Poulan Pro 545123649 manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: 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 . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y siga t odas las adver tenc ias e inst rucc iones de seguridad. El no hacerlo pu ede result ar en le - siones grav es.[...]

2 IDEN TIF ICA T ION OF SYM BOL S W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be danger ous ! Car e - les s or impro per us e can caus e ser ious or ev en f atal inj ury. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the c hain saw. Alw ays use tw o hands when operating the c hain s aw . WAR NI N G ! Contac ting the guide bar tip with any objec t [...]

3 S Carefully plan y our saw ing operation in ad- vanc e. Do not start c utt ing until y ou hav e a clear w ork ar ea, s ecur e footing, and, if y ou are felling tr ees, a planned ret reat path. OPERA TE YOUR SA W SAFEL Y S Do not oper ate a c hain s aw w ith one hand. Serious injur y to the operat or , helpers , by - stander s or any combination o[...]

4 A void O b struct ions Clear The W orking Area REDUCE THE C HANCE OF KICKBACK S Rec ognize t hat kic k bac k c an happen. With a basic unders tanding of kic k bac k , you c an reduc e the element of s urpris e whic h c ontributes to ac c idents . S Nev er let the moving c hain c ontact any ob- ject at the tip of the guide bar . S Keep the work in[...]

5 Sym met rical G uide Bar Lar ge Radius Tip S Low - - Kic kbac k Chain, des igned with a contour ed depth gauge and guard link whic h deflec t k ick bac k forc e and allow wood to gr adually r ide into the cutter. Low- - Kic kbac k Chain has met k ick bac k per- formanc e requir ements w hen tes ted on a repres entativ e s ample of chain s aw s be[...]

6 damage in other wis e health y people. If s ympt oms oc c ur s uc h as numbnes s , pain , los s of s tr ength, c hange in ski n color or tex ture , or l oss of feeling in the f ingers , hands , or joint s , dis cont inue the use o f this t ool and s eek medical a ttention. An an ti-v ibr ation sy s tem does not guar antee the av oidan ce of t hes[...]

7 Cutte rs Depth G auge Dr ive Link s P l a c ec h a i no n t ot h es p rocket 7 . Plac e c hain ov er and behind c lutc h, f itting the drive links in the c lutch drum sproc ket. 8. Fit bottom of driv e link s betw een the teeth in the s proc ket in t he nose of the guide bar . 9. Fit c hain driv e link s into bar groov e. 10. P ull guide bar forw[...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR SA W READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR CH AIN SAW . C ompare t he illustr ations w ith your unit to familiariz e your self wit h the loc ation of the var ious c ontrols and adjustments . Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Primer Bulb Fuel Mix Fill [...]

9 FUELING & LUBRICA T ION WAR NI N G : Remove fuel c ap slow - ly when ref ueling. FU EL IN G EN GIN E This engine is c ertified to oper ate on unleaded gas oline. Befor e operation, gasoline mus t be mix ed with a good quality sy nthetic 2-cy c le air- cooled engine oil designed t o be mixed at a ratio of 40:1. Poulan/WEE D EA TER br and sy nt[...]

10 OFF HA LF CHOKE /FAST IDLE LEVE R Choke / fa st idle le ver (SIDE VIEW ) FULL 6. Pull the s tarter r ope shar ply wit h your right hand until t he engine st arts . 7. Allow t he engine to run f or approx imately 5 s econds . Then, s queez e and release throttle tr igger to allow engine to return to idle s peed. ST ARTING A W ARM ENGIN E: 1. Move[...]

11 S Releas e the throttle tr igger as s oon as the cut is c ompleted, allowing the en- gine to idle. If y ou run the s aw at full throttle without a c utting load, unneces - sar y wear c an oc c ur to the c hain, bar , and engine. It i s recommended that the engi ne not be operate d for lon- ger th an 30 seconds at full thr ottl e. S T o avoid los[...]

12 S DO N O T cut dow n a partially fallen tree with y our saw. B e ext remely c autious w ith partially fallen t rees that may be poor ly suppor ted. When a tree does n’t fall c om- pletely , s et t he saw aside and pull dow n the tree with a c able w inc h, block and tac k le, or trac tor . CUTTING A F ALLEN TREE (BUCKING) Buc king is the term [...]

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support st and 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIM BIN G A ND P RU NIN G WAR NI N G : Be alert f or and guar d against k ic k back . Do not allow the moving 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. A llowing s uc h contac t c an re- sult in s erious injury . WAR NI N[...]

14 Cleanin g the air fi lter : A dirty air filter dec reas es engine perf orm- ance and inc reas es fuel c ons umption and harmful emis s ions. Alw ay s c lean after 10 tank s of fuel or 5 hours of oper ation, w hic h- ever c omes fir st . Clean more frequently in dust y c onditions . A us ed aire filter can never be completely cleaned. It is adv i[...]

15 S Turn idle speed s c rew ( T) c ounter cloc k - wis e to decr ease engine s peed. If y ou re quire fur ther as sis tan ce or are uns ur e about perfo rming this proc edu re, c onta ct y our authoriz ed s er v ic e dealer or ca ll 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6 723. BAR MAI NTENANCE If y our s aw c uts to on e s ide, has to be f orc ed through t he c u[...]

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 fir ing. 5. Fuel not reac hing car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion s witc h to O N. 2. See “D ifficult Start ing” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank w ith c orrec t fue[...]

17 U .S. EP A/CAL IFORNIA/ ENVIRONM E NT CAN ADA EMISSION CO NTROL WARRANTY ST A TEMENT YOUR W ARRANTY RI GHTS AND OB LIGA - TIONS: The U .S . En vi ronmental Pr otec tion Agenc y, Califor nia Air R es ourc es B oard, E nv i - ronment C anada an d Poulan/W EED EA TE R are pleas ed to ex plain the emiss ions c ontrol s ys tem w arra nty on y our y e[...]

18 The information on the produc t label indic ates w hich s tandard y our engine is cert ified. Ex ample: (Y ear) E P A Phas e 1 or Phase 2 and/or C ALIFO RN IA. This engine is c ertified t o be emiss ions c ompliant for the follow ing us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate ( 125 hours ) Ex tended (300 hour s)[...]