Poulan 115261226 manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS PP5500P Pou la n P RO 7349 Stat esville R oad Char lotte, NC 28 269 R 1 15261226 Rev . 2 6/15/10 BR W Pou la n P RO 850 Math eson Blvd. West Mississau ga, Ontario L5V 0B4 Ple as e do not r et urn pr oduc t to re ta iler . Por fa vor , no dev uelv a e l product o al lugar de com pra. V euille z ne pas r etour ner le produ[...]

2 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OL S WAR N I NG : This unit can be dangerous ! Careles s or improper use c an cause s erious injury. Read the operat or’s manual befor e use. Failure to follow ins truc tions could r esult in s erious injury. Sav e operator ’ s manual. Wear protectiv e gear . Alway s us e steel- toed safety footw ear with no[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OL S Haz ard zone. Keep c hildren, bys tanders , and anim als a minimum of 50 feet (15 meters ) away from the wor k area. D o not allow other people or animals t o be near when s tarting or operating the pruner. Caref ully plan your pruning operat ion in advance. D o not star t cutting unti l you have a clear wo[...]

4 S Avoid dangerous s ituations. Do not use in pres ence of flammable liquids or gas es to avoid c reating a f ire or ex plosion and/or caus ing damage to unit. S Avoid danger ous env ironments . Do not us e in unventilated ar eas or w here dust or ex - plosiv e vapors c an build up. S T o reduc e the risk of elec tric shoc k, t he unit may hav e a[...]

5 S Do not put pr ess ure on the pruner at the end of the c ut. Apply ing pres sure can c ause y ou to los e contro l when the c ut is c ompleted. S Do not run t he unit at high s peed whe n not pruning. S If y ou str ike or bec ome entangled w ith a for - eign object , s top the engine immedia tely and chec k f or damage. Hav e any damage re - pai[...]

6 Sm all Radius Tip Reduce d Kickbac k Sym met rical Gu ide Bar Sym met rical G uide Bar Larg e R adi us Ti p S Low - - Kick back C hain, designed w ith a c on- toured depth gauge and guard link w hich deflect k ick back f orce and allow wood to gradually ride into the c utter . L o w --- K i c k b a c k Chain Not a Low - - - K ickba ck Ch ain Can [...]

7 6. Before using t he unit, tighten both k nobs sec urely by turning cloc kwis e. WAR N I NG : Make s ure the lock ing/ releas e button is loc ked in the primary hole of both couplers and the k nobs are s ecurely tightened before operat ing the unit. Usi ng t h e wrong holes c ould lead to se rious injury or dam - age to the unit . Lock ing/Releas[...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR PRUNER A TT ACHMENT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YO UR PRU NER ATT A CHMEN T . Compare the illus trations with y our attac hment to familiariz e you rself w ith the loc ation of the v arious c ontrols and adjust ments. S ave this manual f or future r eferenc e. Shaft Pruner Chain Bar Bar [...]

9 WAR N I NG : Make s ure the lock ing/ releas e button is loc ked in the primary hole and the knob is s ecurely tightened before op- erating the unit. Usi ng th e wron g ho le cou ld lead to s erious injury or damage to the unit . Lock ing/Releas e Butto n in Prima ry Hole BAR AND CHAIN LUBRICA TION The bar and c hain require lubr ication. The cha[...]

10 Pruni ng te chni que Secon d cut Third cut Co llar First cut 1. Make the f irst c ut 6 inc hes from the tree trunk on the bottom of the limb. U se top of guide bar to mak e this c ut. Cut 1/3 through the diameter of the limb. NOTE: When mak ing the second and third cuts , res t the foot of the pruner against the tree limb that is being cut to pr[...]

11 7. Us e a sc rewdriv er to mov e c hain around guide bar . 8. If c hain does not rotat e, it is too ti ght. Slightly loosen bar c lamp nut and loosen chain by turning the adjus ting scr ew 1/4 turn c ountercloc kwis e. Ret ighten bar clamp nut. 9. If c hain is too loos e, it will sag below the guide bar and needs to be tightened fol- lowing abov[...]

12 Depth Gauge File File Holder Cutter 90 ˚ S Align the 30 ˚ file holder mar ks par allel with the bar and to the center of the chain. Cutte r Cutte r 30 ˚ File Holder Line S Sharpen c utters on one side of the chain firs t. File from the inside of each cut ter to the outs ide. Then, tu rn the chai n s aw around and rep eat the proc ess for t he[...]

13 8. Plac e chain over s prock et, fitting the dr ive links in the s proc ket. 9. Fit bottom of driv e links betw een the t eeth in the s prock et in the nos e of the gu ide bar . 10. Fit c hain drive links into bar groov e. 1 1. P ull guide bar forward until chain is s nug in guide bar groov e. Ens ure all driv e links are in the bar groov e. 12.[...]

14 LIMITE D WARRANTY Poulan PRO , a div ision of Husqv arna Cons um- er Outdoor P roduct s N .A., Inc ., wa rrants to the original c onsumer p urchas er t hat eac h new Poulan PRO bra nd gasoline tool or att achment is fr ee from defec ts in mater ial and w orkman - ship and agr ees to repai r or r eplace under t his warr anty any def ectiv e gas o[...]