Poulan Pro 545137281 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 IDENT IF ICA T ION OF SYM BOL S DANGE R! This pruner c an be dangerous ! Ca reles s or im- proper us e c an caus e ser ious or ev en f atal injur y. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the pruner. DANGER! Falling objec ts c an caus e s ev ere head injur y . Wear head protec tion when oper ating this unit. Do not st and ben[...]

3 S Do not handle o r operat e a pruner when y ou are fatigue d, ill, or ups et, o r if you hav e taken alc ohol, drugs , or medication. Y ou mus t be in good phy s ica l c ondition an d mentally aler t. If you ha ve any c ondition that migh t be aggrav ated by s trenuous w ork , chec k w ith doctor before opera ting a pruner . S Carefully plan you[...]

4 S Pull-In can oc c ur when t he mov ing c hain con tact s a f oreign obj ect in the wood in the c ut along the bott om of the guide bar and t he cha in is s uddenly s topped. This s udden st opping pulls t he pr uner f orw ard and away from the oper ator and c ould eas ily c aus e the operator to los e c ontr ol of t he pruner. REDUCE THE C HANCE[...]

5 SPECIAL NOTIC E: T h i s unit is equipped with a t emperatur e limiting muffler and spa rk ar - res ting s c reen whic h meets the r equirement s of Califor nia C odes 4442 and 44 43. A ll U .S. for es t land and the stat es of Cali fornia, I daho, Main e, Minnes ota, N ew J er sey, Or egon, and Was hing - ton requir e by law th at many int ernal[...]

6 people, animals, glas s , and s olid objec ts suc h as t rees , automobiles , w alls , etc. The fo rce o f ai r can cause r ocks, dir t, or sti cks to be thrown or to ric oc het which c an hurt people or animals, break glass , or caus e other damage. S Nev er run unit without the proper equip- ment attac hed. When us ing y our unit as a blower , [...]

7 S Alway s wear glov es when s erv ic ing or cleaning t he t ines. The tines bec ome ver y shar p from us e. S Do not r un unit at high s peed unless c ulti- vating. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY DANGER: RISK O F CU T ; KEEP HANDS AW A Y FROM BLADE - - Blad e moves momentar ily after the trigger is r e- leased. Do not attempt to c lear away cut ma- terial [...]

8 ASSE MBL Y WAR NI N G: If r eceiv ed as s embled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is properly ass embled and all fas tener s are s ecure. 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, call 1-800-554-6723. It is nor mal for the fuel filt er to ratt le in the empty f[...]

9 4. Ins ert tw o s cr ews into t he sc r ew holes . 5. Sec ure s houlder st rap c lamp by t ighten- ing sc rew s w ith a hex w renc h. ADJUSTING THE ASSIST HANDLE WAR NI N G: W hen adjusting the as - sis t handle, be s ure it remains between the coupler and the lower ar row ( clos es t to coupler ) on the s afety label t o ensur e proper balanc in[...]

10 rec ommended. Mix gas oline and oil at a ratio of 40:1. A 40:1 r atio is obt ained by mix ing 3.2 ounces (95 ml) of oil with 1 gallon (4 liters ) of unleaded gasoline. DO NOT USE a u to mo ti ve oil or mar ine oil. Thes e oil s w ill caus e engine damage. When mix ing fuel, follow inst ruc tions printed o n c ont ainer . O nce oil is added to ga[...]

11 OPERA TI NG THE COUPLER This model is equipped w ith a c oupler w hich enables optional attac hments to be installed. The optional attac hments are: MOD EL: Edger PP 1000E ............. .......... Cultiv ator PP 2000T .............. ...... Blower P P3000B ................ ...... Brus hc utter PP 4000C ................ .. WAR NI N G: Alw ay s s t[...]

12 S Hold thrott le gr ip with y our r ight hand with finger on throttle tr igger . S Keep engine end below wais t lev el. S Keep shoulder s tr ap pad centered on your left shoulder and danger s ign c entered on your bac k . S Maintain full w eight of t ool on y our lef t shoulder. Alw ays r eleas e the t hrott le t rigger and allow the engine to r[...]

13 MAINT ENANCE WAR NI N G: D is connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance exc ept for car buretor adjus tments. HE LPFUL T IP IMP OR T A NT : Hav e all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instr uction manual performed by an authoriz ed ser vic e dealer. If any dealer other than an authoriz ed ser v ice [...]

14 CLEAN AIR FIL TER A dirty air filter decr eas es engine perform- ance and inc reas es f uel cons umption and harmful emis sions . A lway s c lean after ev ery 5 hours of operation. 1. Clean t he cov er and the area around it to keep dir t from falling into the c arburet or chamber w hen the cov er i s remov ed. 2. Remov e parts by pres s ing but[...]

15 Replac e the ol d cha in when it bec omes w orn or damaged. U s e only the Low -K ic kba ck r eplac e- ment c hain s pec ified in t he repa ir par ts lis t . TO REPLACE CHAI N: 1. Mov e ON/ OFF s w itch to the O FF pos ition and disc onnec t spar k plug. 2. Remov e bar clamp nut. 3. R emove bar c lamp. 4. Turn adjus ting scr ew by hand c ounter-[...]

16 STORAGE WAR NI N G: P erform the follow ing st eps af ter eac h us e: S Allow engine to c ool befor e st oring or trans - porting. S Store unit and fuel in a w ell v entilated area where fuel vapor s c annot r each s park s or open flames from wat er heaters , elec tric motors or s w itc hes, fur nac es, etc . S Store unit w ith all guards in pl[...]

17 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /O FF sw itc 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. Move ON /OFF swi tch t o ON. 2. S ee “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. F ill tank w ith c orrec[...]

18 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 w ork mans 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 the or iginal date of purc hase.[...]

19 W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any warranted par t whic h is not s c heduled f or replac ement as r e- quired maintenanc e, or whic h i s s c heduled only for regular ins pection t o the ef fec t of “re- pair or replac e as nec es s ary ” s hall be war- ranted for 2 y ears . A ny w arranted part whic h is sc heduled for replac ement as r equired maintena[...]