Poulan 545186803 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 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[...]

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 bef ore 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 shoul[...]

3 ging, v ented goggles or fac e s cr een; an approv ed saf ety har d hat; and s ound barr i- ers ( ear plugs or muf flers ) to protect your hearing. Regular us ers sh ould hav e hearing chec k ed regul arly a s c hain s aw nois e c an damage h earing. S ecur e hair abov e s houl- der length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chap s Hea[...]

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 s udden stopping 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[...]

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 safet y prec au- tions, ins tructions , and maintenanc e in t[...]

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. WAR[...]

7 1. Loosen and r emove bar k nob completely by lifting lev er and tur ning counterc loc k- wise. LOOSEN 2. Remov e clutc h c over. Remove the plas - tic s hipping spac er (if pres ent). 3. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clutc h drum s proc ket. 4. Carefully remov e the chain fr om the pac k - age. Hol d chain w ith th[...]

8 Tig hte n chain Adjusting Wheel Loosen chain 3. Use a sc rew driv er t o move c hain around guide b ar to ensure al l link s ar e in bar groov e. 4. While lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar knob s ecur ely (c lock wis e). Hand tight- en only! TIGHTEN 5. Pus h lever on bar knob down to retur n le- ver to clos ed/lock ed position. WAR N I N G : [...]

9 Direc tion of Chain Travel Guide B ar Chain Catc her Clutc h Cover Chok e/Fast Idle Lever Throttle Trigger Rear Handle Cy linder Cover Thrott le Lock - - out Chain Br ake Bar Knob Adjus ting Wheel 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[...]

10 IMPO RT ANT Us e of alcohol b lended f uels ( called gas ohol or using ethanol o r met hanol) c an c aus e major engine perfor mance and dura bility pr oblems. WAR N I N G : A lternativ e fuels (not gasol ine) s uch as E - - 15 (1 5% alcoho l), E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E- - 85 (85 % alcohol) are NOT clas s ified as gas oline and are NOT approv e[...]

11 CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEV ER FULL HALF OFF ST ARTING A W ARM ENGINE 1. Move ON/ST OP switch to th e ON posit io n. 2. Pull the choke/fast idle lever o ut to the HALF C HO KE pos ition. 3. Pull the starter r ope quic kly with y our right hand until t he engine st arts . 4. Squeez e and releas e the throttle tr igger to allow engine to return to idle s [...]

12 S Releas e the throttle trigger as soon as the cut is c ompleted, allowing the en- gine to idle. If y ou run the s aw at full throttle w ithout a c utting load, unnec es- sar y wear c an occ ur to the c hain, bar , and engine. S T o av oid losing c ontrol when c ut is c om- plete, do not put press ure on s aw at end of cut. S Stop the engine bef[...]

13 CUTTING A F ALLEN TREE (BUCKING) Buc king is the ter m used for cut ting a fallen tree to the des ired log siz e. WAR N I N G : Do not s tand on t he log being cut. Any port ion can roll caus ing loss of footing and contr ol. Do not s tand downhill of the log being cut. IMPORT ANT POINTS S Cut only one log at a time. S Cut s hattered wood v ery [...]

14 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut 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 contact any other branc hes or ob- jects at the nos e of the guide bar when limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t can re- sult in s erious injury. WAR N I N G : Never c limb into a tr ee to limb or prune[...]

15 AIR FIL TER CA UTI ON : Do not clean filter in gasoline or other flammable s olvent to av oid creating a fire haz ard or pr oducing harmful evapora- tive emis sions . Cleani ng the air fi lter: A dirty air filter dec reas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es fuel cons umption and harmful emis sions . Alw ays c lean after 15 tanks of fuel or 5[...]

16 S Turn idle speed s crew (T) c ountercloc k- wis e to decreas e engine speed. If y ou re quire furth er as s istanc e or are uns ure about perfo rming this pr ocedur e, c ontact y our authoriz ed s ervic e dealer or c all 1- - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. BAR MAINTENANCE If your saw cuts to one s ide, has to be forc ed through the c ut, or been r un wi[...]

17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Muc h Hook A ngle WAR N I N G : Mainta in the pr oper hook ang le acc ording to the manufac turer ’s spec ific ations for the c hain y ou are us ing. Im - proper hook an gle will inc reas e the c hance o f kic k back w hich c an res ult in ser ious injur y . [...]

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 EATER 40:1, 2- cycle engine oil ( air c ooled) is blended wit h fuel s tabilizer. If y ou do not use this oil, y ou can add a fuel stabiliz er to y our fuel tank . HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of y our gas/ oil[...]

19 LIM ITED W ARRANTY Poulan PRO, a d ivis ion of H usqv arna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N.A. , Inc ., war- rants to the or iginal cons umer pur chas er that each new Poulan PR O brand gas oline chain saw is f ree from defec ts in material and work manship and agr ees to r epair or replac e under this warranty any defec tive gasoline chain s aw [...]

20 PRO autho rized r epair center as soon as a problem e xis ts. Warranty repair s s hould be complet ed in a reas onable amoun t of ti me, not to e xce e d 30 d ays. If you have any questions regarding your war ranty rights and respons i- bilities, you s hould c ontact y our near est autho - riz ed ser vic e cent er , c all Poulan PR O a t 1- - 80[...]