Poulan Pro PP336 manual

ENGLI SH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: 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 . PELIG RO: 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. DANG[...]

2 UL CLASSI FIED PRO DUCT NOTIC E Only t he following G as oline Pow ered C ombination Gardening Applianc e pow erhead models and their r espec tiv e attac hments hav e been C lass ified by Underw riter s Labor atories , Inc ., in acc ordanc e w ith the applic able s afety requirements . Pow erhead incl uding b rushcutt er/t rimmer attachment PP336[...]

3 OPERA T OR SAF ETY S Dres s proper ly. Alway s wear s afety glass es or s imilar ey e prot ection when op- erating, or perfor ming maintenanc e on your unit (s afety glass es are av ailable). Ey e protec tion should be marked Z87. S Alway s w ear fac e or dust mask if operation is dus ty . S Alw ays wear he avy, long pants , l ong s leev es , boo[...]

4 SAFETY NOTI CE: Ex pos ure t o v ibra tions through pr olonged us e of gas olin e power ed hand tools c oul d cau se bl ood ve ss el or nerv e damage in the fi ngers , hands , and joints of people prone to cir c ulation dis or ders or abnor - mal s wellings . Pr olonged us e in cold w eather has been link ed to blood v es sel damage in otherw is [...]

5 Lock ing/R elease Butt on in Prim ary Hole Sec ondary Hole For optional attac hments , see the AS- SEMBL Y s ec tion of the applic able attac h- ment ins truc tion manual. A TT A CHING THE HANDL EBAR DANGER: T o av oid s erio us inj ury, the barrier por tion of the handlebar must be insta lled as sho wn to pr ov ide a barr ier betw een oper ator [...]

6 ASSEMBL Y INFORMA TION - - TRI MMER H EAD TR IMME R HEAD NOTE: R emov e the b lade and metal s hield be - fore at tac hing the pl ast ic s hiel d and trimmer h ea d. T o rem ove b la de , align hole in the dus t cup w ith the hole in the s ide of the gearbox by rotating the blade. I nser t a s mall s cr ewdriv er into aligned holes . Th is wi l l[...]

7 the operator . The length of the s hield must be aligned with the length of the shaf t. 1 . P lac e the metal s hield unde r the gea rbox , and alig n the sc rew holes. Shield Gear box 2. I nser t and thread the 4 mounting s c rew s through the holes of the gearbox and the metal s hield. T ighten evenly and sec ure- ly w ith the hex wrenc h prov [...]

8 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR UNIT READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOU R UNIT . Compar e the illus tra tions wit h yo ur unit to familiar iz e your s elf with the location of the v arious c ontr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for fu ture r eferenc e. Line Limiter Blade Prime r Bulb Handlebar Star ter Handle Thr[...]

9 Throttle Trigger ON/OF F Switch HOW TO ST ART YOUR UNIT WAR NI N G: Avoid any c ontact with the muffler . A hot muffler can c aus e serious burns . HE LPFUL TIP If y our engine s till does not st art after following thes e inst ruc tions, pleas e c all 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. ST ARTI NG A COLD ENGI N E (or a war m engi ne afte r runni ng out [...]

10 If the unit s till does n’t s tart, refer to TROUBLESHOOTING T ABLE or call 1-800-554- 6723. OPERA TI NG THE COUPLER This model is equipped with a c oupler whic h enables optional attac hments to be installed. The optional attac hments are: MOD E L: Edger PP1000E ............. ........ Cultiv ator PP2000T .............. .... Blower P P3000B ..[...]

11 Before tr imming, bring engine to a s peed s uffi- cient t o cut material to be trimmed. Do not r un the engine at a hi gher speed than necess ary . The c utting lin e will cut ef ficiently when the engine is run at less than full throt tle. At low er s peeds , th ere is less engi ne nois e and v ibration. The c utting l ine will las t lo nger a[...]

12 SWEEPING - - The fanning action of the rotat- ing line c an be us ed to blow aw ay loos e debris from an area. Keep the line parallel to and above t he area s urfac e and swing the tool from s ide to s ide. Sw eeping OP ER A TIN G IN ST R UC TIO N S FO R USE WITH WEED BLADE S Blade Thrust is a r eac tion that only oc c urs when us ing a bladed u[...]

13 Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the ar ea t o be edged before each us e. Remov e objec ts (roc k s , brok en glas s, nails , wir e, etc .) which can be thrown by the blade or c an wrap around the s haft. S Blade rotates momentarily after the trigger is r eleased. The blade can s erious ly c ut you o r oth ers. S Allow blade to s top[...]

14 fore r emov ing jammed mater ial from th e cut ting blade. Do not gr ab or hold t he unit by t he cutting blade. A l l o w b l ades t os t op before remov ing them fro m the c ut. B l ades m o v e momentarily after the trigger is releas ed. WAR NI N G: Ins pec t the area before st arting the unit. Remov e all debris and hard object s s uc h as r[...]

15 S Do not r un engine at high s peed while not removing s now. S Be attent iv e whe n us ing the s now throw er , and s tay alert for hole s in the t errain an d other hidden haz ards . S Make s ur e the rotor w ill spin freely bef ore attac hing the s now throw er to t he powerhead . S If the rotor wi ll not rotate freely due to frozen ice, thaw[...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG Replac e the s park plug eac h y ear to ensure the engine start s eas ier and runs better. S et spar k plug gap at 0.025 inc h (0. 6 mm). Igni- tion timing is fixed and nonadjus table. 1. T wis t, then pull off spar k plug boot. 2. Remove s park plug from c y linder and di scard . 3. Replac e with C hampion RC J- 6Y spark plu[...]

17 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 v apors c annot reac h s park s or open f lames from w ater heaters , elec tric motors or s w itc hes, fur nac es, etc . S Store unit w ith all guards in p[...]

18 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. ON /OF F s witc 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. Mo ve ON/OFF swi tch to th e ON posit ion. 2. See “Star ting a Flooded Engine” in Oper ation Sec tion. 3. Fill tank [...]

19 LIMI TED WARRA NTY Poulan PRO warrants to the or iginal 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 mater ial and wor kmans 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 follow s from t he original date of purc has[...]

20 W ARRANTY PERIOD: Any w arranted par t whic h is not s c heduled f or replac ement as r e- quired maintenanc e, or w hich i s s c heduled only for regular ins pec tion to the effect 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 which is s c heduled for r eplacement as r equired maintenan[...]