Poulan 530165399 manual

PPB3416 / PPB4218 Electrol ux Home Prod ucts, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS 530165399 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional U se Only Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Ins truct ion Manual Manu al d e Instrucci ones Manue l d’Ins truc tions WAR NIN G : Read and foll ow all Safety Rules a nd Operati[...]

2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYMB OLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangero us! Car e- less or improper us e c an caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use two hands when operat ing the chain s aw. WAR N I N G ! Cont acting the guide bar tip with any objec t should be av[...]

3 gloves ; ey e protection s uc h as non-fog- ging, vented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approved s afety hard hat; and s ound barri- ers ( ear plugs or muf fler s) to protect your hearing. Regular us ers s hould hav e hear- ing chec ked r egularly as c hain saw noise can damage hear ing. Sec ure hair above shoulder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng S[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc c ur when the the wood c loses in and pinches the mov ing 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 results in a revers al of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and c auses the saw to move in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain r otat[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TUR ES WAR N I N G : The following f eatures are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ick bac k; howev er , s uch f eatures 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, inst ructions , and maintenanc e in[...]

6 Com puted kickback a ngl e ( CKA) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CKA w ithout chain brak e 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 rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brak e is required and s hall not be r emoved or other wis e dis- abled to c omply w ith [...]

7 Adjustment loc ated on c lutc h cov er Inside view of clutc h cov e r 4. Turn the adjusting s c rew by hand c oun- terc lock wis e until the adjus ting pin jus t touches t he stop. This should allow the pin to be near t he corr ect pos ition. 5. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clut ch drum s prock et. Guid e bar Bar b[...]

8 3. Us ing bar tool, roll c hain ar ound guid e bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lift up tip of guide bar to c heck for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar, then t urn ad- justing sc rew 1 / 4 turn c lock wis e. R epeat until sag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tu rn 5. While lift ing tip of guide bar , t ighten bar nuts s ec[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT m ust be pres sed bef ore yo u can s queeze t he throttle trigger. This feature pr events y ou fr om acc i- dentally s queez ing the tr igger . CHOKE/ FA ST IDLE LEVE R The c hoke and f ast idl e ar e set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full e x - tent for c old s tarting or after r [...]

10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter Rope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly while pulling s tarter rope. IMPORT ANT POINTS T O REMEMBER When pulling the star ter rope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as t his c an c ause the rope to break . Do not let s tar[...]

11 S If the brake is already ac tiv ated, it is disengaged by pulling the front hand guar d back toward the fr ont handle as far as poss ible. S When cutting with the s aw , the chain brake must be dis engaged. Engag ed Diseng aged Braki ng functi on cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e must be chec ked s ev eral times daily. The engine must be r unn[...]

12 FELLI NG LARG E TREES (6 inc hes (15 cm) in diameter or larger) The notch method is us ed to fell large trees . A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direction of f all. After a felling cut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, t he tr ee will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE: If the tr ee has large butt ress r oots, rem[...]

13 WAR N I N G : N ever turn s aw upside down to underc ut. The s aw c annot be c on- trolled in this position. Alway s make your first c ut on the compres- sion side of the log. The c ompress ion s ide of the log is w here the pres sur e of t he log’ s weight is concent rated. Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of log First c ut on compr[...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I N G : Limit pr uning t o limbs shoul der height or below. Do not c ut if branc hes are higher tha n y our shoulder. Ge t a profes s ional to do the job. S Make y our fi rst c ut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2nd cu t all the way through the limb. Then c ut a thir d overc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 inc [...]

15 S Clean the oil holes and bar groov e after each 5 hours of operation. Remo ve Sawdust From Guide B ar Gr oove Oil H oles S Burring of guide bar rails is a normal proc ess of rail wear. Remove thes e burrs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a f lat file to re- stor e squar e edges and s ides. Correc t Gr oove Worn Groov e File Rai[...]

16 6. Reins tall spa rk ar res ting s c reen, ex haust outlet cov er , and nut. Tighten nut sec urely. REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replac ed eac h year to ens ure the engine starts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjustable. 1. Loos en 3 sc rew s on c yli nder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder cov er . [...]

17 HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of y our gas / oil mixtur e, the oil will s epa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas can w eekly to insur e 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 cooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the starter[...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRANTY ELECTROLUX H OME PRODUCTS, INC., warr ants to t he original purchas er that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline chain saw is f ree from defec ts in material and work manship and agrees to repair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tiv e gas oline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase. 1 YEAR - - P[...]

19 W ARRAN TY COMMENCEMENT DA TE: The war ranty per iod begins on the date t he small off - - road engine is purchas ed. LENGTH OF COVER AGE: This w arrant y shall be for a period of tw o yea rs fr om the initial date of pur - chas e. WHA T IS COVERED : REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P A RTS. Repair or r e- place ment of any w arranted par t will be per [...]