Poulan Pro 115224926 manual

ENGL ISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Saf et y Rules and Operat ing I nst ruc tions bef or e using t his p roduct . F ailur e to do s o can res ult in ser ious inj ury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de inst rucc iones y siga t odas las ad ver tenc ias e inst ruc ciones de segurid ad. El no hacer lo puede re sult ar en le - siones[...]

2 ID ENTI FIC A TI ON O F SA FETY SYMBO LS WA R N I N G : This unit c an be dangerous ! C areles s or improper use c an c aus e s erious injury . Read the operator ’ s manual befor e us e. Failur e to follow ins tr uc tions could res ult in s erious injury. Save oper ator ’ s manual. DANGER: Falling objec ts c an c aus e s ev ere head injury. W[...]

3 ID ENTI FIC A TI ON O F SA FETY SYMBO LS Haz ar d z one. Keep c hildren, by s t anders , and animals a minimum of 50 feet ( 15 meters ) away f rom the w ork area. D o not allow other people or animals to be near when s tar ting or operating the pruner . Car efully plan y our pruning operat ion in advanc e. D o not st art c utting until y ou hav e[...]

4 ID ENTI FIC A TI ON O F SA FETY SYMBO LS WA R N I N G : F ire haz ard. Nev er mix , pour , or s tore gas oline or us e the unit near a flame or s park s (inc luding s moking, open flames , or wor k that c an c ause s par k s ) . Us e unleaded gasoline and two - - s tr ok e oil mix ed at a ratio of 40:1 (2. 5%). Alw ay s s top unit and disc onnec [...]

5 SAFE T Y RU LE S WA R N I N G : Alw ay s dis c onnec t s p ark plug w ire and pl ac e w ire w her e it c a nnot contac t s park plug to prev ent ac ci dental s tar ting when s etti ng up, tra ns port ing, adjus t ing or mak ing re - pairs ex c ept c ar buret or adj us tments . Bec aus e a prune r i s a high- s peed w ood- cut ting tool, s pec ia [...]

6 MA IN T AIN YO U R UN IT IN G O OD WORKING ORDER WA R N I N G : Dis c onnec t the s par k plug before perfor ming maintenanc e ex c ept car buretor adjus tments . S Look f or and replac e damaged or loose parts before eac h us e. Look for and repair fuel leak s before us e. Keep in good work ing condition. S Make c er tain the c hain s t ops movi[...]

7 S Do not att empt c uts s tart ing wit h the tip of the bar ( plunge c uts ). S Watch for s hif ting of wood or other f orc es th at cou ld c los e a c ut and pinc h or fall int o c hain. S Us e th e R educ ed - - Kic k ba c k G uide Bar and Low - - Kic k b ack Chain s p eci fied for y our u nit. MAI NT AIN CONTROL S Keep a good, fir m grip on th[...]

8 handlebar , a handlebar ac c es s ory k it (#530071451) is av ailable f rom y our autho- riz ed s erv ic e dealer . Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WA R N I N G : Ins pec t the area to be edged before eac h us e. R emov e objec ts (roc k s , brok en glas s , nails , w ir e, etc .) whic h can be thr own by the blade or c an w rap around the s haf t. WA R N[...]

9 S Throw away and r eplace blades that are bent, warped, c r ac k ed, brok en or damaged in any other w ay. S Inst all requir ed s hield proper ly before us ing the unit. U s e the metal s hield for all metal blade use. WA R N I N G : O nly us e brushc utter at- tac hments that prov ide a metal s hield w ith probos c is nos e. Probos c i s nose S [...]

10 S Direc t material dis c har ge away from glas s enclos ur es , automobiles , etc . S Do not r un engine at high s peed while not remov ing s now . S Be attentiv e w hen us ing the s now throw er , and st ay aler t for holes in the ter rain and other hidden haz ards . S Make s ure t he rotor will spin fr eely before attac hing the s nowt hrower [...]

11 SHOULDER STRAP ASSEMBL Y WA R N I N G : Pr oper s houlder s trap adjust ments mus t be made w ith the engine completely st opped before us ing unit. 1. T r y on s houlder s tr ap and adjus t for fit and balance bef ore s tar ting the engine or beginning a cut ting operation. 2. Inser t y our right ar m and head t hrough the s houlder str ap and [...]

12 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR PRUNER READ THIS INSTRU CTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YOUR UNIT . Compar e the ill ust ra tions wit h y our unit to familiariz e y our s elf with the locat ion of the var ious c ontr ols and adjus tment s . S av e t his manual f or fu tur e ref erenc e. A s s is t handle Shaft Coupler Prun er Chain Bar Ba[...]

13 CAUTIO N: Ne ve r use st ra i gh t ga so li n e in y our unit . This will c aus e per manent engine damage and v oid the limite d w arra nty. FUEL REQUIREMENTS This engine requir es the us e of minimum 87 oct ane [R +M]/2 c lean gas oline. IMPO RT ANT Us e of a lc ohol blended fuels ( c alled gas ohol or us ing ethanol or met hanol) c an c au s [...]

