Poulan 545186845 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 16 Troubleshooting T able 17 Limited Warranty S tatement 18 Emiss ions St atement 18 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 TNG 7 537419214 / 530071824 Brus hcutt er attac hment PP4000C 95271 1610 Attachment s T ype Part. no . Edger attac hment PP1000E 95271 1607 Cultiv ator attac hment PP2000T 95271 1608 Blower attac hment PP3000B 95271 1609 Pruner attac hm[...]

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 connec t the s park plug before perform- ing maintenance ex c ept car buretor adjust- ments. S Look for and replac e damaged or loose parts before eac h use. Look for and repa[...]

6 Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR N I NG : Inspec 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. WAR N I NG : Blade rotates momen- tarily after the trigger is releas ed or engine is turned off. The blade can ser iously cut y ou or o[...]

7 S Install r equired s hield properly before us ing the unit. Us e the metal shield for all metal blade use. WAR N I NG : Only us e br ushc 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 s ecur ely fast ened. S Cut fr om your left [...]

8 WAR N I NG : Falling objects c an caus e s ever e head injury . Wear head protec - tion when operat ing this unit w ith a pole pr un- er attac hment. WAR N I NG : T o prevent s erious inju- ry, do not use more than one boom ex tens ion with a pole pr uner attac hment. WAR N I NG : Keep the pruner aw ay from pow er lines or elec tric al wires . S [...]

9 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I NG : If receiv ed as sembled, repeat all steps to ensure y our unit is properly 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 t he fuel filter to r attle in the empty [...]

10 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR TRIMMER 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 future r eferenc e. Line limiter blade Primer bulb As sis t handle Starter handle [...]

11 clut ch enga gements , ov erheating, vapor lock , power l oss , lub ric ation defic ienc y, deteriorat ion of fuel lines, gas k ets and internal car buretor componen ts, et c . Altern ative f uels c aus e high moist ure abs orption int o the f uel/oil mix ture le ad in g to oil and fuel separat ion. HOW TO ST OP YOUR UNIT S Releas e the thrott l[...]

12 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 the lock ing/releas e button s naps into the primary hole. 4. Before using the unit, tighten the k nob s e- cur ely by turning clock w ise. Coupler Primar y hole Upper sh af t Lock ing/ releas e button Attac hmen[...]

13 S Duri ng light dut y c utting. S Near objec ts around w hic h the line can wrap s uc h as small pos ts , trees or fenc e wire . S Fo r mo wi ng o r s weeping, us e full thr ottle for a good clean job. TRIMMING - - Hold the bott om of the trimmer head about 3 inches ( 8 cm) above the ground and at an angle. Allow only the tip of t he line to mak[...]

14 A ir Filter Air Filter C over Knob MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARREST - ING SCREEN WAR N I NG : The muffler on this prod - uct c ont ains c hemic als k now n to the Stat e of Califor nia to c ause c anc er . As y our unit is us ed, car bon deposit s build up on the muffler and spar k arres ting s creen. For normal homeowner us e, how ever, the muffler an[...]

15 Slot 7. With your finger betw een the lines, wrap the lines evenly and fir mly around the spool in a c lock wis e direc tion. 8. Position t he lines in t he guide slots . Guide s lot Guide s lot 9. Place the s pool in the cov er as s hown below . 10. Inser t the ends of the lines through exit holes in the s ides of the c over. Line exit hole Cov[...]

16 REPLACING THE TRIMMER HEAD 1. Hold the dust cup with a w rench t o keep the shaf t from tur ning while remov ing and installing t rimmer head. Dust Cup 2. Remove tr immer head by turning coun- terc lock wis e (look ing fr om bot tom of unit). 3. Thread replac ement tr immer head onto the shaf t by t urning c loc kw is e. Only tighten hand tight![...]

17 HE LPFUL T IP During s torage of your gas / oil mixtur e, the oil will s epa- rate from t he gas. We recommend that y ou shak e the gas c an week ly to insur e proper blending of the gas and oil. ENGINE S Remov e spark plug and pour 1 teas poon of 40 :1 , 2- cycle engine oil (air c ooled) thr ough the spar k plug opening. Slow ly pull the star t[...]

18 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div ision of Hu s qv ar n a Cons umer O utdoor Produc ts N .A., I nc., 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 agr ees t o repair or repl ace under this war ranty any def ectiv e g[...]

19 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. Warrant y r epairs s hould be complet[...]