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Instruction Manual

Manual de Instrucciones

Manuel d’Instructions

ENGLISH

2250 / 2450 / 2550

LE Series

For Occasional Use Only

WARNING:

Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before
using this product. Failure to do so can result in serious injury.

ADVERTENCIA:

Lea el manual de instrucciones y siga todas las advertencias e en­strucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en lesiones
graves.

AVERTISSEMENT:

Lire le manuel d’instructions et bien respecter tous les avertisse­ments et toutes les instructions de sécurité. Tout défaut de le faire
pourrait entraîner des blessures graves.

Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
250 Bobby Jones Expressway
Augusta, GA 30907

Electrolux Canada Corporation

6150 McLaughlin Road

Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4C2

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

Copyright E2002 Electrolux Home Products, Inc.

530163636 11/22/02

IDENTIFICATION OF SYMBOLS

WARNING!

saw can be dangerous! Care­less orimproperuse cancause
serious or even fatal injury.

Always wearappropriate earprotection, eye protection and head protection.

This chain

Always use two hands when operating the chain saw.

WARNING!

should be avoided; tip contact may cause the guide bar to
movesuddenly upward andbackward, which may causese­rious injury.

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

SAFETY RULES

WARNING:

spark plug wire and place wire where it can­not contact spark plug to prevent accidental
starting when setting up, transporting, ad­justing or making repairs except carburetor
adjustments.

Because a chain saw is a high-speed wood­cutting 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-

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pletely understand and can follow all safety
rules, precautions, and operating instruc­tions before attempting to use the unit.
Restrict the use of your saw to adult users

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who understand and can follow safety
rules, precautions, and operating instruc­tions found in this manual.
Wear protective gear. Always use steel-

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toed safety footwear with non-slip soles;
snug-fitting clothing; heavy-duty, non-slip
gloves; eye protection such as non-fog­ging, vented goggles or face screen; an
approved safety hard hat; and soundbarri­ers (ear plugs or mufflers) to protect your
hearing. Regular users should have hear­ing checked regularly as chain saw noise
can damage hearing. Secure hair above
shoulder length.

Always disconnect

Read and understand the
instruction manual before
using the chain saw.

Contacting the guide bar tip with any object

Hearing

Protection

Snug
Fitting

Clothing

Safety
Shoes

Keep all parts of your body away from the

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chain when the engine is running.
Keep children, bystanders, and animals a

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minimum of 30 feet (10meters) 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.
Do not handle or operate a chain saw

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whenyouare fatigued, ill, orupset, orifyou
have taken alcohol, drugs, or medication.
You must be in good physical condition
and mentally alert. Chain saw work is
strenuous. If you have any condition that
might be aggravated by strenuous work,
check with your doctor before operating a
chain saw.

Safety Hat

Eye
Protection

Heavy Duty
Gloves

Safety Chaps

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Carefully plan your sawing operation in ad-

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vance. Donot start cutting until you havea
clear work area, secure footing, and, if you
are felling trees, a planned retreat path.

OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY

Donotoperate a chain saw with one hand.

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Serious injury to the operator, helpers, by­standers or any combination of these per­sons may result from one-handed opera­tion. A chain saw is intended for
two-handed use.
Operate the chain saw only in a well-venti-

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lated outdoor area.
Do not operate saw from a ladder or in a

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tree.
Make sure the chain will not make contact

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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

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of the cut. Applying pressure can cause
you to lose control when the cut is com­pleted.
Stop the engine before setting the saw

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down.
Do not operate a chain saw that is dam-

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aged, improperly adjusted, or not com­pletely 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

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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

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qualified service dealer with the exception
of the items listed in the maintenance sec­tion ofthismanual. Forexample, if improp­er tools are used to remove or hold the fly­wheel when servicing the clutch, structural
damage to the flywheel can occur and
cause the flywheel to burst.
Make certain the saw chain stops moving

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when the throttle trigger is released. For
correction, refer to CARBURETOR AD­JUSTMENTS.
Never modify your saw in any way.

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Keep the handles dry,clean, and free of oil

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or fuel mixture.
Keep fuel and oil caps, screws, and fas-

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teners securely tightened.
Use only PoulanRaccessories and re-

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placement parts as recommended.

HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION

Do not smoke while handling fuel or while

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operating the saw.
Eliminate all sources of sparks or flame in

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the areas where fuel is mixed or poured.
There should be no smoking, open flames,
orworkthat could cause sparks. Allow en­gine to cool before refueling.
Mix and pour fuel in an outdoor area on

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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-

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ing site before starting engine.
Turn the engine off and let saw cool in a

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non-combustible area, not on dry leaves,
straw, paper, etc. Slowly remove fuel cap
and refuel unit.
Store theunitandfuel inanarea where fuel

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vapors cannot reach sparks or open
flames from water heaters, electric motors
or switches, furnaces, etc.

