Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PPB3416, PPB4218 Poulan Pro
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PPB3416 / PPB4218 Pou la n P RO 1030 Ste vens Creek R oad Au gusta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑO L FRANÇAIS 545137231 Rev . 2 1/26/ 07 BR W Fo r Occasional Use On l y Ins truct ion Manual Man ual de In struccio nes Manue l d’Inst ruct ions WAR NIN G: Read an d foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Ins tructio ns before using this product.
2 IDENT IFICA TION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangerous ! Care - les s or improper us e can cause ser ious or even f atal injury. Read and under stand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays us e two hands when operating the c hain saw.
3 gloves ; eye pr otection s uch as non-fog- ging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approv ed safety hard hat; and sound barri- ers ( ear plugs or mufflers ) to protec t y our hearing. R egular us ers s hould hav e hear- ing chec ked r egularly as c hain saw noise can damage hear ing.
4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinc hes the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is s uddenly stopped.
5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TUR ES WAR N I NG : The following featur es are inc luded o n y our saw t o help r educe the hazar d of k ickbac k; how ever , s uch featur es will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain saw user, do not rely only on safety de- vic es.
6 Com puted kickb ack a ngle ( CKA) T a ble BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CK A without chain brake PPB3416 33 _ PPB4218 18 ″ 952051211 952051338 952044369 952044689 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a .
7 Adjus tme nt loc ated on clutc h cov er Ins ide v iew of c lutch co ve r 4. Turn the adjus ting sc rew by hand c oun- terc lock wise until the adjust ing pin jus t touc hes t he stop. This s hould allow the pin to be near t he correc t position. 5. S lide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clutc h d rum s prock et.
8 3 . Us ing bar tool, roll c hain around guid e bar to ensure all links are in b ar groove. 4. Lif t up tip of guide bar to chec k for sag. Releas e tip of guide bar , then turn ad- just ing sc rew 1 / 4 turn c lock wise. Repeat until s ag does not ex ist.
9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - OUT mu st be pres sed befor e you c an squeez e the throttle trigger. This featur e prevents y ou from acc i- dentally s queezing t he trigger .
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 star ter rope. IMPORT ANT POINT S T O REMEMBER When pulling the s tarter rope, do not us e the full ex tent of the rope as this c an caus e the rope to br ea k .
11 S If the brak e is alr eady activ ated, it is disengaged by pulling the front hand guard back toward the fr ont handle as far as poss ible. S When cut ting with the s aw , the chain brake must be dis engaged. Enga ged Diseng aged Braki ng functi on cont rol CAUTION: The chain br ake must be chec ked s everal times daily.
12 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. Af ter a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h.
13 WAR N I NG : Nev er turn s aw upside down to under cut. The s aw cannot be c on- trolled in this position. Alway s mak e your fir st c ut on the compr es- sion side of the log. The compr ession side of the log is where the pres sure of the log’s weight is concentr ated.
14 PRUNING WAR N I NG : Limit pr uning t o limbs s houlder height or below . Do not c ut if branc hes are higher t han your s houlder . G et a profes sion al to do the job. S Make y our fir st c ut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of t he limb. S Ne xt m ake a 2 nd cu t all the way through the limb.
15 S Clean t he 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 rail s is a normal proc ess of r ail wear . R emove thes e burrs with a flat file. S When rail top is unev en, use a flat file to re- stor e square edges and sides .
16 6 . Reins tall spa rk arr esting sc reen, ex haust outlet c over, and nut. Tighten nut s ecur ely . REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug s hould be replaced each year to ensur e the engine s tarts eas ier and runs better . Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjust able.
17 HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of y our gas/ oil mixtur e, the oil w ill sepa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an weekly to ins ure proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spark plug and pour 1 teas poon of 4 0: 1, 2-cycl e engine oil (air c ooled) through the s park plug opening.
18 LIMI TED WA RRAN TY Poulan P RO w arrants t o the original pur- chas er that eac h new Poulan PRO brand gasoline chain saw is free from defec ts in material and wor kmanship and agr ees to re- pair or replac e under this war ranty any de- fec tive gasoline c hain saw as follows f rom the original date of pur chase.
19 approv ed Poulan PRO serv icing c enter . If you hav e any ques tions regar ding y our war- ranty r ights and res ponsibilities , y o u s hould cont act y our nearest authorized s erv ice cent er or call Poulan PRO at 1 - - 800 - - 554- - 6723.
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