Poulan 2250 2450 2550 2550SE 2555 Chainsaw Owners Manual

Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
ment tool (bar tool) to move the chain around
the bar. If the chain does not  rotate, it is too
tight. If too loose, the chain will sag below the
bar.
Mount the Bar
6.
Carefully remove the chain from the pack-
age.
Hold chain  with the  drive links  as
shown.
Tip of
Bar
Chain Adjustment
Tool (Bar Tool)
Chain Brake Nuts
Adjusting the tension:
Chain  tension   is  very  important.
Chain
stretches during use. This  is especially true
during the first few times you  use your saw.
Always check  chain tension each  time you
use and refuel your saw. You can adjust the
chain tension  by loosening the  chain brake
nuts and turning the adjusting screw 1/4 of a
turn while lifting up on the  bar.
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
Depth Gauge
Cutters
S  If chain is too tight, turn adjusting screw 1/4
turn counterclockwise.
S  If chain is too loose,  turn adjusting screw
1/4
turn clockwise.
Drive Links
Adjusting
Screw
Place chain onto the sprocket
Guide Bar
Chain Brake Nuts
7.
8.
Place chain over and behind clutch, fitting
the drive links in the clutch drum sprocket.
Fit  bottom  of  drive  links  between  the
teeth in  the sprocket in  the nose of  the
guide bar.
Adjusting Screw  -- 1/4 Turn
9.
10.
Fit chain drive links into  bar groove.
Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug
in  guide bar  groove.   Ensure  all  drive
links are in the bar groove.
S  Lift up the tip of the bar and securely tight-
en the chain brake nuts with the  bar tool.
S  Recheck chain tension.
11.
12.
Now, install chain brake making sure the
adjusting  pin is  positioned in  the lower
hole in the guide bar. Remember this pin
moves the bar forward and backward as
the screw is turned.
Install chain brake nuts and finger tighten
only.  Once the  chain is tensioned,  you
will need to tighten chain  brake nuts.
Chain Brake
Nuts
CHAIN  TENSION   (Including  units
with chain already installed)
NOTE:
When   adjusting   chain   tension,
make sure  the chain  brake nuts are  finger
tight only.   Attempting  to tension  the chain
when  the  chain  brake  nuts are  tight  can
cause damage.
WARNING:
If the saw is operated
with a loose chain,  the chain could jump off
the guide bar and result in serious  injury.
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CategoriesChainsaw Manuals, Poulan Chainsaw Manuals
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Model Year2003
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Document TypeOwner's Manual
LanguageEnglish
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