Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 545186808 Poulan
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Instruction Manual Manual de Instrucciones Manuel d’Instructions P4018WTL 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6 Com puted kickb ack an gle ( CKA ) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 18 ″ MODEL CKA w ithout chain brake P4018WTL 33 _ 952051338 530044749 NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc i.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
13 Secon d cut First cut on compre ssion side of log First c ut on compressio n side of log Second cu t 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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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