Poulan 331 User Manual

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If the unit still doesn’t start, refer to

TROUBLESHOOTING

TABLE

call

1-800-554-6723.

OPERATING POSITION

ALWAYS WEAR:

Long Pants

Boots

Eye Protection

Cut from your left to your right.

When operating unit, clip shoulder strap onto

clamp, stand as shown and check for the fol-

lowing:
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Wear eye protection and heavy clothing.

Extend your left arm and hold handlebar

grip with your left hand.

Hold throttle grip with your right hand with

finger on throttle trigger.

Keep unit below waist level.

Keep shoulder strap pad centered on your

left shoulder and danger sign centered on

your back.

Maintain full weight of tool on your left

shoulder.

Without bending over, keep the blade or

trimmer head near and parallel to the

ground and not crowded into material being

cut.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

USE WITH TRIMMER HEAD

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.
Before trimming, bring engine to a speed suffi-

cient to cut material to be trimmed.
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.

Push and release the engine ON/STOP

switch.

TRIMMER LINE ADVANCE

The trimmer line will advance approximately 2

in. (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 oper-

ated.

To advance line:
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Operate the engine 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 in.

(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 asphalt 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 obtain the most efficient line

length.

WARNING:

Use only 0.095! (2.4

mm) diameter line. Other sizes of line will not

advance properly and can cause serious

injury. Do not use other materials such as

wire, string, rope, etc. Wire can break off dur-

ing 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.

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.

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