Poulan Pro 545177328 manual

ENGLI SH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Ope rat ing I nst ruct ions befor e using t his produ ct. Failur e to do s o can res ult in s erious inj ury . PELIG RO: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y siga t odas las adver tenc ias e inst rucc iones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede result ar en le - siones grav es. DANG[...]

2 ID ENTIFI CA TI ON OF SA FETY SYMBO LS WAR NI N G: T his unit c an be dangerous! C areles s or improper use c an c aus e s erious injury. Read the oper ator ’s manual before us e. F ailure to follow ins truc tions could res ult in s erious injury. Save operator ’ s manual. DANGER: Us e only spec ified t rimmer head, s pool, and 0.095 inc h (2[...]

3 ID ENTIFI CA TI ON OF SA FETY SYMBO LS When ser vic ing unit, us e only ident ical r eplacement parts . Nev er allow c hildren to oper ate this unit . Store unit indoors in a high, dry plac e out of the reach of childr en. Alway s st op unit and dis c onnect spar k plug bef ore c lean- ing or ser vic ing. WA R N I N G : Fire hazar d. Nev er mix, [...]

4 SAFE TY R ULE S WAR NI N G: When us ing gardening appliances , bas ic safet y pr ecaut ions must al- way s be follow ed to reduce the risk of fire and ser ious injur y. Read and follow all instr uc- tions . This power unit can be dangerous ! Operat or is res ponsible f or following ins truc tions and warnings on unit and in manual. Read entir e i[...]

5 TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE S Allow engin e to c ool; s ec ure unit bef ore st oring or t rans por ting in v ehic le. S Empty the fuel t ank before s tor ing or trans port ing the uni t. U se up fuel lef t in the car bureto r by st arti ng the e ngine and letting it run until it s tops . S Stor e unit and fuel in area where fuel vapor s cannot reach[...]

6 S Do not set unit o n any surface exc ept a clean, hard area w hile engi ne is r unning. Debr is suc h as grav el, s and, d ust , gras s , etc ., could be pic ked up by the air intake and thrown o ut through d isc har ge opening, d amaging unit, propert y, or c aus ing serious injur y to bys t anders or operat or . S Nev er plac e o bjec ts i nsi[...]

7 S Nev er oper ate the c ult ivato r wit hout the t ine co ver in p la ce an d pro pe rly secu re d. S Keep the tines and guard c lear of debris . S After s tr iking a foreign objec t, s top the engine, dis c onnec t t he s park plug and inspec t the c ultiv ator for damage. Repair before res tar ting. S Dis c onnec t attac hment f rom the drive e[...]

8 WAR NI N G: N ev er lean over dis - char ge chute. Rock s or debris could be throw n into the eyes and face and caus e seri- ous injury or blindnes s . WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea where the unit is t o be us ed. Remov e objec ts that could be thr own or damage the unit. Some object s may be hidden by fallen snow - - be alert for the pos s ibi[...]

9 Lock ing/R elease Butt on in Prim ary Hole For as s embly of opt ional attac hments ( see list on page 1 1) , refer t o the ASSEMBL Y s ec- tion of the applicable at tachment inst ruc tion manual. A TT A CHING THE SHIELD WAR NI N G: T he shield mus t be prop - erly ins tall ed. T he shield provid es partial protec - tion fro m the risk of throw n[...]

10 ST ART LEVER The ST ART L EVER helps to supply fuel to the engine to aid in st arting. Ac tiv ate the st arting syst em by mo vin g the s ta rt le ver t o th e ST A RT pos ition. DO N OT s queez e the thrott le tri gger until the engine has s tart ed and runs . Af ter the engine s tar ts , allow t he engine to warm - - up 10 - - 15 sec onds , th[...]

11 4. Pull s tarter rope handle sharply until en- gine star ts and r uns. 5 . Allow u nit to run fo r 10 - - 15 sec onds , then fully s queez e the th rott le trigge r to dis en - gage the starting sys tem. ST ARTING A W ARM ENGINE 1. Squeez e and hold the thr ottle tr igger . Keep thr ottle t rigger fully s queezed until engine runs s moothly. 2. [...]

12 OP ER A TIN G P OS IT ION Cut on l y f rom y our le f tt o y our ri g ht. AL W A YS WEAR: Long Pants Heav y s hoes Eye Protection Heari ng Protection WAR NI N G: Alway s w ear eye protec - tion. Nev er lean ov er the trimmer head. Roc k s or debr is can r ic ochet or be throw n into eyes and fac e and c ause blindnes s or other ser ious injury. [...]

13 SCALPING - - The s c alping tec hnique remov es unwante d veget ation dow n to the gr ound. H old the bott om of the trimmer head about 3 in. (8 c m) abov e the gr ound and at an a ngle. Allow the tip of the line to stri ke t he gr ound around trees , pos ts , monument s, etc . This t ec hnique in - c reas es line wear. Scalping MOW IN G - - Y o[...]

14 INSPECT MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN WAR NI N G: T he muf fler on this prod- uct c ontains c hemic als k nown to t he State of Califor nia to c ause canc er . As your unit is used, c arbon depos its build up on the muffler and s park ar res ting scr een and must be r emoved to av oid c reating a f ire haz - ard or affec ting engine perfor[...]

15 3 . While holding t he s cr ewd riv er in posit ion, remove trimme r head by turning clockw ise. 4. Thread replacement trimmer head onto the s haft by turning count erc lock w is e. Tighten until secur e. 5. Remov e the s c rew driv er . CARBURETO R IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WAR NI N G: K eep others aw ay w hen mak ing idle speed adjust ments . The [...]

16 OTHER S Do not s tore gas oline from one seas on to another . S Replac e your gas oline c an if it starts to rust. TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. Engine flooded. 2. Fuel tank empty. 3. Spark plug not firing. 4. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 5. Carbur etor requir es adjus tment. 1. S ee “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Oper[...]

17 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of H us qv arna C ons um- er Out door Produc ts N.A ., Inc ., warrants to the original cons umer purc has er that eac h new Poulan PRO br and gas oline tool or att ach ment is fr ee from defe ct s in mat erial and work man - s hip and agrees to repair or replac e under t his war ranty any def ec tiv e[...]

18 prov ed by the original equipment man ufac tur- e r. You are respo nsi ble for prese nting y our s m a l lo f f - - r o a de n g i n et oa nP o u l a nP R Oa u t h o - riz ed repai r c enter a s s oon as a prob lem exis ts . Warranty repair s shoul d be c omplet ed in a r ea - s onable amount of t ime, not to ex c eed 30 days . If y ou hav e any[...]