Poulan Pro 545186810 manual

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2 IDENT IFI CA T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be da ngerous ! C are - les s or impro per use c an cause ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand t he inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays use tw o hands when operating the c hain s aw . WAR N I NG ! Contacting t he guide bar tip with any objec t s hou[...]

3 duty , non-s lip glov es ; eye protec tion s uch as non-f ogging, v ented goggles or face sc reen; an approv ed s afety har d hat; and sound barr iers ( ear plugs or mufflers) to protec t your hearing. Regular user s should hav e hearing c heck ed regularly as chain s aw nois e c an damage hearing. Se- cur e hair abov e shoulder length. Snug Fitt[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback c an occ ur 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 c hain is s uddenly stopped. This s udden stopping of the chain r esult s in a rever sal of the c hain forc e used to c ut w ood and caus es the saw to move in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain r [...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw t o help reduc e the hazar d of k ic kbac k ; howev er , s uc h features will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain s aw us er , do not rely only on s afety de- vic es . Y ou must follow all s afety prec au- tions , instr uctions , and maintenanc e [...]

6 Com pute d kickba ck a ngl e ( CK A) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CK A w ithout chain b rake PPB3416 33 _ PPB4218 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044369 952044689 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 c hain brake is r equired and s hall not be remov ed or otherwis e dis - abled to c omply w[...]

7 Adjus tment located on c lutc h cov er Ins ide v iew of c lutch co ve r 4. Turn the adjus ting sc rew by hand c oun- terc lock w ise until the adjus ting pin jus t touc hes the st op. This should allow the pin to be near t he cor rect pos ition. 5. S lide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t c lutc h drum spr ock et. Guid e ba r[...]

8 3 . Us ing bar tool, r oll chai n around guide bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lif t up tip of guide bar to c hec k for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar, then t urn ad- just ing s c rew 1 / 4 turn c lock w ise. R epeat until s ag does not ex is t. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tu r n 5. W hile lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar nuts[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT must be pres s ed before y ou c an squeez e the t hrottle trigger. This featu re prev ents y ou from acc i - dentally s queez ing the tr igger . CHOKE/ F AST IDLE LEVE R The c hok e and fas t idle are set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full e x - tent for c old s tart ing or af ter [...]

10 WAR N I NG : The chain must not move when the engine runs at idle s peed. If the chain mov es at idle s peed refer to CAR - BUR ETOR A DJ USTME NT w ithin this manual. Avoid cont act with the muffler . A hot muffler can caus e s erious bur ns. T o stop t he engine mov e t he ON /STOP sw itch to the S TOP position. To star t the e ngine hold the [...]

11 Start ing could requir e pulling the star ter rope handle many times depending on how badly the unit is flooded. If engine fails to s tart, refer to the TROUBLESHOOTING T ABLE or call 1-800-554- 6723. CHAIN BRAKE WAR N I NG : If the brak e band is wor n too thin it may break when the chain brak e is triggered. W ith a broken brak e band, the cha[...]

12 S The wind dir ection and s peed. S The lean of the t ree. The lean of a tree might not be apparent due to unev en or sloping t errain. Us e a plumb or lev el t o de- termine the direc tion of tree lean. S Weight and branc hes on one side. S Surrounding tr ees and obs tac les. Look for dec ay and rot. If the trunk is rotted, it c an snap and fal[...]

13 until the s aw c an be remov ed easily. R est art the s aw and c arefully r eenter t he cut. T o avoid k ic kbac k and chain damage, do not use a metal wedge. D o not attempt to res tart your saw when it is pinc hed or hung in a log. Use a wedge t o remove pinched saw Turn saw O FF and us e a plas tic or wooden w edge to forc e c ut open. Overcu[...]

14 S Leav e the larger l imbs under neath the felled tree to s uppor t the tr ee as y ou w ork . S Star t at the bas e of the felled tree and work towar d the t op, c utting br anc hes and limbs . Remov e s mall limbs w ith one c ut. S Keep the tree bet ween y ou and t he c hain. Cut f rom the s ide of t he tree opp osite the br an ch you a r e cut[...]

15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditi ons whic h requ ire guide bar mainte- nanc e: S Saw c uts to one s ide or at an angle. S Saw has to be for ced t hrough th e cut . S Inadequate s upply of oil to bar /c hain. Chec k t he condition of guide bar each time chain is shar pened. A wor n guide bar will damage the chain and make cutt ing dif f icult. After eac h[...]

16 CLEANING THE SP ARK ARREST- ING SCREEN Cleaning is required ev ery 25 hours of op- eration or annually, whichev er c omes fir st. 1. Loos en and remov e the nut from the ex - haust out let cov er . 2. R emove the ex haust oulet c ov er . 3. R emove s park arrest ing sc reen. H andle sc reen c aref ully to pr event damage. 4. C lean the s park ar[...]

17 A ll Cutter s Same Length Remo v e Damage T op Plat e Side Plate S File c hain to meet the specific ations as s hown. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.025 inc h (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle W rong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much H ook A ngle WAR N I NG : Maintain t he pr oper hook angle ac cor ding to the manuf act urer ’s s pec ifi - c ations[...]

18 STORAGE WAR N I NG : Perform the follow ing st eps after each us e: S Allow the engine to c ool, and sec ure the unit before s toring or transpor ting. S Store c hain s aw and fuel in a w ell venti- lated area wher e fuel vapors cannot reac h spar ks or open flames fr om w ater heater s, electr ic motors or switc hes , furnaces , etc. S Store c [...]

19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or w ill run only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s w itch off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not fir ing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion sw itc h to ON . 2. See “D ifficult Starting” in Oper ation Sect ion. 3. Fill tank w ith c orrec t fue[...]

20 LIMI TED W ARRA NTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of H usqvarna C on- s umer Outdoor Produ cts N .A. , Inc., w arran ts to the o riginal c ons umer purchas er th at eac h new Poulan PRO br and gaso line c hain s aw i s fr ee from defec ts in materia l and w ork mans hip and agrees to re pair or repla ce un der this w arr anty any defectiv e gasoline c[...]

21 PR O authoriz ed repair c enter as s oon as a problem e xis ts . Warr anty r epairs s hould be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of ti me, not to e xcee d 3 0 d a ys. If you have any questions regarding your w arranty right s and res ponsi- bilities , you s hould c ontac t your neares t autho - riz ed s erv ic e cent er , c all Pou lan P RO a t[...]