Poulan PP4620AVL manual

PP4620AV L WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TEN CIA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga to das las advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. E l no hacerlo puede resultar en l esiones graves. A VERTI SSEMEN T : Lire le man[...]

2 IDEN TIFIC A T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangero us! Care - less or impro per use c an caus e ser ious or ev en fatal inj ury. 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 ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any objec t should[...]

3 eye pr otect ion s uc h as non -fogging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approve d s afety hard hat; and sound bar riers (ear plugs or mufflers) t o protect y our hearing. Regular user s s hould hav e hearing c heck ed regular - ly as c hain saw nois e c an damage hear ing. Sec ure hair abov e s houlder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe t[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur when t he 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 chain is s uddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ers 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 ota[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help r educe the hazar d of k ick back ; howev er , s uch 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 must follow all s afety prec au- tions, ins tructions , and maintenanc e in [...]

6 Com pu ted ki ck bac k an gle (CK A) T able BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA withou t chain brake PP4620AVL NOTE: If this s aw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a chain brak e is required and shall not be r emoved or other wis e disabled to comply with Feder al OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging. SA[...]

7 CUTTE RS MUST FACE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROTA TI ON Tip o f Bar Cut te rs Depth Gauge Driv e Links 6. Place the c hain over and behind the clutc h, fitting the drive link s in the clutch dr um sp ro cket. Place chain onto the sprocket 7. Fit bottom of driv e link s betw een the teeth in the s prock et in the nos e of the guide bar . 8. Fit chain driv[...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YOUR CH AIN S AW . Compar e the illus trations wit h your u nit to familiar ize y ours elf wit h the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjust ments. S ave this manual for fut ure refer ence. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Front Handle Front H an[...]

9 FUELING & LUBRICA TION WAR N I N G : Remove fuel c ap slow - ly w hen refueling. FU EL ING EN GINE This engine i s c erti fied to o perate on u nleaded gasol ine. Before operat ion, gasoline mus t be mixed w ith a good quality s y nthetic 2-c yc le air-c ooled engine oil d esigned to b e mixed at a ratio of 40 :1. Poulan/ W eed Eat er brand s[...]

10 4. P ush the c hoke/fas t idle lever in to the HALF C HOK E position. 5. P ull the starter rope quic kly w ith your right hand until t he engine starts . 6. A llow the engine to run f or approx imately 30 sec onds. Then, squeez e and release throttle trigger to allow engine to return to idle speed. ON/S T OP SWI TCH CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEV ER FULL H[...]

11 S Prac tice c utting a f ew s mall logs us ing the following tec hniques to get t he “ feel” of us- ing your s aw befor e you begin a major saw ing operation. S Squeez e the throt tle trigger and a llow the engine to reac h full speed befor e c utting. S Begin c utting with the saw frame against t he log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the[...]

12 NOTE: Befor e felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open the c ut when neces sar y to contr ol the direc tion 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 ready to fall: cr ack ing sou nds, w idening of the felling cut , or mov ement in [...]

13 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and LIM BING A ND P RUN ING WAR N I N G : Be alert f or and guar d against k ick back . Do not allow the mov ing chain to contact any other branc hes or ob- jects at the nos e of the guide bar when limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t can re[...]

14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Disc onnec t the s park plug bef ore perfor ming maintenance ex cept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s ervic e and adjus tments not listed in this manual be perfor med by an authoriz ed serv ice dealer. MA INT ENA NCE S CH E DUL E Check : F uel mixture level Before each use .... Bar lubricatio n Before each [...]

15 Outlet C over Ex haust O utlets Ex haust Outlet s must fac e chain br ake (bar s ide) of chain s aw 9. Ins pect the muffler gas ket and replac e if damaged. 10. R einstall back plates , muffler gask et and muffler using muffler bolts . TIghten until secu re . 1 1. Reins tall bolt c over and loc knut. 12. Reins tall the s park plug boot . 13. R e[...]

16 Store unit w ith all guards in plac e. P osition s o that any s harp object c annot acc identally caus e injury t o pass ersby. Store the unit out of reac h of children. S Before s toring, dr ain all fuel f rom the unit . Start engine and allow t o run until it stops . S Clean the unit before s toring. Pay particu- lar attention to the air intak[...]

17 LIM ITED W ARRANTY ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUC TS, INC., warr ants to the orig inal purc haser that each new Poulan PRO R b rand gaso line chain saw is fr ee from defec ts in materia l and wor kman - ship and ag rees t o rep air or replace unde r thi s warranty any defectiv e gasoline chain saw as follows from the or iginal date of purc hase. 2 YEARS[...]

18 WHA T IS CO VERED: REP AIR O R RE- PLACEMENT OF P ARTS. Repair or r e- placement of any warranted part wil l be per- formed at no c harge to the ow ner at an approv ed ELECTRO LUX HO ME PRO D- UCTS , INC. , s erv icing c enter . If y ou have any questions r egarding your warr anty rights and res ponsibilities , y ou should con- tact y our neares[...]