Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 966513901 Poulan Pro
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PP4218AV Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville R oad Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS Fo r Occasional Use On l y WAR NIN G: Read and fol low all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can result in serious injury .
2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This c hain saw can be dang erous! Car eless or improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. Read and unders tand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays us e two hands when operating t he chain s aw .
3 Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety Chaps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Hea ring Pr otection Safe ty Hat S Keep all parts of your body aw ay f rom the chain w hen the engine is r unning. S Keep childr en, by standers , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 m eters ) away from the work area.
4 chain r otation. The saw is dr iven straight back toward t he operator . S Pull-In can oc cur w hen the mov ing c hain contacts a foreign ob ject in the w oo d in th e cut along the bot tom of th e guide bar and the saw c hain is s uddenly st opped.
5 S Reduc ed- - Kic kback Guide Bar, designed with a s mall radius tip which reduc es the siz e of the kic kbac k danger zone on the bar tip. A Reduced - - Kick back G uide Bar has been demons trated .
6 NOTE: I ft h i s s a wi s t ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brake is requir ed and shall not be r emoved or other wise dis - abled to c omply with Feder al OS HA Regula- tions f or Commercial Logging.
7 Guid e bar Bar bolts 6 . Car efully r emove the c hain from the pac k - age. Hold c hain wit h the drive link s as s hown. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth G aug e Dri v e L inks 7. P lace chain ov er and behind clutch re- tainer , f itting the drive l inks i n the c lutch drum s prock et.
8 Bar Nuts 6. U se the s crew driver end of the bar tool to mov e chain around guide bar. 7. I f chain does not rotate, it is too tight. Slightly loos en bar nuts and loos en chain by turning the adjus ting scr ew 1 / 4 turn c ountercloc kwis e. Retighten bar nuts .
9 CHAIN BRA KE The c hain brak e is a dev ice designed to st op th e cha i n if ki ckba ck occu rs. Th e ch ai n br ake ac tivates automat ically in the event of kick - bac k. The c hain brak e activ ates manually if the front han d guard i s pus hed forw ard.
10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter R ope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear H andle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly w hile pulling s tarter rope. WAR N I NG : Do not attempt to t hrow or drop - - s tart the chain s aw .
11 S This saw is equipped with a chain brake. The brak e is des igned to stop t he c hain if kickb ack occur s. S The inertia - - ac tivated c hain br ake is activ ated if t he front hand guar d is pushed forwar d, either manually ( by hand) or automatically ( by sudden m ov em ent).
12 Plan a c lear retreat path to the r ear and diag- onal to the line of fall. Direct ion of F all 45 _ Plan a clear retreat pat h FELLI NG LARG E TREES (6 inc hes (15 c m) in diameter or lar ger) The notc h method is us ed to fell large trees . A notc h is c ut on the side of the tree in the de- sir ed direction of fall.
13 Overcutting Un der cutti ng Underc utting involv es c utting on the under- side of the log w ith top of saw agains t the log. When underc utting us e light upwar d pres- sur e. H old saw firmly and maintain c ontrol. The s aw will tend to pus h back toward y ou.
14 S Remov e larger , s upporting branc hes w ith the c utting tec hniques des cribed in B UCK - ING WITHOUT A SUPPORT . S Alw ays use an over cut to cut s mall and fr ee- ly hanging limbs . Under cutting c ould caus e limbs t o fall and pinc h the saw .
15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditions whic h require guide bar mainte- nance: S Saw c uts to one side or at an angle. S Saw has to be f orced thr ough the c ut. S Inadequate s upply of oil to bar /chain. Chec k the c ondition of guide bar eac h time chain is shar pened.
16 CLEANING THE SP ARK ARREST - ING SCREEN Cleaning is required ev ery 25 hours of op- eration or annually, whichev er comes f irst. 1. Loos en and remove the nut from the ex - haust out let cover. 2. R emove the exhaus t oulet cov er . 3. R emove s park arres ting sc reen.
17 A ll Cutter s Same Length Remo v e Damage T op Plate Side Plate S File c h ain to meet the spec ifications as s ho wn. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.
18 FUEL SYSTEM Under FU ELING EN GINE in the OPERA - TIO N s ection of t his manual, see mes sage labeled IMPORT ANT regar ding the use of gasohol in y our chain s aw . Fuel s tabilizer is an acc eptable alternativ e in minimiz ing the formation of fuel gum deposits dur ing stor- age.
19 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N. A., Inc ., war- rants to t he original c onsumer pur chas er that each new Poul an PRO brand gas oline chai.
20 PR O author ized repair c enter as s oon as a problem e xis ts. Warr anty r epairs should be c ompleted in a reas onable amount of t ime, not to e xcee d 30 d ays .
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