Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 966513901 Poulan
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PP4218AV Pou la n P RO 7349 Sta tesville Roa d Charlotte, N C 28269 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS Fo r Occasional U se Only WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating I nstructions before using this product. Fail ure to do so can resu l t in serious injury .
2 IDENT IFICA T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This c hain saw can be danger ous! Car eless or improper us e can c ause s erious or ev en fatal injur y. 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 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 from the chain w hen the engine is r unning. S Keep childr en, by standers , and animals a minimum of 30 feet (10 meters) away fr om the work area.
4 chain r otation. The saw is dr iven straight back toward the oper ator . S Pull-In can oc cur when t he mov ing chain contacts a foreign ob ject in the w ood in the cut al ong the bottom of th e guide bar a nd 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 Reduc ed- - Kic kback Guide B ar has been demons trated .
6 NOTE: I ft h i s s a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brake is requir ed and s hall not be remov ed or other wise dis - abled to c omply w ith Federal O SHA 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 show n. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dri v e L inks 7. Plac e chain ov er and behind clutch re- tainer , f itting the driv e links i n the c lutch drum s prock et.
8 Bar Nuts 6. U se the s crewdr iver end of the bar tool to move c hain around guide bar. 7. If c hain does not rotate, it is too tight. Slightly loosen bar nuts and loosen chain by turning the adjusting sc rew 1 / 4 turn c ountercloc kwis e. Retighten bar nuts.
9 CHAIN BRAKE The c hain brak e is a dev ice designed to st op th e cha in i f kickb ack occu rs. Th e cha in b rak e act ivates automat ically in the event of kick - back . The c hain brak e activ ates manually if t he front han d guard is pus hed forward .
10 Left Hand on Front Handle Starter R ope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) o f rope per pull. Hold s aw firmly while 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 the chain if kickb ack occur s. S The inert ia- - ac tivated chain brak e is activ ated if t he front hand guar d is pushed forwar d, either manually (by hand) or automatically ( by sudden m ovement) .
12 Plan a c lear retreat path to the r ear and diag- onal to the line of fall. Directio n of F all 45 _ Plan a clear retreat pat h FELLI NG LARGE TR EES (6 inc hes (15 c m) in diameter or lar ger) The notch 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 f all.
13 Overcutting Un der cutti ng Undercutti ng involv es c utting on the under- side of t he log with top of s aw agains t the log. When underc utting us e light upw ard pres - sur e. Hold s aw firmly and maintain cont rol. The saw will tend to pus h back toward y ou.
14 S Remov e larger , su pporting branc hes w ith the cut ting techni ques des cribed in B UCK - ING WITHOUT A SUPPO R T . S Alway s use an over cut to cut small an d free - ly hanging limbs . U ndercut ting c ould caus e limbs to f all and pinch the s aw .
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 for ced thro ugh the cut . S Inadequate supply of oil to bar /chain. Chec k the c ondition of guide bar eac h time chain is s harpened.
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 fr om the ex- haust outlet c over. 2. R emove the exhaus t oulet cover. 3. R emove spark arres ting sc reen.
17 A ll Cutter s Same Length Remo v e Damage T op Plate Side Plate S File chain to meet t he spec ificat ions as show n. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.
18 FUEL SYSTEM Under FU ELING EN GINE in the OPERA - TION s ection of this manual, s ee mess age labeled IMPORT ANT regarding the us e of gasohol in y our c hain saw . Fuel s tabilizer is an acc eptable alternative in minimizing the formation of fuel gum deposits dur ing stor- age.
19 LIMI TED WARRAN TY Poulan PRO, a div ision of Hus qvarna Con- sumer O utdoor P roducts N .A., I nc., war- rants to the original cons umer pur chas er that each new Poulan PRO brand gas oline chain .
20 PRO autho rized r epair c enter as s oon as a problem e xist s. Warr anty r epairs should be complet ed in a reas onable amount of time, not to e xcee d 30 d ays .
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