Poulan Pro PP4620AVL manual

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    PP4620AV L 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 advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no ha cerlo puede res ul tar en l esiones graves. A VERTI SSE MENT : Lire le [...]

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    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 t ip with any objec t s hould[...]

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    3 eye prote ction suc h as non-f ogging, v ented goggles or face s c reen; an approved safet y hard hat; and sound bar riers (ear plugs or mufflers) t o protect y our heari ng. Regular use rs s hould hav e hearing c heck ed regular - ly as c hain saw no ise c an damage hear ing. Sec ure hair abov e s houlder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty [...]

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    4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinches the mov ing saw chain in the cut along the t op 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 ersal 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 ot[...]

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    5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help r educe 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 s afety prec au- tions , instruc tions , and maintenance i[...]

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    6 Com pu ted ki ck bac k an gle (CK A) T able BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA with out chain brake PP4620AVL NOTE: If t his saw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a chain brak e is required and shall not be remov ed or otherw ise dis abled to comply w ith Federal OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging. SA[...]

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    7 CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cut te rs Depth Gauge Dri ve Links 6. Plac e the c hain over and behind the clut ch, fitting the driv e links in the clut ch dr um sp ro cket. Place chain onto the sprocket 7. Fit bott om of driv e link s betw een the teeth in the s prock et in t he nose of the guide bar . 8. Fit c hai[...]

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    8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN S A W . Compar e the illus trations w ith y our unit t o familiariz e yo urself w ith the loc ation of the v arious c ontrols and adjust ments. S ave this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Front Handle Front H a[...]

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    9 FUEL ING & LUBRICA TION WAR N I N G : Remove fuel cap s low- ly when r efueling. FU EL ING EN GINE This engin e is c ertif ied to o perate on u nleaded gas oline. Before oper ation, gasolin e mus t be mix ed with a good quality s y nthetic 2-cy c le air-c ooled engine oil d esigned to b e mixed at a ratio of 40:1. Poulan/ W eed Eat er brand s[...]

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    10 4. Pus h the chok e/fas t idle lever in to the HALF C HOK E position. 5. Pull the s tarter rope quick ly w ith your right hand until t he engine star ts. 6. Allow t he engine to run for appr oximately 30 sec onds. T hen, squeez e and release throttle tr igger to allow engine to retur n to idle s peed. ON/S T OP SW ITCH CHOKE /F AST IDLE LEV ER F[...]

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    11 S Prac tice c utting a f ew small logs us ing the following tec hniques to get t he “feel” of us- ing your s aw befor e you begin a major saw ing operation. S Squeez e the throt tle trigger and allow the engine to reac h full speed befor e cutt ing. S Begin c utting with the saw frame against the log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the ent[...]

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    12 NOTE: Bef ore felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open t he cut when neces sar y to cont rol the direc tion of fall. T o av oid k ick back and chain damage, us e wood or plast ic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to s igns th at the tree is ready to fall: cr ack ing sou nds, w idening of the felling cut , or mov ement in [...]

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    13 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 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 br anches or ob- ject s at the nose of the guide bar w hen limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t can r[...]

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    14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Disc onnec t the s park plug befor e performing maintenance ex cept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s ervic e and adjus tments not listed in this manual be per formed by an authoriz ed serv ic e dealer . MA INT ENA NC E SCH E DUL E Check : F uel mixture level Before each use .... Bar lubricatio n Before each[...]

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    15 Outlet C over Ex haust O utlets Ex haust O utlets must fac e chain br ake (bar s ide) of chain s aw 9. Ins pect the muffler gas ket and replac e if damaged. 10. R einstall bac kplates , muf fler gas ket and muf fler us ing muf fler bolts . TIght en until secu re . 1 1. R einstall bolt c over and l ock nut. 12. Reins tall the s park plug boot. 13[...]

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    16 Store unit w ith all guards in place. Pos ition so that any s harp object c annot acc identally caus e injury t o pass ersby. Store the unit out of reac h of children. S Before s toring, dr ain all fuel f rom t he unit. Start engine and allow t o run until it stops . S Clean the unit before s toring. P ay partic u- lar attention to the air intak[...]

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    17 LIM ITED W ARRANTY ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUC TS, INC., war rants to the or iginal purc haser that each new Poulan PRO R b rand gaso line chain saw is f ree from defec ts in material and wor kman - s hip and agrees t o r epair or replac e under this warranty any defective gasoline chain saw as follows from the or iginal date of purc hase. 2 YEARS - [...]

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    18 WHA T I S COVERED: REP AIR OR RE - PLACEMENT OF P ARTS. Repair or r e- placement of any warr anted part will be per- formed at no c harge to the ow ner at an approv ed ELECTRO LUX HO ME PRO D- UC TS, INC. , s erv icing c enter . If y ou have any quest ions regarding your warr anty rights and res ponsibilities , you s hould con- tac t your neares[...]