operator and/or damage the chain mak - ing it unus able. BEFORE ST AR TING ENGINE WAR N I NG : Muffler is very hot dur- ing and after us e. Do not touc h the muffler or allow c ombustible material s uch as dry gr[...]

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    10 IMPORT ANT P OINTS 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 s tarter rope s nap back . H old the handle and let the rope re- wind s lowly . For c old weather s tarting, s tart the unit at FULL C HOKE; allow the engine to war m up before s queezing the t[...]

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    11 Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e must be chec ked s everal times daily. The engine must be running when performing this pr oce- dure. This is the only ins tance when the s aw should be plac ed on the ground with the en- gine running. Plac e the saw on fir m ground. G rip t he rear handle with y our right hand and the front h[...]

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    12 NOTE: If the tr ee has large buttres s roots , remov e them before making the notc h. If us - ing saw to remov e buttres s roots , k eep saw chain fr om contact ing ground to prev ent dull- ing of the c hain. NOTCH CUT AN D FELLING THE TREE S Make notc h cut by c utting the t op of the notch firs t. Cut through 1/ 3 of the diameter of the tree. [...]

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    13 Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of lo g First c ut on compression si de of log Second cu t BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT S Ov ercut through 1/ 3 of the diameter of the log. S Roll the log over and finis h with a s econd over cut. S Watch for logs with a c ompress ion side to prev ent the saw from pinc hing. S ee il- lustr ations for cutti[...]

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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 are higher t han y our shoulder. Get 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 third over cut leaving a 1 to 2 inc h ([...]

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    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 r ail wear . Remov e these bur rs 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[...]

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    16 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. Pull off the s park plug boot . 4. R emove spar k plug from c ylinder and disc ard. 5. R eplace wit[...]

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    17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much H ook A ngle WAR N I NG : M aintain t he proper hook ang le acc ording to t he manufact urer’s spec ific ations for t he chain y ou are us ing. Im - proper hook angle w ill incr ease the chanc e of kic kbac k w hich c an result in s erious injur y . 4. C[...]

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    18 HE LPFUL TIP During s torage of your 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[...]

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    19 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N .A., I nc., war- rants to the original cons umer pur chas er that each new Poulan PRO brand gas oline chain saw is free fr om defect s in mater ial and work manship and agrees t o repair or replac e under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw as f[...]

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    20 PRO autho rized r epair c enter as s oon as a problem e xist s. Warr anty r epairs s hould be complet ed in a reas onable amount of time, not to e xce ed 3 0 da ys. If you have any questions regarding your war ranty rights and responsi- bilities, yo u s hould c ontac t your neares t autho- riz ed serv ice c enter, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1- - 800 [...]