Poulan Pro Poulan Pro 952711882 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 IDENT IF ICA T ION OF SYM BOL S DANGE R! This pruner c an be dangerous ! Ca reles s or im- proper us e c an caus e ser ious or ev en f atal injur y. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the pruner. DANGER! Falling objec ts c an caus e s ev ere head injur y . Wear head protec tion when oper ating this unit. Do not st and ben[...]

3 S Do not handle o r operat e a pruner when y ou are fatigue d, ill, or ups et, o r if you hav e taken alc ohol, drugs , or medication. Y ou mus t be in good phy s ica l c ondition an d mentally aler t. If you ha ve any c ondition that migh t be aggrav ated by s trenuous w ork , chec k w ith doctor before opera ting a pruner . S Do not operate t h[...]

4 MA INT AIN Y OU R UN IT IN GO OD WORKING ORDER S Dis connec t the s park plug before performing maintenanc e exc ept c arbur etor adjustments . S Look for and replac e damaged or loos e parts before eac h us e. Look for and r epair fuel leak s bef ore use. K eep in good wor k ing condition. S Make c ert ain the c hain st ops moving w hen the thro[...]

5 S Watch for s hifting of wood or other f orc es that cou ld clos e a cut and pinch or fall into chai n. S Us e the Reduc ed - - Kic k bac k Guide Bar and Low - - Kic k bac k Chain s pec ified fo r yo ur unit. MAIN T AIN CONTROL S Keep a good, firm gr ip on the pruner with both hands w hen the engine is running and don’t let go. A firm gr ip wil[...]

6 Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea t o be edged before each use. Remov e objects (roc k s , brok en glas s, nails, w ire, etc .) whic h can be throw n by the blade or c an wrap around the s haft. S Blade rotates momentarily after t he trigger is r eleased. The blade can s erious ly c ut you o r oth ers. S Allow blade to s top [...]

7 S Throw away and replac e blades that are bent, warped, c rac k ed, brok en or damaged in any other way. 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 br ushc utter at- tac hments that provide a metal shield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos c is nose S Us e only [...]

8 S Be attentiv e when us ing the s nowthr ower , 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 pow er- head. S If the rotor wi ll not rotate freely due to froz en ice, thaw the unit before thor oughly before attempting to operate under power.[...]

9 NOTE: A one-half tw is t is built in t he shoul- der s trap to allow the s trap to rest flat on the shoulder. 3 . A djus t th e s tra p, allow ing t he hook to be about 3 - - 6 i nch es ( 8 - - 15 c m) belo w the wai st. 4. F asten the s tr ap hook to the c lamp lo- cat ed between t he throttle handle and the ass is t handle and lift the tool to [...]

10 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 your s elf with the location of the v arious c ontr ols and adjus tments . S av e this manual for futur e ref erenc e. Primer bulb As sis t handle Start er handle Throttle tr ig[...]

11 Genuine P oulan or Poulan P RO bar and chain oil is rec ommended to protect y our unit against ex ces s iv e wear from heat and fric- tion. Poulan or Poulan P RO oil r es ists high temperature thinning. If Poulan or Poulan PRO bar and c hain oil is not available, use a good grade SAE 30 oil. S Nev er us e was te oil for bar and chain lubric atio[...]

12 Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGH TEN Upper Shaft Lower Attac hment 2 . P res s and hold t he loc ki ng/rel eas e button. L oc king / Releas e Button Coupler Upper S haft Lower Att achment 3. W hile s ecur ely holding the engine and upper s haft, pull the attac hment s traight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH - MENTS 1. R emov e the s [...]

13 PRUNING WAR NI N G: B e alert for and guard agains t ki ck bac k . Do not a llow the mov ing c hain to contac t any other br anc hes or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar when pruning. Al - lowing s uc h c ont ac t c an res ult in s erious injury. IMPO RT ANT POIN TS S Work slowly, keeping both hands firmly gripped on t he pruner . Maintain [...]

14 S Operat e the engine at full t hrottle. S Hold the tr immer head parallel to and abov e the gras sy area. S T ap the bottom of the trimmer head li ghtly on the groun d one time. Appr oximate ly 2 inc hes (5 c m) of line w ill be adv anc ed wit h eac h tap . Alway s tap t he trimmer head on a grass y area. T apping on s urf aces s uc h as conc r[...]

15 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 A NT : 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 authoriz ed ser v ice [...]

16 1. C lean the c ov er and the ar ea around 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 fire hazar d or produc ing harmful ev aporativ e emiss ions , do not clean filter in gasoline or other flammable[...]

17 TO REPLACE CHAI N: 1. Mov e O N/O FF s witc h to the OFF pos ition and disc onnec t spar k plug. 2. R emov e bar c lamp nut. 3. R emov e bar clamp. 4. Turn adjus ting scr ew by hand count er- cl ock wis e unt il adjus ting pin just touches the stop. 5. S lide guide bar behind s proc k et until guide bar st ops agains t s proc ket. 6. R emov e th[...]

18 CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT WAR NI N G: K eep others away w hen making idle s peed adjust ments. The c hain will be mov ing during most of this proc edur 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 arefully s et at the fac [...]

19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /O FF sw itc h in OFF pos ition. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 6. Carbur etor requir es adjus tment. 1. Move ON /OFF swi tch t o ON. 2. S ee “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. F ill tank w ith c orrec[...]

20 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO warrants to the original pur- chas er t hat each new P oulan PR O br and gasoline tool or at tac hment is free fr om de - fec ts in material and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this w ar- ranty any defec tiv e gas oline produc t or at- tac hment as follows from the or iginal date of purc hase. [...]

21 sc heduled for replac ement as required main- tenanc e, or w hic h is sc heduled only for regu- lar ins pec tion to the effect of “ repair or replac e as nec es s ary ” s hall be warr anted for 2 years. Any war ranted part whic h is sc heduled for re- placement as r equired maintenanc e s hall be warr anted for the period of t ime up to the [...]