Poulan Pro PP3516AVX manual

PP3516AV X / PP4218AV X Pou la n P RO 1030 Ste vens Creek R oad Au gusta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS Ins truction M anual Manual de Ins truc ciones Manuel d’I nstr ucti ons WAR NIN G: Read an d foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Ins tructio ns before using this product. F ailure to do so can result in s eri ous injury . ADVER TE [...]

2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This c hain saw can be dang erous! Care less o r improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. Read and unders tand 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 ob- jec t should be[...]

3 SAF ETY R UL ES WAR N I NG : Alw ays disc onnect spar k plug wir e and place w ire where it can- not cont act spar k plug to pr event acc idental st arting when sett ing up, trans porting, ad- just ing or making repair s ex cept c arburetor adjust m ents . Bec ause a chain s aw is a high-s peed wood- cut ting tool, s pecial s afety prec autions m[...]

4 S Turn the engine of f and let s aw cool in a non-c om bus tible area, not on dry leav es, str aw , paper , etc . Slowly r emove fuel c ap and refuel unit. S Store the unit and fuel in an area where fuel vapor s cannot reac h spark s or open flames from water heaters , elec tric motor s or sw itches , furnaces , etc. KICKBACK WAR N I NG : Avoid k[...]

5 ly ar ound the rear handle whet her y our are right handed or lef t handed. Keep y our left arm s traight with the elbow loc ked. S Pos ition your left hand on the front handle- bar so it is in a s traight line with y our right hand on the r ear handle w hen making buck ing c uts. N ever rev erse r ight and left hand posit ions for any ty pe of c[...]

6 dic ate more angle and higher k ick energies . Computed angl es repr esented indic ate total energy and angle as soc iated without ac tivation of the ch ain brak e during kic kb ack. Act ivated angle repr esents chain st opping time re lative t o ac tivation angle of c hain break and res ulting k ick angle of saw. In all cas es lower C KA val - u[...]

7 Clut ch Cove r Bar Knob Loca tion of shi pping spacer 4. Slide guide bar on bar bolt s until guide bar s tops agains t clutc h d rum s prock et. Bar bolts Guid e bar 5 . C arefully r emove the c hain from th e pack - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUST FACE I N DII RECTI ON OF ROT ATION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G au[...]

8 Tigh te n chain Adjus ting Wheel Loosen chain 3. Usi ng a sc rewdriv er , mo ve cha in a ro un d guide bar to ens ure all link s are in bar groov e. 4. While lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar knob sec urely (c lockw ise). Hand tight - en only! TIGHTEN Bar Knob 5. Pus h lever on bar k nob down to return lever to c losed/lock ed position. WAR N[...]

9 Guide Bar Adjus ting Wheel Cy linder Cover Thrott le Lock out Rear Handle Throttle Trigger Chain Direc tion of Travel Chain Catc her Clutc h Cover Bar Knob Chain Brake ON/ST OP SWITCH The ON/STOP SWITCH is used to stop the engine. THROTTLE TRI GGER The TH ROTTLE TRIG GER co ntrols engine s peed. THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT mu s[...]

10 WAR N I NG : A lternat ive fuels (no t gas oline) s uch as E - - 15 ( 15% alcoho l), E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E - - 85 ( 85% alcohol) are NO T c lassif ied as gasoline an d are NOT approv ed for us e in 2 - - s troke gas oline engines . Us e of al- ternati ve fuels will c ause pr oblems s uch as: im - proper cl utch enga gements, over heating, v[...]

11 NOTE: If the engine sounds as if it is t rying to s tart before the 5th pull, stop pulling and immediately pr oceed to the nex t step. 5. Pus h the chok e/fast idle lev er in to the HALF C HOKE pos ition. OFF HALF CHOKE /F A ST IDLE LEVER FULL 6. Pull the s tarter rope s harply with your right hand until t he engine start s. 7. Allow t he engine[...]

12 S Prac tice c utting a few small logs us ing the following tec hniques to get t he “ feel” of us- ing your s aw before y ou begin a major saw ing operation. S Squeez e the thrott le trigger and allow the engine to reac h full speed befor e c utting. S Begin c utting with the saw frame against the log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the ent[...]

13 NOTE: Befor e felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open the cut if nec ess ary to cont rol the direct ion of fall. T o av oid kic kbac k and chain damage, us e wood or plast ic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to s igns that the tr ee is r eady to fall: c rack ing sounds, widening of the fell- ing c ut, or mov ement in th[...]

14 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BING A ND PR UNIN G WAR N I NG : Be alert for and gu ard agains t kic kbac k. Do not allow t he moving c hain to contac t any ot her branc hes or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limbing or pruning. Allow ing s uch c ontact can r esult in se - rious in j[...]

15 MAIN TENANCE SCHEDULE Check: Fuel mixt ure level Before eac h use .... Bar lubric ation Before eac h use ....... Chain tens ion Before eac h use ....... Chain s harpness Before eac h use ..... For damaged parts Before eac h use ... For loos e caps Before eac h use ...... For loos e fasteners Before eac h use ... For loos e parts Before eac h use[...]

16 CHECK CHAIN BRAKE See CHAIN BRAKE in the OPERA TION sec tion. CLEAN AIR FIL TER CAUTION: Do not c lean filter in gas oline or other flammable s olvent to av oid creating a fire haz ard or produc ing harmful ev aporativ e emiss ions. Cleanin g the air fil ter: A dirty air filter dec reases the life and per for- mance of t he en gine and increas e[...]

17 WAR N I NG : Wear prote ctiv e gloves when handl ing chain. The c hain is s harp and c an cut y ou even w hen it is n ot moving. Conditi ons w hich indic ate the need for ch ain s harpening: S Reduc tion in siz e of wood c hips. The siz e of the wood c hip will decr ease as the chain gets duller until it bec omes more like a powder t han a chip.[...]

18 Idle S pe ed - - T Allow engin e to idle. If the chai n moves, idle is too fast. If the engine stall s, idle is too slow . Ad - jus t speed unt il engine runs wit hout ch ain mov em ent ( idle too fast ) or sta lling (idle too s low). The idle s peed sc rew is loc ated in the area abov e the primer bulb and is labeled T . S Turn idle sc rew ( T)[...]

19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine w ill not st art or will r un only a few sec onds after st arting. 1. Ignition s witch off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 1. Mov e ignition sw itch to O N. 2. S ee “Difficult Starting” in Operat ion Section. 3. Fill tank with c orrect fuel mix [...]

20 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO, a division of Husqv a rna Con - s umer Ou tdoor Product s N.A., Inc ., warr ants to the o riginal co nsumer purc haser th at eac h new Poulan PRO br and gasoline chain s aw is fr ee from defec ts in materia l and wo rkmans hip and agrees to repair o r repla ce under this w arrant y any de fectiv e gasol ine chain s[...]

21 PR O authoriz ed repair cent er as soon as a problem e xis ts. Warr anty r epairs s hould be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of time, 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 - - [...]