Poulan 2375 TYPE 6, 2175 TYPE 6, 2150 TYPE 6, 2150 PR TYPE 6, 2055 TYPE 6 Owner’s Manual

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Instruction Manual

Manual de Instrucciones

Manuel d'lnstructions

1950 / 1975 / 2050 / 2055 / 2075 / 2150

2155 / 2175 / 2350 / 2375 / 2150PR

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using this product. Failure to do so can result in serious injury.

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Electrolux Canada Corporation

6150 McLaughlin Road

Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4C2

WARNINGt This chain

saw can be dangerous! Care-
lessor improperuse can cause
sedous or even fatal injury.

Always wear appropriate ear protection, eye protection and head protection.

Always use two hands when operating the chain saw.

Read and understand the
instruction manual before

using the chain saw.

WARNINGt Contacting the guide bar tip with any object

should be avoided; tip contact may cause the guide bar to

move suddenly upward and backward, which may cause se-
rious injury.

Measured maximum kickback value without chain brake for the bar
and chain combination on the label.

_ WARNING: Always disconnect

spark plug wire and place wire where it can-
not contact spark plug to prevent accidental
starting when setting up, transporting, ad-

justing or making repairs except carburetor

adjustments.
Because a chain saw is a high-speed wood-
catting tool, special safety precautions must

be observed to reduce the risk of accidents.
Careless or improper use of this tool can

cause serious injury.
PLAN AHEAD

• Read this manual carefully until you com-
pletely understand and can follow all safety
rules, precautions, and operating instruc-
tions before attempting to use the unit.

• Restrict the use of your saw to adult users
who understand and can follow safety
rules, precautions, and operating instruc-

tions found in this manual.

• Wear protective gear. Always use steel-
toed safety footwear with non-slip soles;
snug-fitting clothing; heavy-duty, non-slip
gloves; eye protection such as non-fog-
ging, vented goggles or face screen; an
approved safety hard hat; and sound bard-
ers (ear plugs or mufflers) to protect your
hearing. Regular users should have hear-
ing checked regularly as chain saw noise
can damage hearing. Secure hair above
shoulder length.

Hearing Safety Hat

Protection _Eye

Snug

• Keep all parts of your body away from the

• Keep children, bystanders, and animals a

• Do not handle or operate a chain saw when

"_S o'o_ Protection

Clothing Gloves

Safety Safety Chaps
Shoes

chain when the engine is running.
minimum of 30 feet (1g meters) away from

the work area. Do not allow other people
or animals to be near the chain saw when

starting or operating the chain saw.
you are fatigued, ill, or upset, or if you have

taken alcohol, drugs, or medication. You
must be in good physical condition and men-
tally alert. Chain saw work is strenuous. If
you have any condition that might be aggra-
vated by strenuous work, check with your
doctor before operating a chain saw.

Heavy Duty

• Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationinad-
vance.Donotstartcuttinguntilyouhavea
clearworkarea,securefooting,and,ifyou
arefellingtrees,aplannedretreatpath.

OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY

• Do not operate a chain saw with one hand.
Serious injury to the operator, helpers, by-

standers or any combination of these per-
sons may result from one-handed opera-

tion. A chain saw is intended for
two-handed use.

• Operate the chain saw only in a well-venti-
lated outdoor area.

• Do not operate saw from a ladder or in a
tree.

• Make sure the chain will not make contact
with any object while starting the engine.

Never try to start the saw when the guide
bar is in a cut.

• Do not put pressure on the saw at the end
of the cut. Applying pressure can cause
you to lose control when the cut is com-
pleted.

• Stop the engine before setting the saw
down.

• Do not operate a chain saw that is dam-
aged, improperly adjusted, or not com-
pletely and securely assembled. Always
replace bar, chain, hand guard, or chain
brake immediately if it becomes damaged,

broken or is otherwise removed.

• With the engine stopped, hand carry the
chain saw with the muffler away from your
body, and the guide bar and chain to the
rear, preferably covered with a scabbard.

MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER

• Have all chain saw service performed by a
qualified service dealer with the exception

of the items listed in the maintenance sec-
tion of this manual. Forexample, if improp-

er tools are used to remove or hold the fly-
wheel when servicing the clutch, structural
damage to the flywheel can occur and
cause the flywheel to burst.

