Poulan Pro PP333 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 6 Operat ion 10 Maintenance 17 Serv ic e & Adjus tments 18 Storage 19 Troubleshooting T able 20 Limited Warranty Statement 21 Emiss ions S tatement 21 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS W ARNING: A lway s us e a metal s hield and dust c up in the [...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS As s ist handle to be pos itioned only below the ar row . When ser vic ing unit, us e only identic al replac ement parts . Nev er allow c hildren to oper ate this unit . Alway s s top unit and dis c onnec t s park plug before c lean- ing or s erv ic ing. Store unit indoors in a high, dr y plac e out of the r[...]

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 / 530071919 Gr as s blade/g ras s c ut ter 4-point blad e, 530055892 / 530071383 8 ″ (20 cm) diameter Brus hc utter attac hment PP4000C 95271 1610 Att achments T ype Part. no . Edger attac hment PP1000E[...]

5 drugs , or medic ati on. Watch what y ou are doing ; us e common sense. S Wear hearing protection. S Nev er s tart or run t he engine inside a clos ed room or building. Breat hing exhaus t fumes c an kill. S Keep handles f ree of oil and fuel. S Alway s us e the handlebar and a pr operly adjusted s houlder s tr ap w ith a blade (see ASSEMBL Y). U[...]

6 SPECIAL NOTI CE: T his unit is equipped with a t emperature limiting muffler and s park arres ting s cr een whic h meets the require- ments of C alifornia Codes 4442 and 4443. All U.S . fores t land and the s tates of California, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New J ers ey, Ore- gon, and Washington require by law that many internal c ombus tion engines[...]

7 2. P osit ion the brac k et c ov er ov er the han- dlebar . Again mak e sur e the handlebar is at the end of t he arrow. 3 . I n s ert sc rew s a nd hand tighten only. Be s ure the ha ndlebar is ins talle d cor rec tly ; then, ti ghten eac h s c rew sec ur ely with the hex wr enc h. Screw Mounting Bracket Handlebar Bracket Cover Shoulder Strap Cl[...]

8 four mounti ng sc r ews . See A TT AC HIN G THE MET AL SH IE LD and IN ST ALLATION OF TH E MET AL BLA DE f or illus tr ations . Be s ure to st ore all part s a nd inst ruc tion s f or futu re us e. A TT ACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD A N DT R I M M E RH E A D WAR NI N G: T he s hield must be pr op- erly installed. The s hield prov ides partial protec [...]

9 A TT ACHING THE MET AL SHIELD WAR NI N G: T he metal s hield mus t be properly installed on the tool anytime the tool is us ed with a blade. The forwar d tip of the metal shield helps to reduc e the occ urr ence of blade thrus t w hic h can c aus e s erious injury suc h as amputati on to the operator or by - st anders . Failure to ins tall the s [...]

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 familiar ize y our sel f with the location of the v arious c ontrol s and adjus tments . S av e this manual for future r eferenc e. Line Limiter Blade Handlebar ON/S T OP Swit ch Shield Tr im m[...]

11 WAR NI N G: A lternativ e fuels (n ot gas - oline) s uc h as E - - 15 (15% alc ohol), E - - 20 (20% alc ohol), E - - 85 (85% alc ohol) a re NO T cl ass if ied as gas oline a nd ar e NO T approv ed for us e in 2 - - strok e gas oline engi nes . Us e of alter nativ e fuels w ill cau se pr oblems s uc h as : improper c lutc h engagements , ov er he[...]

12 3. W hile s ecur ely holding the engine and upper s haft, pull the attachment s tr aight out of the coupler. INST ALLING OPTI ONAL A TT ACH - MENTS 1. R emov e the s haft c ap from t he attac h- men t (if present). 2. P osit ion lock ing/r eleas e button of attach- ment into guide reces s of c oupler . 3. P ush the attac hment into the c oupler [...]

13 S For trimming or sc alping, us e les s than full throttle to inc r ease line lif e and decr eas e head wear , es pec ially: S During light duty c utting. S Near objects around w hich the line can wrap s uc h as s mall pos ts , trees or fenc e wir e. S For mowing or s weeping, us e full thr ottle for a good c lean job. TRIMMING - - H old the bot[...]

14 adjus ted s houlder str ap will suppor t the weight of the unit , freeing your ar ms and hands t o cont rol and guide th e c utt ing motion . S Keep f eet c omfor tably s pr ead a part and brac ed for a pos s ible su dden, rapid thr us t of unit. Do not o ver reac h. K eep firm footing and balanc e. S Keep blade below w ais t lev el; it will be [...]

15 S Nev er plac e o bjec ts inside t he blow er t ubes, vac uum tu bes or bl ower out let. Al way s d irec t the blowin g debris a way from people, animals , glass , and s olid o bject s s uc h as trees , automobil es, w alls , etc . Th e forc e of air can cause rocks, dir t, or sti cks to b e thr own o r to ric oc het w hic h c an hur t people o [...]

16 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 more t han 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[...]

17 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 AN T : Hav e all repairs other than the r ec - 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[...]

18 SERVIC E AND AD JUSTMENTS REPLACING THE LINE For unit to operate pr operly, the c utting line s hould be replac ed w hen line bec omes wor n to less th an 3 inches in length from the edge of the line ex it tunnels on eac h s ide of the c utt ing head. 1. R emov e and disc ard w orn line before inst alling new line. 2. U s e only 0.1 15 inc h (3 [...]

19 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 vapors cannot reach s park s or open flames f rom w ater heaters , elec tric motors or s w itc hes, fur nac es, etc . S Store unit w ith all guards in plac[...]

20 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[...]

21 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div is ion of H us qv arna C ons um- er Out door Produc ts N.A ., Inc ., warrants to the original co nsumer purc has er that each new Poulan PRO br and gas oline t ool or att ach ment is free fr om defec ts in mater ial and w ork man - s hip and agrees to repair or replac e under this war ranty any defec tiv e g[...]

22 abuse, neglec t, improper maintenanc e, un- approv ed modificat ions, or the us e of par ts not made or approv ed by the original equip- ment manufacturer. Y ou ar e re s pons ible f or pres enting your s mall off- - road engi ne to an Poulan PR O author ize d repair ce nter as s oon as a proble m exis ts . Warr anty r epairs s hould be c omplet[...]