Poulan PP4620AVX manual

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    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 manual de instruccio nes y siga to das las advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. E l no hacerlo puede resultar en l esiones graves. A VERTI SSE MENT : Lire le man[...]

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    2 IDEN TIFIC A T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangero us! Care - less or impro per use c an caus e ser ious or ev en fatal inj ury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use two hands when operat ing the chain s aw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any objec t should[...]

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    3 eye pr otect ion s uc h as non -fogging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approve d s afety hard hat; and sound bar riers (ear plugs or mufflers) t o protect y our hearing. Regular user s s hould hav e hearing c heck ed regular - ly as c hain saw nois e c an damage hear ing. Sec ure hair abov e s houlder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe t[...]

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    4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur when t he 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 move in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain r ota[...]

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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 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 must follow all safety pr ecau- tions, ins tructions , and maintenanc e in th[...]

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    6 Com pu ted k ick back an gle (CKA ) T able BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA withou t chain brake PP4620AVX NOTE: If this s aw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a chain brak e is required and shall not be r emoved or other wis e disabled to comply with Feder al OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging. SAF[...]

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    7 4. C arefully remov e t he c hain from the pack - age. Hol d chain w ith the dr ive link s as sho wn. CUTTE RS MUST FACE I N DII RECTI ON OF RO T ATION Tip o f Bar Cutters Depth Gauge Driv e Links 5. Place c hain ov er and behind c lutc h re- tainer , fitting the dr ive links in t he clut ch dr um sp ro cket . 6. Fit bottom of driv e link s betw [...]

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    8 TIGHTEN 5. P ush lev er on bar knob down to retur n le- ver to clos ed/lock ed position. WAR N I N G : Failure to push lev er on bar k nob down to c los ed/lock ed position could res ult in ser ious personal injur y or damage to your c hain saw. 6. U se a s crew driv er to mov e chain ar ound guide bar . 7. If c hain does not rotate, it is t oo t[...]

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    9 ON/ST OP SWITCH The ON /STOP SWI TCH is used t o stop the engine. TH ROTTL E TRI GGER The THR OTTLE TR IGG ER c ontrols engine speed. T H R O T T L E L O C K --- O U T The TH ROT TLE LOCK - - OUT mus t be pres sed before y ou can s queeze the thr ottle trigger. T his feature prevents y ou from acc i- dentally s queezing the trigger. CHO KE/FAST I[...]

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    10 ST ARTING WAR N I N G : The chain mus t not move when the engine runs at idle s peed. If the chain mov es at idle s peed refer to CA R- BUR ETOR AD JUS TMENT w ithin this manual. Avoid cont act with t he muf fler . A hot muffler can caus e ser ious burns . T o stop the engine mov e t he ON/ STOP sw itch to the STOP pos ition. T o start t he engi[...]

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    11 S If the brake is already ac tiv ated, it is disengaged by pulling the fr ont hand guar d back toward the fr ont handle as far as poss ible. S When cutting with the s aw , the chain brake must be dis engaged. Disengaged Engaged Bra king fun ction cont rol CAUTION: The c hain brake mus t be chec k ed s ever al times daily. The engine mus t be run[...]

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    12 Directio n of Fall 45 _ Plan a clear ret reat pat h FELLING LARGE TREES (6 inches (15 cm) in diameter or lar ger) The notch method is used to fell large trees . A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of f all. A fter a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. [...]

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    13 Overcutting Undercut ting Undercutti ng involv es c utting on the under- side of t he log with top of s aw agains t the log. When underc utting us e light upward pres - sur e. Hold s aw firmly and maintain c ontrol. The saw will tend to pus h back towar d you. WAR N I N G : Never t urn s aw upside down to underc ut. The s aw c annot be c on- tro[...]

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    14 S Start at t he base of the f elled tree and work toward the top, cutt ing branches and limbs. Remov e small limbs with one cut . S Keep the tr ee between y ou and the c hain. Cut from the s ide of the tree opposite the branc h you are c utting. S Remov e larger , suppor ting branc hes w ith the cutting t echniques des cr ibed in BU CK- ING WITH[...]

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    15 CLEANING THE SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN Clean ever y 25 hour s of op eration or annually, whic hev er comes f irst. Muffler Gaske t Muffler Bolts Muffler Lock nut Steel Bac kplate Bolt Cov er Aluminum Bac kplate 1. Loos en and remove the 3 c ylinder c over sc rews . R emove the c ylinder c over. 2. P ull off the spark plug boot. 3. Loos en and remo[...]

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    16 bar specified for your saw in the re pair parts list or on the dec al loc ated on the c hain s aw . CHAIN SHARPENING Chain s harpening is a c omplicat ed task t hat requires s pecial t ools. We rec ommended you refer c hain sharpening t o a prof essional chain s harpener . IGNI TIO N TIMI NG Ignition timing is fixed and nonadjus table. SP ARK PL[...]

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    17 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or will r un only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s witc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not fir ing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Mov e ignition sw itch to O N. 2. See “D ifficult Starting” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank with c orrect fuel mi[...]

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    18 U . S. EP A / ENVI RON MENT CA NA DA EMISSION CO NTROL WA RRANTY ST A TEM ENT YOUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB - LIGA TI ONS: The U. S. Envir onmental Protec tion Agenc y , E nvironment C anada and Poulan/WEED EA TER are pleased to explain the emis sions control syst em wa r- ranty on y our y ear 200 5 and later small off- - road engine. P oulan/WEE[...]

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    19 The information on the product label indic ates which s tandard y our engine is certified. Ex ample: (Y ear) EPA Phase 1 or Phas e 2 and/or CALIFOR NIA. This engine is cer tified to be emis sions compliant for the following us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate (125 hour s) Ex tended (300 hours )[...]