Poulan Pro 115156426 manual

PP3416 Pou l a n P R O 7349 Sta tesv ille R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENG LI S H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS F or Occasional U se On ly Ins truc tion M anual Man ua l d e Instru ccio nes Manue l d’Ins t ruc tions WAR N IN G : Read and fol lo w all Safet y Rules and Operating I nstructions before using this product. Fai lure to do so can resu lt in serio [...]

2 IDEN T IFICA TION OF SYM BOL S W ARNING ! This chain saw c an b e dangero us! Car e - les s or impr oper us e c an cau s e ser ious or ev en f atal injur y. Read and under s tand the inst ruc tion manual before using the c hain s aw . Alw ay s use t wo hands w hen operating t he c hain s aw . WA R N I N G ! Cont acting t he guide bar tip with any[...]

3 duty , non-s lip glov es; ey e pr otec tion s uch as non-f ogging, vented goggles or fac e sc r een; an approv ed safet y hard hat; and sound barr iers (ear plugs or mufflers ) to protec t y our hearing. R egular users should hav e hearing c hec k ed regularly as chain s aw nois e can damage hearing. Se- cur e hair abov e s houlder length. Snug F[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback c an oc c ur when the the wood c los es in and pinches the moving saw c hain in the c ut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw c hain is s uddenly st opped. This s udden s topping of the chain res ult s in a r ev ers al of the chain forc e us ed to c ut w ood and caus es the saw to move in the oppos ite direc tion of the c[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY F EA T URES WA R N I N G : The following f eatures are inc luded on your s aw to help r educe the hazar d of k ic kbac k; how ev er , s uc h features will not totally eliminate t his danger . As a chain s aw us er , do not r ely only on s afety de- vic es. Y ou must follow all s afety pr ecau- tions , ins truc tions , and maintena[...]

6 Co mpu ted kickb a ck a ng le (CK A ) T ab le BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MO DEL C KA wi thout c hain brake PP 3416 33 _ 16 ″ 952051211 952044369 NOTE: I ft h i ss a wi s t ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain br ake is r equired and s hall not be r emoved or otherwis e dis- abled to c omply with Feder al O S HA R egula- tions for C[...]

7 Adjus tment loc ated on c lutc h c ov er Ins ide v iew of c lutc h co ver 4. Turn the adjus ting s c rew by hand c oun- terc loc k w ise until the adjus ting pin jus t touc hes the s top. T his should allow the pin to be near t he c orrec t pos ition. 5. Slide guide bar on bar bolt s until guide bar s tops agains t c lutc h drum s proc k et. Guid[...]

8 3 . Us ing bar t ool, rol l c hai n around guide bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lif t up tip of guide bar to chec k for s ag. Releas e t ip of guide bar , t hen t urn ad- just ing s c r ew 1 / 4 turn c loc k wis e. R epeat until s ag does not ex is t. Adjus ting S cr ew - - 1 / 4 Tu rn 5. W hile lifting tip of guide bar , tighten b[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK - - OUT The THRO TTLE LOCK - - OUT must be pres s ed bef ore y ou c an s queez e the thr ottle trig ger . This feature pr ev ents y ou fr om acc i - dentally s queez ing the t rigger . CHOKE/ F AST I DLE LEVER The c hok e and f as t idle are s et by pullin g t he CHO KE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to th e full e x - tent for col d s tart i[...]

10 WA R N I N G : The c hain must not move w hen the engine runs at idle s peed. If the chain mov es at idle s peed refer t o CAR - BUR ETOR ADJ U STME NT w ithin this manual. Avoid c ontac t with t he muf fler . A hot muf f ler c an c ause s er ious burns . T o stop t he engine mov e t he ON /STOP sw itc h to the STOP pos ition. To st art t he eng[...]

