Poulan Pro 966063101 manual

PP4218 Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS Fo r Occasional Use On l y WAR NIN G: Read and fol low all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA: Lea el manual de instruccio n es y siga todas las advertencias [...]

2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangerous ! C are- les s or improper us e can cause 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 t he chain s aw . WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t s ho uld [...]

3 duty , non-s lip glov es; eye pr otection suc h as non-f ogging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approved s afety hard hat; and sound barr iers (ear plugs or mufflers) to protec t your hearing. R egular user s should hav e hearing c heck ed regular ly as chain s aw nois e can damage hearing. Se- cur e hair above s houlder length. Snug Fittin[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the 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 suddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a r evers al of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and caus es the saw to mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r ota[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURE S WAR N I NG : The following featur es are inc luded o n y our saw t o help r educe the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch featur es will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain saw user, do not rely only on safety de- vic es. Y ou must follow all s afety prec au- tions , instruc tions, and maintenanc e in this[...]

6 Com puted kickb ack a ngle ( CKA ) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MO DEL CKA wit hout chai n brake PP4218 33 _ 18 ″ 952051338 952044689 NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brake is requir ed and shall not be r emoved or other wise dis - abled to c omply with Feder al OS HA Regula- tions f or Commerci[...]

7 Adjus tme nt loc ated on clutc 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 wise until the adjus ting pin jus t 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 agains t clutc h d rum s prock et. Guid e bar [...]

8 3 . Us ing bar tool, roll c hain around guide 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 , then turn ad- just ing sc rew 1 / 4 turn c lock wise. R epeat until s ag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Scr ew - - 1 / 4 Tu rn 5. W hile lifting tip of guide bar , tighten bar nuts s ec[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OU T must be pres sed befor e you c an squeez e the throttle trigger. This featur e prevents y ou from acc i- dentally s queezin g the trigger. CHOKE/ F AST IDLE LEV ER The c hoke and fas t idle are set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full e x - tent for c old st arting or af ter r efuel[...]

10 WAR N I NG : The c hain m ust not move when t h e engine runs at idle s peed. If the chain mov es at idle s peed refer to CAR - BUR ET OR ADJ USTMEN T within this manual. Avoid cont act with t he m uffler . A hot muffler can caus e serious burns. T o st op the engine move the O N/STOP sw itch to the STOP pos ition. To star t the engi ne ho ld th[...]

11 Start ing could require pulling the s tarter r ope 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- 6 723. CHAIN BRAKE WAR N I NG : If the brak e band is w orn too thin it may break w hen the chain br ake is triggered. W ith a broken brak e band, the c[...]

12 S The wind dir ection and s peed. S The lean of the t ree. The lean of a tr ee might not be apparent due to unev en or sloping t errain. U se a plumb or lev el to de- termine the direc tion of tree lean. S Weight and br anches on one s ide. S Surrounding tr ees and obs tacles . Look for dec ay and r ot. If the trunk is rott ed, it c an s nap and[...]

13 until the s aw can be r emoved easily. R estart the s aw and carefully reenter t he cut. T o avoid k ick back and chain damage, do not use a metal wedge. D o not attempt to r estart your saw when it is pinched or hung in a log. Use a wedge t o remove pinched saw Turn saw O FF and use a plas tic or wooden w edge to force c ut open. Overcutting be[...]

14 S Leav e the larger limbs und erneath the felled tree to s upport t he tree as y ou work . S Star t at the base of the felle d tree and wo rk towar d the t op, c utting branc hes and limbs . Remov e small limbs with on e cut. S Keep the t ree between y ou and the c hain. Cut f rom the sid e of the tree opp osite the br an ch you a re cu tti ng. [...]

15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditi ons which r equire guide bar mainte- nanc e: S Saw c uts to one side or at an angle. S Saw has to be f orced thr ough the c ut. S Inadequate s upply of oil to bar /chain. Chec k the c ondition of guide bar eac h time chain is shar pened. A worn guide bar will damage the chain and make cutt ing difficult . After each us e,[...]

16 CLEANING THE SP ARK ARREST - ING SCREEN Cleaning is required ev ery 25 hours of op- eration or annually, whichev er comes f irst. 1. Loos en and remove the nut fr om the ex- haust out let cover. 2. R emove the exhaus t oulet cov er . 3. R emove s park arres ting sc reen. Handle sc reen c arefully to pr event damage. 4. C lean the spark arr estin[...]

17 S File c h ain to meet the spec ifications as s ho wn. 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 Hook A ngle WAR N I NG : M aintain the pr oper hook angle ac cording to th e manufac turer ’ s s pecif i- c ations for the chain y ou are us ing. Improper hook angle w ill incr ease [...]

18 STORAGE WAR N I NG : Perfor m the following st eps after eac h use: S Allow the engine to c ool, and sec ure the unit before s toring or tr ansporting. S Store c hain saw and fuel in a w ell venti- lated area wher e fuel vapors c annot reac h spar ks or open flames from water heaters , electr ic motors or sw itches, furnac es, etc. S Store c hai[...]

19 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 of f . 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion switc h to ON . 2. See “D if fic ult Starting” in Oper ation Section. 3. Fill tank w ith corr ect fue[...]

20 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO, a divis ion of Husqv arna Con- s umer Outd oor Produ cts N.A ., Inc., w arrants to the origi nal cons umer purc haser that eac h new Poulan PRO br and gasoline c hain saw i s free from defec ts in mat erial and w orkman ship and agrees to re pair or r eplace under this w arranty any defective gas ol ine chain saw a[...]

21 PR O author ized repair c enter as soon as a problem e xis ts. Warr anty r epairs should be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of t ime, not to e xcee d 30 d ays . If you have any quest ions regarding your w arranty rights and responsi- bilities , yo u s houl d cont act y our near est autho - riz ed serv ic e center, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1 - - [...]