Poulan Pro 545117551e, 810EPT Instruction Manual

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Poulan
7349 Statesville Road
Charlotte, NC 28269

Poulan

850 Matheson Blvd. West

Mississauga, Ontario L5V 0B4

WARNING:

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Instruction Manual

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IDENTIFICATION OF SYMBOLS

DANGER! This unit can be

dangerous! Careless or im­proper use can cause
serious or even fatal injury.

Read and understand the
instruction manual before
using the unit.

DANGER! Falling objects can cause severe head injury. Wear head

protection when operating this unit. Do not stand beneath branch being
cut.

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

SAFETY RULES

IMPORTANT WARNINGSAND

SAFET

Y

INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: When using an electric pruner or any other electric garden-

ing appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, elec­tric shock, and serious injury. The warnings and safety instructions in this manual must be fol­lowed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury, and to provide reasonable safety and
efficiency in using this unit.The operator is responsible for following the warnings and instructions
in this manual and on the unit. Read the entire instruction manual before assembling and using
the unit! Restrict the use of this unit to persons who read, understand, and follow the warnings
and instructions in this manual and on the unit. Never allow children to use this unit. Do not allow
the unit to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when used near children. Always dis­connect unit from power source when not in use, before making repairs or adjustments, and when
changing accessories and attachments such as bar, chain, or trimmer line. Nonconforming re­placement components or the removal of safety devices may cause damage to the unit and pos­sible injury to the operator or bystanders. Use only accessories and replacement parts as recom­mended. Use only for jobs explained in this manual (or manuals for optional attachments).

WARNING: Because a pruner is a

high-speed wood-cutting tool, special safety
precautions must be observed to reduce the
risk of accidents. Careless or improper use of
this tool can cause serious or even fatal injury.

PLAN AHEAD

S Read this manual carefully until you com-

pletely understand and can follow all safety
rules, precautions, and operating instructions
before attempting to use the unit.

S Restrict the use of your unit to adult users

who understand and can follow safety rules,
precautions, and operating instructions found
on the unit and in this manual. Never allow
children to operate this unit. Close attention
is necessary when used near children.

SAFETY INFORMATION

ON THE UNIT

INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

S Wear protective gear. Always use steel-toed

safety footwear with non-slip soles; snug-fit­ting clothing; heavy, long pants, and long
sleeves; heavy-duty, non-slip gloves; eye
protection such as non-fogging, vented
goggles or face screen; an approved safety
hard hat; and sound barriers (ear plugs or
mufflers) to protect your hearing. Regular us­ers should have hearing checked regularly as
motor noise can damage hearing. Secure hair
above shoulder length. Secure or remove
loose clothing and jewelry or clothing with
loosely hanging ties, straps, tassels, etc.

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Snug
Fitting

Clothing

Safety
Shoes

Safety Chaps

Heavy Duty
Gloves

Eye
Protection

Hearing

Protection

Safety Hat

S Keep children, bystanders, and animals a

minimum of 50 feet (15 meters) away from
the work area. Do not allow other people or
animals to be near when starting or operat­ing the unit. Do not let visitors contact unit or
extension cord.

HAZARD ZONE

50 feet

(15 meters)

DANGER: Do not

use near electrical
wires or power lines.
Keep pruner at least
30 feet (10 meters)
away from all power
lines.

S Do not handle or operate this unit when you

are fatigued, ill, or upset, or if you have taken
alcohol, drugs, or medication. You must be in
good physical condition and mentally alert. If
you have any condition that might be aggra­vated by strenuous work, check with doctor
before operating this unit.

S Carefully plan your operation in advance.

Do not start cutting until you have a clear
work area, secure footing, and a planned

retreat path. Cluttered areas invite injuries.
If situations occur which are not covered in
this manual, use care and good judgment. If
you needassistance, contact your authorized
service dealer or call 1-800-554- 6723.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY
(applies to all attachments)

WARNING:

Avoid a dangerous environment. T o reduce
the risk of electrical shock, do not use in rain,
in damp or wet locations, or around swimming
pools, hot tubs, etc. Do not expose to snow,
rain, or water to avoid the possibility of electri­cal shock. Do not use on wet surfaces. Do not
handle extension cord plug or unit with wet
hands. Avoid dangerous situations. Do not

use in the presence of flammable liquids or
gases to avoid creating a fire or explosion
and/or causing damage to unit. Do not abuse
cord. Never carry the unit by the extension
cord or yank extension cord to disconnect
unit. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
Do not use cord as a handle, close a door on
cord, or pull cord around sharp edges or cor­ners. Turn off all controls before unplugging.
Do not expose cords to heat, oil, or water. Do
not use with damaged cord or plug. If unit is
not working as it should, has been dropped,
damaged, left outdoors, or dropped into wa­ter, return it to your authorized service dealer
for repair. Unplug the unit from the power
source when not in use, before servicing, and
when changing accessories and/or attach­ments. Do not put any object into openings.
Do not use with any opening blocked; keep
free of dust, lint, hair and anything that may re­duce air flow.

