Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PP3516, PP4018 Poulan
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PP3516 / PP4018 Electrol ux Home Prod ucts, Inc. 1030 Stevens Creek R oad Augu sta, GA 30907 ENGL IS H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS 545001498 12/8/05 Fo r Occasional U se Only Copyright E 2005 Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYMB OLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangero us! Car e- less or improper us e c an 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 use two hands when operat ing the chain s aw.
3 gloves ; ey e protection s uc h as non-fog- ging, vented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approved s afety hard hat; and s ound barri- ers ( ear plugs or muf fler s) to protect your hearing. Regular 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 c ur when the the wood c loses in and pinches the mov ing 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 N G : The following f eatures are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ick bac k; howev er , s uch f eatures will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw us er , do not rely only on s afety de- vic es.
6 Com puted kickback a ngl e ( CKA) T a bl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N 16 ″ MODEL CKA w ithout chain brak e PP3516 33 _ PP4018 18 ″ 952051547 952051548 952044942 952044926 33 _ NOTE: I ft h i ss a .
7 4. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clut ch drum s prock et. Guid e bar Bar bolts 5. Careful ly remov e t he c hain fr om th e pack - age. Hold c hain w ith the driv e links as show n. CUTTE RS MUST FACE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROTA TION 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 RUL ES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN SAW . Compare t he illustrations w ith your unit to familiar ize y ourself w ith the locat ion of the var ious c ontrols and adjus tments. S ave this manual for future referenc e.
9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR N I N G : Be s ure to read the fuel handling inf ormation in the s afety rules s ec- tion of this manual befor e you begin.
10 IGNITI ON SWITCH ON STO P Cho ke Lever 1. Mov e ON /STOP s witc h to the ON posi- tion. 2. Slow ly pr ess primer bulb 6 times . 3. Pull c hok e/fast idle lev er out to the full extent (to the FULL CH OKE pos ition). 4. Pull t he start er rope s harply 5 times w ith your right hand.
11 OPERA TING TIPS S Chec k c hain tension befor e firs t use and after 1 minute of operation. See CHAIN TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y s ect ion. S Cut w ood only. D o not cut metal , plast ics , masonry , non-wood buil ding m aterials, etc. S Stop the s aw if t he chain 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 complete, us e wedges to open the c ut if nec ess ary to contr ol the direc tion of fall. T o av oid kic k back and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never s teel or iron w edges.
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 BING A ND P RU NIN G WAR N I N G : Be alert f or and guard agains t kic k back . Do not allow the moving chain t o cont act any ot her branc hes or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limbing or pruning.
14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Dis c onnect t he spark plug bef ore perfor ming maintenanc e exc ept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s ervic e and adjustments not listed in this manual be perfor med by an authoriz ed or Master Serv ice D ealer .
15 Replac e guide bar w hen the groove is w orn, the guide bar is bent or c rac ked, or when ex - ces s heating or burr ing of the r ails o cc urs . If re - place ment is nec ess ary, use only the guide bar spec ified f or you r saw in the repair par ts lis t or on the decal loc ated on the c hain s aw .
16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG The spar k plug should be replac ed eac h year to ens ure the engine starts eas ier and runs better. Ignition timing is fix ed and non- adjustable. 1. Loos en 3 sc rew s on c yli nder cov er . 2. R emove the c ylinder cov er . 3.
17 HE LPFU L TIP During s torage of y our gas / oil mixtur e, the oil will s epa - rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas can w eekly to insur e proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spark 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 WA RRANTY ELECTROLUX H OME PRODUCTS, INC., warr ants to t he original purchas er that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline chain saw is f ree from defec ts in material and work manship and agrees to repair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tiv e gas oline chain s aw as follow s fr om the original date of purc hase.
19 W ARRAN TY COMMENCEMENT DA TE: The war ranty per iod begins on the date t he small off - - road engine is purchas ed. LENGTH OF COVER AGE: This w arrant y shall be for a period of tw o yea rs fr om the initial date of pur - chas e. WHA T IS COVERED : REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF P A RTS.
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