Poulan 2004-06 manual

220 / 260 WAR NI NG : Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. Fai lure to do s o can result in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA : Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga todas las advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en lesio nes graves. A VERT ISS EMENT : Lire l e ma[...]

2 IDEN TIF ICA TION OF SY MBOL S W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous! Care - less or improper us e c an caus e ser ious or ev en fat al injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use two hands when operat ing the chain saw . WAR N I N G ! C ontac ting the guide bar tip w ith any object should [...]

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 you are felling trees , a planned r etreat path. OPERA TE YOUR SA W SAFEL Y S Do not operate a chain saw with one hand. Serious injur y to the operator, helpers , by- stander s or any combination of these p[...]

4 A void O bstr uction s Clear The Working Area REDUCE THE C HANCE OF KICKBACK S Rec ognize that k ic kbac k c an happen. With a basic unders tanding of kic kbac k , 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 ontac t any ob- ject at the tip of the guide bar. S Keep the work ing a[...]

5 Sym met rical G uide Bar Lar ge Radius Tip S Low - - K ick back Chain, des igned with a contour ed depth gauge and guard link whic h deflect k ick bac k f orce and allow wood to gr adually ride int o the cut ter . Low- - Kick bac k Chain has met k ick back per - formanc e r equirements when tes ted on a repres entativ e sample of c hain saw s be-[...]

6 abnormal s wellin gs. Pr olonged us e in c old weather has been linked to blood ves sel damage in other wis e healthy people. If sy mptoms oc cur su ch as numbnes s, pain, loss of st rength, c hange in ski n color or tex ture, or l oss of fe eling in the fingers , hands , or joints , disc ontinu e the us e of this tool and se ek medical a ttentio[...]

7 6. Plac e the c hain over and behind the clutc h, fitting the drive link s in the clutc h dr um sp rocke t. P l a c ec h a i n o n t ot h es p r o c k e t 7. Fit bott om of dr ive link s between the teeth in the spr ock et in the nos e of the guide bar . 8. Fit c hain driv e link s in t o bar groov e. 9. Pull the bar forward until the c hain is s[...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEF ORE OPERAT ING YOUR CH AIN S AW . C ompare the illus trations with y our unit to familiar ize y ours elf w ith the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments. S ave this manual for future refer ence. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Primer Bulb Fuel Mix Fi ll[...]

9 FUELING & LUBRICA T ION WAR N I N G : R emove fuel c ap slow- ly w hen refueling. FU EL ING E NG INE This engine is c ertified to oper ate on unleaded gas oline. Before oper ation, gasoline mus t be mix ed with a good qualit y sy nthetic 2-cy c le air-c ooled engine oil designed to be mix ed at a r atio of 40:1. Poulan/Weed Eater brand s y nt[...]

10 OFF HALF CHOKE /F AST IDLE LE VER Choke / fas t idle le ver (SIDE VIEW ) FULL 6. Pull the s tarter r ope sharply with your right hand until t he engine star ts. 7. Allow the engine to run f or approx imately 5 sec onds . Then, squeeze and releas e throttle trigger to allow engine to retur n to idle speed. ST ARTI NG A W ARM ENGINE 1. Mov e ON/S [...]

11 S Releas e the throttle trigger as soon as the cut is c ompleted, allowing the en- gine to idle. If y ou run the saw at full throttle w ithout a c utting load, unnec es- sar y w ear can oc c ur to the c hain, bar , and engine. S T o av oid losing c ontrol when c ut is c om- plete, do not put press ure on s aw at end of cut. S Stop the engine bef[...]

12 CUTTING A F ALLEN TREE (BUCKING) Buc king is the term used for cut ting a fallen tree to the des ired log siz e. WAR N I N G : D o not st and on t he log being cut. Any portion c an roll caus ing loss of footing and contr ol. Do not s tand downhill of the log being cut. IMPORT ANT POINTS S Cut only one log at a time. S Cut s hattered wood v ery [...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G AND P RU NIN G WAR N I N G : B e alert for and guard against k ick bac k. Do not allow the moving chain to contact any other branc hes or ob- jects at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limb- ing or pruning. A llowing s uch contac t c an re- sult in s erious injury . WAR N I N G [...]

14 Cleaning the air fi lt er: A dirty air filter dec reas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es fuel cons umption and harmful emis sions . A lway s c lean after 10 tanks of fuel or 5 hours of operat ion, whic h- ever comes firs t. Clean more frequently in dusty c onditions. A us ed aire filter c an nev er be completely c leaned. It is adv isable [...]

15 Replac e guide bar w hen the groove is w orn, the guide bar is bent or c rac k ed, or when exc e - ss heati ng or burri ng of the rails oc c urs . I f re - place ment is nec ess ar y , us e only the guide bar spec ified f or y our s aw in the rep air parts list or on the decal loc ated on the c hain s aw . CHAIN SHARPENING Chain s harpening is a[...]

16 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or w ill run only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s witc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignition s w itch to ON. 2. See “D ifficult Starting” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith cor rec t fuel mi[...]

17 U .S. EP A / ENVI RON MENT CA NA DA EMISSION CO NTROL WARRANTY ST A TEM ENT YOUR W A RRANTY RIGHTS AND OB - LIGA TIONS: The U. S. Env ironmental Protec tion Agenc y, Env ironment Canada and ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC ., are pleas ed to ex plain the emis sions contr ol s ys tem w arrant y on your y ear 2002- - 2004 s mall off- - road engine. E[...]

18 The information on the product label indic ates which s tandard y our engine is cert ified. Ex ample: (Y ear) EPA Phase 1 or Phase 2 and/or C ALIFO RNIA . This engine is cer tified to be emis sions compliant for the following us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate (125 hour s) Ex tended (300 hours )[...]