Poulan Pro 545137250 manual

P3314 / P3314WS / P3314WSA P3416 / P3516PR / P4018 P4018WM / P4018WT / P3818AV P4018AV / P4018A V BH Pou la n 1030 Stevens Creek R o ad Augu s ta, GA 30907 ENGL ISH ES P A ÑOL FRANÇAIS 545137250 1 1/ 30/06 R Please do not return un it to retailer . Por fa vor , no dev uelv a el apa rat o al luga r de comp ra. V e uillez ne pa s ret ourne r l’ou[...]

2 IDENT IFICA TI ON OF SYMBOLS W ARNI NG! This chain saw c an be dangerous ! C are - les s or improper us e can cau se ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays us e two hands when operating the c hain saw. WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t s ho uld b[...]

3 gloves ; eye protec tion suc h as non-fog- ging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approv ed safety hard hat; and sound barri- ers ( ear plugs or mufflers) to protect your hearing. Regular us ers s hould hav e hear- ing chec ked regular ly as chain s aw noise can damage hear ing. Secure hair abov e shoulder lengt h . Snug Fitting Clo thing Saf[...]

4 S Pinch - K ickback can oc cur when t h e t he wood c loses in and pinc hes the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is s uddenly stopped. This s udden stopping of the chain result s in a r evers al of the c hain forc e used to cut wood and c auses the saw to move in the oppos ite direction of the chain r [...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded o n y our saw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ickbac k; howev er , suc h features will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw user, do not rely only on s afety de- vic es. Y ou must follow all safety prec au- tions , instruc tions, and maintenanc e in this [...]

6 Com puted kickb ack an gle ( CKA ) T a ble BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 952044368 14 ″ MO DEL CKA wi thout c hain brake P3314 / P3314WS P3314WSA 33 _ P3416 / P3516P R 16 ″ 18 ″ 33 _ 952051209 952051211 952051338 952044370 952044418 33 _ P4018 / P3818AV P4018WM / P 4018WT P4018AV / P4018A V BH NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - [...]

7 Adjus tme nt loc ated on clut ch c o v er Ins ide v iew of c lutch co ver 4. Turn the adjus ting screw by hand c oun- terc lockw ise until the adjust ing pin just touc hes t he stop. This s hould allow the pin to be near t he correc t position. 5. S lide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops against clut ch drum spr ocket . Guid e bar Bar[...]

8 3 . U sing bar tool, roll c hain around guid e bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lif t up tip of guide bar to c heck for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar , t hen turn ad- just ing sc rew 1 / 4 turn c lockw ise. Repeat until s ag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Screw - - 1 / 4 Tur n 5. W hile lifting tip of guide bar , tighten bar nuts s ec[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - O UT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT mu s t b e pres sed befor e you can s queeze t he throttle trigger. This feature pr events y ou from acci - dentally s queezin g the trigger . CHOKE/ F AST ID LE LEVER The c hoke and fas t idle are set by pul ling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER ou t to the full ex- tent for c old star ting or af ter r e[...]

10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter Rope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) of rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly while pulling st arter rope. IMPORT ANT POINTS TO REMEMBER When pulling the s tarter rope, do not us e the full extent of the rope as t his can caus e the rope to br ea k . Do not let s tarte[...]

11 S If the brak e is already ac tivated, it is disengaged by pulling the front hand guard back tow ard the front handle as far as poss ible. S When cut ting with the s aw , the c hain brak e must be dis engaged. Enga ged Diseng aged Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain br ake must be chec ked s everal times daily. T he engine must be run[...]

12 FELLI NG LARGE TRE ES (6 inc hes (15 c m) in diameter or lar ger) The notc h method is us ed to fell large trees . A notc h is c ut on the side of the tree in the de- sir ed direction of fall. A fter a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE: If the tr ee has large buttres s roots , re[...]

13 WAR N I NG : Nev er turn s aw upside down to under cut. The s aw cannot be c on- trolled in this position. Alway s mak e your fir st c ut on the compres- sion s ide of the log. The compres sion s ide of the log is where the pres sur e of the log’s weight is conc entrated. Secon d cut First cut o n compression side of log First c ut on compress[...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit prun ing to limbs s houlder height or below . Do not c ut if branc hes ar e higher than y our s houlder . G et 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 cu t all the way through the limb. Then c ut a t hird overc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 in[...]

15 S Clean t he 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 rail wear . R em ov e these bur rs with a flat file. S When rail top is uneven, us e a flat file to re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File [...]

16 6 . R einstall s park a rresti ng sc reen, ex haust outlet cov er , and nu t. T ighten nut sec urely. REPLACE SP ARK PL UG The spar k plug s hould be replaced each year to ens ure the engine st arts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjust able. 1. Loos en 3 sc rews on cy linder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder c over [...]

17 HE LPFUL TIP During s torage of y our 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 ins ure proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spark plug and pour 1 teas poon of 4 0: 1, 2- cycle engine oil (air c ooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the s tarter r[...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan warrants to the original pur chaser that eac h ne w Poul an brand gasoline c hain saw is f ree from defects in material and work manship and agrees to repair or replac e under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw as follow s from the original date of purc hase. 1 YEAR - - Parts and Labor , when us ed for Hou[...]

19 have any ques tions r egarding your warranty rights and respons ibilities, y ou should c on- tac t your neares t authorized serv ice c enter or c all Poulan at 1- - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. WA R - RANTY PERIOD: Any warr an t ed part whic h is not s cheduled for r eplacement as r equired maintenance, or w hich is s cheduled only for regular ins pect[...]