Poulan Pro 545186803 manual

PP4620A VX 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 m anual de instrucci ones y si ga todas las advertenci as e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en l esiones graves. A V ERTISSE MENT : Lire le ma[...]

2 IDEN TIFIC A T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous! Car e- les s or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays use two hands when oper ating the chain saw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any object s hould [...]

3 ging, v ented goggles or fac e s c reen; an approv ed saf ety har d hat; and sound bar ri - ers ( ear plugs or muf flers ) to protect your hearing. Regular us ers should hav e hearing che ck ed r egularly a s c hain s aw nois e c an damage heari ng. S ecur e hair abov e s houl- der length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chap s Heav[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur 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 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 mov e in the opposite 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 reduc e 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 r ely only on s afety de- vic es. Y ou mus t foll ow all safet y prec au- tions , instruc tions , and maintenance i[...]

6 Com pu ted k ic kba ck a ngl e (CKA ) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA with out chain brake PP4620AVX NOTE: If t his saw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a c hain brak e is r equired and shall not be remov ed or otherw ise dis abled to comply w ith Federal OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging[...]

7 1. Loos en and remov e bar k nob completely by lift ing lever and tur ning counterc lock - wise. LOOSEN 2. Remov e clutc h c ov er . Remove the plas - tic s hipping spac er (if pres ent). 3. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t c lutch drum s proc ket. 4 . C arefully remov e the chain fr om the pac k - age. Hol d chain w i[...]

8 Tig hte n chain Adjus ting Wheel Loosen chain 3 . U se a s c rewdri ver t o move c hain around guide bar to ensure al l link s ar e in bar groov e. 4. While lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar knob s ecur ely (c lock wis e). Hand tight- en only! TIGHTEN 5. Pus h lever on bar knob dow n to return le- ver to clos ed/lock ed posit ion. WAR N I N G[...]

9 Direc tion of Chain Travel Guide B ar Chain Catc her Clutc h Cover Chok e/Fast Idle Lev er Throttle Trigger Rear Handle Cy linder Cover Thrott le Lock - - out Chain Br ake Bar Knob Adjus ting Wheel ON/ST OP SWITCH The ON /STOP SW ITCH is used t o stop the engine. TH ROTTL E TR IGGER The THR OTTLE TR IGG ER c ontrols engine speed. T H R O T T L E [...]

10 IMPO RT ANT Us e of alcohol b lended f uels (c alled gas ohol or us ing et hanol or methanol) c an c aus e major engine perfor mance and dur ability p roblems. WAR N I N G : A lternativ e fuels (not gas oline) s uch a s E - - 15 (15% alc ohol) , E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E- - 85 (85 % alcohol) are NO T c lass ified as gas oline and are NOT approv[...]

11 CHOKE /F AST IDLE LEV ER FULL HALF OFF ST ARTING A W ARM ENGINE 1. Move ON/ST OP switch to th e ON po sit io n. 2. Pull the choke/fast idle lever out to the HA LF CHO KE pos ition. 3 . P ull the starter r ope quic kly with y our right hand until t he engine s tarts . 4. Squeez e and releas e the throttle tr igger to allow engine to return to idl[...]

12 S Releas e the throttle trigger as soon as the cut is c ompleted, allowing the en- gine to idle. If y ou run the s aw at full throttle without a c utting load, unneces - sar y wear c an occ ur to the c hain, bar , and engine. S T o av oid losing c ontrol when c ut is c om- plete, do not put pres sure on s aw at end of cut . S Stop the engine bef[...]

13 CUTTING A F ALLEN TREE (BUCKING) Buc king is the term used for cut ting a fallen tree to the des ired log siz e. WAR N I N G : Do not s tand on t he log being c ut. Any portion c an roll caus ing loss of footing and contr ol. Do not s tand downhill of the log being cut. IMPO RT ANT POINTS S Cut only one log at a time. S Cut s hattered wood v ery[...]

14 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut 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 moving chain to contac t any other branches or ob- ject s at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t can re- sult in s erious injury . WAR N I N G : Never c limb into a tr ee to limb or pr[...]

15 AIR FIL TER CA UTI ON : Do not clean filter in gasoline or other flammable s olvent to av oid cr eating a fire haz ard or pr oducing harmful evapora- tiv e emissions . Clea ning the air fi lter: A dirty air filter dec reas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es fuel cons umption and harmful emis sions . Alw ays c lean after 15 tank s of fuel or[...]

16 S Turn idle speed s crew (T) c ounterc lock- wis e to decreas e engine speed. If y ou re quire furth er as s istanc e or are uns ure about perfo rming this pr ocedur e, c ontac t your authoriz ed s erv ice dealer or c all 1 - - 800 - - 5 54- - 6723. BAR MAINTENANCE If y our s aw c uts to one side, has to be forc ed through the c ut, or been r un[...]

17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inc h (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle W rong Squared O f f Corner T oo Muc h Hook A ngle WAR N I N G : Main tain t he proper hook angle acc ording to the manufac turer ’s s pecific ations f or the chain y ou are u sing. Im - proper hook an gle will inc reas e the c hanc e of k ick back w hich c an res ult in ser ious injur y .[...]

18 Follow the mix instr uctions found on s tabiliz- er c ontainers. R un engine at least 5 minutes after adding s tabilizer . Poulan/WEE D EATER 40:1, 2- cycle engine oil (air c ooled) is blended with fuel s tabilizer. If y ou do n ot us e this oil, y ou can add a fuel st abilizer to y our fuel tank . HE LPFU L TIP During storage of your gas / oil [...]

19 LIM ITED W ARRANTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Husqv arna Con- sumer O utdoor Produc ts N .A., I nc., war - rants t o the or iginal cons umer pur chas er that each new Po ulan PRO br and gas oline chain saw is fr ee from defec ts in mater ial and work manship and agr ees t o repair or replac e under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s a[...]

20 PR O authoriz ed repair center as s oon as a problem e xis ts. Warranty repair s s hould be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of time, not to e xce e d 3 0 da ys. I f you have any quest ions regarding your w arranty rights and respons i- bilities , yo u s hould c ontac t you r near est aut ho- riz ed ser vic e ce nter , c all Poulan P RO a t 1 [...]