KICKBACK

WARNING:

can result in serious injury. Kickback is the
backward, upward orsudden forwardmotion
of the guide bar occurring when the saw
chain near the upper tip of the guide bar con­tacts any object such as a log or branch, or
when the wood closes in and pinches the
sawchain in thecut. Contacting a foreign ob­ject in the wood can also result in loss of
chain saw control.

Rotational Kickback can occur whenthe

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moving chain contacts an object at the up­per 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 to­ward the operator.
Pinch-Kickback can occur when the the

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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
sawtomove intheopposite direction ofthe
chain rotation. The saw is driven straight
back toward the operator.
Pull-In can occur when the moving chain

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contacts a foreign object in the wood in the
cut alongthebottom of the guide bar andthe
sawchainissuddenlystopped.Thissudden
stopping pulls the saw forward and away
fromtheoperatorand couldeasily causethe
operator to lose control of the saw.

Avoid Pinch--Kickback:

Be extremely aware of situations or ob-

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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.

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Do not twist the saw as the bar is with-

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drawn from an undercut when bucking.

Avoid Pull--In:

Always begin cutting with the engine at full

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speed and the saw housing against wood.
Use wedges made of plastic or wood.

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Never use metal to hold the cut open.

Avoid kickback which

Kickback Path

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Avoid Obstructions

Clear The Working Area

Elbow locked

REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK

Recognize that kickback can happen.

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With a basic understanding of kickback,
you can reduce the element of surprise
which contributes to accidents.
Never let themoving chain contact anyob-

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ject at the tip of the guide bar.
Keep the working area free from obstruc-

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tionssuchasothertrees, branches,rocks,
fences, stumps, etc. Eliminate or avoid
any obstruction that your saw chain could
hit while you are cutting. When cutting a
branch, do not let the guide bar contact
branch or other objects around it.
Keep your saw chain sharp and properly

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tensioned. A loose or dull chain can in­crease the chance of kickback occurring.
Follow manufacturer ’s chain sharpening
and maintenance instructions. Check ten­sion at regular intervals with the engine
stopped, never with the engine running.
Make sure the chain brake nuts are se­curely tightened after tensioning the chain.
Begin and continue cutting at full speed. If

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the chain is moving at a slower speed,
there is greater chance of kickback occur­ring.
Cut one log at a time.

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Use extreme caution when re-entering a

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previous cut.
Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of

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the bar (plunge cuts).
Watch for shifting logs or other forces that

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could close a cut and pinch or fall into
chain.
Use the Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar

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and Low--Kickback Chain specified for
your saw.

MAINTAIN CONTROL

Stand to the left
of the saw

Thumb on
underside of
handlebar

Never reverse
hand positions

Thumb on underside of
handlebar

Keep a good, firm grip onthesawwithboth

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hands when the engine is running and
don’t let go. A firm grip will help youreduce
kickback and maintain control of the saw.
Keep the fingers of your left hand encir­cling and your left thumb under the front
handlebar. Keep your right hand com­pletely around the rear handle whether
your areright handed or left handed. Keep
your left arm straight with the elbow
locked.
Position your left hand on the front handle-

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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 yourweightevenly balanced on

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both feet.
Stand slightly to the left side of the saw to

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keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.
Do not overreach. You could be drawn or

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thrown off balance and lose control of the
saw.
Donotcutabove shoulder height. It isdiffi-

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cult to maintain control of saw above
shoulder height.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

WARNING:

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,donotrelyonlyon safety de­vices. You must follow all safety precau­tions, instructions, and maintenance in this
manual to help avoid kickback and other
forces which can result in serious injury.

Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar, designed

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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 re­duce the number and seriousness of kick­backs when tested in accordance with
safety requirements for gasoline powered
chain saws as set by ANSI B175.1.

Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Bar

The following features

Small Radius Tip

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Symmetrical Guide Bar

Low--Kickback Chain, designed with a

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contoured depth gauge and guard link
which deflect kickback force and allow
wood to gradually ride intothe cutter.Low-­Kickback Chain has met kickback per­formance requirements when tested on a
representative sample of chain saws be­low 3.8 cubic inch displacement specified
in ANSI B175.1.

Low--- Kickback

Chain

Not a Low--- Kickback Chain

Front Hand Guard, designed to reduce the

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chanceofyourleft handcontacting thechain
if your hand slips off the front handlebar.
Position of front and rear handlebars, de-

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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-

Contoured Depth Gauge

Large Radius Tip

Elongated Guard Link

Deflects
kickback force
and allows wood
to gradually ride
Into cutter

Can Obstruct Material

back occurs.

CHAIN BRAKE AND CKA ANGLE

Chain Brake, designed to stop the chain in

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the event of kickback.

WARNING:

RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS­SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL
PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A
KICKBACK. Kickback is a lightning fast ac­tion which throws the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator. Kickback
can be caused by allowing contact of the bar
tip in the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback can also becaused bypinching the
sawchainalongthetop of the guide bar. This

WE DO NOT REP-

Computed kickback angle (CKA) Table

MODEL

2250 LE

2250 LE/2450 LE

2550 LE 18!

952044368 952051209 24

952044370

952044418

BAR

P/N Length CHAIN P/N

14!

