Cutters
Depth Gauge
Chain Adjustment
Tool (Bar Tool)
Chain Brake Nuts
Drive Links
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 loosen-
ing the chain brake nuts and turning the ad-
justing screw 1/4 of a turn while lifting up on
the bar.
Place chain onto the sprocket
S Ifchainistootight,turnadjustingscrew1/4
turn counterclockwise.
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.
Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug
inguidebargroove.Ensurealldrivelinks
are in the bar groove.
S If chain is too loose, turn adjusting screw
1/4 turn clockwise.
Adjusting
Screw
9.
10.
11.
12.
Now, install chain brake making surethe
adjusting pin is positioned in the lower
hole inthe guidebar. Remember this pin
moves the bar forward and backward as
the screw is turned.
Guide Bar
Chain Brake Nuts
Adjusting Screw -- 1/4 Turn
Installchainbrakenutsandfingertighten
only. Once the chain is tensioned, you
will need to tighten chain brake nuts.
S Lift up the tip of the bar and securely tight-
en the chain brake nuts with the bar tool.
CHAIN TENSION (Including units with
chain already installed)
S
Recheck chain tension.
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.
Chain Brake
Nuts
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
menttool(bar tool) tomovethe chainaround
the bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too
tight.Iftooloose, thechainwillsagbelowthe
bar.
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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| Categories | Chainsaw Manuals, Poulan Chainsaw Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Poulan 2550T |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| Download File |
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| Document Type | Owner's Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Poulan. Poulan US phone support. Wheeled (Mowers, Tractors, Tillers): 1-800-849-1297 Handheld (Chainsaws, Trimmers): 1-800-554-6723 , Chainsaw |
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| Publisher | poulan.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Poulan |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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