Poulan 545186809 manual

P3314 / P3314WS / P3314WSA P3416 / P3516PR / P4018 P4018WM / P4018WT / P3818AV P4018AV / P4018A V BH Fo r Occasi onal Use On ly WAR NI NG : Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can resu lt in serious injury . ADVER T ENC IA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga todas las adverte[...]

2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYM BOLS W ARNI NG! This chain saw c an be danger ous ! C are - less or improper us e c an cause ser ious or ev en f atal injur y. Read and unders tand t he instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use tw o hands when operating the c hain s aw . WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any objec t should[...]

3 duty, non-slip glov es ; eye protection s uch as non-fogging, vented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approv ed s afety har d hat; and sound barr iers (ear plugs or mufflers ) to protec t y our hearing. Regular us ers should hav e hearing chec ked regularly as chain s aw nois e c an damage hearing. Se- cur e hair abov e shoulder length. Snug Fitting [...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback c an occ ur w hen 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 c hain is s uddenly stopped. This s udden stopping of the chain res ults in a rev ers al of the c hain forc e used to c ut w ood and caus es the saw to move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r [...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw t o help r educe the hazar d of k ic kbac k ; howev er, suc h featur es 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 mus t foll ow all safety precau- tions, inst ructions , and maintenanc e in [...]

6 Com pute d kickba ck a ngl e ( CK A) T ab le BAR P/N Length C HAIN P/N 952044368 14 ″ MODE L CKA witho ut chai n brake P3314 / P3314WS P3314WSA 33 _ P3416 / P3516P R 16 ″ 18 ″ 33 _ 952051209 952051211 952051338 952044370 952044418 33 _ P4018 / P3818AV P4018WM / P 4018WT P4018AV / P4018A V BH NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o r c o [...]

7 move th e adjus tment pin up and dow n the sc re w . Loc ate t his adjus tment be fore y ou begin mounting t he bar onto the saw . See follow ing illus trati on. Adjustment loc ated on clutch 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 t he st op. T his [...]

8 3. Usi ng bar tool, roll c hai n around guid e bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lift up tip of guide bar to c heck f or sag. Releas e tip of guide bar, then t urn ad- justing sc r ew 1 / 4 turn c lock wis e. R epeat until sag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tur n 5. While lift ing tip of guide bar, tighten bar nuts s ec [...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT must be pres s ed before y ou c an squ eeze the t hrott le trigger. This feature pre vents y ou f rom acci - dentally s queez ing the trigge r . 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 ou t to the full ex- tent for c old s tart ing or af ter [...]

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

11 Starting c ould requir e pulling the starter 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- 6723. CHAIN BRAKE WAR N I NG : If the brak e band is worn too thin it may break when the c hain brak e is tr iggered. With a brok en br ake band, the c[...]

12 S The wind direc tion and speed. S The lean of the t ree. The lean of a tr ee might not be apparent due to unev en or sloping terr ain. Us e a plumb or lev el t o de- termine the direc tion of tree lean. S Weight and branches on one s ide. S Surrounding tr ees and obstacles . Look for decay and rot. If the trunk is rotted, it can s nap and fall [...]

13 star t the s aw and carefully reenter the c ut. T o avoid k ic kbac k and c hain damage, do not use a metal w edge. Do not attempt t o res tart your saw w hen it is pinched 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. Overcutting begins on the top s ide of the log wi[...]

14 S Leave th e larger l imbs under neath the felled tree to s uppor t the tr ee as y ou w ork . S Start at the bas e of the felle d tree and work towar d the top, cu tting br anc hes and limbs . Remov e s mall limbs w ith one c ut. S Keep the tre e betwe en y ou and the chain. Cut fr om the s ide of t he tree opp osi te the br anch yo u are cu tti[...]

15 CHECK CHAIN SHARPNESS A s harp chain mak es w ood chips. A dull chain makes a s aw dust powder and cut s slow ly. S ee CH AIN SH ARP ENI NG. CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditi ons whic h requ ire guide bar mainte- nance : S Saw c uts t o one side or at an angle. S Saw has to be for ced t hrough th e c ut. S Inadequate supply of oil to bar /chain. Chec k th[...]

16 Nut Muffler Spark Arresting Scr een Ex haust Outlet Cover 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 outlet c ov er . 2. R emove the ex haust oulet c ov er . 3. R emove s park ar rest ing sc reen. Handle sc re[...]

17 S File on the forw ard s trok e only. U se 2 or 3 strok es per cutting edge. S Keep all cutter s the s ame length when filing. S File enough to remov e any damage to cutting edges (side plate and top plate of cutter) . A ll Cutter s Same Length Remo v e Damage T op P late Side Plate S File chain to meet t he specific ations as show n. 30 ˚ 80 ?[...]

18 STORAGE WAR N I NG : Perform the f ollowing steps after eac h 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 reach spar ks or open flames fr om w ater heater s, electr ic motors or s wi tches , 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 witc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignition s w itc h to ON . 2. See “D ifficult Starting” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith c orrec t fuel [...]

20 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan, a div ision of Husqv arna C onsumer Outdoor P roduc ts N.A., Inc., warrants to the original c onsumer purchas er that each new Poulan brand gasoline chain s aw is free from defec ts in mater ial and work manship and agrees to repair or replac e under this warr anty any defectiv e gas oline c hain s aw as follow s fr om[...]

21 engine to an Poulan authoriz ed rep air center as s oon as a pr oblem ex is ts . Warranty r epairs shoul d be c ompleted in a re asonabl e amount of time, not to exc eed 30 day s . I f y o u h a v e a ny questions regarding y our warr anty r ights and res ponsibilities , you sh oul d co nt act yo ur neares t author ize d ser v ice c enter, c all[...]