Poulan Pro 331 Instruction Manual page 5

NOTE: it may be necessary to relocate the
shoulder strapclamp on the shaft for proper bah
ancing of unit.
TO RELOCATE SHOULDER STRAP
CLAMP:
1. Loosen and remove both clamp screws.
2. Place the upper shoulder strap clamp
over the tube.
3. Position the lower shoulder strap clamp
under the tube and a_ign the upper and
_ower clamp screw holes.
Upper Shoulder
Clamp
go to the section for the desired configuration
and follow the instructions.
ASSEMBLY INFORMATION -
TRIMMER HEAD
TRIMMER
HEAD
Lower Shoulder J
Strap Clamp
Screws
4. Insert two screws into the screw holes.
5. Secure shoulder strap clamp by tighten-
ing screws with a hex wrench.
HARNESS
ADJUSTMENT
FOR BALANCE
6 inches
betow 4 - 12
waist inches
above
.'_ ground
30 inches
CONFIGURING YOUR UNIT
You can configure your unit using a cutting
head for grass and light weeds, or a weed
blade for cutting grass, weeds, and brush up
to I/2 inch in diameter. To assemble your unit,
NOTE: Remove theblade andmeta_shield be-
fore attaching the plastic shield and trimmer
head. To remove blade, align hole in the dust
cup with the hole in the side of the gearbox by
rotating the blade. Insert a small screwdriver
into aligned holes. This will keep the shaft from
turningwhile loosening the b_adenut. Remove
blade nut by turning clockwise. Remove the
screwdriver. Remove both washers and blade.
To remove meta_shield, loosen and remove the
four mounting screws. Bee ATTACHING THE
METAL SHIELD and INSTALLATIONOF THE
METALBLADE for illustrations. Be sure to store
all pade and instructions for future use.
ATTACHING THE PLASTIC SHIELD
AND TRIMMER HEAD
_WARNING: The shield must be prop*
erly installed. The shield provides partial
protectionto the operator and others from the
risk of thrown objects, and is equipped with a
_inelimiter blade which cuts excess line to the
proper length. The line limder blade (on un-
derside of shield) is sharp and can cut you.
1. Remove wing nut from shield.
2. Insert bracket into slot on shield.
3. Pivot shield unfil bo_tpassesthrough hole
in bracket.
4. Tighten the wing nut securely.
NOTE: If your unit has a plastic cover over
the threads on the threaded shaft, remove the
covering to expose the threads. Before
installing the trimmer head, make sure the
dust cup and retaining washer are positioned
on the gearbox as shown below.
Bracket -_\_
Slot
Wing.or
Shield
Dust Cup @___
Retaining Washer @4€_
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