Poulan Pro 545123578 manuale d’uso

295 WAR NIN G: Read and foll ow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TEN CIA: Lea el m anual de instruccio nes y siga todas l as advertencias e en- strucciones de seguridad. El no ha cerlo puede res ul tar en lesi ones graves. A VERTI SSEMEN T : Lire le manuel [...]

2 IDEN TIFIC A T ION OF SYM BOLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous! Care - les s or improper us e can caus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and under stand the inst ruction manual before using the c hain saw . Alw ays use two hands when oper ating the chain saw . WAR N I N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t s hould [...]

3 eye prote ction suc h as non-f ogging, v ented goggles or face s c reen; an approved safet y hard hat; and sound ba rriers (ear pl ugs or mufflers) t o protect y our heari ng. Regular use rs s hould hav e hearing c heck ed regular - ly as c hain saw no ise c an damage hear ing. Sec ure hair abov e s houlder length. Snug Fitting Clo thi ng Safe ty[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinches the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is s uddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ersal of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and c auses the saw to mov e in the opposite direc tion of the chain r otat[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA T URES WAR N I N G : The follow ing features are inc luded on your s aw to help reduc e the hazar d of k ick back ; howev er , such f eatures will not totally eliminate this danger. As a chain s aw us er , do not rely only on saf ety de- vic es. Y ou mus t follow all s afety pr ecau- tions , instruc tions , and maintenance in [...]

6 Com pu ted ki ck back a ngl e (CKA) T abl e BAR P/N Length CHAIN P/N MODEL 952044815 20 ″ 952051310 31 _ CKA with out chain brake 295 NOTE: If t his saw is to be used f or commer- cial logging, a chain brak e is required and shall not be remov ed or otherw ise dis abled to comply w ith Federal OSH A Regulations for Commerc ial Logging. SAFETY N[...]

7 Mount the bar 5 . Prepar e the c hain by c hec king the proper direc tion. Wit hout f ollowing th e illus trati on it is eas y to p lace the c hain on t he saw in the wr ong direc tion. Us e the illus tratio n of t he ch ain to determine the prop er direc tion. CUTTE RS MUST F A CE IN DIIRE CTION OF ROT ATION Tip o f Bar Cut te rs Depth G auge Dr[...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN S A W . Compa re the illus trati ons wi th your unit to f amiliariz e your self w ith the loc ation of the v arious c ontrols and adjust ments. S ave this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Front Handle Front H a[...]

9 BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR N I N G : Be sur e to r ead the fuel handling information in the saf ety rules s ec- tion of this manual before y ou begin. I f y ou do not unders tand the fuel handling information do not attempt to fuel your unit. Seek help from someone that does understand the in- formation or c all the c ust omer ass istanc e help [...]

10 1. Mov e ON/S T OP s witc h to the ON posi- tion. 2. Pull t he chok e/fast idle lev er out to the full ext ent (to the FU LL CHO KE pos ition). 3. Pull s tart er rope quic kly with y our r ight hand a maximum of 10 t imes. Then, pro- ceed to t he next s tep. NOTE: If the engine sounds as if it is tr ying to s tart before the 10th pull, s top pul[...]

11 CUTTI NG METHO DS IMPO RT ANT POINTS S Chec k c hain tension before fi rst us e and after 1 minute of oper ation. S ee CHAI N TENSION in the ASSEMBL Y s ect ion. S Cut wood only. Do not cut metal, plastic s, masonry, non-wood building materials , etc. S Stop the s aw if t he chain s trikes a foreign object. Ins pect the saw and repair or r e- pl[...]

12 Opening of fe lling cut Clo si ng of notch Hinge holds t ree on stump and helps control f all NOTE: Bef ore felling cut is c omplete, use wedges to open t he cut when neces sar y to cont rol the direc tion of fall. T o av oid kic k back and chain damage, us e wood or plast ic wedges , but never s teel or iron wedges . S Be alert to signs that th[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut U s i n ga l 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 suppo rt stand 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and LIM BING A ND P RUN ING WAR N I N G : Be alert f or and guar d against k ick back . Do not allow the moving chain to contac t any other branches or ob- ject s at the nose of the guide bar w hen[...]

14 SERVICE WAR N I N G : Disc onnec t the s park plug before per forming maintenance ex cept for car buretor adjustments . We rec ommend all s ervic e and adjus tments not listed in this manual be per formed by an authoriz ed serv ic e dealer . HE LPFUL T IP IMP ORT AN T : H ave all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in th[...]

15 6. Clean t he spark ar rest ing s cr een with a wire brush. R eplace s creen if any wires are brok en or scr een is bloc ked af ter cleaning. 7. Reins tall s park ar rest ing sc reen. 8. Reins tall outlet c over and 2 s c rews . En- sur e outlet c over and both s crew s are re- inst alled correc tly to pr event damage to the saw (s ee illustr at[...]

16 STOR AGE WAR N I N G : Perform the following st eps after each use: S Allow the engine to c ool, and secur e the unit before s toring or transport ing. S Store c hain saw and fuel in a w ell v enti- lated area wher e fuel v apors c annot reac h spar ks or open flames fr om wat er heaters , electr ic motors or s witc hes, furnac es, etc . S Store[...]

17 LIM ITED W ARRANTY Poulan PRO w arrants to the or iginal purc has - er that each new Poulan PRO bra nd gasoline c hain saw is f ree from defe cts in material and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or r eplace under this war ranty any defec tiv e gas oline c hain saw as fol lows fr om the original date of purc hase. 2 YEARS - - Parts and L abor [...]

18 your w arranty rights and r espons ibilities, you s hould contac t your neares t authoriz ed ser vic e center or c all Poulan/WEED EATER at 1 - - 800 - - 554- - 6723. W ARRANTY PE - RIOD: Any warr anted part whic h is not sc heduled for replac ement as r equired maintenance, or w hich is s cheduled only for regular ins pection to the effec t of [...]