Partner Tech P4-18XT manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL IMP ORT AN T IN FO RM A TIO N: Plea se read t hese inst ru cti ons car eful ly and make sur e you unde rst and t hem bef ore usi ng t his uni t . Ret ai n these instr uctions for f uture refer ence. MANUEL D’ INSTRUCTIO NS RENSEIGNEM ENTS IMPOR T ANTS: A vant d’util iser cet appareil, veuill e z li re at entivement l es instr[...]

2 ID ENTIFI CA TIO N (WHA T IS WH A T?) Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Primer Bulb Fuel Mix Fill Cap Starter Hous ing Bar Oil Fill Cap Chain Front H and Guar d Front Handle Starter R ope ON/ST OP Switc h Muffler Idle Speed Sc rew Bumper Spik e Bar G uard Guide B ar Chain Br ake N uts Cy linder Cov er Throttle Lock out Rear Handle Throttle Trig[...]

3 IDEN TIF ICA T ION OF SYM BOLS Mov e O N/ STOP sw it ch to the ON pos ition. Slowly pres s pr imer bulb 6t i m e s . Pull the s tarter rope shar ply 5 tim es with your right hand. Pull the s tarter rope shar ply with y our r ight hand un til the engine s tarts . Pull c hoke/fas t idle lever out to the f ull extent (to the FULL C HO KE pos i- tion[...]

4 S Do not put pres sur e on the s aw at the end of the cut . Apply ing pres s ure can c aus e y ou to lose c ontr ol when t he cu t is c ompleted. S Stop the engine befor e setting the saw down. S Do not operate a c hain saw that is dam- aged, impr operly adjus ted, or not c om- pletely and s ecur ely ass embled. Alw ays replac e bar , chain, hand[...]

5 S Turn the engine of f and let saw cool in a non-combus tible area, not on dry leav es , str aw , paper, etc. Slow ly r emove fuel c ap and refuel unit. S Store the unit and fuel in an ar ea w here fuel vapor s c annot r each s park s or open flames from water heaters , elect ric motors or sw itches , furnac es , etc. KI CKBA CK WAR N I N G : Avo[...]

6 S Keep a good, fir m gr ip on the saw w ith both hands when the engine is running and don’t let go. A firm grip w ill help y ou reduc e kic kbac k and maintain contr ol of the s aw. Keep the fingers of y our lef t hand enc ir- cling and y our left thumb under the fr ont handlebar . Keep your right hand c om- pletely around the rear handle wheth[...]

7 A T T ACH IN G TH E BAR & CHA IN (If not already attac hed) WAR N I N G : Rec heck eac h ass em- bly s tep if the saw is rec eived as sembled. A l- way s wear glov es when handling t he chain. The chain is s harp and c an cut y ou even when it is not mov ing! 1. Loosen and remov e the c hain br ake nuts and the chain brak e from the s aw . 2.[...]

8 Adjus ting Screw Chain Br ake N uts Guide Ba r Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1/4 Turn S Lift up the tip of the bar and s ecur ely tight- en the chain brake nuts wi th the bar tool. S Rec heck chain tens ion. Chain Br ake Nuts WAR N I N G : If the s aw is operated with a loos e c hain, the chain could jump off the guide bar and r esult in serious injury. [...]

9 START ING A C OLD ENG INE ( or a warm engine a fter running out of fuel) NOTE : In the follow ing steps , w hen the cho- ke/fas t idle lev er is pulled out to the full ex - tent, the cor rect t hrottle sett ing for s tarting is set automatic ally. ON /STOP S WITCH ON STOP (SIDE VIEW ) 1. M ov e ON/S TOP s witc h to the ON posi- tion. 2. Slowly pr[...]

10 CUT TING M ETHODS IMPORTANT POINTS S Chec k c hain tension befor e firs t use and after 1 minute of oper ation. See CH AIN TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y s ect ion. S Cut wood only. Do not cut metal, plastic s , masonry, non-wood building materials , etc. S The bumper s pike may be used as a pivot when mak ing a cut. S Stop the s aw if t he chain s tr[...]

11 S Be alert to s igns t hat the tree is ready to fall: cr ack ing s ounds, w idening of the fell- ing c ut, or movement in the upper branc hes. S As tree s tarts to fall, stop saw, put it down, and get away quic kly on y our planned re- treat path. S DO NO T cut down a part ially fallen tree with your saw. Be extremely c autious with partially fa[...]

12 LIMBING AND PRU NING WAR N I N G : Be alert for and guard agains t kic k bac k. D o not allow the mov ing chain t o cont act any other branc hed or o bject s at the nos e of the guide bar when limbing or pruning. A llowing s uc h c ontac t c an res ult in serious inj ury . WAR N I N G : N e v e rc l i m bi n t oa t r e et o limb or pru ne. Do no[...]

13 BAR MAI NTENANCE If y our s aw c uts to one side, h as to be forc ed through t he cu t, or been run w ith an improper amount of bar lubric ation it may be nec ess ar y to s erv ic e your b ar . A wor n bar will damage y our c hain and mak e cut tin g di f fi cul t. After e ach us e, ens ure O N/S TOP sw itc h is in the STOP position, then clean [...]

14 CAUTION : It is impor tant to prevent gum depos its f rom for ming in es senti al fuel sy s tem parts s uch as the carburetor, fuel fil- ter , fuel hose, or fuel tank dur ing s torage. A l- cohol blended fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) c an att rac t moisture whic h leads to fuel mix ture s eparation and formation of ac ids d[...]

15 TECHNICAL DA T A SHEET P33XT Engine P351XT P4 -18XT 4-2 0XT Cy linder v olume, cm 3 46 46 46 Stroke, mm 32 32 32 Idle s peed, rpm 3000 3000 3000 Rec ommended max . speed, un loaded, rpm 13000 13000 13000 Power , kW 1,1 1,2 1,3 Ignit ion system Manufac turer Phelo n T y pe of i gnition s ys tem CD Spark plug Champion Elec trode gap, mm 0,5 Fuel a[...]