Poulan Pro PP325 manuale d’uso

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 SAFE TY R ULE S WAR NI N G: When using gar dening appliances , bas ic safet y pr ecaut ions must al- way s be follow ed to reduce the ri sk of fire and ser ious injury. DANGER: Thi s pow er tool c an be dan - gerous ! This uni t can caus e serious in jury in - c luding amputation or blindness to the operator and other s. The war nings and saf ety[...]

3 S Nev er s tart or run t he engine ins ide a clos ed room or building. Br eathing ex haus t fumes c an kill. S Keep handles fr ee of oil and fuel. S Alway s us e the handlebar and a properly adjusted s houlder s tr ap w ith a blade (s ee ASSEMBL Y). UNIT/ MAINTENANCE SAFETY WAR NI N G: Stop unit and dis connec t the spar k plug befor e per formin[...]

4 s c r e e n . I fy o uo p e r a t ei nal o c a l ew h e r es u c h regulati ons e xis t , y ou are legally res pons ible for maintaining th e operating c ondit ion of these parts . Failure t o do so is a v iolat ion of the law . For nor mal homeowner us e, t he muffler and s park ar res ting s c reen w ill not requ ire any s er - v ice. Af ter 50[...]

5 Screw Mounting Bracket Handlebar Bracket Cover ASSEMBL Y OF SHOULDER STRAP WAR NI N G: P roper s houlder st rap and handlebar adjust ments mus t be made with the engine c ompletely s topped before using unit. 1 . I nser t y our right arm and head through the s houlder s trap and allow it to res t on your lef t shoulder. Make sure the danger si gn[...]

6 MET A L SH IELD and I NSTALLA TIO N O F TH E MET A L BLAD E for ill us trati ons. Be s ure t o st ore all part s a nd inst ruc tion s f or futu re us e. A TT A CHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD A N DT R I M M E RH E A D WAR NI N G: T he s hield must be pr op- erly ins talled. The s hield prov ides partial protec tion to the operator and ot hers from the r[...]

7 INST ALLA TION OF THE MET AL BLADE WAR NI N G: Wear prot ec tiv e glov es when handl ing or perfor ming maintenanc e on the blade to avoid injur y. The blade is s harp and c an cut y ou ev en w hen it is n ot mov ing. WAR NI N G: D o not us e any blad es, or fas tening har dwar e other th an the was hers and nuts s how n in the fol lowing illus t[...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR UNIT READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOU R UNIT . Compar e the illus tra tions wit h yo ur unit to familiariz e y ours elf with the locati on of the vari ous cont rols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for fu ture r eferenc e. Line Limiter Blade Prime r Bulb Handlebar Throttle Trigger Sta[...]

9 HOW TO ST OP YOUR UNIT S T o stop the engine, move the ON/O FF sw itc h to the O FF pos ition. ON/OF F Switch HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR NI N G: Avo id any c ontac t with the muffler . A hot muffler c an c aus e ser ious burns . Start ing posit ion HE LPFUL TIP If y our engine s till does not st art after following thes e inst ruc tions, pleas e[...]

10 L oc king / Releas e Button Coupler Upper S haft Lower Att achment 3. W hile s ecur ely holding the engine and upper s haft, pull the attachment s tr aight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH - MENTS 1. R emov e the s haft c ap from t he attach- men t (if presen t). 2. P osit ion lock ing/r eleas e button of attach- ment into guid[...]

11 mum line wear by not cr owding the line into the cutt ing area. The right and w rong ways are s hown below. Tip of the line does t he cut ting. Right W rong Line cr owded into wor k area. S The line w ill eas ily remove gr ass and weeds from around walls , fences , tr ees and flower beds, but it als o c an c ut the t ender bark of trees or shrub[...]

12 fences , metal, et c., or clus ters of hard, woody brush hav ing a diameter gr eater than 1/2 inc h (1 c m). S Keep the blade s harp. A dull blade is more likely to snag and thrus t. S Cut only at full thr ottle. The blade will have maximum cutting power and is les s lik ely to bind or s tall. S “Feed” t he blade deliberately and not too rap[...]

13 be pic ked up by t he air intak e and throw n out through d isc har ge opening, damaging unit , propert y, or caus ing ser ious injury to bys t anders or op erator. S Nev er plac e o bjec ts ins ide the blow er tubes , vac uum tubes or bl ower out let. Alw ays direc t the blowin g debris away fr om people, animals , glas s , and s olid objec t s[...]

14 WAR NI N G: F alling objects c an caus e s ev ere head injury. W ear head pr otec- tion when oper ating this unit with a pole prun- er attac hment. WAR NI N G: T o prev ent serious injury , do not us e mor e than one boom ext ens ion with a pole prun er attac hment . WAR NI N G: K eep the pruner away from pow er lin es or elec tr ic al w ires . [...]

15 MAINT ENANCE WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spar k plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept for car buretor adjus tments. HE LPFU L TIP IMP OR T AN T : Have all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instr uction manual performed by an authoriz ed ser vic e dealer. If any dealer other than an authoriz ed ser v ice [...]

16 SERVIC E AND ADJUSTMENTS REPLACING THE LINE For unit to operate pr operly, the c utting line s hould be replac ed w hen line b eco mes wor n to less th an 3 inches in length from the edge of the line ex it tunnels on eac h sid e of t he c utt ing head. WAR NI N G: O nly replace c utting line with O N/ OFF s witc h in the O FF pos ition. 1. R emo[...]

17 STORAGE WAR NI N G: P erform the follow ing st eps af ter eac h us e: S Allow engine to c ool befor e st oring or trans- porting. S Store unit and fuel in a w ell v entilated area where fuel v apors c annot reac h s park s or open flames from wat er heaters , elec tric motors or s w itc hes, fur nac es, etc . S Store unit w ith all guards in pla[...]

18 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /OF F s witc h in OFF pos ition. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 6. Carbur etor requir es adjus tment. 1. Mo ve ON/OFF swi tch to th e ON posit ion. 2. See “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank [...]

19 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO warrants to the or iginal pur- chas er t hat each new P oulan PR O br and gasoline tool or at tac hment is free fr om de - fec ts in mater ial and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this w ar- ranty any defec tiv e gas oline produc t or at- tac hment as follows from t he original dat e of purc has[...]

20 W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any w arrant ed part whic h is not s c heduled f or replac ement as re- quired maintenanc e, or w hic h is s c heduled only for r egular ins pecti on to the effect of “re- pair or replac e as nec es s ary ” s hall be war- ranted for 2 y ears . Any w arranted part w hich is sc heduled for replac ement as required maintenance[...]