Poulan 115260526 manual

810 EPT 810 EPT 810 EPT ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS Pou la n 7349 Sta tesville Road Charlotte, N C 28269 Pou la n 850 Matheson Blv d. W est Mississau ga, On tario L5V 0B4 WA RN I NG : Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions be- fore using this product. Read instructions carefully before assem- bling. F ail ure to do so can resu[...]

2 IDENT IFICA TION OF SYM BOLS DANGER! T his unit c an be dangerous ! Care less or im - proper us e c an caus e ser ious or even fatal injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the unit. DANGER! Falling objec ts c an caus e sever e head injury. Wear head protec tion when operating this unit. Do not stand beneath branc h bein[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty Shoes Sa fety C hap s Heavy D ut y Gloves Eye Protection Heari ng Protection Safe ty Hat S Keep children, by standers , and animals a minimum of 50 feet (15 meters ) aw ay from the work area. D o not allow other people or animals to be near w hen starting or oper at- in g t he u ni t. D o not let vis itors c ontact[...]

4 vent da mage to unit and/or ext ension cord and to r educe the pos sibili ty of the ex tension cor d disc onnectin g from t he unit d uring op- erati on. See A TT ACH THE EXTENSION CORD TO YOUR TRIMMER in the OPERA - TI ON secti o n. S Do not at tempt to repair unit. Ins pect the ins u- lation and c onnect ors on the powerhead and exten sion c or[...]

5 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the wood clos es in and pinc hes the mov ing chain in the cut along t he top of t he guide bar and the chain is suddenly s topped. This sudden stopping of the c hain result s in a r evers al of the chain for ce us ed to cut wood and caus es the pruner to mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r otation. T[...]

6 WAR N I NG : Trimmer line throw s ob- jects v iolently. Y ou and other s can be blinded/ injured. Wear safety glass es, boots, and leg protec tion. Keep body parts clear of rotating line. Haz ard Zone Eye Protection Boots 50 ft. (15 meters ) Keep c hildren, bys tanders, and animals 50 feet (15 meters ) away. If approached stop unit immediately . [...]

7 of this t ool and seek medic al att ention. An anti- - v ibration s ys tem does not guarantee the avoidanc e of thes e problems. U sers who op- erate power tools on a c ontinual and r egular basis mus t monitor clos ely their phys ical con- dition and the c ondition of this tool. RECOMMENDED A TT ACHMENT S This model is equipped wit h a c oupler [...]

8 EDGER SAFETY DANGER: RISK OF CUT . KEEP HANDS AND FEET AW A Y FROM BLADE AND CU TTING AREA. Do not attem pt to c le ar away cut mater ial when the blade is in motio n. Make s ure s witc h is in the off pos ition and the power sour ce is dis connec ted when remov ing jammed material fr om the c utting blade. D o not grab or ho ld unit by th e c ut[...]

9 WAR N I NG : For additi onal information, re fe r to the safe ty secti on o f the in stru cti o n manual suppl ied with yo ur pruner attac hment. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY DANGER: RISK OF CUT ; KEEP HANDS AW A Y FROM BLADE - - Bla de moves momentar ily after the trigger is r e- leased. Do not at tempt to clear aw ay cut ma- terial when the blade is in[...]

10 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I NG : If rec eived as sembled, rev iew all ass embly s teps to ensur e y our unit is properly as sembled and all fasteners are secu re . Ex amine parts for damage. Do not us e dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need ass istanc e or find parts miss ing or damaged, call 1-800-554-6723. TOOLS REQUI RED S Hex wr ench S Chain adjus tme[...]

11 AT TA C H I N G S H I E L D (for line trimmer a ttach men t) WAR N I NG : T h es h i e l dm u s tb ep r o p - erly ins talled. T he s hield prov ides part ial protec - tion fro m the risk of thrown objec ts to the opera- tor and oth ers and is equipped with a line limit er blade whic h c uts ex ces s l ine to the p roper length. The lin e limite[...]

12 A TT ACH THE EXTENSION CORD T O YOUR UNIT Make a loop in y our ex tension c ord and at tach the c ord as s hown. Ensur e the plug and cord are firmly and fully engaged. Cord R etainer Ex tension Cor d Rec ess ed Plug on Unit BEFORE ST ARTING UNIT Be s ure to read the electr ical s afety information in the sa fety r ules sect ion of this manual b[...]

13 OP ERA TING IN STR UCT IONS FOR PRUNER A TT ACHMENT OP ERA TING P OSIT ION AL WA YS WEAR: Head Protec tion Eye Protectio n Long Pants Heav y Shoes DANGER: Do not ex tend arms above shoulder s while pruning. D o not s tand be- neath branc h being cut. WAR N I NG : Alway s w ear head, eye, hearing, foot and body pr otection to r educe the ris k of[...]

14 OP ERA TING IN STR UCT IONS FOR TRIMMER A TT ACHMENT OP ERA TING P OSIT ION Eye Protection Heav y Shoes AL WA YS WEAR: Cut from y our right to your left . Long Pants WAR N I NG : Alway s wear ey e protec- tion. Nev er lean over the trimmer head. Roc ks or debris c an ricoc het or be throw n into eyes and face and c ause blindnes s or other ser i[...]

15 Mow ing SWEEPING - - The fanning ac tion of the rotat- ing line can be us ed for a quic k and eas y clean up. Keep the line parallel to and abov e the sur faces being s wept and move the tool from s ide to side. Sweepin g MAINTE NANCE WAR N I NG : Dis conn ect unit from power s ourc e before perfor ming maintenance. CHECK F OR LOOSE F A STENERS [...]

16 BAR MAINTENANCE If y our pruner cut s to one side, has to be forc ed through the cut , or been run with an im- proper amount of bar lubric ation it may be neces sary t o serv ice your bar. A worn bar will damage your c hain and m ake c utting dif ficult. A ft e r e ac h u s e , wit h unit dis connec ted from po wer so ur ce, clean all s awdust f[...]

17 30 ˚ 75 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Muc h Hook A ngle WAR N I NG : Ma intain the proper hook angle acc ording to the manufac turer ’ s s pecific a- tions for the c hain y ou are us ing. Improper hook angle will inc reas e the chanc e of k ick back whic h can r esult in s eriou[...]

18 CHAIN ADJUSTMENT See CHECK CHAIN TE NSION in M AINTE- NAN CE sec tion. REPLACING THE LINE (for line trimmer a ttach men t) 1. R emove spool by firmly pulling on tap but- ton. 2. C lean entire surfac e of hub and spool. 3. Re place wit h a pre-wou nd spool, or cut t wo lengths of 12 - 1/2 feet of 0.080 ″ ( 2 mm) di - ameter P oulan brand line. [...]

19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Chain does not move when tr igger swi tch i s engaged. 1. Chain tension inc orrec t. 2. G uide bar rails pinched. 3. Trigger s witch failure. 4. Ci rcuit break er tripped/ fuse f ailure. 1. See “Chec k Chain T ension” in Maintenance s ection. 2. R epair or replace. 3. C ontact an author ized s ervic e dealer . 4. R eset [...]

20 TROUBL E CAUSE REM ED Y Line pulls bac k into head. 1. T oo little line outs ide of head. 2. Line s ize inc orrect. 1. R emove cov er and pull 4 inc hes (10 c m) of line outside of head. 2. Us e only 0.080 inc h (2 mm) dia. l ine. TROUBLESHOOTI NG T ABLE ( continued) Line usage is exce ssive . 1. Chec k line routing. 2. R eplace spool. 3. C ut w[...]