14 WA R N I N G : Alw ay s s top unit and dis - connec t s park plug befor e remov ing or ins tal- ling attac hments . REMOVING PRUNER A TT ACH- MENT , LINE TRIMM ER A TT ACH - MENT , O R OTH ER OP TIONAL A T - TA C H M E N T S CAUTIO N: When r emov ing or ins talling at - tac hment s, plac e t he unit on a flat s urf ac e for s tabili ty. 1. Loose[...]

15 S Keep shoulder s trap pad c enter ed on y our left shoulder and danger sign center ed on your bac k . S Maintain full w eight of tool on y our left shoulder . Alw ay s r eleas e t he throt tle trigg er and al low t he engine to r etur n to idle s pee d w hen not pruning. T o s top engine: S Releas e the t hrott le trigger . S Pus h and r eleas [...]

16 T RIM M ER L IN E A D V ANC E The trimmer line w ill adv anc e approx imately 2 inches (5 c m) eac h time the bott om of the trimmer head is tapped on the ground w ith the engine running at full thrott le. The most efficient line length is the maximum length allowed by the line limiter . Alway s k eep the s hield in plac e w hen the tool is bein[...]

17 MAINT E NANCE WA R N I N G : Dis c onnec t the s par k plug before perfor ming maintenanc e ex c ept for car buretor adjus tments . HE LPFU L TIP IMP O RT AN T : Hav e all repairs other than the r ec - ommended maintenance desc r ibed in the instruc tion manual perfor med by an authoriz ed s erv ic e dealer. If any dealer other than an authoriz [...]

18 1. Clean the c ov er and the area ar ound it to keep dir t fr om falling into the c ar buretor chamber when the c ov er i s r emov ed. 2. Loosen knob by turning c ounterc loc k - w i s e. R emov e air filt er c ov er and air f ilter . NOTE: T o avoid c reating a fir e haz ard or produc ing harmful ev apor ativ e emis s ions , do not clean filter[...]

19 T O SHARPEN CHAIN: 1. Dis c onnec t s park plug. 2. Chec k c hain for pr oper tens ion. A djus t chain tens ion if nec es s ary. See C HE C K CH AIN T ENS IO N s ec tion. 3. Sharpen c utter s . S T o s harpen the c utt ers , posit ion the file holder lev el ( 90 ˚ ) s o that it res t s on the top edges of the c utter and depth gauge. NOTE: The [...]

20 CUTTE RS M US T F ACE I N DIRE CT IO N OF ROT A TI O N Tip o f Bar Cutter Drive link Cu tte rs Depth G auge Drive Lin k s 8. Place c hain ov er s pr oc k et, f itting the driv e link s in t he s proc k et. 9. Fit bottom of driv e link s between the teeth in the s proc k et in the nos e of t he guide bar . 10. F it c hain driv e link s into bar g[...]

21 Slot 7. With your finger betw een the lines , w rap the lines ev enly and firmly ar ound the spool in a c loc k w is e direc tion. 8. Pos ition the lines in t he guide s lots . Guide s lot Guide s lot 9. Plac e the spool in the c ov er as s how n below . 10. Inser t the ends of the lines through ex it holes in the s ides of the c ov er . Line ex[...]

22 CARBURET OR IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WA R N I N G : Keep ot hers away w hen making idle s peed adjus tments . T he c hain will be mov ing during mos t of this pr oc edure. Wear your protec tiv e equipme nt and obs er v e all saf ety prec aut ions. After mak ing adjust- ments , the chain mus t not mov e at idle s peed. The carbur etor has been c are[...]

23 ENGINE S Remov e s park plug and pour 1 teas poon of 40 :1 , 2- cycle engine oil ( air cooled) thr ough the spar k plug opening. S lowly pull the st arter rope 8 to 10 times to dis tribut e oil. S Replac e s park plug w ith new one of rec om- mended ty pe and heat r ange. S Clean air filter . S Chec k ent ire unit for loos e s c rew s , nut s , [...]

24 LI MITED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of Hu sqv arna C ons um - er Out door Pr oduc ts N.A ., Inc . , w arr ants to the origin al c ons u mer p urc has er t hat e ac h new Poulan PRO br and ga sol ine t ool or attac h ment is fr ee fr om defec ts in mat erial and w ork man- s hip and agree s t o repair or r eplac e u nder t his war ran ty[...]

25 s m a l lo f f - - r o a de n g i n et oa nP o u l a nP R Oa u t h o - riz ed r epair c enter as s oon as a pr oblem exis ts . Warranty r epair s s hould be co mpleted in a rea - s onable amount of time, n ot to ex ce ed 30 d ay s . If y ou hav e any ques t ions r egarding y our w ar- ranty rights and res ponsibili ties , you sho u l d c ontac t[...]