Poulan 545186799 manual

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 [...]

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 9 Operat ion 10 Maintenance 13 Serv ice & A djustments 14 Storage 15 Troubleshooting T able 16 Limited Warranty S tatement 17 Emiss ions St atement 17 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WAR N I NG : This unit c an be dangerous! C areles s or improper [...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS When ser vic ing unit, use only identic al replac ement parts . Nev er allow c hildren to operate this unit. Store unit indoors in a high, dry plac e out of the reach of childr en. Alway s st op unit and dis connec t s park plug before c lean- ing or ser vic ing. WA R N I N G : Fir e hazard. Nev er mix , pou[...]

4 OPTIONAL ATTACHME NTS Cutting attachme nt / guard, Pow erhead m odel Att achments T y pe part. no. Trimmer head WE fix ed line 545053902 / 545003325 Brus hcutt er attac hment PP B4000C 95271 1828 Attachment s T ype Part. no . Edger attac hment PPB1000E 95271 1825 Cultiv ator attac hment PPB2000T 95271 1826 Blower attac hment PPB3000B 95271 1827 P[...]

5 S Us e only in day light or good artific ial light. 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 t he s par k plug before perf orming maintenanc e ex c ept c arbur etor adjus tments . S Look fo r and replac e damaged o r l oose par ts before eac h us e. Look f or[...]

6 Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR N I NG : Inspec t the area to be edged before eac h use. Remove objects (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. WAR N I NG : Blade rotates momen- tarily after the tr igger is releas ed or engine is turned off. The blade can s erious ly c ut y ou or[...]

7 S Throw aw ay and r eplace blades that are bent, warped, c rac ked, br oken or damaged in any other way. S Install r equired s hield properly befor e using the unit. Us e the metal shield for all metal blade us e. O nly use br ushc utter attachment s that pr ovide a metal s hield with probos cis nos e. Probos ci s nose S Us e only s pecified blad[...]

8 WAR N I NG : Falling objects c an caus e s ever e head injury. W ear 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 us e mor e than one boom ex tens ion wi th 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 [...]

9 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I NG : If 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 [...]

10 ADJUSTING THE HANDLE WAR N I NG : When adjusting the han- dle, be sur e it remains abov e the s afety label and below the mark or arrow on the s haft. 1. Loos en wing nut on handle. 2. R otate the handle on the s haft to an up- right pos ition; retight en wing nut. OPER A TION KNOW YOUR UNIT READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE [...]

11 WAR N I NG : Alt ernativ e fuels ( not 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 NO T a pprov ed for us e in 2- - s trok e gas oline engi nes. Us e of altern ative fuels w ill cau se pro blems s uc h as: i mproper clut ch enga gements , ov erhe[...]

12 1. Loos en the coupler by turning the knob counter cloc k wis e. Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGH TEN Upper shaft Attac hment 2. Press and hold the loc k ing/r eleas e button. L ock ing / releas e button Coupler Upper s haft Attac hment 3. While s ec urely holding the engine and upper s haft, pull the attac hment s traight out of the coupler. INST ALLI[...]

13 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 als o c an c ut t he tender bark of trees or shrubs and scar fenc es. S For trimming or s c alping, use les s than full throttle to inc reas e line life and dec r[...]

14 S Fuel T ank - - Dis cont inue use of unit if fuel tank show s signs of damage or leak s. S Debris S hield - - D isc ontinue us e of unit if debris shield is damaged. INSPECT AND CLEAN UNIT AND DECALS S After e ach us e, ins pec t c omplete unit for loose or damaged parts . C lean the unit and decals us ing a dam p cloth w ith a mild deter- gent[...]

15 Screwdriver 3. While holding the s c rewdr iver in posit ion, remov e trimmer head by turning c lock - wis e (look ing from bottom of unit) . 4. Thr ead r eplacement trimmer head onto the shaf t by turning c ounterc lock w ise. Tighten until secur e. 5. R emove the s c rewdr iver. CARBURETO R IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT W ARNI NG: K eep others aw ay w[...]

16 ENGINE S Remov e spark plug and pour 1 teaspoon of 40 :1 , 2- cycle engine oil (air c ooled) through the spar k plug opening. Slow ly pull the star ter rope 8 to 10 times to distr ibute oil. S Replac e spark plug with new one of rec om- mended type and heat range. S Clean air filt er . S Chec k ent ire unit for loos e s c rews , nuts , and bolts[...]

17 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div ision of H u s qv ar n a Cons umer O utdoor P roduc ts N. A., Inc ., wa r- rants to t he or iginal c ons umer pur c haser th at each n ew Poulan PRO brand gas oline tool or attac hment is free from defec ts in mater ial and work mans hip and ag rees to repai r or replac e under this war ranty any def ectiv e[...]

18 abuse, neglec t, improper maintenanc e, un- approv ed modific ations , or t he use 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 to an Poulan PR O authoriz ed r epair center as soon as a pr oblem ex is ts. Warranty r epairs s hould be complet ed[...]