Poulan Pro 545117592 manual

ENGLI SH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: 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 . PELIG RO: 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. DANG[...]

2 SAFE TY R ULE S WAR NI N G: When using gar dening appliances , bas ic safet y pr ecaut ions must al- way s be follow ed to reduce the ri sk of fire and ser ious injury. DANGER: Thi s pow er tool c an be dan - gerous ! This uni t can caus e serious in jury in - c luding amputation or blindness to the operator and other s. The war nings and saf ety[...]

3 S Nev er s tart or run t he engine ins ide a clos ed room or building. Br eathing ex haus t fumes c an kill. S Keep handles fr ee of oil and fuel. S Alway s us e the handlebar and a properly adjusted s houlder s tr ap w ith a blade (s ee ASSEMBL Y). UNIT/ MAINTENANCE SAFETY WAR NI N G: Stop unit and dis connec t the spar k plug befor e per formin[...]

4 equipped with a s park arr est ing sc reen. If you operate in a locale w here s uc h r egulations ex - ist , y ou are legally res pons ible for maintaining the operating c ondition of thes e parts . Failure to do s o is a v iolation of the law. F or normal homeowner us e, the muf fler and spar k arr es t- ing sc reen w ill not require any serv ic[...]

5 4. I nser t tw o sc rew s into t he sc r ew holes . 5. S ec ure s houlder s trap c lamp by tight en- ing sc rew s w ith a hex w renc h. 30 inches (76 cm ) HARNESS ADJU STM ENT FOR BALANCE 4 - - 12 inches (10 - - 30 cm) above ground 6 inches (15 cm) below waist 30 inches (76 cm) CONFIG URING YOUR UNI T Y ou can c onfigur e you r unit us ing a cut [...]

6 ASSEMBL Y INFORMA TION - - WEED BLADE WEED BLADE NOTE: Remov e t he trimmer head and plas tic s hield befor e attac hing t he metal s hield and ins talling the w eed blade. T o r emov e the trim - mer head, align ho le in the du st cup w ith the hole in the s ide of the gearbox b y rotating t he dus t c up. Insert a s mall s c rew driv er into al[...]

7 Screwdriver 9 . TIghten blade nut firmly with a wr enc h while holding s c rew driv er in pos ition. 10 . Remove the s c rewdr iv er . 11. Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds agains t the s hield, or appears to be uneven, the blade is no t c entered, a nd yo u must r e - ins tall. NOTE: T o remov e blade, ins er t s cr ewd riv er into aligne d[...]

8 IMPO RT ANT Ex perienc e i ndic ates tha t alc ohol blend ed fuels (c alled gas ohol or u sin g ethanol or metha nol) c an attrac t moi st ure w hic h leads to s epa ration and form ation of ac ids duri ng storage. Acidic gas can damage th e fuel s y s tem of an engine while in s tor age. T o av oid engine pr oblems , empty the f uel s y st em be[...]

9 ST ARTING A W ARM ENGINE 1. Mov e ON/ OFF sw itc h to the ON position. 2. Mov e the c hok e lev er to the HA LF CH OKE pos ition. 3. S queeze and hold the throttle t rigger . Keep thr ottle trigger fully s queezed until the engine runs smoothly. 4 . P ull s tart er rop e shar ply until engine runs , but no mor e than 5 pulls . 5. A llow engine t [...]

10 Tip of the line does t he cut ting. Right W rong Line cr owded into wor k area. S The line w ill eas ily remove gr ass and weeds from around walls , fences , tr ees and flower beds, but it als o c an c ut the t ender bark of trees or shrubs and scar fenc es. S For t rimming or s c alping, us e les s than full throttle to inc r ease line lif e an[...]

11 fences , metal, et c., or clus ters of hard, woody brush hav ing a diameter gr eater than 1/2 inc h (1 c m). S Keep the blade s harp. A dull blade is more likely to snag and thrus t. S Cut only at full thr ottle. The blade will have maximum cutting power and is les s lik ely to bind or s tall. S “Feed” t he blade deliberately and not too rap[...]

12 Air Filter Air Filter Cover Butto n INSPECT MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN WAR NI N G: T he muf fler on this prod- uct c ontains c hemic als k nown t o the St ate of Califor nia to c ause c ancer. As your unit is us ed, carbon depos its build up on the muffler and s park ar res ting screen and must be r emoved to av oid c reating a f ire ha[...]

13 The carburet or has been c ar efully s et at the fac tory. A djustments may be nec es sar y if y ou notic e any of the following c onditions : S Engine w ill not idle w hen the t hrottl e is released. S The trimmer head, blade or optional attac hment moves /s pins at idle. Make adjus tments with t he unit s upported so the c utting attac hment i[...]

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. Mo ve ON/OFF swi tch to th e ON posit ion. 2. See “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank [...]

15 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO warrants to the or iginal 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 mater ial and wor kmans hip and agrees to r epair or replac e under this w ar- ranty any defec tiv e gas oline produc t or at- tac hment as follows from t he original dat e of purc has[...]

16 W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any w arrant ed part whic h is not s c heduled f or replac ement as re- quired maintenanc e, or w hic h is s c heduled only for r egular ins pecti on to the effect of “re- pair or replac e as nec es s ary ” s hall be war- ranted for 2 y ears . Any w arranted part w hich is sc heduled for replac ement as required maintenance[...]