Poulan Pro PPB300 manual

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS DANGER: Read and follow all Safet y Rules and Oper ating I nstruct ions befor e using this product . Fa ilure to do so can r esult in s erious injury . PELIGRO: Lea el manual de ins truccion es y s iga t odas las advert encias e instruc ciones d e seguridad. El no hacer lo puede r esultar en le - siones grav es. DANGER: [...]

2 UL CLASSIFIED PRODUCT NOTICE Only the follow ing Gas oline Powered C ombination Gar dening Appliance powerhead models and their respecti ve attachm ents have been Classi fied by Under writers Labor atories, Inc., i n accordanc e wi th the applic able safety requir ements. Powerhea d including brushcutter/trimmer attachment PPB300 ....... ........[...]

3 S Alw ays wear heavy, long pants , long sl e ev es, boot s , and gl ov es . W ear ing safe ty l eg gua rds is rec ommended. S Always wear foot pr otection . Do not go barefoot or wear sandals . S Secure hair a bove s houlder l e ngth . Secure or rem ov e loo se c loth in g an d jewe lry or clot h- ing w ith l oosely hanging ti es, s traps, tassel[...]

4 oth erw is e hea lt hy peop le . If s y mpto ms o cc ur su ch as num bnes s , pain, l oss of str eng th, change in s kin col or or texture, or l o s s of feeli ng i n the fi nger s, hands , or joi n ts , di s co nti nue th e use of thi s tool and seek medi cal attention. An anti - - vi bration sy stem does not guarantee the av oi danc e of t hes [...]

5 2. Position the brac ket cover over the han- dlebar . Again make sure the handlebar is at the end of the ar row . 3. Insert sc rews and hand tighten onl y . Be sure the handlebar is inst alled corr ectly; then, tighten each screw s ecurely w ith the hex wrenc h. Screw Mounting Bracket Handlebar Bracket C over ASSEMBL Y OF SHOULDER STRAP W ARNI NG[...]

6 scr ewdriv er . Remov e both washers and blade. T o r e m ove metal shi eld, l oosen and remov e the four mounti n g s crews . Se e ATT ACH ING THE MET AL SHIELD and INST ALLA TION O F THE ME T AL BLA DE fo r illust ra tio ns. Be sure to sto re all parts and ins tructions for f u ture use. A TT ACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD AND TRIMMER HEAD W ARNI NG[...]

7 INST AL LA T ION OF TH E MET AL BLADE W ARNI NG: Wear protective gl oves when handling or performing mai ntenance on the blade to avoi d i njury. The blade i s sharp and c a nc u ty o u e v e nw h e ni t i sn o tm o v i n g . W ARNI NG: Do not use any blades, or fas teni n g har dwar e other t han the was her s and n uts sh own in th e fo llowin [...]

8 OPERA TION KNOW YOUR UNI T REA D THIS INS TRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFE TY RULES BEF ORE OP ERA TING Y OUR UNIT . Co mp are t he illu stra tio ns w ith yo ur u nit to fam iliarize yo u rself wit h the loc at ion of th e var iou s con tro ls and adj u stm ent s. S av e thi s m anu al f or f uture r ef erenc e. Line Lim iter Blade Prim er Bulb Handlebar[...]

9 Throttle Trigger ON/OFF Switch HOW T O ST ART YOUR UNIT W ARNI NG: A voi d any c ontact with the muffler . A hot m uf fler can caus e serious burns. HELPFUL TIP If your engine stil l does not start afte r follo wing these instr uctions, pl ease call 1 - - 800 - - 554 - - 6723. ST ARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a warm engine af ter running out of fuel) [...]

10 If the unit still doesn’t start, r efer to TROUBLESH OOTING T ABLE or call 1-800-554- 6723. OPERA TING THE COUPLER This model is equipped wi th a coupler whi ch enables optional attachm ents to be i nstalled. The optional attachm ents are: MODEL: Edger PPB1000E ........ ........ ..... Culti vator PPB2000T ....... ........ ... Blower PPB3000B .[...]

11 TRIMM ER LINE ADV ANCE The trimmer line will advan ce appr oximately 2 inches (5 c m) each t ime the bottom of the trim mer head i s tapped on the ground with the engine r unning at ful l throttl e. Th e mos t ef ficie nt line len gt h is th e ma ximum le ng th a llowe d b y th e line lim iter . Alwa ys kee p the shi e l d i n place when the too[...]

12 OPERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH WEED BLADE S Blad e Thrust is a reacti on that onl y occ urs when usi ng a bl ad ed uni t. This react ion can c aus e s eri ous i nj ur y su ch as a mpu tati on. Carefull y study this s ection. It i s important that you understand what c a us es blade thrust, how y o u can reduc e the c hance of its occur ri[...]

13 EDGER SAFETY W ARNI NG: Inspect the ar ea to be edged before each use. R emove objects (rocks, broken glass, nails, wir e, e tc.) which can be thrown by t he blade or can w rap around the shaft. S Blade r otates momentari ly after t he trigger is rel eased. The bl ade can s eriously cut you or others. S Allow blade to s top before remov ing it f[...]

14 Allow blades to st op before rem oving them from the cut. Blades move momentar ily after the trigger is released. W ARNI NG: Inspect the ar ea before starti ng the unit. Rem ove all debris and hard objects such as rocks, glass, wire, etc. that can r icochet, be thr own, or other wise caus e injur y or damage during operation. S Do not use a cutt[...]

15 S Dir ect mater ial dischar ge away fr om glass enclosur es, automobiles, etc . S Do not r un engine at high speed whi le not remov ing snow . S Be attentive w hen using the snowthrower , and st a y al ert fo r holes i n the terrain a nd other hidden hazards . S Ma ke sur e th e rot or w ill spin f ree ly be fo re at tac hi ng the s nowth row er[...]

16 REPLACE SP ARK PLUG Replace the s park plug each y ear to ensure the engine star ts easier and runs better . Set spark p lug gap a t 0.025 inch (0.6 mm). I gni- tion timing i s fixed and nonadjustable. 1. T wist, then pull of f s park plug boot. 2. Remove s park plug from cy linder and discard. 3. Replace wit h C hampion RC J-6Y spark plug and t[...]

17 STORAGE W ARNI NG: Perf orm the followin g steps after each us e: S Allow engine to cool befor e stor ing or tr ans- porting. S Store unit and fuel i n a wel l venti lated area where fuel vapors cannot reac h s parks or open flames from water heater s, electric motors or sw itches, fur naces, etc. S Store unit wi th all guar ds in pl ace. Positi[...]

18 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engin e will not start. 1. ON /OFF switch in OFF positi on. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel tank empty. 4. Spark pl ug not firing. 5. Fuel not r eaching carburetor . 6. Carbur etor requir es adjustment. 1. M ove ON/OFF switch to the ON positi on. 2. See “ Starting a Flooded Engine” in Operation Secti on. 3. F ill tank wi th c[...]

19 LIMITED WARRANTY ELECTROLUX HO ME PRODUCTS, INC., warr ants to t he ori ginal pur chaser that each new Poulan PRO " " " " brand gasoline tool or at- tachment is free from defects in material and workm anship and agrees to repair or replace under this w arranty any defecti ve gasoli ne product or attac hment as follow s from t[...]

20 shall be for a per iod of two year s from t he i ni- tial date of purchase. WHA T IS COVER ED: REP AIR OR REPLACE MENT OF P ARTS. Repair or r eplacement of any war ranted part will be perfo rmed at no charge to the owner at an appr oved ELECTR OLUX HOME PROD- UCTS, INC., ser vicing center . If you have any questions regardi ng your war ranty rig[...]