Poulan Pro 545047541 manual

WAR NIN G: Read and fo ll o w al l Safety Rul es and Operati ng Instructi ons be fo re using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TEN CIA: Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga todas las advertencias e en - strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en le siones graves. A V ERTI SSEMENT : Lire l e manuel[...]

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

3 gloves ; eye pr otection s uch as non- fog- ging, v ented goggles or fac e s creen; an approv ed safety hard hat; and s ound barri- ers ( ear plugs or m ufflers) to protect your hearing. Regular user s s hould hav e hear- ing chec ked r egularly as chain s aw nois e can damage hear ing. Secur e hair abov e shoulder lengt h. Snug Fitting Clo thi n[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc cur w hen the the wood c loses in and pinches the mov ing saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is suddenly stopped. This sudden s topping of the chain res ults in a rev ers al 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 ota[...]

5 S Do not ov erreac h. Y ou c ould be draw n or thrown off balance and los e cont rol of the saw . S Do not c ut above s houlder height. It is diffi- cult to maintain contr ol of s aw above shoulder height. 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 [...]

6 The following guide bar and c hain combina- tions meet kic kbac k r equirements of C SA Z62.1, Z62.3, & A NSI B175.1 when used on saw s listed in this manual. Us e of bar and chain c ombinations other than those listed is not rec ommended and may not meet the CKA r equirements per s tandard. Comput ed kickback angl e (CK A) T able BAR P/N Len[...]

7 5. Slide guide bar behind c lutch dr um until guide bar s tops agains t clutc h drum spr ocke t. Mou nt th e Ba r 6. Ca refully remov e the c hain from the pac k - age. H old chain w ith the driv e link s as sho wn. CUTTE RS MUST F ACE I N DIIRE CTION OF ROT A TION Tip o f Bar Cutte rs Depth Gauge Dr ive Link s P l a c ec h a i n o n t ot h es p [...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN SAW . C ompare the illus trations with y our unit to familiar ize y ourself w ith the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjus tments. Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Primer Bulb Fuel Mix Fi ll [...]

9 FUELING & L UBRICA TION WAR N I N G : Remove fuel cap s low- ly w hen refueling. FU EL ING EN GINE This engine is c ertified to operate on unleaded gas oline. Befor e operation, gasoline mus t be mixed w ith a good quality sy nthetic 2-c yc le air-c ooled engine oil designed t o be mixed at a ratio of 40:1. Poulan/Weed Eater brand s ynthet ic[...]

10 OFF HA LF CHOKE /F AST IDLE LEV ER Choke / fa st idle le ver (SIDE VIEW ) FULL 6. Pull the s tarter rope s harply with y our right hand until t he engine star ts. 7. Allow t he engine to run for appr oximately 5 s econds. Then, s queeze and releas e throttle tr igger to allow engine to r eturn to idle s peed. ST ARTI NG A W ARM ENGINE: 1. Move O[...]

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 without a c utting load, unneces - sar y wear c an occ ur to the c hain, bar , and engine. It i s recommended that the engi ne not be ope rated for lon- ger th an 30 seconds at f ull thro ttle. S T o av oid losing[...]

12 S DO NO T c ut dow n a partially fallen tree with y our s aw . Be ex tremely cautious w ith partially fallen trees that may be poorly suppor ted. When a tr ee doesn’t fall c om- pletely , s et the saw as ide and pull down the tree with a cable winc h, block and tac kle, or trac tor . CUTTING A F ALLEN TREE (BUCKING) Buc king is the term used f[...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut 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 mov ing chain to contac t any other branches or ob- ject s at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limb- ing or pruning. Allow ing suc h contact c an re- sult in s erious injury . WAR N I N G[...]

14 Cleanin g the air f il ter : A dirty air filter dec reas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es fuel cons umption and harmful emis sions . Alw ays c lean after 10 tank s of fuel or 5 hours of oper ation, whic h- ever c omes first. Clean more frequently in dust y conditions . A used aire filter c an nev er be completely c leaned. It is adv isabl[...]

15 authoriz ed s erv ice dealer or c all 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. BAR MAI NTENANCE If y our s aw c uts t o one side, has to be f orced through t he cut, or been run with an improper amount of bar lubric ation it may be nec es sary to s ervic e y our bar . A w orn bar will d amage yo ur ch a i n a nd m ake cu tt i n g di ff i cu l t. After eac h [...]

16 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or will r un only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignition s witc h off. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spar k plug not f iring. 5. Fuel not r eaching car buretor . 1. Move ignition s witc h to O N. 2. See “Difficult S tarting” in Oper ation Section. 3. Fill tank w ith corr ect fuel [...]

17 U .S. EP A / ENVI RO NMEN T CAN AD A EMISSION CO NTROL WA RRANTY ST A TEMENT YOUR W ARRANTY RI GHTS AND OBLIGA - TIONS: The U .S. E nvir onmental Prot ection Agenc y , Env ironment C anada and EL EC - TROL UX HOM E PRODUCT S, INC., a re pleas ed to ex plain the emiss ions c ontro l sy s - tem w arranty on your y ear 20 05 and la ter s mall off- [...]

18 The information on the pr oduct label indic ates w hich s tandard y our engine is c ertified. Ex ample: (Y ear) EP A Phas e 1 or Phase 2 and/or CALIF ORN IA. This engine is cer tified to be emiss ions c ompliant for t he following us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate ( 125 hours) Ex tended (300 hours )[...]