Poulan PP258TP manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: 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 . PELIG RO: 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. DANGER:[...]

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. D o not s tand 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 m u st be in good phy sic al c ondit ion and mentally al ert. If you hav e any condition that migh t be aggrav ated by str enuous w ork , c heck with doctor before opera ting a pruner . S Carefully plan y o[...]

4 S Pull-In can oc c ur w hen the mov ing c hain conta ct s a f oreign objec t in the w ood in the c ut along the bott om of the guide bar and t he chain is s uddenly s topp ed. This s udden stopp ing pulls t he pruner forw ard and aw ay from the oper ator and c ould eas ily caus e the operator to lose c ontr ol of the p runer . REDUCE THE C HANCE [...]

5 SPECIAL NOTICE: T h is u nit is equipped with a te mperatur e limiting muffler and spark ar - res ting s cr een which meet s the requir ements of Califor nia Cod es 4442 a nd 4443. Al l U .S. f ores t land and the s tat es of California , Idaho, Maine, Minneso ta, New J ers ey, Oregon , and Washing - ton requir e by l aw that man y int ernal c om[...]

6 people, animals, glas s , and solid objec ts suc h as tr ees, automobiles , w alls , etc. The fo rce of ai r can cause ro cks, d irt, o r sti cks to be thrown or to ric oc het which c an hurt people or animals, break glass , or caus e other damage. S Nev er run unit without the proper equip- ment attac hed. When us ing your unit as a blower , alw[...]

7 S Do not run unit at high speed unless culti- vating. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY DANGER: RISK O F CU T ; KEEP HANDS AW A Y FROM B LADE - - Blade moves momentar ily after t he trigger is re- leased. D o not attempt to c lear away c ut ma- terial when t he blade is in motion. Make s ure the sw itch is in the O FF position, the spark plug wire is dis c on[...]

8 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I NG : I f receiv ed as sembled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is pr operly ass embled and all fas teners are s ec ure. Ex amine parts for damage. Do not use dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need as sis tanc e or find parts miss ing or damaged, c all 1-800- 554-6723. It is normal for t he fuel filter to r attle in the empty[...]

9 4. Insert tw o s crew s into the s c rew holes . 5. Secure s houlder s tr ap clamp by tight en- ing sc rews with a hex wr ench. ADJUSTING THE ASSIST HANDLE WAR N I NG : W hen adjus ting the as - sis t handle, be sur e it remains between the coupler and the lower ar row (c los est to coupler ) on the s afety label to ens ure proper balancing of un[...]

10 rec ommended. Mix gas oline and oil at a ratio of 40:1. A 40:1 r atio is obtained by mix ing 3.2 ounces (95 ml) of oil with 1 gallon (4 liters) of unleaded gasoline. DO NOT USE a uto mo ti ve oil or mar ine oil. T hese oils w ill c aus e engine damage. When mix ing fuel , fo llow ins truc tions printed on c ontain er . O nc e oil is ad ded to ga[...]

11 ST ART ING A FLOODED ENGINE Flooded engines c an be s tarted by placing the ON /OFF s wi tch in the O N pos ition. Move the star t lev er to the RU N pos ition and fully squeez e thrott le trigger . Pull the s tarter han- dle repeatedly w hile squeez ing thr ottle trigger until engine s tarts and runs . This c ould re- quire pulling the s tart e[...]

12 DANGER: Do not ex tend arms abov e shoulder s w hile pruning. D o not s tand be- neath branc h being cut. WAR N I NG : A lway s wear head, eye, hearing, foot and body pr otect ion to reduc e the ris k of injury w hen operating this unit. When operating unit, c lip shoulder s tr ap onto clamp, s tand as show n and chec k for the fol- lowing: S Ex[...]

13 MAINTE NANCE WAR N I NG : D isc onnec t t he spark plug before perfor ming maintenance except for car buretor adjustments . HE LPFU L TIP IMPO R T ANT : Hav e 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 [...]

14 CLEAN AIR FIL TER A dirty air filt er decr eases engine perform- ance and inc reas es fuel c ons umption and harmful emis sions . Alw ays c lean after ever y 5 hours of oper ation. 1. Clean 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. Remove parts by pres s ing butto[...]

15 Replac e the old c hain when it becomes worn or damaged. Us e only the Low -K ick bac k replac e - ment c hain sp ecif ied in the r epair par ts list . TO REPLACE CHAIN : 1. Move ON/ OFF s witc h to the OFF pos ition and disc onnect s park plug. 2. Remove bar clamp nut. 3. Remove bar c lamp. 4. T ur n adjus ting s cr ew by hand c ounter- cloc k [...]

16 STORAGE WAR N I NG : P erform the follow ing steps af ter eac h use: S Allow engine to c ool befor e stor ing or tr ans- porting. S Store unit and fuel in a w ell v entilated area where fuel vapors cannot reac h spark s or open f lames from w ater heaters , elec tric motors or s wit ches , furnac es , etc. S Store unit w ith all guards in place.[...]

17 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /OFF s witc 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 switch t o ON. 2. See “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith corr ect fuel [...]

18 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of H usq var na Outdoor Produc ts Inc ., war rants to t he original cons umer purc has er that e ach new Poulan PR O brand gasol ine tool or attac hment is free from def ects in material a nd work mans hip and agr ees to re- pair or replac e under this w arrant y any def ec tive gasol ine pr oduc t or[...]

19 shoul d be complet ed in a reasonable amou nt of time, not to ex ce ed 30 days. If you hav e any quest ions r egarding y our w arrant y r ights and r e- spons ibilit ies, y ou s hould c ontac t y our neares t authoriz ed s erv ic e ce nter or c all P oulan PR O at 1- - 800 - - 554 - - 6 723. WA R R A N T Y C O M - MENCEMENT DA TE: The w arr anty[...]