Poulan Pro 545154718 manual

P3500 WA R N I N G : Read and follow all Safet y Rules and Operat ing Inst ruct ions before using t his product . F ailure t o do so can res ult in ser ious injury . ADVE RTE NCIA: Lea el manual de ins trucc iones y siga t odas las adver tencias e inst rucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede resultar en lesiones graves. A VERTISSEMENT : Lire le[...]

2 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS W ARNING : This unit c an be dangerous! Car eless or imp roper use can c aus e serious injur y . Read the operator ’s manu al before us e. Failur e to follow ins truc tions c ould res ult in s erious injur y . Sav e operat or ’ s manual. Trimmer line can t hrow objec ts violent ly . Y ou can be blinded o[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS When s ervic ing unit, us e only ident ical replac e- ment parts . Store unit indoors in a high, dry plac e out of the reach of childr en. Alway s st op unit and disc onnec t spark plug befor e cleaning or s ervic ing. W ARNING: F ire hazard. N ever mix , pour , or st ore gasoline or us e the unit near a fla[...]

4 S Stay al ert. Do n ot operate this unit when y ou are tir ed, ill, ups et or under the influenc e of al- coh ol, drugs, or medic ation . Watc h w hat you are doing; us e common s ens e. S Wear hearing pr otec tion. S Nev er s tart or r un inside a c losed room or building. B reathing ex haus t fumes c an kill. S Keep handles fr ee of oil and fue[...]

5 ASSE MBL Y WAR N I N G : If r eceiv ed ass embled, repeat all steps to ensure y our unit is properly ass embled and all fas teners are s ecure. Ex amine parts for damage. Do not us e dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need ass ist ance or find parts miss ing or damaged, c all 1-800-554- 6723. It is normal f or the fuel filter to rattle in the empty [...]

6 STOP SW ITCH The STOP s witc h is us ed to stop the engine. T o s top the engine, pus h and hold the sw itch in the ST O P position u ntil the eng ine stops. PRIMER BULB The PR IMER B ULB remov es air from the c ar- buretor and f uel lines and f ills them with fuel. This allows y ou to star t the engine with few er pulls on the star ter rope. A c[...]

7 Chok e Lever Star ter Handle Primer Bulb 5. Pu ll star ter rope handle sharply until engine s ounds as if it is tr ying to s tart, but do not pull rope more than 6 t imes. 6. As s oon as engine sounds as if it is try ing to s tart, mov e c hoke lev er to H ALF CH OK E posi tion. 7. Pu ll star ter rop e s harply until engine r uns, but no mor e th[...]

8 TR IMME R LIN E AD V A NC E The cutti ng head advances l ine automati- cally . D o not tap head on the ground to ad- vance line. This may br eak parts and cause cut ting head to malfunction. Upon unit s tar t up, the line will adv ance aut o- maticall y to the correct c utting p ath length. Alway s k eep the s hield in place when the tool is bein[...]

9 EDGING - - Adjust trimmer to the edging posi- tion ( see TWIST AND ED GE s ection) . Allow only the tip of the line to mak e c ontac t. D o not forc e trimmer line into w ork area. Edging MAINT ENANCE WAR N I N G : Dis c onnect the spar k plug before perfor ming maintenance except for car buretor adjustments . HE LPFUL T IP IMP ORT AN T : Hav e a[...]

10 SERVIC E AND A DJUSTMENTS LINE REPLACEMENT Pre - - wound s pools offer the most c onvenient method for replac ing line and ens uring opti- mum performanc e. S Replac ement s pools ar e col or - - c oded t o en- sur e use of t he c orr ect s pool with y our unit. Be s ure to us e the sa me c olor s pool as the exi sting s pool. NOTE : Alw ays c l[...]

11 STORAGE WAR N I N G : Perfor m the following st eps after each us e: S Allow engine to cool, and s ecure the unit before s toring or tr ansport ing. S Store unit and fuel in a w ell v entilated area where fuel vapor s c annot reac h s park s or open flames fr om water heater s, electric motors or s wit ches , furnaces , etc . S Store unit w ith [...]

12 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. Engine flooded. 2. Fuel tank empty. 3. Spark plug not firing. 4. Fuel not reac hing c arburetor . 5. Carbur etor requires adjus tment. 1. S ee “Start ing a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Section. 2. F ill tank w ith c orrec t fuel mixtur e. 3. I nstall new s park plug. 4. C heck f or dirty fuel [...]

13 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan , a di visi on of Hu sqvar na Co nsum er Out door Produc ts N.A ., Inc., warrant s to t he original consu mer pur chas er t hat eac h new Poulan brand gas oline tool or attac hment is free fr om defect s in material and work mans hip and agr ees to r epair o r replace under this warranty any defectiv e gasolin e product[...]

14 neglect , improper maintenance, unapprov ed modificat ions, or t he use of part s not made or approv ed by the or iginal equipment manufac - t ur e r. Y ou are res ponsible f or pr esent ing your s mall off - - ro ad engine t o an P oulan authori zed repair c enter as s oon as a prob lem ex ist s. War - ra nt y rep a ir s sho ul d be co mpleted [...]