Poulan Pro 545186846 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 TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Identific ation of Safet y Sy mbols 2 Safety Rules 4 Asse mb ly 9 Operat ion 10 Maintenance 13 Serv ic e & Adjus tments 14 Storage 15 Troubleshooting T able 16 Limited Warranty Statement 16 Emiss ions S tatement 17 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WAR NI N G: T his unit c an be dangerous! C areles s or impro[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS When ser vic ing unit, us e only ident ical r eplacement parts . Nev er allow c hildren to oper ate this unit . Store unit indoors in a high, dry plac e out of the reac h of childr en. Alway s s top unit and dis c onnec t s park plug before c lean- ing or ser vic ing. WA R N I N G : Fire hazar d. Nev er mix,[...]

4 OPTIONA L A T T ACHM E NT S Cutting attachme nt / guard, Pow erhea d model Att achment s T y pe part . no. Trimmer head WE fixed line 545053902 / 545003325 Brus hc utter attac hment PP4000C 95271 1610 Att achments T ype Part. no . Edger attac hment PP1000E 95271 1607 Cultiv ator attac hment PP2000T 95271 1608 Blower at tachment PP3000B 95271 1609[...]

5 S Us e only in day light or good artific ial light. S Us e only for jobs ex plained in this manual (or manuals for optional attac hments ). UNIT / MAINTENANCE SAFET Y S Dis c onnec t the s par k plug befor e perf orming maintenanc e ex c ept car buretor adjus tmen ts . S Look fo r and replac e damaged or loose par ts before eac h u se. Look for a[...]

6 Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea to be edged before eac h use. R emove objec ts (roc k s , brok en glas s, nails, w ire, etc .) whic h can be thrown by the blade or can wrap around the s haft. WAR NI N G: B lade rotates momen- tarily after the trigger is releas ed or engine is turned off. The blade c an s erious ly c ut you [...]

7 S Inst all required s hield pr operly before using the unit. Us e the metal shield for all metal blade us e. O nly use br ushc utt er attac hments t hat provide a metal shield with probos c is 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 ecur ely fast ened. S Cut from y our right to y our l[...]

8 WAR NI N G: F alling objects c an caus e s ev ere head injury. Wear head protec - tion when oper ating this unit with a pole prun- er attac hment. WAR NI N G: T o prev ent serious injury , do not us e mor e than one boom ex ten sion w ith a pole prun er attac hment . WAR NI N G: K eep the pruner away from pow er lin es or elec tric al w ires . S [...]

9 ASSE MBL Y WAR NI N G: If rec eiv ed as s embled, repeat all steps to ensure your unit is proper ly ass embled and all fas tener s are sec 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, call 1-800-554-6723. It is normal for the fuel filter to rattle in the empty fue[...]

10 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR UNIT 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 familiariz e y ours elf with the loca tion of the var ious cont rols and adjus tments . S av e this manual for future r eferenc e. Line limiter blade As s ist handle Shield Trimmer head Shaft O[...]

11 2 - - strok e ga sol ine engines . U se of alternativ e fuels wi ll cau se pr oblems s uc h as : improper c lutc h engagements , ov er heating, vapor l ock , power los s , lub ric ation def ici enc y , det eriorat ion of fuel lines, gas k ets and intern al carburet or c omponents , etc . Alt ernat ive fuel s c aus e high mois ture abs orpt ion i[...]

12 INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH - MENTS 1. Remov e the s haft c ap fr om the attach- men t (if present). 2. Pos ition loc k ing/releas e button of attach- ment into guide reces s of c oupler . 3. Pus h the at tachment into the c oupler until the loc king/r elease but ton snaps into the primary hole. 4. Before us ing the unit, tighten the k nob s [...]

13 TRIMMING - - Hold the bottom of the trimmer head about 3 inc hes (8 c m) abov e the ground and at an angle . Allow only the tip of the line to mak e conta ct . Do not for ce t rimmer line into wor k area. T r imming 3i n c h e s ( 8c m ) above gr ound SCALPING - - T he sc alping tec hnique remov es unwante d v egetation d own to t he grou nd. Ho[...]

14 3. Wash the filter in s oap and wat er . 4. Allow filter t o dry. 5. Replac e parts . A ir Filter Air Filter C over Knob INSPECT MUFFLER AND SP ARK ARRESTING SCREEN WAR NI N G: T he muf fler on this prod- uct c ontains chemicals known t o the State of Califor nia to c ause canc er . As your unit is us ed, carbon depos its build up on the muffler[...]

15 CARBURETO R IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WAR NI N G: K eep others away when mak ing idle speed adjust ments . The trimmer head, blade or an y optional att ac hment w ill be s pinning during mos t of this pr oce dure. Wear y our prot ect iv e equipment and ob ser v e all s afe - ty prec auti ons . Af ter mak ing adjus tments , the trimmer head, blade or[...]

16 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 requir es adjus tment. 1. S ee “Start ing a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 2. F ill tank w ith c orr ect fuel mixt ure. 3. Ins tall new s par k plug. 4. C hec k for dirty fu[...]

17 In Cana da, c ontac t: Poulan PRO 850 Mathes on Bl vd . West Mis sis s auga, O ntar io L5V 0B4 Giv ing the model nu mber , serial number and date of pur chas e of y our produc t and t he name and addres s of the aut horiz ed dealer from whom it w as purc has ed. THIS W ARRAN TY GIVES YOU SPEC IFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MA Y HA VE O TH - ER R IGH[...]

18 HO W T O FI LE A CLAIM: If y ou have any quest ions regar ding y our war ranty rights and res ponsibilit ies, you s hould c ontac t y our neares t authoriz ed s erv ice c enter, c all Pou- lan PRO at 1 - - 800 - - 554- - 6723, or s end e-mail cor res pondence to emiss ion.w arranty @HCO P - - em is s ion.com . WHE RE TO GET W ARR ANTY SERVICE: W[...]