16!

action may push the guide bar rapidly back
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
SHOULDUSE THE SAW PROPERLYAND
CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICKBACK. Re­duced--kickback guide bars and low--kick­back saw chains reduce the chance and
magnitude of kickback and are recom­mended. Yoursawhasalow kickback chain
and bar as original equipment. Repairs on a
chain brake should be made by an autho­rized servicing dealer. Take your unit to the
place of purchase if purchased from a ser­vicing dealer, or to the nearest authorized
master service dealer.

Tipcontact in somecasesmaycausealight-

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ning fast reverse REACTION, kicking the
guide bar up and back toward the operator.
Pinching the sawchain along the top of the

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guide bar may push the guide bar rapidly
back toward the operator.
Either of these reactions may cause you to

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lose control of the saw which could result
in serious injury.Do not rely exclusively
uponthesafetydevices built into yoursaw.

WARNING:

angle (CKA) listed on your saw and listed in
the CKA table below represents angle of
kickback your bar and chain combinations
will have when tested in accordance with
CSA and ANSI standards. When purchasing
replacement bar and chain, considerations
should be given to the lower CKA values.
Lower CKA values represent safer angles to
the user, higher values indicate more angle
and higher kick energies. Computed angles
represented in the non-activated column 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 brake and resulting kick angle of saw.
In all cases lower CKA values represent a
safer operating environment for the user.
The following guide bar and chain combina­tions meet kickback requirements of CSA
Z62.1, Z62.3, & ANSI B175.1 when used on
saws listed in this manual. Use of bar and
chain combinations other than those listed is
not recommended and may not meet the
CKA requirements per standard.

Computed kickback

CKA without chain brake

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952051211

952051338

19

14

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NOTE:

cial logging, a chain brake is required and shall
not be removed or otherwise disabled to com­ply with Federal OSHA Regulations for Com­mercial Logging.

SAFETY NOTICE:

through prolonged use of gasoline powered
hand tools could cause blood vessel or nerve
damage in the fingers, hands, and joints of
people prone to circulation disorders or
abnormal swellings. Prolonged use in cold
weather has been linked to blood vessel
damage in otherwise healthy people. If
symptoms occur such as numbness, pain,
loss ofstrength,changein skin color ortexture,
or loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints,
discontinue the use of this tool and seek
medical attention. An anti-vibration system
does not guarantee the avoidance of these
problems. Users who operate power tools on
a continual and regular basis must monitor
closely their physical condition and the
condition of this tool.

SPECIALNOTICE:

with a temperature limiting muffler and spark
arresting screen which meets the
requirements of California Codes 4442 and

4443. All U.S. forest land and the states of
California, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New
Jersey, Oregon, and Washington require by
law that many internal combustion engines
tobeequipped with asparkarresting screen.
If you operate a chain saw in astate or locale
where such regulations exist, you are legally
responsible for maintaining the operating
condition of these parts. Failure to do so is
a violation of the law. Refer to the SERVICE
section for maintenance of the spark
arresting screen.
Failuretofollowall Safety Rules andPrecau­tions can result in serious injury. If situations
occur which are not covered in this manual,
use care and good judgement. If you need
assistance, contact your authorized service
dealer or call 1-800--554--6723.

STANDARDS:

writer’s Laboratories, Inc., and the Canadian
Standards Association in accordance with:

ANSI B175.1-2000 American National
Standard for Powered Tools -- Gasoline
Powered Chain Saw -- Safety Requirements

CSA Z62.1--1995 Chain Saws -- Occupa­tional Health and Safety
CSA Z62.3--1996 Chain Saw Kickback Oc­cupational Health and Safety

If this saw is to be used for commer-

Exposure to vibrations

Yoursaw isequipped

ThissawislistedbyUnder-

Thechainissharpandcan 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).

Location of shipping spacer

Chain Brake

Chain Brake

3. Turn adjusting screw on bar counter­clockwise to movethetensioning rack as
far as it will go toward the front of the bar.

Tensioning Rack

4. Slide the bar behind clutch drum until bar
stops against clutch drum sprocket.

5. Prepare the chain by checking the proper
direction. Without following the illustrationit
is easytoplacethechainon the saw inthe
wrongdir ec tio n. Usethe illustration of the
chain to determine the proper direction.

Nuts

Bar Tool

Adjusting

Screw

Mount the Bar

ASSEMBLY

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

ATTACHINGTHEBAR& CHAIN

already attached)

WARNING:

repeat all steps to ensure your saw is properly
assembled and all fasteners are secure. Al­ways wear gloves when handling the chain.

If received assembled,

(If not

Tip of
Bar

CUTTERS MUST FACE IN

DIIRECTION OF ROTATION

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