• Make certain the saw chain stops moving
when the throttle trigger is released. For

correction, refer to CARBURETOR AD-
JUSTMENTS.

• Never modify your saw in any way.

• Keep the handles dry, clean, and free ofoil
or fuel mixture.

• Keep fuel and oil caps, screws, and fas-
teners securely tightened.

• Use only Poulan® accessories and re-
placement parts as recommended.

HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION

• Do not smoke while handling fuel or while
operating the saw.

• Eliminate all sources of sparks or flame in
the areas where fuel is mixed or poured.
There should be no smoking, open flames,
or workthat could cause sparks. Allow en-
gine to cool before refueling.

• Mix and pour fuel in an outdoor area on
bare ground; store fuel in a cool, dry, well
ventilated place; and use an approved,

marked container for all fuel purposes.
Wipe up all fuel spills before starting saw.

• Move at least 10 feet (3 meters) from fuel-
ing site before starting engine.

• Turn the engine off and let saw cool in a
non-combustible area, not on dry leaves,

straw, paper, etc. Slowly remove fuel cap
and refuel unit.

• Store the unit and fuel in an area where fuel
vapors cannot reach sparks or open

flames from water heaters, electric motors
or switches, furnaces, etc.

KICKBACK

_WARNING: Avoid kickback which

can result in serious injury. Kickback is the
backward, upward or sudden forward motion
of the guide bar occurring when the saw
chain near the upper tip of the guide bar con-
tacts any object such as a log or branch, or
when the wood closes in and pinches the
saw chain inthe cut. Contacting a foreign ob-

ject in the wood can also result in loss of

chain saw control.

• Rotational Kickback can occur when the
moving chain contacts an object at the up-

per tip of the guide bar. This contact can
cause the chain to dig into the object,

which stops the chain for an instant. The
result is a lightning fast, reverse reaction
which kicks the guide bar up and back to-
ward the operator.

• Pinch-Kickback can occur when the the
wood closes in and pinches the moving

saw chain in the cut along the top of the
guide bar and the saw chain is suddenly
stopped. This sudden stopping of the

chain results in a reversal of the chain
force used to cut wood and causes the

saw to move in the opposite direction of the
chain rotation. The saw is driven straight
back toward the operator.

• Pull-In can occur when the moving chain
contacts a foreign object in the wood in the

cut along the bottom of the guide bar and the
saw chain is suddenly stopped. This sudden
stopping pulls the saw forward and away
from the operator and could easily cause the
operator to lose control of the saw.

Avoid Pinch-Kickback:

• Be extremely aware of situations or ob-
structions that can cause material to pinch
the top of or otherwise stop the chain.

• Do not cut more than one log at a time.

• Do not twist the saw as the bar is with-
drawn from an undercut when bucking.

Avoid Pull-In:

• Always begin cutting with the engine at full
speed and the saw housing against wood.

• Use wedges made of plastic or wood.
Never use metal to hold the cut open.

Xrk_ /._ Kickback Path

ClearTheWorkingArea

REDUCETHECHANCEOF
KICKBACK

• Recognizethatkickbackcanhappen.
Withabasicunderstandingofkickback,
youcanreducetheelementofsurprise

whichcontributestoaccidents.

• Neverletthemovingchaincontactanyob-

jectatthetipoftheguidebar.

• Keeptheworkingareafreefromobstruc-
tionssuchasothertrees,branches,rocks,
fences,stumps,etc.Eliminateoravoid
anyobstructionthatyoursawchaincould
hitwhileyouarecutting.Whencuttinga
branch,donotlettheguidebarcontact
branchorotherobjectsaroundit.

• Keepyoursawchainsharpandproperly

tensioned.Alooseordullchaincanin-
creasethechanceofkickbackoccurring.

Followmanufacturer'schainsharpening

andmaintenanceinstructions.Checkten-
sionatregularintervalswiththeengine

stopped,neverwiththeenginerunning.

Makesurethechainbrakenutsarese-
curelytightenedaftertensioningthechain.

• Beginandcontinuecuttingatfullspeed.If

thechainismovingataslowerspeed,
thereisgreaterchanceofkickbackoccur-
ring.

• Cutonelogatatime.

• Useextreme caution when re-entering a

previous cut.

• Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of
the bar (plunge cuts).

• Watch for shifting logs or other forces that
could close a cut and pinch or fall into

chain.

• Use the Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar
and Low-Kickback Chain specified for
your saw.

