Poulan PRO 2004-01 - Manuals

Page 2 - IDENTIFICATION OF SYMBOLS; SAFETY RULES; PLAN AHEAD

2 IDENTIFICATION OF SYMBOLS WARNING! This chain saw can be dangerous! Care-less or improper use can causeserious or even fatal injury. Read and understand theinstruction manual beforeusing the chain saw. Always use two hands when operating the chain saw. WARNING! Contacting the guide bar tip with an...

Page 3 - OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY; HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION

3 S Carefully plan your sawing operation in ad-vance. Do not start cutting until you have aclear work area, secure footing, and, if youare felling trees, a planned retreat path. OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY S Do not operate a chain saw with one hand.Serious injury to the operator, helpers, by-standers or...

Page 4 - MAINTAIN CONTROL; KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

4 Avoid Obstructions Clear The Working Area REDUCE THE CHANCE OFKICKBACK S Recognize that kickback can happen.With a basic understanding of kickback,you can reduce the element of surprisewhich contributes to accidents. S Never let the moving chain contact any ob-ject at the tip of the guide bar. S K...

Page 5 - CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE; CKA without chain brake

5 Symmetrical Guide Bar Large Radius Tip S Low-- Kickback Chain, designed with acontoured depth gauge and guard linkwhich deflect kickback force and allowwood to gradually ride into the cutter. Low--Kickback Chain has met kickback per-formance requirements when tested on arepresentative sample of ch...

Page 6 - ASSEMBLY; ATTACHING THE BAR & CHAIN

6 abnormal swellings. Prolonged use in coldweather has been linked to blood vesseldamage in otherwise healthy people. Ifsymptoms occur such as numbness, pain,loss of strength, change in skin color or texture,or loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints,discontinue the use of this tool and see...

Page 7 - CHAIN TENSION

7 6. Place the chain over and behind the clutch, fitting the drive links in the clutchdrum sprocket. Place chain onto the sprocket 7. Fit bottom of drive links between the teeth in the sprocket in the nose of theguide bar. 8. Fit chain drive links in to bar groove.9. Pull the bar forward until the c...

Page 8 - OPERATION

8 OPERATION KNOW YOUR SAW READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOURCHAIN SAW. Compare the illustrations with your unit to familiarize yourself with the location ofthe various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. Chain Adjustment Tool (Bar Tool) P...

Page 9 - FUELING & LUBRICATION; FUELING ENGINE; STARTING; IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER

9 FUELING & LUBRICATION WARNING: Remove fuel cap slow- ly when refueling. FUELING ENGINE This engine is certified to operate onunleaded gasoline. Before operation, gasoline must be mixed with a good qualitysynthetic 2-cycle air-cooled engine oildesigned to be mixed at a ratio of 40:1.Poulan/Weed...

Page 10 - CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEVER; STARTING A WARM ENGINE; Disengaged; Inertia activating function control; CUTTING METHODS; IMPORTANT POINTS

10 5. Push the choke/fast idle lever in to the HALF CHOKE position. OFF HALF CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEVER Choke/ fast idle lever (SIDE VIEW) FULL 6. Pull the starter rope quickly with your right hand until the engine starts. 7. Allow the engine to run for approximately 5 seconds. Then, squeeze and releaset...

Page 11 - TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES; Plan a clear retreat path; FELLING LARGE TREES; Hinge holds tree on stump and helps

11 S Release the throttle trigger as soon asthe cut is completed, allowing the en-gine to idle. If you run the saw at fullthrottle without a cutting load, unneces-sary wear can occur to the chain, bar,and engine. S To avoid losing control when cut is com-plete, do not put pressure on saw at endof cu...

Page 12 - Use a wedge to remove pinched saw; Overcutting; Using a log for support

12 CUTTING A FALLEN TREE (BUCKING)Bucking is the term used for cutting a fallentree to the desired log size. WARNING: Do not stand on the log being cut. Any portion can roll causing lossof footing and control. Do not stand downhillof the log being cut. IMPORTANT POINTS S Cut only one log at a time. ...

Page 13 - Using a support stand; LIMBING AND PRUNING; Pruning technique; SERVICE; MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

13 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut Using a support stand 1 st Cut 2 nd Cut LIMBING AND PRUNING WARNING: Be alert for and guard against kickback. Do not allow the movingchain to contact any other branches or ob-jects at the nose of the guide bar when limb-ing or pruning. Allowing such contact can re-sult in seriou...

Page 16 - LIMITED WARRANTY

16 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will notstart or will runonly a fewseconds afterstarting. 1. Ignition switch off.2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty.4. Spark plug not firing.5. Fuel not reaching carburetor. 1. Move ignition switch to ON.2. See “Difficult Starting” in Operation Section. 3. Fill tank...

Page 17 - EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT; WARRANTY

17 U.S. EPA / ENVIRONMENT CANADA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB-LIGATIONS: The U. S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, Environment Canadaand ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS,INC., are pleased to explain the emissionscontrol system warranty on your year2002-- 2004 small off-- r...