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Poulan 530088147 User Manual

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If the unit still doesn’t start, refer to

TROUBLESHOOTING

TABLE

or

call

1-800-554--6723.

OPERATING POSITION

Cut from your left to your right.

WARNING:

Always wear eye protec-

tion. Never lean over the trimmer head. Rocks

or debris can ricochet or be thrown into eyes

and face and cause blindness or other serious

injury.
Do not run the engine at a higher speed than

necessary. The cutting line will cut efficiently

when the engine is run at less than full throttle.

At lower speeds, there is less engine noise and

vibration. The cutting line will last longer and will

be less likely to “weld” onto the spool.
Always release the throttle trigger and allow

the engine to return to idle speed when not

cutting.
To stop engine:
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Release the throttle trigger.

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Push and release the engine ON/STOP

switch.

TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE

The cutting head advances line automati-

cally. Do not tap head on the ground to ad-

vance line. This may break parts and cause

cutting head to malfunction.

Upon unit start up, the line will advance auto-

matically to the correct cutting path length.

Always keep the shield in place when the tool

is being operated.

WARNING:

Use only 0.080! (2 mm)

diameter line. Other sizes of line will not ad-

vance properly and can cause serious injury.

Do not use other materials such as wire,

string, rope, etc. Wire can break off during

cutting and become a dangerous missile that

can cause serious injury.

CUTTING METHODS

WARNING:

Use minimum speed

and do not crowd the line when cutting around

hard objects (rock, gravel, fence posts, etc.),

which can damage the trimmer head, become

entangled in the line, or be thrown causing a

serious hazard.

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The tip of the line does the cutting. You will

achieve the best performance and

minimum line wear by not crowding the line

into the cutting area. The right and wrong

ways are shown below.

Tip of the Line

Does The Cutting

Right

Line Crowded Into

Work Area

Wrong

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The line will easily remove grass and

weeds from around walls, fences, trees and

flower beds, but it also can cut the tender

bark of trees or shrubs and scar fences.

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For trimming or scalping, use less than full

throttle to increase line life and decrease

head wear, especially:
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During light duty cutting.

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Near objects around which the line can

wrap such as small posts, trees or fence

wire.

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For mowing or sweeping, use full throttle for

a good clean job.

TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom of the trimmer

head about 3 in. (8 cm) above the ground and

at an angle. Allow only the tip of the line to

make contact. Do not force trimmer line into

work area.

Trimming

3 in. (8 cm)

Above Ground

SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-

moves unwanted vegetation. Hold the bottom

of the trimmer head about 3 in. (8 cm) above

the ground and at an angle. Allow the tip of the

line to strike the ground around trees, posts,

monuments, etc. This technique increases

line wear.

Scalping

MOWING -- Your trimmer is ideal for mowing

in places conventional lawn mowers cannot

reach. In the mowing position, keep the line

parallel to the ground. Avoid pressing the

head into the ground as this can scalp the

ground and damage the tool.