Poulan 1994-06 User Manual - Page 7

PREPARING

YOUR

SAW

FOR

USE

A.

GETTING

READY

1.

READ

YOUR

OPERATOR'S

MANUAL

CAREFULLY

Your

Operator's

Manual

has

been

developed

to

help

you

prepare

your

saw

for

use

and

to

understand

its

safe

oper-

ation.

It

is

important

that

you

read

your

manual

completely

to

become

familiar

with

the

unit

before

you

begin

assembly

or

attempt

operation.

Your

POULAN

PRO

dealer

is

available

to

show

you

how

to

operate

your

saw.

Be

sure

to

ask

for

his

assistance.

2.

HAVE

THE

FOLLOWING

AVAILABLE:

a.

Protective

gloves

b.

Approved,

marked

fuel

container

c.

One

gallon

regular

unleaded

gasoline

d.

3.2

oz.

2

cycle,

air—cooled

engine

oil

(See

the

"Fueling

Your

Engine"

section.)

e.

Bar

and

Chain

Oil

(See

the

"Bar

and

Chain

Oil"

section.)

f.

Bar

Wrench

g.

Standard

Screwdriver

h.

Allen

Wrench

(hex)

B.

ATTACHING

THE

SPUR

1.

Set

saw

upright

on

a

fl

at

surface.

Figure

6

.

2.

Remove

bar

clamp

nuts

and

bar

clamp

using

the

bar

wrench

provided

with

the

unit.

Figure

6

.

3.

Remove

the

two

housing

screws

shown

in

Fig-

ure

6

.

4.

Align

screw

holes

in

the

spur

with

the

screw

holes

on

the

crankcase.

Figure

6

.

5.

Install

the

housing

screws

removed

in

step

3.

Tighten

evenly

and

securely.

C.

ATTACHING

THE

BALI

AND

CHAIN

•

See

your

POULAN

PRO

Dealer

for

the

vari-

ous

bars

and

chains

available

for your

unit.

I

CAUTION:

I

Wear

protective

gloves

when

handling

or

operating

your

saw.

The

chain

is

sharp

and

can

cut

you

even

when

it

is

not

mov-

ing!

1.

Set

the

saw

upright

on

a

flat

surface.

Figure

7

.

2.

Turn

the

adjusting

screw

counterclockwise

with

a

standard

screwdriver

to

move

the

adjusting

pin

almost

as

far

as

it

will

go

to

the

rear.

Figure

7

.

3.

Mount

the

guide

bar

with

the

slotted

end

over

the

mounting

bolts

and

the

small

adjusting

pin

through

the

small

hole

in

the

bar.

Figure

7

(inset).

4.

Slide

the

guide

bar

toward

the

rear

of

the

saw

as

far

as

possible.

5.

Hold

the

chain

with

the

cutters

facing

as

shown

in

Figure

8

(inset).

Place

the

chain

on

the

sprocket.

Fit

the

bottom

of

the

drive

links

in

the

slots

in

the

sprocket.

7.

Fit

the

bottom

of

the

chain

drive

links

into

the

groove

on

top

of

the

guide

bar,

then

around

the

guide

bar

nose.

Figure

8

.

8.

Turn

the

adjusting

screw

clockwise

with

a

stan-

dard

screwdriver

until

the

chain

is

snug

in

the

guide

bar

groove.

9.

Hold

the

guide

bar

against

the

saw

frame

and

install

the

bar

clamp.

10.Replace

the

bar

mounting

nuts.

Tighten

finger

tight

only.

11.

Follow

"Chain

Tension"

instructions.

Bar

Clamp

=-°

Nuts

0

Ea:3

Housing

Screws

Bar

Clamp

Figure

6

A

WARNING

Do

not

start

engine

without

the

guide

bar,

chain,

and

bar

clamp

completely

assembled.

Other-

wise,

the

chain

and

clutch

can

come

off

resulting

in

serious

injury.

Bar

Clamp

3

0

\N.:3V

•

Adjusting

Pin

Bar

Turn

Adjusting

Clamp

Nuts

Screw

Counterclockwise

Figure

7

Cutters

Chain

Travel

ES1

\q

Guide

Bar

Nose

Figure

8

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