Poulan PPB250E manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Inst ruc tions bef ore using th is product . F ailure t o do so ca n result in serious inj ury . PELIG RO: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y s iga t odas las ad vert encias e instr ucciones de s eguridad. El no hac erlo puede resultar en le - siones grav es. DANGER:[...]

2 UL CLASSI FIED PRO DUCT NOTIC E Only t he following G asoline P owered C ombination Gardening Applianc e power head models and their res pec tive at tachments have been C lass ified by U nderwr iters Labor atories , Inc ., in acc ordanc e with t he applicable safety requir ements. Power head includ ing tr immer att achment PPB250 E ..............[...]

3 S Us e only for jobs ex plained in this manual (or manuals for optional attac hments) . UNIT / MAINTENANCE SAFET Y S Dis c onnect the s par k plug bef ore per forming maintenanc e ex c ept c arbur etor adjus tments . S Look fo r and replac e damaged or loose part s before eac h us e. Look f or and re pair fuel leaks before us e. Keep in good wor [...]

4 EDGER SAFETY WAR N I NG : I nspec t the ar ea t o be edged before eac h use. R emove objec ts (roc ks , br oken glas s, nails, wir e, etc .) which can be thr own by the blade or can w rap around the s haft. S Blade rotates momentarily after t he trigger is r eleased. The blade can ser iously c ut you o r o the rs. S Allow blade to s top before re[...]

5 Probos ci s nose S Us e only s pecified blade and make s ure it is properly ins talled and s ecur ely fastened. S Cut from y our right to y our left. S Alway s us e the handlebar and a properly adjusted s houlder s trap w ith blade (s ee ASSEMBL Y instruct ions in brushc utter attachment ins truc tion manual). CUL TIV A TOR SAFETY WAR N I NG : R [...]

6 WAR N I NG : T o prev ent serious injury , do not us e mor e than one boom ex tens ion wi th a pole prun er attac hment. WAR N I NG : K eep the pruner away from pow er lines or elec tric al w ires . S Only use for p runing limbs or branc hes over head up to 4 inc hes (10 c m) in diameter. S Do not operate t he unit fas ter than the speed needed t[...]

7 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I NG : I f receiv ed as sembled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is pr operly ass embled and all fas teners are s ec ure. Ex amine parts for damage. Do not use dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need as sis tanc e or find parts miss ing or damaged, c all 1-800- 554-6723. It is normal for the fuel filt er to r attle in the empty[...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR UNIT READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOU R UNIT . Compare t he illus trations w ith y our unit to familiarize y ours elf with the loca tion of the vari ous contr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for future r eferenc e. Line Limiter Blade Primer Bulb As sis t Handle Starter H andle Th[...]

9 ON/OF F Swit ch HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR N I NG : Avoid any c ontac t with the muffler . A hot muffler can c aus e serious burns . Starting P osit ion HE LPFUL TIP If your engine still does not star t after f ollowing these instr uctions , pleas e call 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. ST ARTING A COLD ENGINE NOTE: DO N OT s queeze t he throttle tr [...]

10 Coupler Primary Hole Upper Shaft Lock ing/ Releas e Button Attac hment Guide Rec es s WAR N I NG : Mak e sur e the lock ing/ releas e button is lock ed in the primary hole and the knob is s ec urely t ightened before op- erating the unit. All a tta chm en ts a re d esi gned to be us ed in the pri mary hol e unle ss otherw ise sta ted in the appl[...]

11 T rimming 3 inches (8 c m) above gr ound SCALPING - - The sc alping technique r emov es unwante d v eget ation down to the ground. Hold the bott om of the trimmer head about 3 in. (8 cm) abo ve th e ground and at an a ngle. Allow t he tip of the line to stri ke the ground around trees , post s, monuments , et c. This tec hnique in - cr eas es li[...]

12 Air Filter Butto n Air Filter C over INSPECT MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN WAR N I NG : T he muf fler on this prod- uct c ontains chemic als k nown t o the St ate of Califor nia to caus e c ancer. As your unit is us ed, carbon depos its build up on the muffler and s park arres ting s c reen and must be r emoved to av oid c reating a fire h[...]

13 Make adjus tments with the unit s upported so the cutt ing attac hment is off the ground and will not mak e contac t w ith any objec t. Hold the unit by hand w hile running and making ad- justment s. Keep all parts of y our body away from the cut ting attachment and muffler . Idle S pe e d Ad jus tme nt Allow engine to idle. A djust s peed until[...]

14 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /OFF s w itch in OFF pos ition. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing car buretor . 6. Carburet or requires adjustment. 1. Move ON /OFF swit ch t o the ON position. 2. See “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank with c[...]

15 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO warrants to the original pur- chas er that eac h new P oulan PRO brand gasoline tool or at tachment is free from de- fect s in material and w orkmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this war- ranty any defec tiv e gasoline pr oduct or at- tachment as follow s from the original dat e of purc hase. 2 YEARS[...]

16 tenance, or whic h is scheduled only for regu- lar ins pection t o the effect of “ repair or replac e as nec es sar y” s hall be war ranted for 2 years. Any war ranted part which is s c heduled for re- placement as requir ed maintenance shall be warr anted for the period of time up to the firs t sc heduled replac ement point for that part. D[...]