11 Start ing c ould require pulling the s tar ter r ope handle many times depending on how badly the unit is flooded. If engine fails to s tart , refer to the TROUBLESHOOTING T ABLE or c all 1-800-554- 6723. CHAIN BRAKE WA R N I N G : If the brak e band is wor n too thin it may break when the chain brak e is triggered. W ith a brok en brak e band, [...]

12 S The wind dir ec tion and s peed. S The lean of t he tree. The lean of a tr ee might not be apparent due to unev en or sloping t errain. U s e a plumb or lev el to de- termine the direc tion of tree lean. S W eight and branc hes on one s ide. S Surrounding trees and obs tac les . Look for dec ay and rot. If the tr unk is rott ed, it c an s nap [...]

13 until the s aw c an be remov ed eas ily . R est art the saw and car efully r eenter the c ut. T o avoid k ic k bac k and c hain damage, do not use a metal w edge. Do not attempt to r es tart your saw when it is pinc hed or hung in a log. Use a w edge to remove p inched saw Turn saw OFF and us e a plas tic or wooden w edge to for c e c ut open. O[...]

14 S Leav e the large r limbs under neath the felled tree t o s upport the tr ee as y ou w ork . S Star t at the bas e of the fe lled tree and work towar d t he top, cutt ing br anc hes and limbs . Remov e s mall limbs w ith one c ut . S Keep the tr ee betw een y ou and the c hain. Cut f rom the s ide of the t ree opp osi te the br anch yo u ar e c[...]

15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Condi tions w hic h requir e guide bar mainte - nanc e: S Saw c uts to one s ide or at an angle. S Saw has to be forc ed t hrough the c ut. S Inadequate s upply of oil to bar /c hain. Chec k the c ondition of guide bar eac h time chain is s harpened. A w orn guide bar w ill damage the chain and make c utting dif fic ult. After ea[...]

16 CLEANI NG THE SP ARK ARREST- ING SCREEN Cleaning is required ev ery 25 hour s of op- eration or annually, whichev er c omes fir s t. 1. Loos en and r emove the nut from the ex - haust out let c over. 2. R emov e the exhaus t oulet c ov er . 3. R emov e s park ar res ting s c reen. H andle sc reen c arefully t o prev ent damage. 4. C lean t he s [...]

17 S File c hain to meet the spec ific ations as s hown. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Cor ner 0.025 inc h (0.6 5 mm ) Right Hook A ngle W r ong Squared O f f Cor ner T oo Much Hook A ngle WA R N I N G : M aintain t he proper hook angle ac c ording t o the manufac t urer ’ s s pec if i - c ations for the c hain y ou are us ing. Impr oper hook angle w[...]

18 STORAGE WA R N I N G : Perf orm the follow ing st eps af ter eac h us e: S Allow t he engine to cool, and sec ur e the unit before s t oring or tr ans porting. S Store c hain s aw and fuel in a w ell venti- lated area wher e fuel vapors c annot reach spar k s or open flames f rom w ater heaters , electr ic motors or s w itc hes , furnaces , etc [...]

19 TROUBLE C AUSE REMEDY Engine will not st art or w ill r un only a few sec onds aft er st arting. 1. Ignit ion sw itc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spar k plug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eac hing car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion s witc h to ON . 2. See “D ifficult St arting” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank w ith cor rec[...]

20 LI MITED W ARRA NTY Poulan PRO, a division of H usqv arna Con- s umer Outdoor Pr oduc ts N .A. , Inc., w ar rants t o the origi nal c ons umer pur c has er th at eac h new Poulan PRO br and gas oline c hain s aw is f ree from def ec ts in mater ial and wo rk mans hip and agrees to r epair o r r eplac e under t his w ar rant y any def ectiv e gas[...]

21 manufac turer . Y ou ar e re sp on sib le fo r pr e s - enting y our smal l off- - r oad engine to an P oulan PR O authoriz ed repair c enter a s soon as a proble m ex is ts . Warranty r epairs s hould be c ompleted in a r eas onable amount of time, no t to e xcee d 30 d a ys. If you have any ques tions regarding your w arrant y rights and r es [...]