Poulan Pro 952802030 manual

PP3816AV / PP4218A V PP4218AVL Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL ISH ES P A ÑOL FRANÇAIS Fo r Occa sio na l Use Only WAR NIN G: Read and fol low all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so ca n result in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y sig[...]

2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYMBOL S W ARNI NG! This c hain saw can be dang erous! Car eless or improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. Read and unders tand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays us e two hands when operating t he chain s aw . WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any ob- jec t should b[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thing Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chaps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Prot ection Safe ty Hat S Keep all parts of your body aw ay f rom the chain w hen the engine is r unning. S Keep childr en, by standers , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 m eter s) aw ay from the work area. D o not allow other people or animals to be [...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinc hes the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is suddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ersal of the chain forc e used to c ut wood and caus es the saw to move in t he op pos ite direction of the chain r otat[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The following featur es are inc luded o n y our saw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch features will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain saw us er , do not rely only on s afety de- vic es. Y ou mus t foll o w all safety pr ecau- tions , instruc tions, and maintenanc e in th[...]

6 Com puted kickb ack a ngle ( CKA ) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHA IN P /N 16 ″ MO DEL CKA wi thout c hain brake PP3816AV 33 _ PP4218AV / PP4218AVL 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brake is r equired and shall not be r emoved or other wise dis - abled t[...]

7 T ens ioning Rack Adjus ting Screw 4. Slide g uide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clu tch drum s proc ket. Guid e bar Bar bolts 5 . Car efully r emove the c hain from the pac k - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUST F A CE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G auge Dri v e L inks 6[...]

8 7. I f chain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar . DO NO T oper ate the s aw if the c hain is loos e. NOTE: T he chain is tensioned correctly when the w eight of the c hain doe s not cau se it to s ag below the guide bar ( with the c hain saw s itting in a n upright position) , but the chain still mov es freely ar ound the guide bar. W[...]

9 WAR N I NG : If the s aw is operated with a loos e chain, the c hain could jump off the guide bar and r esult in s erious injur y to the operator and/or damage the c hain mak- ing it unus able. BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR N I NG : Muffler is very hot dur- ing and after us e. Do not touc h the muffler or allow c ombustible material s uch as dr y g[...]

10 IMPORT AN T POINTS TO REMEMBER When pulling the s tarter rope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as this c an c ause the rope to br ea k . D o not let s tarter r ope snap back . H old the handle and let the rope re- wind s lowly . For c old w eather s tarting, s tart the unit at FULL C HOKE; allow the engine to warm up before s queezing t[...]

11 Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain br ake must be chec ked s everal times daily. The engine must be r unning when perfor ming this proc e- dure. This is the only inst ance when the s aw should be plac ed on the ground with the en- gine running. Plac e the saw on fir m ground. G rip t he rear handle with y our right hand and the front[...]

12 NOTE: If the tr ee has large buttres s roots , remov e them before making the notc h. If us - ing saw to remov e buttres s roots , k eep saw chain from c ontacting ground t o prevent dull- ing of the c hain. NOTCH CUT AND FELLING THE TREE S Make notc h cut by c utting the top of the notch firs t. Cut thr ough 1/3 of the diameter of the tree. N e[...]

13 Secon d cut First cut o n compression side of lo g First c ut on compressio n side of log Secon d cut BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT S Ov ercut through 1/ 3 of the diameter of the log. S Roll the log over and finis h with a s econd over cut. S Watch for logs with a c ompress ion side to prev ent the saw from pinching. See il- lustr ations for cutting[...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pruni ng to limbs s houlder height or below . Do not c ut if branc hes are higher t han your s houlder . G et a profes sion al to do the job. S Make y our fir st c ut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2n d cut all the way through the limb. Then c ut a third ov erc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 inc [...]

15 S Clean the oil holes and bar groov e after each 5 hours of operation. Remo v e Sa wdust From Guide B ar Groov e Oil H oles S Burring of guide bar rail s is a normal proc ess of r ail wear . Remov e these bur rs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a flat file to re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File[...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year to ens ure the engine starts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjust able. NOTE: This s park ignition sy st em compli es with t he Canadian s tandard I CES - - 002. 1. Loos en 3 sc rews on cy linder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder c over . 3. P ull of f[...]

17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inc h (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle W r ong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much H ook A ngle WAR N I NG : M aintain t he proper hook angle acc ording to the manuf acturer ’s s pecific ations for the c hain you ar e us ing. Im- proper hook angle will i ncreas e the c hance of k ickbac k w hich c an result in s erious injur y . 4. [...]

18 HE LPFUL TIP During s torage of y our gas/ oil mixtur e, the oil w ill sepa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an weekly to ins ure proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spark plug and pour 1 t easpoon of 4 0: 1, 2-cycl e engine oil (air c ooled) through the s park plug opening. Slowly pull the s tarter [...]

19 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N .A., I nc., war- rants to t he original c onsumer pur chaser that each new Poul an PRO brand gas oline chain saw is free from defects in material and work manship and agr ees to repair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw as fol[...]

20 PR O author ized repair c enter as s oon as a problem e xis ts. Warr anty r epairs should be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of t ime, not to e xce ed 3 0 da ys. If you have any questions regarding your w arranty rights and responsi- bilities , yo u s hould c ontac t your near est autho - riz ed serv ic e center, ca ll Poulan P RO a t 1 - - 8[...]