Poulan BC2500 LE manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Saf ety Rules and Oper ating Inst ructions before using this product. F ailure to do s o can result in serious injury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instr ucciones y siga t odas las adv ertencias e instr ucciones de s eguridad. El no hac erlo puede r esultar en le - siones graves . A VERTIS[...]

2 SAFETY RULES W ARNING: When using gardening appliances , basic safety precautions must al- ways be fol lowed to reduce the risk of fire and serious injur y. DANGER: Thi s power t ool can be dangerous! This unit can cause s erious injury including amputation or blindness t o the op- erator and others . The warnings and safety instruc tions in t hi[...]

3 S Keep handles free of oil and fuel. S Always use the handlebar and a properly adjusted s houlder strap wit h a blade (s ee ASSEMBLY). UNIT/MAINTENANCE SAFETY W ARNING: Stop unit and disconnec t the spark plug bef ore performing maint e- nance (exc ept carburetor adjus tments). S Look for and replace damaged or loos e parts before each us e. Look[...]

4 equipped with a spark arresti ng screen. If you operate in a local e where s uch regulat ions ex - ist, you are legally respons ible for maintaining the operating c ondition of these parts. Failure to do so i s a v iolation of t he l aw . For normal homeowner use, the muff ler and spark arrest- ing screen wi ll not require any servic e. After 50 [...]

5 NOTE: Remove the bl ade and metal shield before attac hing the plastic shield and trim- mer head. T o remove blade, pus h in loc king lever and hold. Rotate blade nut until the lock- ing lever f alls int o one of the grooves in the dust c up. Continue to hold the loc king lever. This will keep the s haft f rom turning while loosening the blade nu[...]

6 INST ALLA TION OF THE MET AL BLADE W ARNING: Wear pr otective gloves when handling or performing maintenance on the blade to avoid i njury . The bl ade is sharp and can cut you even when it is not moving. W ARNING: Do not use any blades, or fastening hardware other than the washers and nuts show n in t he follo win g illustrations . These parts m[...]

7 OPERATION KNOW YOUR BRUSHWACKER REA D THI S I NS TRUCTI ON MA NUAL A ND SA FE TY RUL ES B EF ORE OPE RA TI NG YOUR UNIT . Com pare the illustr ations with y our unit to familiar ize yours elf with th e locatio n of the various contr ols and adjustments. S ave this manual for future reference. Trigger Handle Handlebar Shield Muffler Choke Lever Pr[...]

8 HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT W ARNING: The trimm er head will turn while start ing the engine. Avoid any con- tact with the muff ler. A hot muffl er can cause serious burns. ST ARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a warm engine after running out of fuel) Starti ng Position Choke Lever Primer Bulb Starter Handl e Muffler 1. Set unit on a flat s urface. 2. Move the[...]

9 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH TRIMMER HEAD W ARNING: Always wear eye protec - tion. Never lean over the t rimm er head. Rocks or debris can r i cochet or be throw n into eyes and face and cause blindness or other serious injur y . Before trim ming, bring engi ne to a speed suffi- cient to cut m aterial to be tri mmed. Do not run the engine[...]

10 SWEEPIN G - - The fanning acti on of t he rotating line can be used to blow away loose debris from an area. K eep the l ine parallel t o and above the area surface and sw ing the tool from si de to side. OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH WEED BLADE S Blade Thrust is a reaction t hat only occurs when using a bladed unit . This reaction can cau[...]

11 MAINTENANCE W ARNING: Disc onnect the s park plug before performing mai ntenance except for carburet or adjustments . CHECK FOR LOOSE F ASTENERS AND P ARTS S Spark Plug B oot S Air Filter S Housing Sc rews S Ass ist Handle S crew S Debris Sh ield CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR WORN P ARTS Contact an aut horized serv ice deal er f or re- placement of dam a[...]

12 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT S REPLACING THE LINE 1. Remove s pool by f irmly pulling on tap button. 2. Clean enti re surf ace of hub and spool . 3. Replace with a pre-wound spool, or cut t wo lengths of 12- 1/2 feet of 0.080 ! (2 mm) d ia- me ter Weed Eater r brand line. W ARNING: Never us e wire, rope, string, et c., which can break off and bec ome [...]

13 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not start. 1 . ON/OFF switch in OFF positi on. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel t ank empty. 4. Spark pl ug not fi ring. 5. Fuel not reaching carburetor . 6. Carburetor requires adjustm ent. 1. Move ON/OFF s witch to ON position. 2. See “Starting a Flooded Engi ne” in Operation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank with correc t [...]

14 LIMITED W ARRANTY ELECTROL UX HOME PRODUCTS , I NC., warrants to the original purchaser that each new Weed Eater r brand gasoline tool or at - tachment is f ree from defec ts in mat erial and workmanshi p and agrees to repai r or replac e under thi s warranty any defec tive gasoli ne product or at tachment as f ollows from the original date of p[...]

15 POULAN /WEED EAT ER at 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723 W ARRANTY P ERIOD: Any warranted part which is not schedul ed for replacement as required m aintenance, or which is sc heduled only for regular ins pection to t he eff ect of “repair or replac e as nec es- sary” s hall be warrant ed f or 2 years . Any war- ranted part whic h is scheduled for [...]