MAINTAIN CONTROL

Stand to the

[

k handlebar

hand positions

Elbow locked

Thumb on underside of
handlebar

• Keep a good, firm grip on the saw with both
hands when the engine is running and
don't let go. A firm grip will help you reduce

kickback and maintain control of the saw.
Keep the fingers of your left hand encir-

cling and your left thumb under the front
handlebar. Keep your right hand com-
pletely around the rear handle whether
your are right handed or left handed. Keep
your left arm straight with the elbow

looked.

• Position your left hand on the front handle-
bar so it is in a straight line with your right
hand on the rear handle when making
bucking cuts. Never reverse right and left
hand positions for any type of cutting.

• Stand with yoor weight evenly balanced on
both feet.

• Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to
keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.

• Do not overreach. You could be drawn or
thrown off balance and lose control of the

saw.

• Do not cut above shoulder height. Itis diffi-
cult to maintain control of saw above

shoulder height.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

,_WARNING: The following features

are included on your saw to help reduce the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this danger. As a
chain saw user, do not rely only on safety de-
vices. You must follow all safety precau-
tions, instructions, and maintenance in this
manual to help avoid kickback and other
forces which can result in serious injury.

• Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar, designed
with a small radius tip which reduces the
size of the kickback danger zone on the
bar tip. A Reduced-Kickback Guide Bar
has been demonstrated to significantly re-

duce the number and seriousness of kick-
backs when tested in accordance with

safety requirements for gasoline powered
chain saws as set by ANSI B175.1.

Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar

can be caused by allowing contact of the bar
tip in the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback can also be caused by pinching the
saw chain along the top of the guide bar. This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back

all Radius Tip

Symmetrical Guide Bar L_._"

toward the operator. Either of these events
may cause you to lose control of the saw
which could result in serious injury or even

death. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY OF THE
DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW. YOU
SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY AND

{

• Low-Kickback Chain, designed with a
contoured depth gauge and guard link

which deflect kickback force and allow
wood to gradually ride into the cutter. Low-

Kickback Chain has met kickback per-
formance requirements when tested on a
representative sample of chain saws be-
low 3.8 cubic inch displacement specified

in ANSI B175.1.

Contoured Depth GaLtge

Large Radius Tip

CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICKBACK. Re-
duced-kickback guide bars and low-kick-

back saw chains reduce the chance and
magnitude of kickback and are recom-

mended. Your saw has a low kickback chain
and bar as original equipment. Repairs on a

chain brake should be made by an autho-
rized servicing dealer. Take your unit to the

place of purchase if purchased from a ser-
vicing dealer, or to the nearest authorized
master service dealer.

• Tip contact in some cases may cause a light-

• Pinching the saw chain along the top of the

_£k Elongated Guard LinkDeflects

Low- KJckback

Chain to gradually ride

ickback force

and allows

into cutter

wood

• Either of these reactions may cause you to

_WARNING: CompLied kickback

_--_an Obstruct Material

Not a Low- KJckbaek Chain

• Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the
chance of your left hand contacting the chain
if your hand slips off the front handlebar.

• Position of front and rear handlebars, de-
signed with distance between handles and

"in-line" with each other. The spread and
"in-line" position of the hands provided by

this design work together to give balance
and resistance in controlling the pivot of
the saw back toward the operator if kick-

back occurs.

CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE

• Chain Brake, designed to stop the chain in
the event of kickback.

_WARNING: WE DO NOT REP-

RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS-
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL

PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A
KICKBACK. Kickback is a lightning fast ac-

tion which throws the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator. Kickback

angle (CKA) listed on your saw and listed inthe
CKA table below represents angle of kickback
your bar and chain combinations will have
when tested in accordance with CSA (Cana-
dian Standards Association) and ANSI stan-
dards. When purchasing replacement bar and
chain, considerations should be given to the
lower CKA values. Lower CKA values repre-
sent safer angles to the user, higher values in-
dicate more angle and higher kick eneq_ies.
Computed angles represented indicate total
energy and angle associated without activation
of the chain brake during kickback. Activated
angle represents chain stopping time relative to
activation angle of chain break and resulting
kick angle of saw. In all cases lower CKA val-
ues represent a safer operating environment

for the user.
The following guide bar and chain combina-
tions meet kickback requirements of CSA

Standards Z62.1, Z62.3, & ANSI B175.1 when
used on saws listed inthis manual. Use of bar

and chain cembinations other than those listed
is not recommended and may not meet the
CKA requirements per standard.