S Use a voltage supply as shown on unit.
S Avoid dangerous environments. Do not use

in unventilated areas or where dust or ex­plosive vapors can build up.

S To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this

equipment has a polarized plug (one blade
is wider than the other) and will require the
use of a polarized extension cord. The ap­pliance plug will fit into a polarized exten­sion cord only one way. If the plug does not
fit fully into the extension cord, reverse the
plug. If the plug still does not fit, obtain a
correct polarized extension cord. A polar­ized extension cord will require the use of a
polarized wall outlet. This plug will fit into the
polarized wall outlet only one way. If plug
does not fit fully into the wall outlet, reverse
the plug. If it still does not fit, contact aquali­fied electrician to install the proper wall out­let. Do not change the equipment plug, ex­tension cord receptacle, or extension cord
plug in any way.

S To reduce risk of electrical shock, use ex-

tension cords specifically marked as suit­able for outdoor appliances having electri­cal rating not less than the rating of unit.
Cord must be marked with suffix “W--A” (in
Canada “W”). Make sure your extension
cord is in good condition. Inspect extension
cord before use and replace if damaged. Do
not use a damaged cord. Cord insulation
must be intact with no cracks or deteriora­tion. Plug connectors must be undamaged.
The extension cord used to reach the pow­er s ourc e must be heavy enough to carry
current from the power source the full length
of the extension cord to the unit. An under­sized extension cord will cause a drop in
line voltage resulting in loss of power and
overheating. If in doubt, use the next heavi­er gauge. The lower the gauge number, the
heavier the cord (see SELECT AN EXTEN­SION CORD in the OPERATION section).

S Do not use multiple cords.
S Keep the extension cord clear of operator and

obstacles at all times. Position cord so that it
will not be caught on branches.

S Tie cord to cord retainer and connect to re-

cessed plug as shown in this manual to pre-

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vent damage to unit and/or extension cord

and to reduce the possibility of the extension

cord disconnecting from the unit during op-

eration. See ATTACH THE EXTENSION

CORD TO YOUR TRIMMER in the OPERA-

TION section.
S Do not attempt to repair unit. Inspect the insu-

lation and connectors on the powerhead and

extension cord before each use. If there is

any damage, do not use until damage is re-

paired by your authorized service dealer.
S Do not use the unit if the switch does not

turn the unit on and off properly. Repairs to

the switch must be made by your autho-

rized service dealer.
S Avoid unintentional starting of the unit. Nev-

er carry unit with your finger on the switch.

Be sure the switch is in the OFF position

and never touch the switch when connect-

ing extension cord.
S Avoid any body contact with any grounded

conductor, such as metal fences, or pipes,

to avoid the possibility of electric shock.
S Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)

protection should be provided on circuit or

outlet to be used. Receptacles are avail-

able having built-in GFCI protection and

may be used for this measure of safety.
S Stop the motor immediately if you are ap-

proached.

DOUBLE INSULATION CONSTRUCTION

This unit is double insulated to help protect
against electric shock. Double insulation
construction consists of two separate “layers”
of electrical insulation instead of grounding.
Tools built with this insulation system are not
intended to be grounded. No grounding
means is provided on this unit, nor should a
means ofgrounding beadded to this unit. As a
result, the extension cord used with your unit
can be plugged into any standard 120 volt
electrical outlet. Safety precautions must be
observed when operating any electrical tool.
The double insulation system only provides
added protection against injury resulting from
an internal electrical insulation failure.

WARNING:

All electrical repairs to this unit, including hous­ing, switch, motor, etc., must be diagnosed and
repaired by qualified service personnel. Re­placement parts for a double insulated ap­pliance must be recommended by the manufac­turer. A double insulated appliance is marked
with the words “double insulation” or “double in­sulated”. The symbol (square within a square)

may also be marked on the appliance. Fail­ure to have the unit repaired by qualified service
personnel can cause the double insulation
construction to become ineffective and result in
serious injury.

