Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 545001498 Poulan Pro
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PP3516 / PP4018 Electrol ux Home Pr oducts, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 545001498 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional U se Only Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be da ngerous ! Care - les s or impro per us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays use tw o hands when operating the c hain s aw.
3 gloves ; ey e protec tion s uc h as non-fog- ging, v ented goggles or face s c reen; an approv ed safety har d hat; and sound barri- ers ( ear plugs or muf flers) to protec t y our hearing. Regular us ers s hould have hear - ing chec k ed regular ly as c hain saw nois e can damage hear ing.
4 S Pinch -Kickback c an occ ur when t he the wood c loses in and pinches the mov ing saw chain in the cut along the t op of the guide bar and the s aw c hain is s uddenly stopped.
5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR NI NG : The f ollowing featur es are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ic kbac k ; howev er, suc h featur es will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain saw user, do not rely only on saf ety de- vic es .
6 Com pute d kickb ack a ng le (CK A ) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CK A w ithout chain b rake PP3516 33 _ PP4018 18 ″ 952051547 952051548 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i s.
7 4. S lide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t c lutc h drum s proc k et. Guid e ba r Bar bolts 5. Carefully remov e the chai n from the pac k - age. Hold c hain w ith th e driv e link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TI ON Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dri v e L inks 6.
8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YOUR CH AIN S AW . Compare the illus trations with y our unit to familiar ize y ours elf w ith the locat ion of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments .
9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR NI NG : Be s ure to read the fuel handling infor mation in the s afety rules s ec - tion of this manual befor e you begin.
10 IGNIT ION SWITCH ON STO P Cho k e Lever 1. Mov e O N/S TOP s witc h to the ON pos i- tion. 2. S lowly pr ess primer bulb 6 times . 3. P ull chok e/fas t idle lev er out to the full ext ent (to the FULL C HO KE pos ition) . 4. P ull the s tarter r ope s harply 5 times w ith your r ight hand.
11 OPERA TING TIPS S Chec k c hain tens ion before fi rs t use and after 1 minute of oper ation. See CHAI N TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y sect ion. S Cut w ood only. D o not c ut metal, plas tic s , masonry , non-wood buil ding m aterials, etc. S Stop the s aw if the c hain s trik es a for eign object.
12 Opening of fe lling cut Clo s ing o f notch Hinge holds t ree on stump and help s control f all NOTE: Befor e felling c ut is c omplete, us e wedges t o open the c ut if nec ess ary to cont rol the dir ect ion of fall. T o av oid k ic k back and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or ir on wedges .
13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o rs u p p o r t 2 nd Cut 1 st Cut 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G A ND P RU NIN G WAR NI NG : Be al ert for and gu ard agains t k ic kb ack .
14 SERVICE WAR NI NG : Disc onnec t the spark plug befor e performing maintenance ex c ept for car buretor adjus tments. We rec ommend all s erv ic e and adjustment s not listed in this manual be perfor med by an authoriz ed or Mas ter Serv ic e D ealer .
15 Replac e guide bar when t he groov e is wor n, the guide bar is bent or cr ac ke d, or w hen ex - c ess heating or burring o f the rail s o cc ur s. I f re - plac ement is nec es s ary, use only the guide bar s pecif ied for y our s aw in t he repair par ts l ist or on the decal loc at ed on the ch ain saw.
16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replaced each year to ens ure the engine star ts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjust able. 1. Loos en 3 s c rew s on c yli nder c over. 2. R emove the c y linder c ov er .
17 HE LPFU L TIP During s tor age of y our gas / oil mixtur e, t he oil w ill sepa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an week ly to ins ure proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spar k plug and pour 1 teas poon of 4 0 :1 , 2- cycle engine oil (air cooled) through the s park plug opening.
18 LIMI TED W ARRA NTY ELECTROLUX H OME PROD UCTS, INC., warr ants to the or iginal purchas er that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline c hain saw is f ree from defects in material and work mans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this warranty any defec tiv e gasoline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase.
19 W ARR ANTY CO MM ENCEMENT DA TE: The w arr anty peri od begins on the date the s mall off- - road engine is purc has ed. LE NG TH OF CO VERAGE: T his war rant y shall be for a period of tw o y ears from the initial date of pur - c hase. WH A T IS COVERED : R EP AIR O R REPLACEMENT OF P ARTS.
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