Poulan PPB150E 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 UL CLASSI FIED P ROD UCT NOTIC E Only t he f ollowing G as oline Powered Combination G ardening Applianc e powerhead models and their res pect ive att achments have been Class ified by Under writer s Laborat ories , Inc ., in acc or- dance w ith the applicable s afety r equirements . Power head including tr immer attac hment PPB 150E ............[...]

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    3 UNIT / MAINTENANCE SAFETY S Dis connec t the s park plug befor e perform- ing maintenance ex c ept car buretor adjust- ments. S Look for and replac e damaged or loose parts before eac h us e. Look for and r epair fuel leak s before us e. Keep in good work ing condition. S Replac e trimmer head par ts that are chipped, c rac ked, brok en, or damag[...]

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    4 EDGER SAFETY WAR N I NG : Ins pec t the area to be edged before eac h use. Remov e objects (roc ks , br oken glas s, nails , wir e, etc. ) which can be thr own by the blade or c an wrap around the s haft. S Blade rotates momentarily after the trigger is r eleased. The blade c an s erious ly cut you o r ot he rs. S Allow blade to s top before remo[...]

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    5 WAR N I NG : O nly use brushc utter at- tachment s that pr ovide a metal shield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos ci s nose S Us e only s pecified blade and make s ure it is properly ins talled and sec urely fas tened. S Cut fr om your left t o your right. C utting on the right s ide of the shield will throw debris away fr om the operator . S Alway [...]

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    6 WAR N I NG : T o pr event s erious inju- ry, do not use more than one boom ex tension with a pole pr uner attac hment. WAR N I NG : Keep the pruner away from pow er lines or elec tr ical w ires . S Only us e for pruning limbs or br anches up to 4 inches in diameter . S Do not operate t he unit fas ter than the speed needed to pr une. Do not run t[...]

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    7 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I NG : If rec eived as s embled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is pr operly ass embled and all fas teners ar e sec 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[...]

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    8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR TRIMMER 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 futu re ref erenc e. Line Limiter Blade Prime r Bulb Assi st Han dl e Starter Hand[...]

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    9 ON/OF F Swi tch HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR N I NG : Avoid any contac t with t he muffler . A hot muffler c an caus e s erious burns . Starting P osit ion HE LPFU L TIP If your engine s till does not star t after f ollowing these instr uctions , pleas e call 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. ST ARTING A COLD ENGINE NOTE: DO NO T s queeze the thr ottle [...]

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    10 Coupler Primar y Hole Upper Shaft Lock ing/ Releas e Butto n Attac hment Guide R eces 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 ecur ely t ightened before op- erating the unit. All a tta chm en ts ar e des i gned to be us ed in the pr imary hole unless otherw is e sta ted in the app[...]

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    11 S Fo r m ow in g or sweeping, us e full thrott le for a good clean job. TRIMMING - - Hold t he bottom of the t rimmer head about 3 inches ( 8 cm) above the ground and at an angle. Allow only the tip of the line to make c ontac t. Do not for ce trimmer line into work ar ea. T r imming 3 inches (8 c m) above gr ound SCALPING - - The sc alping tech[...]

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    12 Air Filter Air Filter C over Button MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARREST- ING SCREEN WAR N I NG : The muffler on this pr od- uct c ont ains c hemic als k now n to the St ate of Califor nia to c ause c anc er . As your unit is used, carbon depos its build up on the muffler and spar k arres ting s c reen. For normal homeow ner use, howev er , t he muffler an[...]

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    13 S Engine wi ll not idle w hen the thr ottle is released. S The trimmer head or any optional attachment mov es/s pins at idle. 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 you[...]

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    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 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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    15 LIMI TED WA RRANTY 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 f rom the or iginal dat e of purc hase. 2 YEA[...]

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    16 tenance, or w hich is sc heduled 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 required maintenanc e s hall be warr anted for the period of time up to the firs t sc heduled replac ement point for that part.[...]