Warning – Poulan 545117551 User Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

TRIMMER ATTACHMENT

OPERATING POSITION

Eye Protection

Heavy Shoes

ALWAYS WEAR:

Cut from your right to your left.

Long Pants

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.

When operating unit, stand as shown and check

for the following:
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Wear eye protection and heavy clothing.

Hold trigger handle with right hand and as-

sist handle with left hand.

Keep unit below waist level.

Cut from your right to your left to ensure de-

bris is thrown away from you. Without bend-

ing over, keep line near and parallel to the

ground and not crowded into material being

cut.

TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE

The trimmer line will advance approximately 2

inches (5 cm) each time the bottom of the

trimmer head is tapped on the ground with the

engine running at full throttle.

The most efficient line length is the maximum

length allowed by the line limiter.

Always keep the shield in place when the tool

is being operated.

To advance line:
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Operate the engine/motor at full throttle.

Hold the trimmer head parallel to and above

the grassy area.

Tap the bottom of the trimmer head lightly on

the ground one time. Approximately 2 inches

(5 cm) of line will be advanced with each tap.

Always tap the trimmer head on a grassy area.

Tapping on surfaces such as concrete or as-

phalt can cause excessive wear to the trimmer

head. If the line is worn down to 2 inches (5 cm)

or less, more than one tap will be required to ob-

tain the most efficient line length.

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 mini-

mum 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

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.

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.

Near objects around which the line can

wrap such as small posts, trees or fence

wire.

For mowing or sweeping, use full throttle for

a good clean job.

TRIMMING -- Hold the bottom of the trimmer

head about 3 inches (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 inches (8 cm)

above ground

SCALPING -- The scalping technique re-

moves unwanted vegetation down to the

ground. 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.