Poulan Pro PP258TP manuale d’uso

ENGLI SH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: 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 . PELIG RO: 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. DANG[...]

2 IDENT IF ICA T ION OF SYM BOLS DANGE R! This prune r c an be dangerous ! Ca reles s or im - proper us e c an c aus e ser ious or ev en fat al injury. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the pruner. DANGER! Falling objec ts can c aus e sev ere head injury . Wear head protec tion when oper ating this unit. D o not s tand ben[...]

3 S Do not handle or oper ate a pruner when y ou are fatigue d, ill, or ups et, o r if you hav e taken alc ohol, drugs , or medic ation. Y ou must be i n good phy s ica l c ondition an d mentally alert. If you ha ve any condition t hat might be aggrav ated by s trenuous w ork , c heck with doctor before opera ting a prune r . S Carefully plan y our[...]

4 S Pull-In can oc c ur when t he mov ing c hain con tact s a f oreign obj ect in the wood in the c ut along the bott om of the guide bar and t he cha in is s uddenly s topped. This s udden st opping pulls t he pr uner f orw ard and away from the oper ator and c ould eas ily caus e the operator to l ose c ontrol of t he pruner. REDUCE THE C HANCE O[...]

5 SPECIAL NOTIC E: T h i s u nit is equipped with a t emperatur e limiting muffler and spa rk ar - res ting s c reen whic h meets the r equirement s of Califor nia C odes 4442 and 44 43. A ll U .S. for es t land and the s tates of C alifornia , Idaho, Maine, Minnes ota, N ew J er sey, Or egon, and Was hing - ton requir e by law th at many int ernal[...]

6 people, animals, glas s , and s olid objec ts suc h as t rees , automobiles , w alls , etc. The fo rce of a ir can cau se rocks, di rt, o r sti cks to be thrown or to ric oc het whic h can hurt people or animals, break glass , or caus e other damage. S Nev er run unit without the proper equip- ment attac hed. W hen us ing y our unit as a blower ,[...]

7 S Do not r un unit at high s peed unles s c ulti- vating. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY DANGER: RISK O F CU T ; KEEP HANDS AW A Y FROM B LADE - - Blad e moves momentar ily after t he trigger is r e- leased. Do not attempt to c lear away cut ma- terial w hen t he blade i s in motion. Make sure the sw itc h is in the O FF position, the spark plug wir e is d[...]

8 ASSE MBL Y WAR NI N G: If receiv ed as s embled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is properly ass embled and all fas tener s ar e sec ure. Ex amine parts for damage. Do not use dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need as s ist ance or find parts miss ing or damaged, c all 1- 800-554-6723. It is nor mal for the fuel filt er to ratt le in the empty[...]

9 4. Ins ert tw o s cr ews into the s c rew holes . 5. Sec ure s houlder s tr ap clamp by tight en- ing sc rew s w ith a hex w renc h. ADJUSTING THE ASSIST HANDLE WAR NI N G: W hen adjus ting the as- sis t handle, be s ure it remains between the coupler and the lower ar row ( clos es t to coupler ) on the s afety label to ens ure proper balanc ing [...]

10 rec ommended. Mix gas oline and oil at a ratio of 40:1. A 40:1 r atio is obt ained by mix ing 3.2 ounces (95 ml) of oil with 1 gallon (4 liters ) of unleaded gasoline. DO NOT USE a ut om ot ive oil or mar ine oil. Thes e oil s w ill caus e engine damage. When mix ing fuel, follow inst ruc tions printed on c ontainer. Onc e oil is added to gas ol[...]

11 ST ARTI NG A FLOODED ENGINE Flooded engines c an be s tar ted by plac ing the ON /OF F sw itc h in the ON pos ition. Move the s tart lev er to the RU N pos ition and fully squeez e thr ottle trigger. Pull the st arter han- dle repeatedly w hile s queezing t hrottle trigger until engine s tart s and r uns . This could re- quire pulling the s tar [...]

12 DANGER: Do not ex tend arms abov e shoulder s while pr uning. D o not s tand be- neath branc h being cut. WAR NI N G: A lway s w ear head, ey e, hearing, foot and body protec tion to reduc e the ris k of injur y w hen operating this unit. When operating unit, c lip s houlder s trap onto clamp, stand as s hown and chec k for the fol- lowing: S Ex[...]

13 MAINT ENANCE WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spar k plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept for car buretor adjus tments. HE LPFU L TIP IMP OR T AN T : Have 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 [...]

14 CLEAN AIR FIL TER A dirty air filter decr eas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es f uel c onsumption and harmful emis sions . A lway s clean after ev ery 5 hours of operation. 1. Clean t he cov 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. Remov e parts by press ing butt[...]

15 Replac e the ol d cha in when it bec omes w orn or damaged. U s e only the Low -K ic kba ck r eplac e- ment c hain s pec ified in t he repa ir par ts lis t . TO REPLACE CHAI N: 1. Mov e ON/ OFF s w itch to the O FF pos ition and disc onnec t spar k plug. 2. Remov e bar c lamp nut. 3. R emove bar c lamp. 4. Turn adjus ting scr ew by hand c ounter[...]

16 STORAGE WAR NI N G: P erform the follow ing st eps af ter eac h us e: S Allow engine to c ool befor e st oring or trans - porting. S Store unit and fuel in a well v entilated area where fuel v apors c annot reac h s park s or open flames from wat er heaters , elec tric motors or s w itc hes, fur nac es, etc . S Store unit w ith all guards in pla[...]

17 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON/ OFF s wit ch 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. Mo ve ON/OFF swi tch to ON. 2. See “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank w ith cor rec t [...]

18 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of H usq var na O utdoor Produc ts Inc. , w arran ts to the o riginal cons umer purc has er t hat eac h new Poulan PRO br and gasol ine tool or attac hment is fr ee from d efec ts in material and wor k mans hip and agrees to r e- pair or replac e under thi s war ranty any def ec tiv e gas oline produc[...]

19 s hould be co mpleted in a reas onable amount of time, not to ex c eed 30 days . If you hav e any ques tions regarding y our warr anty r ights a nd re - s ponsibi lities , y ou s hould c ontac t y our near es t authoriz ed s er v ic e cent er or call Poul an PR O at 1 - - 800 - - 554- - 6723. WA R R A N T Y C O M - MENCEMENT DA TE: The w arr ant[...]