Poulan Pro 545186808 manual

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    Instruction Manual Manual de Instrucciones Manuel d’Instructions P4018WT L Pou la n 7349 Sta tesville R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS R Fo r Occasional U se Only WAR NIN G: Read and fol low all Safety Rules a nd Operati ng Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can resu l t in serious injury . ADVER TE[...]

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    2 IDENT IFICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chai n saw c an be dangerous ! C are- les s or improper us e can cause ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand 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 objec t s ho uld [...]

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    3 duty , non-s lip gloves ; eye protec tion suc h as non-f ogging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approved s afety hard hat; and sound barr iers (ear plugs or mufflers ) to protec t your hearing. Regular us ers should hav e hearing c heck ed regular ly as chain s aw nois e can damage hearing. Se- cur e hair above s houlder length. Snug Fittin[...]

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    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 stopping 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 mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r otatio[...]

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    5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded o n your saw t o help reduc e the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch featur es will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain saw us er , do not r ely only on saf ety de- vic es. Y ou mus t follow all s afety prec au- tions , instruc tions, and maintenanc e in t[...]

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    6 Com puted kickb ack a ngle ( CKA ) T a ble BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 18 ″ MODEL CK A without chain brake P4018WTL 33 _ 952051338 530044749 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 requir ed and shall not be r emoved or other wise dis - abled to c omply with Feder al OS HA Regula- tions f or Commerci[...]

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    7 T ens ioning Rack Adjus ting Screw 4. S lide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clutc h d rum s prock et. Guid e bar Bar bolts 5 . Car efully remov e t he c hain from the pac k - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE IN DIIRE C TION OF ROT ATION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dri v e L inks 6[...]

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    8 8. I f chain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar . D O N OT operate 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 an up right position) , but the c hain still mov es freely ar ound the guide bar. [...]

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    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 AR TI NG ENGINE WAR N I NG : Muffler is v ery hot during and after us e. Do not t ouch the muf fler or al- low c ombustible material suc h as dr[...]

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    10 IMPORT ANT POI NTS T O 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. Do not let s tarter rope 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 war m up before s queezing th[...]

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    11 Braki ng f unct ion cont r ol CAUTION: The chain br ake must be chec ked s everal times daily. The engine must be running when per forming this pr oce- 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 fr o[...]

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    12 NOTE: If the tr ee has large butt ress 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[...]

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    13 Secon d cut First cut o n compression side of lo g First c ut on compressi on 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[...]

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    14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pr uning t o 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 m a ke a 2 n d cu t all the way through the limb. Then c ut a thir d overc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 [...]

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    15 S Clean the oil holes and bar groov e after each 5 hours of operation. Remo ve Sawdust 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 . Remove thes e burrs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a f lat file to re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File R[...]

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    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 c omplies 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[...]

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    17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inc h (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle W rong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much H ook A ngle WAR N I NG : M aintain the pr oper hook angle ac cording to th e manufac turer ’ s s pecifi - c ations for the ch ain y ou are us ing. Impro per hook angle will inc reas e the c hance of kic k - bac k whic h ca n result in s erious injury.[...]

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    18 Follow the mix inst ructions found on stabiliz - er c ontainers. R un engine at leas t 5 minutes after adding s tabilizer . Poulan/WEE D EA TER 40:1, 2- cycl e engine oil (air c ooled) is blended with fuel s tabilizer. If y ou do not use this oil, you c an a dd a fuel st abilizer to y our fuel tank . HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of your gas / o[...]

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    19 LIMI TED W ARRA NTY Poulan, a div ision of Hus qvarna C onsumer Outdoor Produc ts N.A ., Inc ., war rants to the original c onsumer purc haser that each new Poulan brand gasoline chain s aw is free from defec ts in material and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this warr anty any def ectiv e gasoline c hain saw as follow s fr[...]

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    20 abus e, neglect, i mproper maintenanc e, unap - prov ed modificat ions, or the us e of parts not made or approv ed by the original eq uipment manufac turer . Y ou are res ponsible for pres ent - ing y our s mall off - - road engine t o an Poulan au - thoriz ed repair c enter as s oon as a pr oblem ex - is ts. Warrant y repair s s hould be comple[...]