Poulan 545186810 manual

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2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! 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 ! Contacting t he guide bar tip w ith any object should [...]

3 duty, non-slip glov es ; eye protection s uch as non-fogging, vented goggles or face sc reen; an approv ed safet y hard hat; and sound barr iers (ear plugs or muf f lers ) to protec t your hear ing. Regular users 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 C[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback c an occ ur 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 s udden stopping of the chain r esults in a r evers al of the c hain forc e used to c ut w ood and caus es the saw to move in the oppos ite direction of the chain r ot[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help reduce the hazar d of k ic kbac k ; howev er , s uc h features 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 follow all s afety pr ecau- tions, inst ructions , and maintenanc e in[...]

6 Com pute d kickba ck a ngl e ( CKA ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CKA without chain b rake PPB3416 33 _ PPB4218 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044369 952044689 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 brak e is r equired and s hall not be remov ed or other wis e dis - abled to c omply wi[...]

7 Adjustment loc ated on c lutc h c over Inside view of clutc h cov e r 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 should allow the pin to be near t he corr ect position. 5. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t c lutc h drum spr ock et. Guid e bar Bar[...]

8 3. Usi ng bar tool, roll chain arou nd guid e bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lift up tip of guide bar to c heck for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar, then tur n ad- justing s c rew 1 / 4 turn c lock wis e. R epeat until sag does not ex is t. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tu r 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 squeez e the t hrottle trigger. This featur e prev ents y ou from acc i - dentally s queez ing the tr igger . CHOKE/ F AST IDLE LEVE R The c hok e and fas t idle are set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full e x - 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 CA R- BUR ETOR A DJU STMEN T within t his manual. Avoid cont act w ith the muffler . A hot muffler can caus e s erious bur ns. T o st op the engine mov e the O N/ STOP sw itch to the STOP position. To star t the e ngine hold the[...]

11 Starting c ould requir e pulling the st arter 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 wor n too thin it may break w hen the chain brak e is triggered. W ith a broken brak e band, the c[...]

12 S The wind direc tion and speed. S The lean of the t ree. The lean of a tree might not be apparent due to unev en or sloping terr ain. Us e a plumb or lev el to de- termine the direc tion of tree lean. S Weight and branc hes on one s ide. S Surrounding tr ees and obstac les. Look for decay and r ot. If the tr unk is r otted, it can s nap and fal[...]

13 until the s aw c an be remov ed easily. R est art the s aw and c arefully r eenter t he cut . T o avoid k ick bac k and chain damage, do not use a metal w edge. Do not attempt to res tart your s aw w hen it is pinc hed 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. Ove[...]

14 S Leave th e larger limbs undernea th the felled tree to s uppor t the tr ee as y ou wor k . S Start at the bas e of the felle d tree and work towar d the t op, c utting br anc hes and limbs . Remov e s mall limbs w ith one c ut. S Keep the tree bet ween y ou and t he chain . Cut fr om the s ide of t he tree opp osite the br an ch you a re cutti[...]

15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditi ons whic h requir e guide bar mainte- nance : S Saw c uts to one s ide or at an angle. S Saw has to be for ced t hrough th e cut . S Inadequate supply of oil to bar /chain. Chec k the c ondition of guide bar eac h time chain is shar pened. A wor n guide bar will damage the chain and make cutt ing dif fic ult. After eac h [...]

16 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 res ting sc reen. Handle sc reen c aref ully to pr event damage. 4. C lean the s park ar[...]

17 A ll Cutter s Same Length Remo v e Damage T op Plat e Side Plate S File chain to meet t he specific ations as show n. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much H ook A ngle WAR N I NG : Maintain t he pr oper hook angle acc or ding to the manuf act urer ’s s pecif i - cat ions f[...]

18 STORAGE WAR N I NG : Perform the follow ing 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 c annot reach spar ks or open flames f rom w ater heaters , electr ic motors or sw itches , furnac es, 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 w itch off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not fir ing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignition s w itch to ON. 2. See “D ifficult Starting” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith c orrec t fuel m[...]

20 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of H usqvarna Con - sumer O utdoor Produc ts N .A., Inc ., w arran ts to the or iginal c ons umer purc has er that eac h new Poulan PRO brand g aso line c hain s aw is fr ee from defec ts in material and w ork mans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under t his w arr anty any defectiv e gasoline c ha[...]

21 PRO autho riz ed repair c enter as s oon as a problem e xis ts . Warr anty rep airs s hould be complet ed in a reas onable amount of ti me, not to e xcee d 3 0 da ys. If you have any ques tions regarding your war ranty right s and res ponsi- bilities, yo u s hould c ontac t y our neares t autho - riz ed s erv ic e cent er , c all Pou lan P RO a [...]