Poulan P3816 manual

Instruction Manual Manual de Instrucciones Manuel d’Instructions P3816 Pou la n 7349 Sta tesville Roa d Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS R Fo r Occasional U se Only WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating I nstructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can resu l t in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA:[...]

2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangerous ! C are - less or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw . Alway s us e two hands when operating t he chain saw. WAR N I NG ! Contac ting the guide bar tip w ith any object should be [...]

3 duty, non-slip glov es; ey e protec tion suc h as non-fogging, vented 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 F itt ing[...]

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 suddenly stopped. This sudden stopping of the chain res ults in a r evers al of the c hain forc e used to cut wood and c auses the saw to mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r otatio[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURE S WAR N I NG : The follow ing features are inc luded on your saw to help r educe the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , such f eatures will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw us er , do not r ely only on saf ety de- vic es. Y ou must foll ow all s afety pr ecau- tions, inst ructions , and maintenance in th[...]

6 Com puted kickb ack an gle ( CKA ) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CKA w ithout chain brake P3816 33 _ 952051211 530044748 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 s hall not be remov ed or other wise dis - abled to c omply with Federal O SHA R egula- tions f or Commercial[...]

7 T ensioning Rac k Adjus ting Screw 4. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops against c lutch drum s prock et. Guid e bar Bar bolts 5. Car efully remov e the chai n from th e pack - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as show n. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TI ON Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dri v e L inks 6. P[...]

8 8. If c hain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar. D O N OT operate the s aw if the chain is loos e. NOTE: T he chain is tensioned correctly when the w eight of the c hain doe s not c ause it to sa g below the guide bar (with the chain s aw sit ting in an upright position) , but the chain still moves f reely ar ound the guide bar. WAR N[...]

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 chain mak - ing it unus able. BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR N I NG : Muffler is v ery hot during and after us e. Do not touc h the muffler or al- low c ombustible material suc h as dry g[...]

10 IMPORT ANT POINTS T O R EMEMBER When pulling the star ter rope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as this can caus e the rope to break . D o not let s tarter r ope snap back . H old the handle and let the rope re- wind s lowly . For c old weather s tarting, s tart the unit at FULL C HOKE; allow the engine to w arm up before s queezing the[...]

11 Braki ng functi on control CAUTION: The chain brak e must be chec ked s everal times daily. The engine must be r unning when per forming this proc e- dure. This is the only instanc e when the s aw should be plac ed on the ground with the en- gine running. Plac e the saw on firm gr ound. Grip the rear handle with y our right hand and the front ha[...]

12 NOTE: If the tr ee has large buttres s roots , remov e them before making the notc h. If us- ing saw to remov e buttr ess r oots, k eep saw chain fr om contact ing ground to prev ent dull- ing of the c hain. NOTCH CUT AN D FELLING THE TREE S Make notc h cut by c utting the t op of the notch firs t. Cut through 1/ 3 of the diameter of the tree. N[...]

13 Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of log First c ut on compressio n side of log Secon d cut BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT S Ov ercut through 1/3 of t he diameter of the log. S Roll the log over and finis h with a sec ond over cut. S Watch for logs wit h a compress ion side to prev ent the saw from pinching. See il- lustr ations for cutting [...]

14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pr uning t o limbs shoul der height or below . Do not c ut if branc hes ar e higher than y our shou lder . G et a profes sional t o do the job. S Make y our firs t c ut 1/3 of the way throug h the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2n d cut all the w ay through the limb. Then c ut a thir d overc ut leav ing a 1 to 2 [...]

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 rails is a nor mal proc ess of rail wear . Remov e these bur rs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a flat file t o re- stor e square edges and sides . Correc t Groov e Worn Groov e File R[...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug s hould be replac ed each year to ens ure the engine starts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjustable. NOTE: This s park ignition sy stem compli es with t he Canadian s tandard IC ES - - 002. 1. Loos en 3 sc rews on cy linder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder c over . 3. Pull of f [...]

17 Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much Hook A ngle WAR N I NG : Mai ntain the proper hook angle acc ording to the manufac turer ’ s s pecif i- cat ions for the chain y ou are us ing. Improper hook angl e will inc reas e the c hance of kic k - back whic h can r esult in s erious injur y . 4. C[...]

18 Follow the mix instruc tions found on stabiliz - er c ontainers. Run 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 w ith fuel s tabilizer. If y ou do n ot use t his oil, you c an add a fuel stabiliz er to y our fuel tank . HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of y our gas/[...]

19 LIMI TED WARRAN TY Poulan, a div ision of Hus qvar na Consumer Outdoor P roducts N.A., Inc ., warrants t o the original c onsumer purc haser t hat eac h new Poulan brand gasoline chain s aw is free from defec ts in mater ial and wor kmanship and agrees to repair or r eplace under this warr anty any def ectiv e gasoline c hain saw as follow s fro[...]

20 abuse , neglect, i mproper maintenanc e, unap - prov ed modificati ons, or the us e of parts not made or approv ed by the original eq uipment manufac turer . Y ou are res ponsible fo r pr esent - ing y our s mall off- - road engine to an P oulan au- thoriz ed repair ce nter as s oon as a problem ex - ist s. Warrant y repair s s hould be complet [...]