Poulan 545047535 manual

P3314 / P3314WS / P3314WSA P3416 / P3516PR / P4018WM P4018WT / P3818AV P4018AV / P4018A V BH Electrol ux Home Products, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL ISH ES P A ÑOL FRANÇAIS 545047535 6/3/05 R Please do not return un it to retail er . Por fa vor , no dev uelv a el apa rat o al lugar de com pra . V euillez ne pa s ret ourne[...]

2 IDENT IFI CA TION OF SY MBOL S W ARNI NG! This c hain saw c an b e dangerous ! Care - less or improper us e c an cause ser ious or even fatal inj ury. Read and unders tand t he instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use t wo hands when operat ing the c hain s aw . WAR N I N G ! Cont acting t he guide bar tip w ith any objec t sh[...]

3 gloves ; ey e protec tion s uc h as non-fog- ging, vented goggles or fac e s c reen; an approved s afety har d hat; and sound barri- ers ( ear plugs or muf flers ) to protect your hearing. Regular us ers s hould hav e hear- ing chec k ed regularly as chain s aw noise can damage hear ing. Sec ure hair above shoulder length. Snug Fitting Clo thing [...]

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 res ults in a rever sal of the c hain forc e used to c ut w ood and c auses the saw t o move in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain r [...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw t o help r educe the hazar d of k ick bac k ; howev er , s uc h features will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw user, do not rely only on saf ety de- vic es . Y ou mus t follow all s afety precau- tions, instr uctions , and maintenanc e in[...]

6 Com pute d kickb ack a ng le ( CK A) T a bl e BAR P/N Length C HAIN P/N 952044368 14 ″ MODE L CKA witho ut chai n b rake P3314 / P3314WS P3314WSA 33 _ P3416 / P3516P R P4018WM / P 4018WT P3818AV / P4018A V P4018AV BH 16 ″ 18 ″ 33 _ 952051209 952051211 952051338 952044370 952044418 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o r c o m - me[...]

7 Adjustment loc ated on clutc h c ov er Inside view of clutc h cov er 4. Turn the adjusting s c rew by hand c oun- terc lock w ise until the adjus ting pin jus t touches the stop. This should allow the pin to be near t he cor rec t pos ition. 5. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t c lutc h drum s proc ket . Guid e ba r Bar[...]

8 3. Using bar tool, roll c hai n around guide bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lift up tip of guide bar to chec k for sag. Releas e tip of guide bar , then t urn ad- justing sc rew 1 / 4 tur n cloc k wis e. Repeat until sag does not ex is t. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tu r n 5. While lift ing tip of guide bar, tighten bar nuts s ec u[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K - - OUT must be pres s ed before y ou c an s queez e the throt tle trigger. This feature pre vents y ou f rom acc i- dentally squeez ing the tr igger. CHOKE/ F AST ID LE LEVER The c hok e and fas t idle are s et by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to th e full ex - tent for c old s tar ting or af ter [...]

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 fir mly while pulling st arter rope. IMPORT AN T POINTS TO REMEMBER When pulling the star ter r ope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as t his c an caus e the rope to break . Do not let sta[...]

11 S If the brake is already ac tiv ated, it is disengaged by pulling the fr ont hand guard 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 age d Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e mus t be chec k ed s ever al times daily. The engine must be run[...]

12 FELLI NG LARGE TREE S (6 inc hes ( 15 c m) in diameter or larger) The notch method is us ed to fell large tr ees . A notc h is cut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of f all. After a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tr ee, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE: If the tr ee has lar ge butt res s r oots[...]

13 WAR N I N G : Nev er tur n s aw ups ide down to underc ut. T he saw c annot be con- trolled in this pos ition. Alway s make y our fir st cut on the compres - sion side of the log. The compres s ion s ide of the log is w here the pres s ure of the log’ s weight is conc entrated. Secon d cut First cut on comp ression sid e of log First c ut on c[...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I N G : Limit pruning to limbs shoul der height or below. Do not c ut if branc hes are higher t han y our s houlder. Ge t a profes s ional to do t he job. S Make y our first cut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2n d cut all the w ay through the limb. Then c ut a third ov erc ut leaving a 1 to 2 inc h [...]

15 S Clean t he oil holes and bar groove after each 5 hours of oper ation. Remo ve Sawdust From Guide B ar G roov e Oil H oles S Burring of guide bar rails is a normal proc ess of rail w ear . R emove t hese bur rs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, us e a flat file t o re- stor e s quare edges and sides . Correc t G roov e Worn Groov e [...]

16 6. R eins tall spa rk arres ti ng s c reen, exhaus t outlet cov er, and nut. Tighten nut s ec urely. REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year to ens ure t he engine starts easier and runs better. Ignition timing is fi xed and non- adjustable. 1. Loos en 3 s c rews on c yli nder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c ov er . [...]

17 HE LPFUL TIP During s tor age of your gas / oil mixtur e, t he 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 spar k plug and pour 1 teas poon of 4 0: 1, 2-cycl e engine oil (air c ooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the starte[...]

18 LIMI TED WARRA NTY ELECTROLUX H OME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the original purchas er t hat each new Poulan R brand gasoline chain saw is free from defec ts in material and work man- ship and agr ees to r epair or replac e under this warr anty any defec tiv e gasoline chain saw as follows f rom the original dat e of pur- chas e. 1 YEAR - - P[...]

19 W ARRANTY CO MMENCEMENT DA TE: The w arr anty period begin s on the date t he small off - - road engine is purchas ed. LE NG TH OF COVER AGE: T his war ranty s hall be for a period of tw o y ears from the init ial date of pur - chas e. WHAT IS COVERED: REP AIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS. R epair or re - place ment of any warr anted par t will be p[...]