PRUNER SAF ET Y

S Do not operate a pruner with one hand. Seri-

ous injury to the operator, helpers, bystanders
or any combination of these persons may re­sult from one-handed operation. A pruner is
intended for two-handed use.

S Keep all parts of your body away from the

chain when unit is running.

S Do not operate pruner from a ladder or in a

tree.

S Do notuse a pruner to cut down trees or any

portion of the tree trunk.

S Only use for pruning limbs or branches

overhead not greater than 6 inches (15 cm)
in diameter.

S Never stand under the limbyou are pruning.

Always position yourself out of the path of
falling debris.

S Do notcut small brush andsaplings with the

pruner. Slender matter may catch in the
chain and be whipped toward you, pulling
you off balance.

S Make sure the chain will not make contact

with any object while starting the unit. Never
try to start the unit when the guide bar is in a
cut.

S Do not force pruner. It will do the job better and

safer at the rate for which it was intended.

S Do notput pressure onthe pruner at the end

of the cut. Applying pressure can cause you
to lose control when the cut is completed.

S Do not run the unit at high speed when not

pruning.

S Use the right tool, cut wood only. Don’t use

pruner for purpose not intended; for example,
don’t use pruner for cutting plastic, masonry,
non-wood building materials, etc.

S If you strike or become entangled with a for-

eign object, stop the unit immediately and
check for damage. Have any damage re­paired by an authorized service dealer be­fore attempting further operations.

S Do not operate a pruner that is damaged,

improperly adjusted, or not completely and
securely assembled. Always replace bar
and chain immediately if it becomes dam­aged, broken or is otherwise removed.

S Always stop the unit when work is delayed or

when walking from one cutting location to
another. Stop the motor and make sure chain
has stopped moving before setting the unit
down.

S Inspect cords periodically and if damaged,

have repaired by an authorized service
dealer.

S Use only in daylight or good artificial light.

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 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 chain in
the cut. Contacting a foreign object in the
wood can also result in loss of control.
S Rotational Kickback can occur when the

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.

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S Pinch-Kickback can occur when the wood

closes in and pinches the moving chain in
the cut along the top of the guide bar andthe
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 pruner to move in the opposite
direction of the chain rotation. The pruner is
driven straight back toward the operator.

S 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
chain is suddenly stopped. This sudden stop­ping pulls the pruner forward and away from
the operator and could easily cause the oper­ator to lose control of the pruner.

REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK

S Recognize that kickback can happen. With

a basic understanding of kickback, you can
reduce the element of surprise which con­tributes to accidents.

S Never let the moving chain contact any ob-

ject at the tip of the guide bar.

S Keep the working area free from obstructions

such as other trees, branches, rocks, stumps,
etc. Eliminate or avoid any obstruction that
your chain could hit while you are cutting.
When cutting a branch, do not let the guide
bar contact branch or other objects around it.

S Keep your chain sharp and properly ten-

sioned. 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, but never with the motor
running. Make sure the bar clamp nut is se­curely tightened after tensioning the chain.

S Begin and continue cutting at full speed. If

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

S Cut one branch at a time.
S Use extreme caution when re-entering a

previous cut.

S Do not attempt cuts starting with the tip of

the bar (plunge cuts).

S Watch for shifting of wood or other forces that

could close a cut and pinch or fall into chain.

S Use the Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar and

Low- -Kickback Chain specified for your unit.

MAINTAIN CONTROL

S Keep a good, firm grip on the pruner with

both hands when the unit is running and
don’t let go. A firm grip will help you reduce
kickback andmaintain control. Keep the fin­gers of your left hand encircling and your
left thumb under the assist handle. Keep
your right hand completely around the trig­ger handle whether your areright handed or
left handed.

S Stand with your weight evenly balanced on

both feet.

S Stand slightly to the left side of the pruner to

keep your body from being in a direct line
with the cutting chain.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

WARNING: The following features

are included on your pruner to help reduce the
hazard of kickback; however, such features
will not totally eliminate this danger. As a
pruner user, do not rely only on 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.
S Reduced--Kickback Guide Bar, designed with

a small radius tip which reduces the size of
the kickback danger zone on the bar tip.

Small R adius Tip

Reduced Kickback Symmetrical Guide Ba r

Symmetrical Guide B ar

Large Radi us Tip

S Low--Kickback Chain, designed with a con-

toured depth gauge and guard link which
deflect kickback force and allow wood to
gradually ride into the cutter. A lowkickba ck
chain has met kickback performance require­ments when tested on the representative
sample of the chain saws specified in ANSI
B175.1.

