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  • Page 1

    PP3516AV X / PP4218AVX Pou la n P RO 1030 Stev ens Creek R oad Aug usta, GA 30 907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS Ins truction M anual Manual de Ins truc ciones Manuel d’I nstr uctions WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA: L[...]

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    2 IDENT IFICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! 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 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 contac t spark plug to prev ent acc idental star ting when sett ing up, trans porting, ad- justing or mak ing repairs exc ept carbur etor adjustment s. Bec ause a chain s aw is a high-s peed wood- cutting tool, s pecial safety prec autions mus t b[...]

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    4 S Turn the engine of f and let saw c ool in a non-combus tible area, not on dr y leaves , str aw , paper , etc. Slowly remov e fuel c ap and refuel unit. S Store the unit and fuel in an area w here fuel vapor s cannot reac h spark s or open flames from water heaters , elec tric motor s or sw itches , furnaces , etc. KICKBACK WAR N I NG : Avoid k [...]

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

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    6 dicat e more angle and higher k ick energi es. Computed angl es repr esented indic ate total energy and angle as soc iated without act ivation of the c hain br ake durin g kic kb ack . Activ ated angle repr esents c hain s topping time r elative t o act ivation angle of cha in break and re sulting kic k angle of saw. In all cas es lower C KA val [...]

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    7 Clut ch Cover Bar Knob Loca tion of shi pping spacer 4. Slide guide bar on bar bolt s until guide bar s tops against clut ch drum spr ocket . Bar bolts Guid e bar 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 FACE IN DII RECTI ON OF ROTA TI ON Tip o f Bar Cutters Depth Gauge Dri[...]

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    8 Tigh te n chain Adjus ting Wheel Loosen chain 3. Usi ng a sc rewdriv er , mo ve cha in ar oun d 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 ( cloc kwis e). Hand tight- en only! TIGHTEN Bar Knob 5. Pus h lever on bar k nob down t o return lever to c losed/loc ked pos ition. WAR[...]

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    9 Guide Bar Adjusting 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 THR OTTLE TRIG GER co ntrols engine speed . THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT mu st[...]

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    10 WAR N I NG : A lternativ e fuels (no t gasol ine) suc h as E - - 15 (15% alc ohol), E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E - - 85 ( 85% alcohol) ar e N OT clas sif ied as gasoline an d are NO T approved for us e in 2 - - s trok e gasoli ne engines. U se of al - ternati ve fuels w ill caus e pro blems suc h as : im- proper c lutch engagements , ov erheating,[...]

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    11 NOTE: If the engine sounds as if it is tr ying to st art 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 engine[...]

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    12 S Prac tice c utting a few small logs us ing the following tec hniques to get the “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 before cut ting. S Begin c utting with the saw f rame against t he log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the enti[...]

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    13 NOTE: Befor e felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open the c ut if nec ess ary to contr ol the direct ion of fall. T o avoid k ick back and chain damage, us e wood or plastic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to s igns that the tr ee is ready to fall: cr ack ing sounds, w idening of the fell- ing c ut, or mov ement in the[...]

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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 for and guard agains t kic kbac k. Do not all ow t he moving chain t o 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 co ntact can r esult in s e- rious in [...]

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    15 MAINTEN ANCE SCHEDULE Check: Fuel mixture lev el 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 CHECK CHAIN BRAKE See CHAIN BRAKE in the O PERA TION sec tion. CLEAN AIR FIL TER CAUTION: Do not clean filter in gas oline or other flammable s olvent to av oid creating a fire haz ard or produc ing harmful ev aporative emiss ions. Cleaning the air fi lter: A dirty air filter dec reases the life and per for- mance of t he engine and inc reases f[...]

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    17 WAR N I NG : Wear prote ctiv e gloves when handl ing chain. The c hain is shar p and can c ut y ou even w hen it is n ot moving. Conditi ons whic h indic ate the need f or chain shar pening: S Reduc tion in siz e of wood c hips. The s ize of the wood c hip will dec rease as the chain gets duller until it bec omes more like a powder than a chip. [...]

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    18 Idle S pe ed - - T Allow engin e to idle. If the chain m ov es, idle is too fast. If the engi ne stalls, idle is too slow. Ad- just spee d until engine r uns wit hout chain movement (idle to o fast) or s talling (idle too slow ). The idle s peed sc rew is loc ated in the area abov e the primer bulb and is labeled T . S Turn idle sc rew (T) c loc[...]

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    19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or will r un only a f ew sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s witc h of f . 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eaching carbur etor . 1. Move ignition s witc h to ON. 2. See “Diffic ult Starting” in Operat ion Section. 3. Fill tank w ith corr ect fuel [...]

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    20 LIMI TED WARRAN TY Poulan PRO, a divis ion of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor Produc ts N.A., Inc ., war rants to the or iginal cons umer purc has er that eac h new Poulan PRO brand g asoline c hain saw i s free from defec ts in material and w orkmans hip and agrees to re pair or replac e under this w arranty any de fectiv e gasol ine chain s aw [...]

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    21 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 xcee d 30 da ys. If you have any quest ions regarding your war ranty rights and responsi- bilities, yo u s houl d c ontact y our nea rest autho - riz ed serv ice c enter, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1- - 80[...]