Poulan Pro 545186802 manual

PP4620AV WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TEN CIA: Lea el m anual de instruccio nes y siga todas l as advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no ha cerlo puede res ul tar en lesi ones graves. A VERTI SSEMEN T : Lire le ma[...]

2 IDEN TIFIC A T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous! Care - les s or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays use two hands when oper ating the chain saw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t s hould [...]

3 approv ed saf ety har d hat; and sound bar ri - ers ( ear plugs or muf fler s) to protec t y our hearing. Regular us ers should have hear ing che ck ed r egularly a s c hain s aw nois e c an damage heari ng. S ecur e hair abov e s houl- der length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chap s Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Pro [...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinches the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is s uddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ersal of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and c auses the saw to mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r otat[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ick back ; howev er , such f eatures will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain s aw us er , do not rely only on saf ety de- vic es. Y ou mus t follow all s afety pr ecau- tions , instruc tions , and maintenance in [...]

6 Com pu ted ki ck back a ngl e (CKA) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA with out chain brake PP4620AV NOTE: If t his saw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a c hain brak e is r equired and shall not be remov ed or otherw ise dis abled to comply w ith Federal OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging. W[...]

7 Cha in B rak e Chain B rake Nuts Bar T ool Loca tion of ship pin g spa cer 3. Turn adjusting s cr ew on bar counter- cloc kw ise to mov e the tensioning r ack as far as it w ill go toward the front of the bar . T ens ioning Rack Adjus ting Screw 4. S lide the bar behind c lutch dr um until bar st ops against clutc h drum s prock et. Mount the bar[...]

8 S Lift up tip of guide bar to c heck f or sag. Re- lease tip of guide bar , then turn adjus ting sc rew until sag does not exis t. S Tighten chain brak e nuts sec urely w ith the bar tool. Chain Br ake Nuts S Us e the s cr ewdriv er end of the bar tool to move c hain around guide bar . S If c hain does not rotate, it is too tight. Slightly loosen[...]

9 CHO KE/FAST IDLE LE VER The c hoke and fas t idle s peed are s et by pull- ing th e CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out f ully for c old starting or aft er refueling. The chok e prov ides additional fuel to the engine during cold s tarting. CHA IN B RA KE The CH AIN BR AKE is a devic e des igned to st op the chain if k ick back oc curs . The chain brak e [...]

10 manual. Avoid cont act w ith the muf fler . A hot muffler can caus e ser ious burns . T o stop the eng ine move the O N/STOP sw itch to the STOP pos ition. T o star t the engi ne hold the s aw fir mly on the ground as illust rated. Mak e s ure the c hain is free to turn wi thout contacting any object. Hold saw f irmly wh ile pu lling star ter ro[...]

11 Disengaged Engaged Bra king f unction cont rol CAUTION: The c hain brake mus t be c heck ed s ever al times daily. The engine mus t be running w hen perfor ming th is proc edure. This is the only ins tance when the saw should be plac ed on the ground w ith the engine run - ning. Plac e the saw on fir m ground. G rip t he rear handle with y our r[...]

12 Direct ion of Fall 45 _ Pla n a cle ar retre at pat h FELLI NG LARGE TR EES (6 inc hes in diameter or larger) The notc h method is used to fell lar ge trees. A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of fall. Aft er a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, t he tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOT[...]

13 Overcutting Undercut ting Underc utting involv es c utting on the under - side of the log w ith top of s aw agains t the log. When underc utting use light upward pres - sur e. Hold s aw firmly and maintain cont rol. The s aw will tend to push bac k tow ard you. WAR N I N G : Never t urn s aw upside down to under cut. The s aw c annot be c on- tr[...]

14 S Keep the tr ee between y ou and the c hain. Cut from the s ide of the t ree opposite the branc h you are c utting. S Remov e larger , s upporting branc hes w ith the cutt ing techniques des cribed in BU CK- ING WITHOUT A SUPPORT . S Alway s us e an overc ut to c ut s mall and freely hanging limbs . U ndercutt ing could caus e limbs to fall and[...]

15 Muf fler Gaske t Muffler Bolts Muffler L ock nut Steel Bac kplate Bolt Cov er Aluminum Bac kplate 1. Loos en and remove the 3 c ylinder c over sc rews . Remov e the cy linder c over . 2. P ull of f the s park plug boot. 3. Loos en and remove t he locknut from the bolt c over . Remov e the bolt c over . 4. Loos en and remov e the 2 muffler bolts [...]

16 Replac e guide bar when the groov e is worn, the guide bar is bent or crac ked, or when exc ess heating or burring of the rails occ urs. If replac ement is n eces sar y , use only t he guide bar specified for your saw in the repair parts list or on the dec al loc ated on the c hain s aw . CHAIN SHARPENING WAR N I N G : Improper ch ain sharp - en[...]

17 SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year to ens ure the engine starts easier and runs better . 1. Loos en 3 sc rews on cy linder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder cover. 3. P ull of f the s park plug boot. 4. R emove s park plug from c ylinder and di scar d. 5. R eplace w ith Champion R CJ - - 7Y s park plug and tighten with a 3/[...]

18 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or will r un only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s witc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spar k plug not f iring. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion sw itch to O N. 2. See “D if fic ult Starting” in Oper ation Section. 3. Fill tank with cor rect fuel[...]

19 LIM ITED W ARRANTY Poulan PRO, a division of Husqvarna C on- s umer Ou tdoor Produc ts N.A ., Inc., w arrants t o the or iginal co nsumer purc has er that eac h new Poulan PRO br and gasoline chain s aw is fr ee from defec ts in mat erial and wo rkmans hip and agrees to r epair or r eplace un der t his w arranty any defec tiv e gasoline c hain s[...]

20 PR O authoriz ed repair center as s oon as a problem e xis ts. Warranty rep airs s hould be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of time, not to e xce ed 3 0 d ays . If you have any ques tions regarding your w arranty rights and respons i- bilities , yo u s hould c ontac t you r near est autho - riz ed ser vic e ce nter , c all Poulan PR O a t 1 -[...]