Poulan Pro Poulan Pro 545177333 manual

ENGLI SH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Ope rat ing I nst ruct ions befor e using t his produ ct. Failur e to do s o can res ult in s erious inj ury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y siga t odas las adver tenc ias e inst rucc iones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede result ar en le - siones grav es.[...]

2 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WAR NI N G: T his unit can be dangerous ! C areles s or improper use c an caus e s erious injury . Read the operat or ’s manual before us e. F ailure to follow instr uctions could result in s erious injury. Save operat or ’s manual. DANGER: Falling objec ts c an c ause s ev ere head injury. W ear head pr[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS Haz ard z one. Keep c hildren, by s tanders , and animals a minimum of 50 feet ( 15 meters ) away from the w ork area. D o not allow other people or animals to be near when s tarting or oper ating the pruner . Caref ully plan y our pruning operat ion in advanc e. Do not st art c utting until y ou hav e a c l[...]

4 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WA R N I N G : Fire hazar d. Nev er mix, pour , or s tor e gas oline or us e the unit near a flame or spark s (inc luding smok ing, open f lames, or wor k t hat c an c ause s park s ). Us e unleaded gas oline and two - - strok e oil mix ed at a rat io of 40:1 (2.5%) . Alw ays stop unit and disc onnec t s par[...]

5 SAFE TY R ULE S WAR NI N G: A lway s disc onnec t s par k plug wir e and plac e w ire w here it cannot cont ac t s park plug to prev ent ac c idental s tart ing when s etting up, tr ans porting , adjus ting or mak ing re- pairs ex c ept c ar buretor adj ust ments . Bec aus e a prune r i s a h igh-s peed w ood-c utt ing tool, s pec ial s afety pre[...]

6 MA INT AIN Y OU R UN IT IN GO OD WORKING ORDER WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept car buretor adjus tments . S Look for and replac e damaged or loos e parts before each us e. Look for and repair fuel leak s bef ore use. K eep in good wor k ing condition. S Make cer tain the chain s tops mov ing when th[...]

7 S Do not att empt cuts s tar ting with the tip of the bar (plunge c uts ) . S Watch for s hift ing of wood or other forc es that cou ld clos e a c ut and pinch or fall into chai n. S Us e the Reduced - - K ic kba ck Guide Bar and Low - - Kic kb ack Chain sp eci fied for y our u nit. MAIN T AIN CO NTROL S Keep a good, fir m grip on the pr uner wit[...]

8 handlebar , a handlebar ac c es sor y kit (#530071451) is av ailable fr om y our autho- riz ed ser vic e dealer . Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea t o be edged before each us e. Remov e objec ts (roc k s , brok en glas s, nails , wir e, etc .) which can be thr own by the blade or can w rap around the s haft. WAR NI N G: B la[...]

9 S Throw away and replac e blades that are bent, warped, c rac k ed, brok en or damaged in any other w ay. S Inst all required s hield pr operly before us ing the unit. Us e the metal s hield for all metal blade use. WAR NI N G: O nly us e brus hcutt er at- tac hments that pr ovide a metal s hield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos c is nose S Us e on[...]

10 S Direc t mater ial dis char ge away fr om glass enclos ures , automobiles , etc . S Do not r un engine at high s peed while not removing s now. S Be attentiv e when us ing the s now thrower, and stay alert for holes in the terr ain and other hidden hazar ds. S Make s ure the rot or will spin fr eely before attac hing the snow throw er to the po[...]

11 SHOULDER STRAP ASSEMBL Y WAR NI N G: P roper s houlder st rap adjust ments mus t be made with the engine completely st opped before using unit. 1. Try on s houlder s trap and adjust for f it and balance bef ore s tarting the engine or beginning a cutting operat ion. 2. I nser t y our right arm and head through the s houlder s trap and allow it t[...]

12 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR PRUNER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YO UR UNIT . Compar e the illus tra tions wit h yo ur unit to familiar iz e y ours elf with the locati on of the various c ontr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for fu ture r eferenc e. Primer bulb As sis t handle Start er handle Throttle tr igg[...]

