Poulan TE500CXL manual

R T rademark W ARNING: Read and follow all Safet y Rules and Oper ating I nstr uctions before using this product . F ailure t o do so can r esult in s erious injury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instr ucciones y siga t odas las advertenc ias e instr ucciones de seguridad. El no hacerlo puede res ultar en lesiones graves. A VERTISSEMENT: Lire le m[...]

2 SAFETY RULES W ARNING: When us ing gardening appliances , basic s afety precaut ions mus t al- ways be followed to reduce the ri sk of fire and serious injury. Read and follow all instruc- tions. This pow er unit can be dangerous! Operator is responsible for following inst ructions and warn- ings on unit and i n manual. Read entire instruc - tion[...]

3 CUTTING SAFETY W ARNING: Inspec t t he area bef ore each u se. Remo ve objects (rocks, broken glass, nails , wire, et c.) which can be t hrown by or become ent angled in line. Hard objects can damage the trimm er head and be thrown causing serious injury. S Use only f or trimm i ng, scalping, mow i ng, edg- ing and sweeping. Do not use for prunin[...]

4 1. Remove wing nut f rom shield. 2. Insert brac ket into sl ot as s hown. 3. Pivot shi eld until bol t passes through hol e in bracket . 4. S ecurely tighten wing nut onto bol t. Wing Nut Bracke t Slot S h i e l d Gearbox OPERATION KNOW YOUR TRIMMER REA D THI S INS T RUCTI ON MA NUAL A ND SAF E TY RULE S BE F ORE OPE RA T I NG YOUR UNIT . Com par[...]

5 T o av oid engine problems , em pty the fuel sys- tem before storage for 30 days or longer. Drain the gas tank , s tart the engi ne and let it run until t he fuel lines and c arburetor are empty. Us e fresh fuel next s eason. Never use engine or carburet or cleaner prod- ucts i n the f uel tank or permanent damage may occur. See the STORAGE sec t[...]

6 Do not run the engine at a higher speed t han necessary . The cutti ng line will cut efficiently when the engine is run at less than full throttle. At lower speeds, there is l ess engine noise and vibration. The cutt ing line will last longer and w i ll be less likely to “weld” onto the spool. Always release the throttle trigger and allow the[...]

7 Sweeping EDGING - - A djust tri mmer t o the edging posi- tion (s ee TWIS T A ND EDGE sec tion). Allow only the t ip of the line to make contac t. Do not force trimm er line into work area. Edging MAINTENANCE W ARNING: Disconnec t t he spark plug before performing maintenanc e except for carburet or adjustments. CHECK FOR LOOSE F ASTENERS AND P A[...]

8 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS LINE REPLACEMENT Pre - - wound spools off er the mos t conv enient method for replacing line and ensuring opti - mum performanc e. S Replacement spools are color - - coded to ensure use of the correct s pool with y our unit. Be sure to use the same color spool as the exis ting spool . NOTE: Alway s clear di rt and debris f[...]

9 SEASONAL STORAGE Prepare unit f or storage at end of seas on or if it will not be us ed for 30 day s or more. If y our unit is to be stored for a period of time: S Clean the ent ire unit before l engthy storage. S Store in a c lean dry area. S Lightly oil ext ernal metal surf aces. FUEL SYSTEM Under FUELING E NGINE in the OPERA - TION section of [...]

10 LIMITED WARRANTY ELECTROL UX HOME PRODUCTS, I NC., warrants t o the ori ginal purc haser t hat each new Weed Eater " " " " brand gasoline tool or at- tachment is free from def ects i n mat erial and workmanshi p and agrees t o repair or repl ace under thi s warranty any def ectiv e gasoli ne product or attachm ent as foll ows[...]

11 replace as necessary” shall be w arranted for 2 years. Any warr ant ed part which is scheduled for replacement as required maintenance shall be war ranted for the period of time up to the first scheduled replacement point for that part. DIAGNOS I S: The ow ner shall not be char ged for diagnosti c labor which leads to the det er- mination that[...]