Poulan GHT225 manual

GHT 195 GHT 225 R T radem ark WA R N I N G : Read and follow all Safet y Rules and Operat ing Inst ruct ions before using this 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 to das las adver tencias e instr ucciones de seguridad. El no hac erlo puede result ar en lesiones graves.[...]

-- 2 -- SAFE TY RU LES WAR N I N G : Failure to follow all Safety Rules and Prec autions can r esult in ser ious injury. DANGER: THIS POWE R TOOL CA N BE DANGERO US! This unit c an caus e s erious injury including amput ation or blindnes s to t he operator and o thers . T he wa rnings and saf ety inst ruc tions in t his manu al must be fo llowed to[...]

-- 3 -- Allow blades to stop before remov ing them from the c ut. WA R N I N G : Blades c an throw objec ts v iolently . D Y ou can be blinded or injur ed. D Wear safety glas ses . WA R N I N G : Haz ard z one for throw n objects D Blades c an throw objec ts violently. D Other s c an be blinded or injur ed. D Keep people and animals 30 feet (10 m) [...]

-- 4 -- OPER A T ION KNOW YOUR HEDGE T RIMMER READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UN IT . Compare the illus trations w ith your unit to f amiliarize y ours elf with the loc ation of the v ari- ous c ontrols and adjustments . Sav e this manual for futur e referenc e. Hand Guar d Muffler Spark Plug Throttle Trigger ON[...]

-- 5 -- OP ERA TIN G POS ITIO N Eye Protec tion Hearing Protectio n STOPPI NG YOUR ENGINE D T o s top the engine, move the ON/O FF sw itch to t he OFF pos ition. ST ARTI NG YOUR ENGINE D Fuel engine. Move at leas t 10 feet (3 me- ters ) away fr om the fueling site. D Hold the unit on the ground in the s tarting position as s hown. Support unit so t[...]

-- 6 -- NOTE: Keep the thrott le lock engaged until the engine st arts . 5. P ull starter rope s harply until engine runs , but no more than 5 pulls . 6. A llow the engine to run 10 sec onds, then move the c hoke lever t o the OFF CHO KE position. 7. R elease the t hrottle lock by squeez ing and releas ing the trigger. NOTE: If engine has not s tar[...]

-- 7 -- CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT WAR N I N G : Keep others aw ay when making idle s peed adjus tments. The blade will be mov ing during most of this proc edure. Wear your protec tive equipment and obs erve all s afety pr ecautions . When mak ing adjust- ments, us e a s crew driv er s hort enough to keep y our hands behind the handguard and away fr om [...]

-- 8 -- To p S t r a p OIL FUEL SYSTEM Under FU ELING E NGIN E in the O PERA- TION s ection of this manual, see mess age la- beled IMPORT AN T regarding the us e of ga- sohol in y our engine. Fue l sta bil ize r is a n ac- cept able alternat ive i n minimizing t he formation of fuel gum deposits dur ing stor age. A dd stabi - lizer to gas oline in [...]

-- 9 -- TROUBLE CAU SE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. Engine will not idle properly. 1. C arburetor requir es adjustment. 2. C ranks haft s eals wor n. 3. C ompress ion low. 1. S ee “Carbur etor Adjus tment” in Serv ice and A djustments Section. 2. C ontact an aut horized s erv ice dealer. 3. C ontact an aut horized s erv ice dealer. 1. A ir fi[...]

-- 1 0 -- LIMI TED WA RRANTY WEED EA TER w arrants to the original pu r- chas er that eac h n ew WEED EA TER brand gasol ine tool or attac hment is free f rom defec ts in material and work mans hip and agr ees to re - pair or replac e under this war ranty any defec tiv e gasol ine pr oduct or attac hment as follow s fr om the origi nal date of pur [...]

-- 1 1 -- place as neces sary ” s hall be warr anted f or 2 year s. A ny warranted par t which is s cheduled for replac ement as required maintenanc e shall be w arranted for the per iod of t ime up to the firs t sc heduled r eplacement point for t hat part. DIAGNOSIS: The ow ner shall not be char ged for diagnostic labor w hich leads to the dete[...]