Poulan Pro 115244926 manuale d’uso

ENGLI SH 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 puede result ar en le - siones grav es.[...]

2 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WAR NI N G: T his unit can be dangerous ! C areles s or improper use c an caus e s erious injury . DANGER: Falling objec ts c an c ause s ev ere head injury. W ear head pr otec tion when oper ating this unit. Do not s tand beneath br anch being cut. DANG ER: T o prevent elec tr ocution, do not us e near elec[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS Haz ard z one. Keep c hildren, by s tanders , and animals a minimum of 50 feet ( 15 meters ) away from the w ork area. D o not allow other people or animals to be near when s tarting or oper ating the pruner . Caref ully plan y our pruning operat ion in advanc e. Do not st art c utting until y ou hav e a c l[...]

4 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WA R N I N G : Fire hazar d. Nev er mix, pour , or s tor e gas oline or us e the unit near a flame or spark s (inc luding smok ing, open f lames, or wor k t hat c an c ause s park s ). Us e unleaded gas oline and two - - strok e oil mix ed at a rat io of 40:1 (2.5%) . Alw ays stop unit and disc onnec t s par[...]

5 SAFE TY R ULE S WAR NI N G: A lway s disc onnec t s par k plug wir e and plac e w ire w here it cannot cont ac t s park plug to prevent ac c ident al s ta rting w hen s etting up, tr ans porting , adjus ting or mak ing re- pairs ex c ept c ar buretor adj ust ments . Bec aus e a prune r is a high-s peed w ood-c utt ing tool, s pec ial s afety prec[...]

6 MA INT AIN Y OU R UN IT IN GO OD WORKING ORDER WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept car buretor adjus tments . S Look for and replac e damaged or loos e parts before each us e. Look for and repair fuel leak s bef ore use. K eep in good wor k ing condition. S Make cer tain the chain s tops mov ing when th[...]

7 S Do not att empt cuts s tar ting with the tip of the bar (plunge c uts ) . S Watch for s hift ing of wood or other forc es that cou ld clos e a c ut and pinch or fall into chai n. S Us e the R educ ed - - Kic kba ck G uide B ar and Low - - Kic kb ack Chain s pec ified fo r yo ur unit. MAIN T AIN CONTROL S Keep a good, firm gr ip on the pruner w [...]

8 handlebar , a handlebar ac ces s ory k it (#530071451) is av ailable from y our autho- riz ed ser vic e dealer . Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea to be edged before each us e. Remov e objec ts (roc k s , brok en glas s, nails , wir e, etc .) which can be thr own by the blade or can w rap around the s haft. WAR NI N G: B lade[...]

9 S Throw away and replac e blades that are bent, warped, c rac k ed, brok en or damaged in any other w ay. S Inst all required s hield pr operly before us ing the unit. Us e the metal s hield for all metal blade use. WAR NI N G: O nly us e brus hcutt er at- tac hments that pr ovide a metal s hield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos c is nose S Us e on[...]

10 S Direc t mater ial dis char ge away fr om glass enclos ures , automobiles , etc . S Do not r un engine at high s peed while not removing s now. S Be attentiv e when us ing the s now thrower, and stay aler t for holes in the ter rain and other hidden hazar ds. S Make s ure the rot or will spin fr eely before attac hing the snow throw er to the p[...]

11 For ass embly of optional attachments (s ee list on page 13), r efer to the ASSEMBL Y sec- tion of the applicable at tachment inst ruc tion manual. SHOULDER STRAP ASSEMBL Y WAR NI N G: P roper s houlder st rap adjust ments mus t be made w ith the engine completely st opped before using unit. 1. Try on s houlder s trap and adjust for f it and bal[...]

12 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR PRUNER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YOUR UNIT . Compar e the illus tra tions wit h yo ur unit to familiar iz e y ours elf with the locati on of the various c ontr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for futu re r eferenc e. A s sis t handle Shaft Coupler Prune r Chain Bar Bar oil fi[...]

13 CAUTION : Ne ver u se str ai g ht g aso lin e i n y our unit. This will c aus e perman ent engine damage and v oid the li mited w arrant y. FUEL REQUIREMENTS This engine requires t he use of minimum 87 oct ane [R+M]/2 c lean gas oline. IMPO RT ANT Us e of alc ohol blended fuels ( c alled gasohol or us ing ethanol or methanol) can c aus e major e[...]

