Poulan PP333 manual

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    ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: 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 . ADVERTENCIA: 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. A [...]

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    2 TAB L E OF C O N T E N T S Identificat ion of Safety Symbols 2 Safety Rules 4 Asse mb ly 6 Operat ion 10 Maintenance 17 Serv ice & A djustments 18 Storage 19 Troubleshooting T able 20 Limited Warranty S tatement 21 Emiss ions St atement 21 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS W ARNING: A lway s us e a metal s hield and dus t c up in the ord[...]

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    3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS As sis t handle to be pos itioned only below the arrow . When ser vic ing unit, use only identic al replacement parts. Nev er allow c hildren to operate this unit. Alway s stop unit and disc onnect spark plug before clean- ing or s erv icing. Store unit i ndoors in a high, dry place out of the reac h of chil[...]

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    4 OPTIONAL ATTACHME NTS Cutting attachme nt / guard, Pow erhead m odel Att achments T ype part. n o. Trimmer head WE fix ed line 545053902 / 530071919 Gras s blade/gras s c utt er 4- point blade, 530055892 / 530071383 8 ″ (20 cm) diameter Brus hcutt er attac hment PP4000C 95271 1610 Attachment s T ype Part. no . Edger attac hment PP1000E 95271 16[...]

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    5 drugs , or medic ation. Watc h what y ou are doing; use common sense. S Wear hearing protection. 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[...]

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    6 SPECIAL NOTICE: T his unit is equipped with a temperat ure limiting muffler and spar k arres ting sc reen whic h meets the r equire- ments of Cali fornia Codes 4442 and 4443. All U.S. for est land and the s tates of C alifornia, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New J ers ey, Ore- gon, and Was hington r equire by law that many internal c ombustion engines[...]

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    7 2. Position t he brack et c ov er ov er the han- dlebar . Again mak e sure the handlebar is at the end of t he arrow. 3. I n s er t sc rew s a nd hand tighten only. Be sur e the ha ndlebar is ins talle d cor rec tly ; then, ti ghten eac h s cr ew s ec urely w ith the hex wr ench. Screw Mounting Bracket Handlebar Bracket Cover Shoulder Strap Cla m[...]

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    8 four mounti ng sc rew s. See ATT AC HIN G THE MET AL SH IELD and INS T ALLA TIO N O F THE MET AL BLA DE for ill ustr ations . Be sur e t o stor 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 : The s hield must be prop- erly ins talled. The shield pr ovides par tial protec t[...]

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    9 A TT ACHING THE MET AL SHIELD WAR N I NG : The metal s hield mus t be properly ins talled on the t ool any time the tool is used wit h a blade. The forward t ip of the metal shield helps to reduc e the oc c urrenc e of blade thrus t w hich c an c ause s erious injury suc h as amputati on to the operator or by - stander s. Failure to ins tall the [...]

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    10 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR UNIT READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YO UR 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 Handlebar ON/ST OP Swit ch Shield Tri mm e r [...]

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    11 WAR N I NG : Alt ernativ e fuels (n ot gas - oline) s uc h as E - - 15 (15% al cohol) , E - - 20 (20 % alcoh ol), E - - 85 (85% alc ohol) a re N O T clas s ified as g asolin e and are NOT approved for use in 2- - s trok e gas oline engi nes. U s e of altern ative fuels w ill cau se pro blems s uc h as: i mproper clut ch enga gements , ov erheati[...]

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    12 3. While sec urely holding the engine and upper s haft, pull the attac hment s traight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH - MENTS 1. Remove the s haft c ap fr om the attac h- men t (if present). 2. Position loc king/ releas e button of attach- ment into guide reces s of c oupler . 3. Push the at tachment into the c oupler until t[...]

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    13 S For trimming or s calping, us e less than full throttle to inc reas e line life and dec reas e head wear, especially : S During light duty c utting. S Near objects around whic h the line c an wrap s uc h as s mall posts , trees or fenc e wir e. S For mowing or sw eeping, use full throttle for a good clean job. TRIMMING - - Hold the bottom o f [...]

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    14 adjust ed sho ulder st rap w ill s upport the weight of the unit , freeing your arms and hands to c ontr ol and guide th e c utting moti on. S Keep feet c omfortab ly s pread apart and brac ed for a poss ibl e s udden, rapi d thr ust of unit. Do not o ver reac h. Keep firm footing and balance . S Keep blade below w aist lev el; it w ill be easie[...]

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    15 S Nev er plac e objec ts inside t he blowe r tubes , vac uum tubes or blow er outlet. A lway s dir ect the blowin g debris away from people, animals, glass , and s olid objec t s s uc h as trees , automobiles , wall s, etc . The forc e of air can cause rocks, dir t, or sti cks to b e thr own o r to ric oc het w hich c an hur t people or a nimals[...]

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    16 WAR N I NG : Falling 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 prevent serious injury , do not use mor e than one boom ext ensi on with a pole prun er attac hment. WAR N I NG : Keep the pruner away from pow er lines or elec tric al w ires . S On[...]

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    17 MAINTE NANCE WAR N I NG : Disc onnec t the s park plug before perfor ming maintenance except for car buretor adjustments . HE LPFUL T IP IMPO R T AN T : 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 dea ler other than an author ized ser vic e[...]

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    18 SERVIC E AND ADJUSTMENTS REPLACING THE LINE For unit to operate proper ly, the c utting line shoul d be replac ed when line b ecomes 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. 1. R emove and dis c ard w orn line before installing new line. 2. Use only 0.1 15 inc h (3 mm) d[...]

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    19 STORAGE WAR N I NG : Perform the follow ing steps after eac h us e: S Allow engine to c ool befor e stor ing or tr ans- porting. S Store unit and fuel in a w ell ventilated area where fuel v apors c annot reac h spark 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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    20 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 carbur etor . 5. Carbur etor requires adjustment. 1. See “S tarting a Flooded Engine” in Operation Sec tion. 2. Fill tank with c orr ect fuel mix ture. 3. Ins tall new s park plug. 4. Chec k for dirty f uel filt[...]

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    21 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div ision of Hus qv arna C onsum - er Outdoor P roduc ts N.A ., Inc. , w arrant s to the original c onsu mer pur c haser that eac h new Poulan PRO bra nd gas oline tool or attac hment is fr ee from defe cts in material and work man - ship and agr ees t o repair or replac e under this warr anty any defec tiv e ga[...]

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    22 abuse, neglec t, improper maintenanc e, un- approv ed modific ations , or the us e of parts not made or approv ed by the original equip- ment manufacturer. Y ou a re re s ponsibl e for pres enting y our s mall off - - road engi ne t o an Poulan PR O authoriz ed r epair center as s oon as a pr oblem ex is ts. Warranty r epairs s hould be complet [...]