RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
_kDANGER
• Beawareofyourenvironmentwhileoperatingequipment.Runningover
itemssuchas graveldoormats,newspapers,toys,androckshidden
undersnow,canall bethrownfromchuteoram ntheauger.
• Alwaysbeawareofthedirectionthesnowisbeingthrown.Nearby
pedestrians,petsorpropertymaybeharmedbyobjectsbeingthrown.
• Famitiaitzeyearsalfwiththeareayooptantowork.Markoffbo_ed_es of
walkwaysanddrivewaystopreventpropertydamagefromthrownobjects.
• Takecautionwhensnowthrowinginunfamiliarareas.Stayalertforhidden
hazardsandtraffic.
• Afterstrikinga foreignobject,turnengineOFF,waitformovingpartsto
ceasemovement,andcheckimmedietalyfordamage.Ifdamaged,repair
beforestartingandoperatingsnowthrower.
• WithengineOFF,waitformovingpartstostopandalwaysusea stickto
cleardischargechute.
• Ifunitvibratesabnormally,turnengineOFF.Vibrationisgenerallya
warningoftrouble.Seeanauthodzeddealerifnecessaryforrepairs.
,_WARNING
AWARNING
WHEN ADDING FUEL
• TurnengineOFFandlet enginecoolatleast2 minutesbeforeremoving
gascap.
•Fm fualtankoutdoorsorInweU-ventilatadarea.
• Donotoverfillfueltank.
• Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,andnthe
ignitionsources.
• Checkfuellines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksorleaks.
Replaceifnecessary.
WHEN STARTINGENGINE
• Makesuresparkplug,muffler,fuelcapandaircteanerarein place.
• Donotcrankenginewithsparkplugremoved.
• If fuelspills,waituntilit evaporatesbeforestartingengine,
• Ifenginefloods,setchoketoOPEN/RUNpea'_on,ptacethrottleinFAST
andcrankuntilenginestarts.
WHEN OPERATING EQUIPMENT
• Donotchokecarburetortostopengine.
WREN TRANSPORTINGEQUIPMENT
• TransportwithfueltankEMPTY.
WHEN STORING GASOLINEOR EQUIPMENTWITHFUEL INTANK
• Storeawayfromfurnaces,stoves,waterheatersorotherappliancesthat
havepilotlightorotherignitionsourcebecausetheycanignitegasoline
vapors.
,_k WARNING
• Start andr_nangineoutdoors.
• Donotstartorrunengineinenclosedarea,evenif doorsor
windowsareopen.
WARNING
• Allowmuffler,enginecylinderandfinstocoolbeforetouching.
• Removeaccumulatedcombustiblesfrommufflerareaandcylinder
area.
• Installandmaintaininworkingordera sparkarresterbeforeusing
equipraentonforest-coveredgmss-oovered,brush-covered
unimprovedland.ThestateofCaliforniarequiresthis(Section4442of
theCaliforniaPublicResourcesCode).Otherstatesmayhavesimilar
laws.Federallawsapplyonfederalland.
• Donntusepressudzedstartingfluidsbecassev_orsareflammable.
WARNING
BEFOREPERFORMINGADJUSTMENTSOR REPAIRS
• DiSConnectsparkplugwireandkeepitawayfromsparkplug.
WHENTESTING FORSPARK
• Useapprovedsparkplugtester.
• Donotcheckforsparkwithsparkplugremoved.
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