Poulan 545137280 manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Inst ruc tions bef ore using th is product . F ailure t o do so ca n result in serious inj ury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y s iga t odas las ad vert encias e instr ucciones de s eguridad. El no hac erlo puede resultar en le - siones grav es. A [...]

2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYM BOLS DANGER! Thi s pruner can be dangerous ! Car eles s or im - proper us e c an c aus e ser ious or even f atal injur y. Read and unders tand t he instr uction manual before using the pruner. DANGER! Falling objec ts c an c aus e sev ere head injur y . Wear head protec tion when operati ng this unit. Do not st and beneath [...]

3 S Do not handle o r operat e a pr uner w hen you are fatigue d, ill, or ups et, or i f you hav e taken alcohol , drugs , or medic ation. Y ou must be in good phy sic al c ondit ion and mentally al ert. If you hav e any condi tion that might be aggrav ated by str enuous w ork , c heck with doctor before opera ting a pruner . S Do not operate t he [...]

4 MA INT A IN YO UR U NIT IN G OOD WORKING ORDER S Dis connec t the spar k plug before performing maintenanc e exc ept c arburetor adjustments . S Look for and replac e damaged or loose parts before eac h us e. Look for and r epair fuel leak s before us e. Keep in good work ing condition. S Make c ertain the c hain st ops mov ing when the t hrottle[...]

5 S Watch for s hift ing of wood or other forc es that could c los e a c ut and pinch or fal l into chain. S Us e the Reduc ed - - Kic k back G uide B ar and Low - - Kic kb ack Chain s peci fied for y our unit. MAIN T AIN CONTROL S Keep a good, firm grip on the pr uner with both hands w hen the engine is r unning and don’t let go. A firm gr ip wi[...]

6 Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR N I N G : Ins pect t he area to be edged before eac h use. R emove objec ts (roc ks , br oken glas s, nails, wir e, etc .) which can be thr own by the blade or c an wrap around the s haft. S Blade rotates momentarily after the trigger is r eleased. The blade can s erious ly cut you o r oth ers. S Allow blade to s top be[...]

7 S Throw away and replac e blades t hat are bent, warped, c rac ked, br oken or damaged in any other w ay . S Install r equired s hield properly befor e using the unit. U s e the metal s hield for all metal blade use. WAR N I N G : Only us e br ushc utter at- tachment s that pr ovide a metal shield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos ci s nose S Us e o[...]

8 S Be attentiv e when us ing the snowthrow er , and stay alert f or holes in the ter rain and other hidden hazar ds. S Make s ure the rotor will spin fr eely before attaching the s nowt hrower to the power- head. S If the rotor wi ll not rotate freely due to frozen ice, thaw the unit before t horoughly before attempting to operate under power. S K[...]

9 NOTE: A one-half tw ist is built in the s houl- der s trap to allow the s trap to r est flat on the shoulder. 3. Adjust th e s tr ap, allowi ng t he hook t o be about 3 - - 6 i nches ( 8 - - 15 c m) below the wai st. 4. Fas ten the s trap hook t o the c lamp lo- cated bet ween the thr ottle handle and the ass is t handle and lift the tool to the [...]

10 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR PRUNER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YO UR UNIT . Compare t he illus trations w ith y our unit to familiarize y ours elf with the loca tion of the vari ous contr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for future r eferenc e. Primer bulb As sis t handle Starter handle Throttle trigger St[...]

11 Genuine Poulan or Poulan PRO bar and chain oil is rec ommended to protect y our unit against ex c ess iv e wear fr om heat and fric - tion. Poulan or Poulan PR O oil res ists high temperature thinning. If Poulan or Poulan PRO bar and c hain oil is not available, use a good grade SAE 30 oil. S Nev er use w aste oil for bar and chain lubric ation.[...]

12 Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGH TEN Upper Shaft Lower Attac hment 2. Press and hold the locki ng/releas e butt on. L ock ing / Releas e Button Coupler Upper S haft Lower Att achment 3. While s ec urely holding t he engine and upper s haft, pull the attac hment s traight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH - MENTS 1. R emove the s haft c[...]

13 PRUNING WAR N I N G : B e alert f or and guard agains t kic k bac k. Do not allow the moving chain to c ontac t any other branc hes or obj ects at the nos e of t he guide bar when pruning. Al - lowing s uc h c ontac t c an res ult i n ser ious injur y . IMPORT ANT POIN TS S Work slowly, keeping both hands firmly gripped on t he pruner . Maintain[...]

14 S Operat e the engine at full thr ottle. S Hold the tr immer head parallel to and abov e the grass y area. S T ap the bott om of the trimmer head lightly on the groun d one time. A pprox imately 2 inc hes (5 c m) of line w ill be advanc ed wit h each tap . Alway s tap the trimmer head on a gras s y area. T apping on s urfac es suc h as conc rete[...]

15 MAINTE NANCE WAR N I N G : Dis c onnect the spar k plug before perfor ming maintenance except for car buretor adjustments . HE LPFUL T IP IMPO R T AN T : H ave all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instruc tion manual performed by an authoriz ed serv ic e dealer. If any dealer other than an authoriz ed ser vic e[...]

16 1. C lean the cov er and the area ar ound it to keep dir t from falling into the c arburet or chamber w hen the cov er is remov ed. 2. R emove parts by pres s ing button t o re- lease air f ilter cov er. NOTE: T o av oid c reating a fire haz ard or produc ing harmful evapor ativ e emiss ions, do not clean filter in gasoline or other flammable so[...]

17 TO REPLACE CHAIN : 1. Mov e ON/O FF s witc h to the OFF pos ition and disc onnect s park plug. 2. R emove bar c lamp nut. 3. R emove bar c lamp. 4. Turn adjus ting s cr ew by hand counter- cloc k wis e until adjus ting pin just touches the stop. 5. Slide guide bar behind sproc k et until guide bar st ops agains t sproc k et. 6. R emove the old c[...]

18 CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT WAR N I N G : Keep others aw ay w hen making idle s peed adjustment s. The c hain will be mov ing during most of this pr ocedur e. Wear your protec tive equipment and obs erv e all safety pr ecautions . Aft er mak ing adjus t- ments, the c hain must not mov e at idle speed. The carburetor has been car efully set at the fact[...]

19 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON/O FF sw itc h in OFF pos ition. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing carbur etor . 6. Carbur etor requires adjustment. 1. Move ON/ OFF swi tch to ON . 2. See “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith corr ect fuel[...]

20 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO warrants to the original pur- chas er that eac h new P oulan PRO brand gasoline tool or at tachment is free fr om de - fect s in material and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this war- ranty any defec tiv e gasoline pr oduct or at- tachment as follows fr om t he original date of purc hase. 2 YEA[...]

21 sc heduled for replac ement as required main- tenance, or w hich is sc heduled only f or regu- lar ins pection t o the effect of “ repair or replac e as nec es sar y” s hall be war ranted for 2 years. Any war ranted part which is s c heduled for re- placement as r equired maintenanc e shall be warr anted for the period of time up to the firs[...]