Poulan PP325 manual

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    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:[...]

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    2 SAFE TY RU LE S WAR N I NG : When using gardening appliances , bas ic safety precaut ions must al- way s be f ollowed to reduce the risk of fir e and ser ious injury. DANGER: Thi s pow er tool c an be dan - gerous ! This unit ca n cause ser ious injury i n- cludi ng amputation or bl indness to the oper ator and other s. T he war nings and saf ety[...]

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    3 S Nev er s tart or run the engine ins ide a clos ed room or building. B reathing ex haust fumes c an kill. S Keep handles f ree of oil and fuel. S Alway s us e the handlebar and a properly adjusted s houlder s trap w ith a blade (s ee ASSEMBL Y). UNIT/ MAINTENANCE SAFETY WAR N I NG : St op unit and dis c onnect the spar k plug before perfor ming [...]

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    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 ex is t, y ou are legally r espons ible for maintaining the oper ating c ondition of thes e parts . Fai lure to do s o is a v iolation of the law. For normal ho meowner us e, t he muffler and spar k a rres ting s c reen will not r equire any s er - vic e. Aft er 50 ho[...]

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    5 Screw Mounting Bracket Handlebar Bracket Cover ASSEMBL Y OF SHOULDER STRAP WAR N I NG : P roper shoulder s trap and handlebar adjust ments mus t be made with the engine c ompletely s topped before using unit. 1. Inser t your r ight arm and head through the shoulder str ap and allow it to res t on your left shoulder. Make sur e the danger sign is [...]

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    6 MET A L SHIE LD and I NSTALLA TIO N OF T HE MET A L BLAD E for ill ustr ations . B e sur e to s tor e all part s and i nstr uct ions f or futu re us e. A T T ACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD A N DT R I M M E RH E A D WAR N I NG : T he s hield must be prop- erly ins talled. The shield pr ovides par tial protec tion to the operator and others from the ris[...]

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    7 INST ALLA TION OF THE MET AL BLADE WAR N I NG : Wear pr otec tiv e gloves when handl ing or performing maint enanc e on the blade to av oid injur y. The blade i s s harp and can c ut y ou ev en w hen it is n ot movi ng. WAR N I NG : D o not us e any blades, or fas tening hardw are oth er than the was her s and nuts s how n in the follow ing illus[...]

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    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 fu ture r eferenc e. Line Limiter Blade Prime r Bulb Handlebar Throttle Trigger Start[...]

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    9 HOW TO ST OP YOUR UNIT S T o s top the engine, move the ON/O FF sw itch t o the OFF pos ition. ON/OF F Switch HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR N I NG : Avo id any c ontac t w ith the muffler . A hot muffler c an ca use s erious bur ns. Starting pos ition HE LPFUL TIP If your engine s till does not star t after f ollowing these instr uctions , pleas e [...]

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    10 L ock ing / Releas e Button Coupler Upper S haft Lower Att achment 3. While s ecur ely holding t he engine and upper s haft, pull the attac hment str aight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH- MENTS 1. Remov e the shaf t c ap from the attach- men t (if presen t). 2. Pos ition lock ing/releas e button of attac h- ment into guide re[...]

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    11 mum line wear by not c rowding the line into the cutting ar ea. The right and w rong ways are s hown below. Tip of the line does the c utting. Right W rong Line cr owded into work ar ea. S The line will easily remove gr ass and weeds from around walls , fences , trees and flower beds, but it also can c ut the tender bark of trees or shrubs and s[...]

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    12 fences , metal, etc ., or c lus ters of hard, woody brus h having a diameter greater 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 hav e maximum cutting power and is less lik ely to bind or s tall. S “Feed” t he blade deliberately and not too rap[...]

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    13 be pick ed up by t he air intak e and throw n out through d isc harge opening, damaging unit, propert y, or c aus ing ser ious injury to bys tander s or op erator. S Nev er plac e objec ts i nside t he blowe r tubes , vac uum tubes or blower out let. A lway s d irec t the blowin g debris away from people, animals, glas s , and solid objec ts s u[...]

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    14 WAR N I NG : F alling objects c an caus e s ever e head injury. Wear head pr otec- tion when operat ing this unit w ith a pole prun- er attac hment. WAR N I NG : T o prev ent serious injury , do not us e more tha n one boo m 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 [...]

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    15 MAINTE NANCE WAR N I NG : D isc onnec t t he spark plug before perfor ming maintenance except for car buretor adjustments . HE LPFU L TIP IMPO R T ANT : Hav e all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instruc tion manual performed by an authoriz ed serv ic e dealer. If any dealer other than an authoriz ed ser vic e [...]

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    16 SERVIC E AND ADJUSTMENTS REPLACING THE LINE For unit to operate proper ly, the c utting line shoul d be replac ed when line bec omes wor n to less th an 3 inc hes in length from the edge of the line exi t tunnels on each s ide of the c utting hea d. WAR N I NG : O nly r eplace c utting line with O N/O FF s witc h in the O FF pos ition. 1. Remov [...]

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    17 STORAGE WAR N I NG : P erform the follow ing steps after eac h use: S Allow engine to c ool befor e stor ing or tr ans- porting. S Store unit and fuel in a well v entilated area where fuel v apors c annot reac h s park s or open f lames from w ater heaters , elec tric motors or s wit ches , furnac es , etc. S Store unit w ith all guards in place[...]

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    18 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. Mo ve ON/OFF swi tch to th e ON position. 2. See “St arting a Flooded Engine” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank w ith [...]

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    19 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 work mans 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 fr om t he original dat e of purc hase. 2 YEA[...]

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    20 W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any w arranted part whic h is not s c heduled for r eplacement as r e- quired maintenanc e, or w hich i s s c heduled only for regular ins pection to t he ef fect of “re- pair or replac e as nec es sar y” s hall be war- ranted for 2 y ears . Any w arranted part w hich is s c heduled for r eplacement as r equired maintenance[...]