Computed kickback angle (CKA) Table

BAR

MODEL P/N

1950/1975/2080 952044368

2055/2078/

2150/2150PR

2155/2178/

2350/2375

952044370 16" 952051211

952044418 18" 952051338

Length CHAIN P/N

14" 952051209

ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking guide
bar up and back toward operator.

guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.

lose control of the saw which could result in
sedous injury. Do not rely exclusively upon
devices built into your saw.

CKA without chain brake

24 °

19°
14°

NOTE:Ifthissawistobeusedforcom-
merciallogging,achainbrakeisrequired

andshallnotberemovedorotherwisedis-
abledtocomplywithFederalOSHARegula-

tionsforCommercialLogging.
SAFETYNOTICE:Exposuretovibrations

throughprolongeduseofgasolinepowered

handtoolscouldcausebloodvesselornerve
damageinthefingers,hands,andjointsof

peopleproneto circulationdisordersor
abnormalswellings.Prolongeduseincold

weatherhasbeenlinkedto bloodvessel
damagein otherwisehealthypeople.If

symptomsoccursuchasnumbness,pain,
lossofstrength,changeinskinosiorortexture,
orlossoffeelinginthefingers,hands,orjoints,

discontinuetheuseofthistoolandseek
medicalattention.Ananti-vibrationsystem

doesnotguaranteetheavoidanceofthese
problems.Userswhooperatepowertoolson
acontinualandregularbasismustmonitor
closelytheirphysicalconditionandthe

conditionofthistool.
SPECIALNOTICE:Yoursawisequipped

withatemperaturelimitingmufflerandspark
arrestingscreenwhichmeetsthe

requirementsofCaliforniaCedes4442and

4443.AllU.S.forestlandandthestatesof

California,Idaho,Maine,Minnesota,New
Jersey,Oregon,andWashingtonrequireby
lawthatmanyinternalcombustionengines
tobeequippedwithasparkarrestingscreen.
Ifyouoperateachainsawinastateorlocale
wheresuchregulationsexist,youarelegally
responsibleformaintainingtheoperating
conditionoftheseparts.Failuretodosois

aviolationofthelaw.RefertotheSERVICE
sectionfor maintenanceof thespark

arrestingscreen.
FailuretofollowallSafetyRulesandPrecau-

tionscanresultinseriousinjury.Ifsituations
occurwhicharenotcoveredinthismanual,
usecareandgoodjudgement.Ifyouneed
assistance,contactyourauthorizedservice

dealerorcall1-800-554-6723.
STANDARDS:ThissawislistedbyUnder-

writer'sLaboratedes,]nc.,inaccordancewith:

ANSI B175.1-2000 American National
Standards for Gasoline-Powered Chain

Saws - Safety Requirements
CSA Z62.1-1995 Chain Saws - Occupa-

tional Health and Safety
CSA Z62.3-1996 Chain Saw Kickback Oc-

cupational Health and Safety

The chain is sharp and can cut you even when
it is not moving!

1. Loosen and remove the chain brake nuts
and the chain brake from the saw.

2. Remove the plastic shipping spacer (if
present).

Ch Nuts

Location of shipping spacer

J

j ChainBak

Bar Tool

3. An adjusting pin and screw is used to ad-

just the tension of the chain. It is very im-

portant when assembling the bar, that the
pin located on the adjusting screw aligns
into a hole in the bar. Turning the screw will
move the adjustment pin up and down the

screw. Locate this adjustment before you
begin mounting the bar onto the saw. See

illustration below.

Inside view of

hain Brake

Adjustment located on Chain Brake

4. Turn the adjusting screw by hand coun-
terclockwise until the adjusting pin just
touches the stop. This should allow the
pin to be near the correct position.

5. Slide guide bar behind clutch drum until
guide bar stops against clutch drum
sprocket.

6. Carefully remove the chain from the pack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as

shown.

Protective gloves (not provided) should be
worn during assembly.

ATTACHING THE BAR & CHAIN (If not
already attached)

_WARNING: If receivedassembled,

repeat all steps to ensure your saw isproperly
assembled and all fasteners are secure. Al-

ways wear gloves when handling the chain.

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DIIRECTION OF ROTATION