14 WAR NI N G: Alw ay s s top unit and dis - connec t s park plug befor e removing or instal- ling attac hments. REMOVING PRUNER A TT ACH - MENT , LIN E TRIMMER A TT ACH- MENT , OR OTHER OPTIONAL A T - TA C H M E N T S CAUTION : When r emoving or ins talling at - tac hments , plac e the uni t on a flat s ur fac e for s tability. 1. Loos en the c ou[...]

15 S Keep shoulder s tr ap pad centered on your left shoulder and danger s ign c enter ed on your bac k . S Maintain full w eight of t ool on y our lef t shoulder. Alw ays releas e t he thrott le t rigger and allow the engine to re turn to idle s pee d when not pr uning. T o s top engine: S Releas e the thr ottle trigger. S Pus h and releas e t he [...]

16 TR IMM ER L IN E AD V A N CE The trimmer line will adv ance approx imately 2 inches (5 c m) eac h time the bottom of the trimmer head is t apped on the ground w ith the engine running at full throttle. The most efficient line length is the max imum length allowed by t he line limiter . Alway s keep the s hield in plac e when the tool is being op[...]

17 MAINT ENANCE WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept for car buretor adjus tments. HE LPFUL T IP IMP OR T A NT : H ave all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instr uction manual performed by an authoriz ed ser vic e dealer. If any dealer other than an author ized ser v ice [...]

18 1. C lean the c ov er and the area ar ound it to keep dir t from falling into the car buretor chamber w hen the cov er i s remov ed. 2. Loos en knob by turning counter cloc k - w i s e. Remove air fi lter c ov er and air filte r . NOTE: T o av oid c reating a f ire haz ard or produc ing harmful ev aporativ e emiss ions , do not clean filter in g[...]

19 TO SHARPEN CHAI N: 1. D is c onnect s park plug. 2. C hec k c hain for proper tens ion. Adjust chain tens ion if nec ess ar y . S ee CHE CK CH AIN TEN SIO N s ec tion. 3. S harpen c utter s. S T o shar pen the c utters , posit ion the file holder lev el (90 ˚ ) s o that it res ts on the top edges of the c utter and depth gauge. NOTE: The c hain[...]

20 CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE I N DIRE CTI ON OF ROTA T IO N Tip o f Bar Cutter Drivelin k Cut te rs Depth Gauge Drive Lin k s 8. P lace c hain over spr ock et, fit ting the driv e link s in the s proc k et. 9. F it bottom of d riv e link s between the teeth in the s proc ket in the nos e of the guide bar . 10. F it chain driv e link s into bar gr oove. [...]

21 Slot 7. W ith your finger betw een the lines , w rap the lines evenly and firmly around the spool in a c lock w ise dir ec tion. 8. P osit ion the lines in t he guide s lots. Guide s lot Guide s lot 9. P lace t he spool in the c over as s how n below . 10. Ins er t the ends of the lines thr ough exit holes in the s ides of t he cov er . Line ex [...]

22 CARBURETO R IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WAR NI N G: K eep others aw ay w hen making idle s peed adjust ments. The c hain will be mov ing during most of this pr ocedur e. Wear your protec tiv e equipment and obser ve all saf ety pr ecaut ions. After mak ing adjus t- ments, the c hain must not mov e at idle speed. The carburet or has been c ar efully s [...]

23 ENGINE S Remov e spar k plug and pour 1 teaspoon of 40 :1 , 2- cycle engine oil (air c ooled) t hrough the spar k plug opening. S lowly pull the star ter r ope 8 to 10 times to dis tribute oil. S Replac e s park plug w ith new one of rec om- mended type and heat range. S Clean air filter . S Chec k entir e unit for loos e sc rew s, nuts, and bol[...]

24 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of H us qv arna C ons um- er Out door Produc ts N.A ., Inc ., warrants to the original cons umer purc has er t hat e ach new Poulan PRO br and gas oline t ool or att ach ment is free fr om defec ts in mater ial and w ork man - s hip and agrees to r epair or repl ace u nder this war ranty any defec tiv[...]

25 s m a l lo f f - - r o a de n g i n et oa nP o u l a nP R Oa u t h o - riz ed repai r c enter a s s oon as a prob lem exis ts . Warranty r epairs s hould be c ompleted in a re a- s onable amount of t ime, not to ex c eed 30 days . If y ou hav e any ques tions regarding y our war- ranty rights and respons ibilities , you sho ul d c ontac t y our [...]