Poulan Pro 545186897 manual

P4500 F 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 [...]

2 TA BL E O F C O N T E N T S Identific ation of Safety Symbols 2 Safety Rules 3 Asse mb ly 5 Operat ion 5 Maintenance 8 Serv ice & A djustments 9 Storage 10 Troubleshooting T able 1 1 Limited Warranty Statement 12 Emiss ions St atement 12 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS W ARNING : This unit c an be dangerous! Car eless or improper use c[...]

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 onnect spar k 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 OPERA TOR SAFETY S Dres s properly. Alway s wear saf ety glass es or s imilar ey e protec tion w hen op- erating, or per forming maintenance, on your unit (s afety glass es are av ailable). Ey e protection s hould be marked Z87. S Alway s wear fac e or dust mas k if operation is dus ty . S Alw ays w ear heav y, long pants, l ong sleev es , boots [...]

5 ate powe r tools on a c ontinual and regula r bas is mus t monitor clo sely t heir phy sic al con dition and the c ondition of this tool. SPECIAL NOTICE: This uni t is equipped with a t emperatur e limiting muffler an d spark ar - res ting s cr een w hich meets the r equirement s of Califor nia Cod es 4442 and 44 43. All U. S. fores t land and th[...]

6 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR TRIMMER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . Compar e the illus trations with y our unit t o familiariz e y ourse lf with t he locati on of the v arious c ontr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for futur e refer ence. Prime r Bulb Line Limiter Blade Fuel Mix Fill Cap Ass ist H a[...]

7 HEL PF UL TI P If y our engine s witc h reads “pus h to s top”, it is alw ays in the O N position. HOW TO ST OP YOU R UNIT S T o stop the en gine, push a nd hold t he STOP sw itc h in th e STOP posit ion until the engine st ops. S If engine does not s top, m ov e chok e lever to FULL CH OKE pos ition. HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR N I N G : The[...]

8 OP ERA TIN G PO SIT ION Cut from y our left to your right. A L W A Y SW E A R: Eye protectio n Long pants Heav y shoes WAR N I N G : Alw ays wear ey e protec- tion. Nev er lean ov er the trimmer head. Roc ks or debris can r icoc het or be thr own into eyes and fac e and caus e blindness or other ser ious injury . Do not r un the engine at a highe[...]

9 SWEEPING - - The fanning action of the r otat- ing line can be us ed for a quic k and eas y clean up. Keep the line parallel to and above the s urfaces being s wept and move t he tool from s ide to side. Sw eeping 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[...]

10 SERVIC E AND A DJUSTMENTS REPLACING THE LINE For unit t o operate proper ly , the c utting line should be replac ed when line becomes w orn to les s than 3 inc hes in length fr om the edge of each side of t he cutting head. WAR N I N G : Us e only 0.095 inc h (2 ,4 mm) diameter Poulan br and c ut length line. Nev er use w ire, rope, s tring, etc[...]

11 STORAGE WAR N I N G : Perfor m the following st eps after each us e: S Allow engine to c ool before s toring or tr ans- porting. 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 all guards in place.[...]

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 Giv ing the model nu mber , s erial number and date of purc has e of y our pr oduc t and the na me and addres s of t he authoriz ed dealer fr om whom it w as purc hased. THIS W ARRAN TY GIVES YO U SPECIFIC LEGAL RIG HTS, AND YOU MA Y H A VE O TH- ER RIG HTS WHICH VAR Y FROM ST A TE TO ST A TE. NO CLAIM S FOR CONSEQUEN TIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES WILL [...]

14 WHERE TO GET W ARRANTY SERVICE: Warranty s erv ic es or repairs s hall be pr ovided at all Poulan s erv ic e c enter s. C all: 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723 or s end e-mail corr e s p o n- dence t o emis sion.w arranty @HCOP - - em is- sion. com . MAINTENANCE, REPLACE- MENT AND REP AIR O F EMISSI ON RELA TED P ARTS : Any Poulan approved r e- placem[...]