Poulan Pro 545047515 manual

PP3816AV / PP4218A V PP4218AV L Electrol ux Home Products, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 545047515 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional Use On ly Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Ins truction M anual Man ual d e In struccio nes Manue l d’Inst ructions WAR NI NG : Read and fol low all Safety Rule[...]

2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOL S W ARNING ! T his c hain s aw can be dang erous ! Car eles s or improper us e c an c ause s er ious or ev en fat al injury. Read and unders tand the inst ruc tion manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays us e two hands w hen operating the c hain s aw. WAR NI NG ! Contact ing the guide bar tip with any ob- jec t sh[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Cha ps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Prot ection Safe ty H at S Keep all parts of y our body aw ay from the chain w hen the engine is running. S Keep childr en, by s tanders , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 m eters ) aw ay from the work area. D o not allow other people or animals to [...]

4 chain result s in a rev ers al of the chain forc e used t o cut wood and c auses the saw to move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r otation. The s aw is driv en straight back towar d the operat or . S Pull-In can oc c ur w hen the mov ing ch ain contacts a foreign ob ject in the wood in the cut along the bottom of the guide bar and the saw[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR NI NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw t o help r educ e the hazar d of k ick bac k ; howev er , s uc h featur es will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain s aw us er , do not r ely only on s afety de- vic es . Y ou mus t follow all safet y pr ecau- tions , inst ruc tions , and maintenanc[...]

6 Com pute d kickb ack a ng le (CK A) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHA IN P /N 16 ″ MO DEL CKA witho ut chai n brake PP3816AV 33 _ PP4218AV / PP4218AVL 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o r c o m - merc ial logging, a chain br ake is r equired and s hall not be remov ed or otherwis e dis - able[...]

7 5 . C areful ly remov e the chain f rom the pac k - age. Hold c hain w ith th e driv e link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUS T 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. P lace c hain ov er and behind t he clut ch retainer , fitting the driv e link s in the clu tch dr um sp ro cket. 7. F it bottom of dr ive l[...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RUL ES BEFORE OPERA TI NG YOUR CH AIN S AW . Compare the illus trations w ith y our unit to familiar ize y ours elf w ith the locat ion of the var ious c ontrols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Prime r Bulb St[...]

9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR NI NG : Be sur e to r ead the fuel handling information in the saf ety rules s ec- tion of this manual before y ou begin. If you do not understand the fuel handling information do not attempt to fuel your unit. Seek help from someone that does unders tand the in- formation or c all the cus tomer as sis tanc e help line[...]

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. S lowly pres s primer bulb 6 t imes. 3. P ull chok e/fas t idle lev er out to the full ext ent (to the FULL C HO KE pos ition) . 4. P ull the s tarter rope sharply 5 times with your right hand. T hen, proc eed to the next s tep. NOTE: If the engine sound[...]

11 OPERA TING TIPS S Chec k c hain tens ion before fi rs t use 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, pl ast ic s , masonry , non-wood buildi ng materi als, etc . S Stop the s aw if the chain str ikes a for eign object. Ins pec t t he saw and repair or re- place par ts a[...]

12 Opening of fe lling cut Clo si ng of notch Hinge holds t ree on stump and helps control f all NOTE: Befor e felling c ut is complete, use wedges t o open the c ut if nec ess ary to cont rol the dir ection of fall. T o avoid k ic kbac k and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to s igns that th[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o rs u p p o r t 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 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 ot her br anches o r objec ts at the nos e of the gui de bar w hen limbi ng or prunin[...]

14 SERVICE WAR NI NG : Disc onnec t the spark plug before per forming maintenance ex cept for car buretor adjus tments. We rec ommend all s erv ic e and adjustments not listed in this manual be per formed by an authoriz ed or Mas ter S erv ic e Dealer . HE LPFUL T IP IMP OR T ANT : H ave all repairs other than the r ec - ommended maintenance desc r[...]

15 Replac e guide bar when the groov e is w orn , the guide bar is bent or c r ac ke d, or when ex - c ess heating or burring of t he rails occ 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 the rep air part s lis t or on the decal loc at ed on the ch ain saw. CHECK FUEL MIXTURE LEVEL S See FUELI NG[...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year t o ensur e the engine starts easier and runs bet ter . Ignition timing is fixed and non- adjust able. 1. Loos en 3 s c rew s on cy linder c ov er . 2. R emove the cy linder c ov er . 3. P ull off the spar k plug boot . 4. R emove s park plug fr om cy linder and disc ar d. 5. R epl[...]

17 HE LPFUL T IP During storage 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 teaspoon of 4 0: 1, 2 -cycle engine oil (air cooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the starter [...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRANTY ELECTROLUX H OME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the original purc haser that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline c hain saw is free fr om defects in material and work mans hip and agrees t o repair or r eplace 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 ARRANTY CO MM ENCEMENT DA TE: The w arranty period b egins on the dat e the s mall off- - ro ad engine is pur c has ed. LENG TH OF CO VERAGE: T his war ranty s hall be for a period of tw o y ears fr om the initial dat e of pur - c hase. WHAT IS COVERED: R EP AIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS. R epair or r e - plac ement of any w arr anted part w il[...]