Poulan Pro PP4620AVX manual

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 m anual de instrucci ones y si ga todas las advertenci as e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en l esiones graves. A V ERTISSE MENT : Lire le ma[...]

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 tip w ith any object s hould [...]

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 ba rriers (ear pl ugs 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[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur 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 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 mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r ota[...]

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

6 Com pu ted k ic kba ck a ngl e (CKA ) T able BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA with out chain brake PP4620AVX NOTE: If t his saw is to be used f or c ommer- 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. [...]

7 4 . Car efully remove t he c hain fro m the pac k - age. Hol d chain w ith the dr ive link s as sho wn. CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE I N DII RECTI ON OF RO T A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G auge Driv e Links 5. Plac e chain ov er and behind c lutch re- tainer , fitting the dr ive link s in the clut ch dr um sp ro cket . 6. Fit bott om of driv e link [...]

8 TIGHTEN 5. Pus h lever on bar k nob down to return le- ver to clos ed/lock ed posit ion. WAR N I N G : Failure to push lev er on bar k nob down to c losed/loc ked pos ition could res ult in s erious pers onal injury or damage to your c hain saw. 6. Us e a s cr ewdriv er t o move c hain around guide bar . 7. If c hain does not rotate, it is too ti[...]

9 ON/ST OP SWITCH The ON /STOP SW ITCH is used t o stop the engine. TH ROTTL E TR IGGER 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 THR OTTLE LO CK - - O UT mus t be pres sed before y ou can s queeze t he throttle trigger . This feature prevents y ou from acc i- dentally s queezing the tr igger . CHO KE/FAS[...]

10 ST ARTING WAR N I N G : The chain mus t 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 AD JU STMENT w ithin this manual. Avoid cont act w ith the muf fler . A hot muffler can caus e ser ious burns . T o stop the engine mov e t he ON/ ST OP sw itch to the STOP pos ition. T o start t he en[...]

11 S If the brak e is already ac tivat ed, it is disengaged by pulling the fr ont hand guar d back toward the fr ont handle as far as poss ible. S When cut ting with the s aw , the c hain brak e must be dis engaged. Disengaged Engaged Bra king f unction cont rol CAUTION: The c hain brake mus t be c heck ed s ever al times daily. The engine mus t be[...]

12 Direct ion of Fall 45 _ Plan a clear retreat path FELLING LARGE TREES (6 inches (15 cm) in diameter or lar ger) The notc h method is used to fell lar ge trees. A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of fall. Aft er a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, t he tr ee will tend to fall into the notc h. [...]

13 Overcutting Undercut ting Underc utting involv es c utting on the under- side of the log w ith top of s aw agains t the log. When underc utting use light upward pres - sur e. Hold s aw firmly and maintain c ontrol. The s aw will tend to push bac k tow ard you. WAR N I N G : Never t urn s aw upside down to under cut. The s aw c annot be c on- tro[...]

14 S Start at t he base of the f elled tree and wor k toward the top, cutt ing branches and limbs. Remov e small limbs with one c ut. 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 cutt ing techniques des cribed in BU CK- ING WITH[...]

15 CLEANI NG THE SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN Clean ever y 25 hours of operation or annually, whic hev er comes f irst . Muf fler Gaske t Muffler Bolts Muffler Lock nut Steel Bac kplate Bolt Cov er Aluminum Bac kplate 1. Loos en and remove the 3 cy linder cov er sc rews . R emove the c ylinder c over. 2. Pull off the s park plug boot. 3. Loos en and rem[...]

16 bar specified for your saw in the repair parts list or on the dec al loc ated on the c hain s aw . CHAIN SHARPENING Chain s harpening is a c omplicated t ask that requires s pecial t ools. We rec ommended you refer c hain sharpening to a profes sional chain s harpener . IGNI TIO N TIMI NG Ignition timing is fixed and nonadjus table. SP ARK PLUG [...]

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. Spar k plug not f iring. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion sw itch to O N. 2. See “D if fic ult Starting” in Oper ation Section. 3. Fill tank with cor rect fuel[...]

18 U . S. E P A / ENV IRO NMEN T CANA D A EMISSION CO NTROL WA RRANTY ST A TEM ENT YOUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB - LI GA TIONS: The U . S. Env ironmental Protec tion Agenc y , Env ironment Canada and Poulan/WE ED EA TER are pleas ed to explain the emis sions control syst em wa r- ranty on y our y ear 200 5 and later small off- - road engine. Poulan/[...]

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 c ertified to be emis sions compliant for the following us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate ( 125 hours) Ex tended (300 hours )[...]