Poulan PP4620AVHD manual

PP4620AVH D WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating I nstructions 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 m[...]

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[...]

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 s ound barrie rs ( 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[...]

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[...]

5 S Do not ov erreac h. Y ou c ould be dr awn or thrown off balanc e and lose c ontrol of the saw . S Do not c ut above s houlder height. It is diffi- cult to maintain contr ol of s aw above shoulder height. 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 e[...]

6 The following guide bar and c hain c ombina- tions meet k ick bac k requirements of C SA Z62.1, Z62.3, & AN SI B175.1 when used on saw s listed in this manual. Us e of bar and chain c ombinations other t han those list ed is not rec ommended and may not meet the CKA r equirements per s tandard. Com pu ted k ic kba ck a ngl e (CKA ) T able BAR[...]

7 Adjustment loc ated on Chain Brak e Inside v iew of Chain Bra ke 4. Turn the a djusting s c rew by hand co unter - cloc k wise un til the adjusting pin just touc hes the s top. This should allow t he pin to be near the c orrec t pos ition. F urther ad - just ment may be ne ces sar y as you mount the bar . 5. Slide guide bar behind clutc h drum un[...]

8 Chain Br ake Nuts WAR N I N G : If the saw is operated with a loos e chain, t he chain could jump of f the guide bar and r esult in s erious injury . OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN S AW . C ompare the illus trat ions w ith y our unit to f amiliariz e your self w ith the loc [...]

9 FUELING & L UBRICA T ION FU EL ING EN GINE WAR N I N G : Remove fuel c ap slow - ly w hen refueling. T his engine is c ertified to operate on unleaded gasol ine. Before operat ion, gasoline mus t be mixed w ith 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 Eater br and sy[...]

10 4. P ush the c hoke/fas t idle lever in to the HALF C HOK E position. 5. P ull the starter rope quic kly with your right hand until t he engine starts . 6. A llow the engine to run f or approx imately 30 sec onds. Then, squeez e and release throttle trigger to allow engine to return to idle speed. ON/S T OP SW IT CH CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEV ER FULL H[...]

11 S Prac tice c utting a f ew s mall 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 a llow the engine to reac h full speed befor e c utting. S Begin c utting with the saw frame against t he log. S Keep the engine at full s peed the[...]

12 NOTE: Befor e felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open the c ut when neces sar y to contr ol the direc tion of fall. T o av oid kic kbac k and chain damage, us e wood or plast ic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to s igns that the tr ee is ready to fall: cr ack ing sou nds, w idening of the felling cut , or mov ement in [...]

13 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 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 injur[...]

14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Disc onnec t the s park plug bef ore perfor ming maintenance ex cept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s ervic e and adjus tments not listed in this manual be perfor med by an authoriz ed serv ice dealer. MA INT ENA NCE S CH E DUL E Check : F uel mixture level Before each use .... Bar lubricatio n Before each [...]

15 Outlet C over Ex haust O utlets Ex haust Outlet s must f ace 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 back plates , muffler gask et and muffler using muffler bolts . TIghten until secu re . 1 1. Reinst all bolt cov er and loc knut. 12. Reins tall the s park plug boot . 13. R e[...]

16 Store unit w ith all guards in plac e. P osition s o 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 the unit . Start engine and allow t o run until it stops . S Clean the unit before s toring. Pay particu- lar attention to the air intak[...]

17 LIM ITED W ARRANTY ELECTROLUX HOME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the or iginal purc haser that each new Poulan PRO R b rand gaso line chain saw is fr ee from defec ts in materia l and wor kman - ship and ag rees t o rep air or replace unde r thi s warranty any defectiv e gasoline chain saw as follows from the or iginal date of purc hase. 2 YEARS[...]

18 WHA T I S COVERED: REP AIR O R RE- PLACEMENT OF P ARTS. Repair or r e- placement of any warranted part wil l be per- formed at no c harge to the ow ner at an approv ed ELECTRO LUX HO ME PRO D- UCTS , INC. , s erv icing c enter . If y ou have any questions r egarding your warr anty rights and res ponsibilities , y ou should con- tact y our neares[...]