13 WAR NI N G: A lternativ e fuels ( not gas - oline) s uc h as E - - 15 (15% al coh ol), E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E - - 85 ( 85% alc ohol) ar e N O T c las sif ied as gas oline and are N O T approv ed for us e in 2 - - strok e ga sol ine engines . U se of alt ernativ e fuels wi ll cau se pr oblems s uch as : i mproper c lutc h engagements , ov er [...]

14 REMOVING PRUNER A TT ACH - MENT , LIN E TRIMMER A TT ACH - MENT , OR OTHER OPTIONAL A T - TA C H M E N T S CAUTION: When remov ing or ins talling at- tac hments, plac e the unit on a flat sur fac e for st ability . 1. Loos en the c oupler by t urning the knob count erc lock w ise. Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGH TEN Upper Shaft Lower Attac hment 2 . P[...]

15 Alw ays releas e t he thrott le t rigger and allow the engine to re turn to idle s pee d when not pr uning. T o s top engine: S Releas e the thr ottle trigger. S Pus h and releas e t he engine O N /STOP swit ch. PRUNING WAR NI N G: B e alert for and guard agains t kic k bac k . Do not allow the moving chain to contac t any other branc hes or obj[...]

16 The most efficient line length is the max imum length allowed by t he line limiter . Alway s keep the s hield in plac e when the tool is being operated. T o adv ance line: S Operat e the engine at full t hrottle. S Hold the tr immer head parallel to and above the gras sy area. S T ap the bottom o f the trimmer head lightly on the groun d one tim[...]

17 MAINT ENANCE WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept for car buretor adjus tments. HE LPFUL T IP IMP OR T AN T : Hav e all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instr uction manual performed by an authoriz ed ser vic e dealer. If any dealer other than an author ized ser v ice [...]

18 1. C lean the c ov er and the area ar ound it to keep dir t from falling into the c arburet or chamber w hen the cov er i s remov ed. 2. R emov e parts by pres s ing button to re- lease air f ilter c over. NOTE: T o av oid c reating a f ire haz ard or produc ing harmful ev aporativ e emiss ions , do not clean filter in gasoline or other flammabl[...]

19 5. S lide guide bar behind s proc k et until guide bar st ops agains t s proc ket. 6. R emov e the old chain. 7. C arefully remov e new chain from pac k - age. Hold c hain with the drive link s as show n. CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE I N DIRE CTI ON OF ROTA TI ON Tip o f Bar Cutter Drivelin k Cut te rs Depth Gauge Drive Lin k s 8. P lace c hain over spr[...]

20 CARBURETO R IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WAR NI N G: K eep others aw ay w hen making idle s peed adjust ments. The c hain will be mov ing during most of this pr ocedur e. Wear your protec tiv e equipment and obs erv e all saf ety pr ecaut ions. After mak ing adjust- ments, the c hain must not mov e at idle speed. The carburet or has been c ar efully s [...]

21 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. Engine flooded. 2. Fuel tank empty. 3. Spark plug not fir ing. 4. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 5. Carbur etor requir es adjus tment. 1. See “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Operat ion Sec tion. 2. Fill tank with c orr ec t fuel mix ture. 3. Install new s park plug. 4. Check for dirty fuel fi[...]

22 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of H us qv arna C ons um- er Out door Produc ts N.A ., Inc ., warrants to the original cons umer purc has er t hat e ach new Poulan PRO br and gas oline tool or attac hment is fr ee from defe ct s in mat erial and work man - s hip and agrees to r epair or replac e u nder this war ranty any defec tiv e[...]

23 s m a l lo f f - - r o a de n g i n et oa nP o u l a nP R Oa u t h o - riz ed repai r c enter a s s oon as a prob lem exis ts . Warranty r epairs s hould be c ompleted in a re a- s onable amount of t ime, not to ex c eed 30 days . If y ou hav e any ques tions regarding y our war- ranty rights and respons ibilities , you sho ul d c ontac t y our [...]