Poulan 545212832 manual

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2 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WAR N I N G : This unit c an be dangerous! C areless or impr oper use c an caus e s erious injury. Read the operator ’s manual befor e use. Failure to f ollow ins truct ions could res ult in ser ious injury. Save oper ator ’ s manual. WA R N I N G : The bl ade con tinues t o spin after the tri gger is re[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS Haz ard z one for throw n objects . D Blade/trimmer line c an throw objec ts v iolently. D Y ou and others c an be blinded/injured. D Keep children, by s tanders, and animals 50 feet (15 meter s ) away. Blade/trimmer line c an throw objec ts violently. Y ou can be blinded or injured. Alway s w ear hearing pr[...]

4 contac ting any objec t. Hold the unit by hand; do not use the s houlder st rap for s upport. S Keep others aw ay w hen making carburetor adjustments . S Us e only r ecommended Pou la n PRO ac - ces sor ies and replac ement parts . S Hav e all maintenance and servic e not ex- plained in this manual perfor med by an au- thoriz ed serv ice dealer. [...]

5 1. Loosen the c oupler by t urning the knob counter cloc kw ise. Attac hment Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGHTEN 2. Remove t he shaft c ap from the brushc ut- ter attac hment (if present) . 3. Position loc k ing/release but ton of attac h- ment into guide reces s of c oupler . 4. Push the attac hment into the c oupler until the lock ing/releas e button [...]

6 Spac er T abs LOWER SHOULDER S TRAP CLAMP Spac er T abs positioned f or use on 1 ″ (2.5 cm) diameter upper shaft 1. Place the upper s houlder s trap clamp over t he upper shaft abov e the handlebar . 2. Position the low er s houlder str ap clamp under the upper s haft and align the upper and lower c lamp s c rew holes (us e s pacer tabs betw ee[...]

7 T o remov e metal s hield, loos en and remov e t he four mount ing sc rew s. See ATT ACH ING TH E MET AL S HIELD and INST ALLA TION OF THE MET AL BLA DE for illus tr ations. Be s ure to st ore all part s and ins truc tions for future u se. INST ALLA TION OF THE TRIMMER HEAD NOTE: Befor e installing the trimmer head, make s ure the dus t c up and [...]

8 INST ALLA TION OF THE MET AL BLADE WAR N I N G : Wear protec tive glov es when handling or perf orming maintenance on the blade to av oid injury . T he blade is s harp and can c ut y ou even w hen it is not mov ing. WAR N I N G : Do not us e any blades, or fast ening hardware other t han the w ashers and nuts s hown in the follow ing illustrat io[...]

9 OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR BRUSHCUT TER A TT ACHMENT READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE O PERA TING YOUR BRU SHC UTTER A TTACHMEN T . Compare the illus trations with y our unit to familiar ize y ourself with the loc ation of various c ontrols and adjus tments. S ave this manual for future r eference. Blade Shield Blade Gearbox Shaft[...]

10 3. Push the attac hment into the c oupler until the lock ing/releas e button snaps into t he primary hole. 4. Before us ing the unit, tighten the knob se- cur ely by t urning cloc kw ise. Coupler Primar y Hole Upper Shaft Lock ing/ Releas e Butto n Attac hment Guide R eces s WAR N I N G : Make s ure the loc king/ re- lease button is lock ed in t[...]

11 gled in the line, or be thrown c aus ing a s erious hazar d. S The tip of the line does t he cutting. Y ou will achiev e the bes t perf ormance and minimum line wear by not c rowding the line into the cutting area. The r ight and w rong w ays are show n below . Tip of the line does the c utting. Right W rong Line cr owded into work ar ea. S The [...]

12 S Cut only at full throttle. The blade w ill have maximum cutting pow er and is less lik ely to bind or s tall. S “Feed” the blade deliber ately and not too rapidly. The blade can thrus t away if it is fed too rapidly. S Cut only f rom your left to y our r ight. Cutti ng on right s ide of t he shield w ill thro w debris away from the ope rat[...]

13 SERVIC E AND ADJUSTMENTS REPLACING THE LINE 1. Remove s pool by fir mly pulling on t ap but- ton. 2. Clean entir e surfac e of hub and s pool. 3. Replac e wit h a pr e-wound s pool, or c ut two lengths o f 12-1/2 feet of 0.080 ″ (2 mm) di - ameter Po ulan PRO bran d line. WAR N I N G : Nev er us e wire, r ope, str ing, etc. , w hich c an break[...]

14 LIMITE D WARRANTY Poulan PRO , a div ision o f H usqv arna C ons um- er O utdoor P roduc ts N .A., Inc ., wa rrants to the original c ons umer purc haser that each new Poulan PRO brand g asoline too l or attac hment is free f rom d efect s in mater ial and w ork manship and agrees to r epair or replac e under this wa r - ranty any defec tiv e ga[...]