Poulan Pro 530165555 manual

PP3816 AV / PP4218 AV Electro lux Home Products, Inc. 1030 Ste vens Cr eek R oad Au gusta , GA 30 907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 530165555 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional U se Only Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Ins truc tion Manual Man ual d e In struccio n es Manue l d’Ins truc tions WAR N ING : Read and fol low all Safety Rules an[...]

2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be da ngerous ! Car e - les s or impro per us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays use tw o hands when operating the c hain s aw. WAR NI NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t s houl[...]

3 S Carefully plan y our s aw ing operation in ad- vanc e. Do not star t c utting until y ou hav e a clear work area, s ec ure foot ing, and, if y ou are felling tr ees, a planned ret reat path. OPERA TE YOUR SA W SAFEL Y S Do not oper ate a c hain saw with one hand. Serious injury t o the oper ator , helper s , by - stander s or any combination of[...]

4 Clear T he Working Ar ea Avoid Obs tr ucti ons REDUCE THE C HANCE OF KICKBACK S Rec ognize t hat kic k bac k c an happen. With a basic under standing of k ic k back , you c an reduc e the element of s urpr is e whic h c ontributes to ac c idents . S Nev er let the moving chain c ontac t any ob- ject at the tip of the guide bar . S Keep the work i[...]

5 Sym metr ical Gu ide Bar Lar ge Radius Tip S Low - - Kic kbac k Chain, des igned wit h a contour ed depth gauge and guard link whic h deflec t k ick bac k f orce and allow wood to gr adually r ide into the cutter. Low - - Kic kbac k C hain has met k ick bac k per- formanc e requir ements w hen tes ted on a repres entativ e s ample of chain s aws [...]

6 weather has been linked to blood v ess el damage in other wis e health y people. If s ympt oms oc c ur s uc h as numbness , pain , los s of s tr ength, c hange in ski n c olor or text ure, or loss of feeling in the fingers , hand s, or joint s , dis cont inue the us e of t his tool and se ek medical a ttention. An anti- vi bration sy s tem does n[...]

7 6. P lace c hain ov er and behind t he clutch retainer , fitting the driv e links in the clu tch dru m spro c ket . 7. F it bottom of dr ive link s between the teeth in the s proc k et in the nos e of the guide bar . 8. F it chain driv e link s into bar gr oove. 9. P ull guide bar for ward until c hain is s nug in guide bar gr oove. E ns ure all [...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YOUR CH AIN S AW . C ompare the illust rations w ith y our unit to familiariz e y ours elf w ith the locat ion of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments . Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Prime r Bulb Star[...]

9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR NI NG : Be sur e to read the fuel handling informat ion in the s afety rules s ec - tion of this manual before y ou begin. If you do not under s tand t he fuel handling information do not attempt to fuel your unit. Seek help from s omeone that does underst and the in- formation or c all the cus tomer ass ist ance help [...]

10 IGNIT ION SWITCH ON STO P Cho ke Lever 1. Mov e O N/S TOP s witc h to the ON pos i- tion. 2. P ull chok e/fas t idle lev er out to the full ext ent (to the FULL C HO KE pos ition) . 3. S lowly pr ess primer bulb 6 times . 4. P ull the s tarter r ope shar ply 5 times w ith your right hand. T hen, proc eed to the next s tep. NOTE: If the engine s [...]

11 OPERA TI NG TIPS S Chec k c hain tens ion before fi rs t us e and after 1 minute of oper ation. See CHAI N TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y sect ion. S Cut w ood only. D o not c ut metal, plas ti cs , masonry , non-wood bui ldin g materi als, etc. S Stop the s aw if the c hain s trik es a for eign object. Ins pec t the s aw and r epair or re- place par [...]

12 Opening of fe lling cut Clo sing o f notch Hinge holds t ree on stump and help s control f all NOTE: Befor e felling c ut is c omplete, us e wedges to open the cut if nec es s ary to cont rol the dir ect ion of fall. T o av oid k ick bac k and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or ir on wedges . S Be alert to s igns th[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o r s u p p o r t 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st an d 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G A ND P RU NIN G WAR NI NG : Be alert for and guard agains t k ic kb ack . Do not allow the mov ing c hain to c ontac t any other br anc hes or obje ct s at the nos e of the gui de bar w hen limbing or pruni[...]

14 SERVICE WAR NI NG : Disc onnec t t he spar k plug before per forming maintenance ex c ept for car buretor adjus tments. We rec ommend all s er vic e and adjust ments not listed in this manual be perfor med by an authoriz ed or Mas ter Serv ic e D ealer . HE LPFU L TIP IMP OR T AN T : Have all repairs other than the r ec - ommended maintenance de[...]

15 Replac e guide bar when the groov e is w orn , the guide bar is bent or cr ac ke d, or w hen ex - c ess heating or burring o f the rail s o cc ur s . If r e- plac ement is nec es s ary, use only the guide bar s pecif ied for y our s aw in t he repair part s l ist or on the decal loc at ed on the ch ain saw. CHECK FUEL MIXTURE LEVEL S See FUELI N[...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year to ens ure the engine star ts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjust able. 1. Loos en 3 s c rew s on c yli nder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c ov er . 3. P ull off the spar k plug boot. 4. R emove s park plug fr om c ylinder and disc ar d. 5. R epla[...]

17 HE LPFU L TIP During s tor age of your gas/ oil mixtur e, t he oil w ill sepa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an week ly to ins ure proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spar k 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 s tar[...]

18 LIMI TED WARRA NTY ELECTROLUX H OME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the or iginal purchas er that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline c hain saw is free from defec ts in mater ial and work mans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this warranty any defec tiv e gasoline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase. 2 YEARS -[...]

19 W ARRAN TY COMMENCEMENT DA TE: The w arranty per iod begins on the dat e the s mall off- - road engine is purc has ed. LE NG TH OF CO VERAGE: T his war rant y sha ll be for a period of tw o y ears from the initial date of pur - c hase. WH A T IS COVERED : REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P A RTS. Repair or re - plac ement of any w arr anted part w ill b[...]