Poulan 3400 - Manual (Page 7)

PREPARING YOUR SAW FOR USE
A. GETTING READY
1. READ YOUR OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Your Operator’s Manual has been developed to
help you prepare your saw for use and to under­
stand its safe operation. It is important that you
read your manual completely to become familiar
with the unit
before you begin assembly or attempt
operation. Your Poulan® 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 leaded or unleaded, regular
gasoline
d. 8 oz. (1/2 pt.), 2>cycle, air-cooled engine oil
(See page 9).
e. Bar and Chain Oil (See page 10.)
f. Scrench — provided with your unit. No other
tool is necessary for assembly. Use the long
end of the tool as a slotted screwdriver, the
small pipe end as a socket wrench, and the
larger pipe end to remove the spark plug.
B, ATTACHING THE SPUR (Standard Equipment on Some Units)
The spur is a special piece of equipment designed
to assist the cutting operation.
When assembled to
the saw, the spur will dig into the tree or log and:
- relieve contact pressure adding ease to the saw­
ing operation.
-allow the saw to be more easily rotated or pivoted
into the cut.
To Install:
1 . Remove Bar Clamp Nuts, Bar Clamp and Guide Bar
Plates.
2. Align the spur over thé two holes on the bar clamp
side of the saw. Figure 6 .
3. Insert the two screws and tighten evenly and sec­
urely.
C. ATTACHING THE BAR AND CHAIN
CAUTION:! Wear protective gloves when han­
dling or operating your saw. The chain is sharp
and can cut you even when it Is not moving!
• Your saw is equipped with a Reduced-Kickback
Guide Bar and a Low-Kickback Chain.
• Always use the Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar
and the Low-Kickback Chain specified for your
chain saw model, when replacing these parts.
Zi\ WARNING
Do not start engine without guide bar and chain
completely assembled. Otherwise, the ciutch can
come off and serious personal injury can result
1 . Install the Inner Guide Plate overttie bar mounting
studs. Figure 7.
NOTE: Be sure the Inner Guide Plate curves or
flanges toward the saw frame away from the
Guide Bar. Figure 8 .