Poulan Pro PPB150E manual

ENGLI SH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Ope rat ing I nst ruct ions befor e using t his produ ct. Failur e to do s o can res ult in s erious inj ury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y siga t odas las adver tenc ias e inst rucc iones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede result ar en le - siones grav es.[...]

2 UL CLASSI FIED P ROD UCT NOTIC E Only t he f ollowing Gas oline Pow ered Combination Gar dening Appliance pow erhead models and their res pec tiv e attac hments hav e been Class ified by Under wr iters Laboratories , Inc., in acc or- dance w ith the applicable s afety r equirements . Power head inc luding trimmer att achment PPB 150E ............[...]

3 UNIT / MAINTENANCE SAFETY S Dis connec t the spark plug before perfor m- ing maintenance ex c ept c arbur etor adjust- ments. S Look for and replac e damaged or loos e parts befor e eac h use. Look for and r epair fuel leak s bef ore use. K eep in good wor k ing condition. S Replac e trimmer head par ts that are chipped, c rac k ed, br oken, or d[...]

4 EDGER SAFETY WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea to be edged before eac h us e. Remove objec ts (roc k s , brok en glas s, nails, w ire, et c. ) which can be thr own by the blade or can w rap 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 oth ers. S Allow blade to s top before r e[...]

5 WAR NI N G: O nly us e br ushc utter at- tac hments that pr ovide a metal s hield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos c is nose S Us e only s pec ified blade and mak e sur e it is properly ins talled and s ec urely fas tened. S Cut fr om your left to y our right. Cut ting on the right s ide of the shield will thr ow debris away fr om the operator. S A[...]

6 WAR NI N G: T o pr event s er ious inju- ry, do not use more than one boom ex tens ion with a pole pr uner attac hment. WAR NI N G: Keep the pruner away from pow er lines or elec tric al w ires . S Only us e for pruning limbs or branches up to 4 inc hes in diameter. S Do not operate t he unit faster than the speed needed to pr une. Do not run the[...]

7 ASSE MBL Y WAR NI N G: If receiv ed as s embled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is properly ass embled and all fas tener s are s ec ure. Ex amine parts for damage. Do not use dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need as s ist ance or find parts miss ing or damaged, c all 1-800-554- 6723. It is normal for the f uel filter to r attle in the empty [...]

8 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR TRIMMER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YO UR UNIT . Compar e the illus tra tions wit h yo ur unit to familiar ize y our sel f with the location of the v arious c ontrol s and adjus tments . Sav e this manual f or fu ture r eferenc e. Line Limiter Blade Prime r Bulb Assi st Han dl e Starter H[...]

9 ON/O FF Swi tch HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR NI N G: Avo id any c ontac t wit h the muffler . A h ot muffler can c aus e s erious bur ns. Start ing Pos ition HE LPFU L TIP If y our engine still does not st art after follow ing thes e inst ruc tions, please c all 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. ST ARTI NG A COLD ENGINE NOTE: DO N OT s queez e the throt[...]

10 Coupler Primar y Hole Upper Shaft Lock ing/ Releas e Butto n Attac hment Guide R eces s WAR NI N G: Mak e sur e the loc king/ releas e button is loc k ed in the primary hole and the k nob is s ec urely tightened befor e op- erating the unit. All a tt ach me nts are d esi gned to be us ed in the primary hole unles s o therw is e s tated in the ap[...]

11 S Fo r mo win g or sw eeping, us e full thr ottle for a good c lean job. TRIMMING - - H old the bottom of the trimmer head about 3 inc hes (8 cm) above the ground and at an angle. Allow only the tip of the line to make c ontac t. D o not forc e tr immer line into work ar ea. T r imming 3 inches (8 c m) above gr ound SCALPING - - The sc alping t [...]

12 Air Filter Air Filter C ov er Button MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARREST- ING SCREEN WAR NI N G: The muffler on this pro d- uc t co ntains chemic als k now n to the State of Califor nia to c aus e ca nce r . As y our unit is us ed, carbon depos its build up on the muffler and spar k arr es ting s cr een. For normal homeowner use, howev er , t he muffler a[...]

13 S Engine w ill not idle w hen the t hrottl e is released. S The trimmer head or any optional attac hment moves /s pins at idle. Make adjus tments with t he unit s upported so the c utting attac hment is off the ground and will not mak e cont act w ith any object. Hold the unit by hand w hile running and making ad- just ments. K eep all par ts of[...]

14 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /OF F s witc h in OFF pos ition. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty . 4. Spark plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 6. Carbur etor requir es adjus tment. 1. M ove ON/ OFF swi tch to t he ON posit ion. 2. See “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank[...]

15 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO warrants to the original pur- chas er t hat each new P oulan PR O br and gasoline tool or at tac hment is free fr om de - fec ts in material and work mans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this w ar- ranty any defec tiv e gasoline pr oduct or at- tac hment as follows from the or iginal dat e of purc hase. [...]

16 tenanc e, or w hich is s cheduled only for r egu- lar ins pec tion to the effect of “ repair or replac e as nec es s ary ” s hall be warr anted for 2 years. Any war ranted part whic h is sc heduled for re- placement as r equired maintenanc e s hall be warr anted for the period of t ime up to the fir st sc heduled replac ement point for that [...]