Poulan Pro 2004-09 manual

222 WAR NI NG : Read and fol low all Safety Rules a nd Operating I nstructions before using this product. Fai lure to do s o can res ult in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA : Lea el manual de instruccio nes y si ga to das las advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en lesio nes graves. A VERTISS EMEN T : Lire l e man[...]

2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous! Car e- les s or improper us e c an cau se ser ious or ev en fat al injury. Read and under stand t he inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays use tw o hands w hen operating the c hain s aw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide b ar tip with any object s houl[...]

3 S Carefully plan y our s awing operation in ad- vanc e. Do not s tart c utting until y ou hav e a clear w ork area, s ecur e footing, and, if y ou are felling tr ees, a planned r etreat path. OPERA TE YOUR SA W SAFEL Y S Do not oper ate a chain s aw wit h one hand. Serious injur y to the operator , helper s, by - stander s or any combination of t[...]

4 Avoid Obs truc tions Clear T he Working Area REDUCE THE C HANCE OF KICKBACK S Rec ognize that k ic kbac k can happen. With a basic unders tanding of kic k back , you c an reduc e the element of surpr ise whic h contr ibutes t o acc idents . S Nev er let the mov ing c hain c ontact any ob- ject at the tip of the guide bar . S Keep the work ing ar [...]

5 Sm all Radius T ip Reduc ed Kick back S y m met ric a l Guid e Bar Sym m etr ical Gu ide Bar Lar ge Radius T ip S Low - - K ick back C hain, designed with a contour ed depth gauge and guard link whic h deflect kick back force and allow wood to gr adually ride int o the cut ter . Low - - Kic kbac k C hain has met kic kbac k per- formanc e r equire[...]

6 NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brak e is requir ed and shall not be r emoved or otherwis e dis - abled to c omply with Feder al O SHA R egula- tions f or Commerc ial Logging. SAFETY NOTI CE: Expos ure to v ibrations through prolonged u se of gas oline powe red hand tools c ould c aus e blood v es se[...]

7 Cutte rs Depth G auge Dr ive Link s 6. Place the chain over and behind the cl utch, fitt ing the drive link s in the c lutc h drum s prock et. P l a c ec h a i no n t ot h es p rocket 7. Fit bottom of driv e links betw een the teeth in the s proc ket in the nos e of the guide bar . 8. Fit c hain driv e links in to bar groov e. 9. Pull the bar for[...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR CHAIN SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEF ORE OPERA TI NG YOUR CH AIN SAW . Compare the illus trations wit h your unit to familiar ize y ours elf with the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments . Save this manual for future refer ence. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Prime r Bulb Fuel Mix [...]

9 FUELING & LUBRICA T ION FU EL ING E NG INE WAR N I N G : Remove fuel c ap slow - ly w hen refueling. HELPFUL T IP T o obtain the c orrec t oil mix ratio, pour 3.2 ounc es of 2 - - cycle synt h et ic oil i n to one gallon of fresh gas . This engine is c ertified to operate on un- leaded gasoline. Bef ore oper ation, gasoline must be mixed with[...]

10 ON/ STOP SWITCH ON STOP (SIDE VIEW ) 1. Move O N/S T OP s witc h to the ON pos i- tion. 2. Pull chok e/fas t idle lever out to the full ext ent (to the FULL C HOK E posit ion). 3. Slowly press primer bulb 6 t imes. 4. Pull the s tarter r ope shar ply 5 times with your r ight hand. Then, pr oceed to the next s tep. NOTE: If the engine s ounds as [...]

11 S Keep the c hain out of dirt and sand. Ev en a small amount of dir t will quic k ly dull a chain and thus increase the poss ibili ty of k ickback . S Prac tice c utting a few s mall logs using the following tec hniques t o get the “feel” of us- ing your s aw bef ore you begin a major saw ing operation. S Squeez e the thr ottle trigger and a[...]

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 cont rol the direc tion of f all. T o av oid kic k back and chain damage, us e wood or plas tic wedges , but never steel or iron w edges. S Be alert to s igns t hat[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n gal o gf o r s 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 BIN G AN D PRU NIN G WAR N I N G : Be alert for and gu ard agains t k ick bac k. D o not allow the mov ing c hain to c ontact any ot her branc hes or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar when limbi ng or pruning[...]

14 MAIN TENANCE SCHEDULE Check: Fuel mixt ure level Before eac h us e .... Bar lubric ation Before eac h us e ....... Chain tens ion Before eac h us e ....... Chain s harpness Before eac h us e ..... For damaged parts Before eac h us e ... For loos e caps Before eac h us e ...... For loos e fas teners Before eac h us e ... For loos e parts Before e[...]

15 Ex haust O utlet must fac e chain brak e (bar s ide) of c hain s aw Outlet C o v er Ex haust Outlet 10. I nspec t the muffler gask et and replac e if damaged. 1 1. R einstall bac kplate, outlet guide, muffler gask et, and muffler using muf fler bolts . Tighten until secur e. 12. R eins tall bolt c ov er and loc k nut. Tighten sec urely. CARBURET[...]

16 STORAGE WAR N I N G : S to p engine and allow t o c ool, and s ecur e the unit before s toring or trans porti ng in a vehic le. Stor e unit and fuel in an area w here fuel v apors canno t r eac h spark s or open flames from w ater heaters , elec tric mo - tors or s witc hes , furnac es , etc . St ore unit with all guard s in place. Pos ition so [...]

17 LIMI TED W ARRA NTY ELECTROLUX H OME PRODUCTS, INC., warr ants t o the original purchas er that each new Poulan PRO R brand gas oline chain saw is f ree from defec ts in mater ial and work manship and agrees t o repair or r eplace under this warranty any defec tiv e gasoline chain s aw as follows from the original date of purc hase. 2 YEARS - - [...]

18 engine is purc has ed. LENGT H OF COVER - AGE: This warranty s hall be fo r a period of two y ears f rom the initial date of purc has e. WHAT IS COVER ED: REP AI R OR RE PLAC E - MENT O F P A RT S. Rep air or r eplacement o f any war ranted par t will be per formed at no c harge to the ow ner at an appr ov ed ELEC - TROLUX HOME PRO DUCTS, INC., [...]