Low---Kickback

Chain

Not a Low---Kickback Chain

Can Obstruct Material

Contoured Depth Gauge

Elongated Guard Link

Deflects
kickback force
and allows wood
to gradually ride
into cutter

LINE TRIMMER SAFETY

DANGER: Never use blades with line

trimmer attachment. Never use flailing de­vices with any attachment. This attachment
(when used with supplied line trimmer attach­ment) is designed for line trimmer use only.
Use of any other accessories with line trim­mer attachment will increase the risk of injury.

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WARNING: Trimmer line throws ob-

jects violently. You and others can be blinded/
injured. Wear safety glasses, boots, and leg
protection. Keep body parts clear of rotating
line.

Hazard Zone

Eye Protection

Boots

50 ft.

(15 meters)

Keep children, bystanders, and animals 50
feet (15 meters) away. Ifapproached stop unit
immediately.

WARNING: Inspect the area to be

trimmed before each use. Remove objects
(rocks, broken glass, nails, wire, etc.) which
can be thrown by or become entangled in line.
Hard objects can damage the trimmer head
and be thrown causing serious injury.
S Inspect unit before use. Replace damaged

parts. Make sure all handles, guards, and
fasteners are in place and securely fas­tened. Parts that are damaged must be re­paired or replaced by an authorized service
dealer. These include head parts that are
cracked, or chipped, guards, and any other
part that is damaged.

S Keep firm footing and balance. Do not over-

reach or use from unstable surfaces such as
ladders, trees, steep slopes, rooftops, etc.

S Keep all parts of your body away from cut-

ting head and spinning line.

S Keep the cutting head below waist level. Do

not raise handles above your waist. Cutting
head can come dangerously close to your
body.

S Use unit properly. Use only for trimming, edg-

ing, scalping, and mowing. Do not force unit.
It will do the job better and with less risk of in­jury at the rate for which it was designed.

S When using the trimmer attachment, keep

cutting line at proper length. Use only 0.080″
(2 mm) diameter Poulan brand line. Never
use wire, rope, string, etc.

S Install required shield properly before using

the trimmer attachment. Use only specified
trimmer head and spool; make sure it is
properly installed and securely fastened.

S Cut from your right to your left. Cutting on

left side of the shield will throw debris away
from the operator.

S Store the unit so the line limiter blade (on

underside of shield) cannot cause injury.

S Use only in daylight or in good artificial light.
S Use only for jobs explained in this manual

(or manuals for optional attachments).

MAINTAIN YOUR UNIT IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER

S Have all service performed by a qualified

service dealer with the exception of the
items listed in the maintenance section of
this manual.

S Maintain unit according to recommended

procedures.

S Make certain the chain and/or cutting head

stops moving when trigger switch is re­leased.

S When using the trimmer attachment,

keep cutting line at proper length. Use
only 0.080″ (2 mm) diameter Poulan
brand line. Nev er use wir e, rope, string,
etc.

S Install required shield properly before using

the trimmer attachment. Use only specified
trimmer head and spool; make sure it is
properly installed and securely fastened.

S Never modify your unit in any way.
S Keep the handles dry, clean, and free from

oil and grease.

S Keep oil cap, screws, and fasteners se-

curely tightened.

S Keep chain sharp and clean for better and

safer performance.

S Follow instructions for lubricating and chang-

ing accessories and for changing trimmer
line.

S Check for damaged parts. Before further use

of the unit, a part that is damaged should be
carefully checked to determine that it will op­erate properly and perform its intended
function. Check for alignment of moving parts,
binding of moving parts, breakage of parts,
mounting and any other conditions that may
affect its operation. Any part that is damaged
should be properly repaired or replaced by an
authorized service dealer unless otherwise
indicated elsewhere in the instruction manual.

S Use only recommended attachments and re-

placement parts to avoid creating a hazard
and/or voiding warranty.

S When not in use, the unit should be stored in a

dry, high or locked-up place out of the reach of
children.

S When storing unit, unplug from the power

source and use a bar sheath when appropri­ate.

TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE

S Stop the unit and disconnect the power

source when not in use.

S Carry the unit with motor stopped.
S Store unit indoors in a high, dry place out of

the reach of children. Store unit unplugged.

S Do not hang unit so that the trigger switch is

depressed.

SAFETY NOTICE: Exposure to vibrations

through prolonged use of 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 of strength, change in
skin color or texture, or loss of feeling in the
fingers, hands, or joints, discontinue the use