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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
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• Beawareofyourenvironmentwhileoperatingequipment.Runningover
itemssuchas,gravel,doormats,newspapars,toys,androckshidden
undersnow,canallbethrownfromchuteorjamintheauger.
• Alwaysbeawareofthedirectionthe snowisbeingthrown.Nearby
pedestrians,petsorpropertymaybeharmedbyobjectsbeingthrown.
• Familiarizeyourselfwiththeareayouplantowork.Markoffbeundadasof
walkwaysanddrivewaystopreventpropertydamagefromthrownobjects.
• Takecautionwhensnowthrowinginunfamiliarareas.Stayalertforhidden
hazardsandtraffic.
• Afterstdkinga foreignobject,turnengineOFF,w_ for movingpartsto
ceasemovement,andcheckimmediatelyfordamage.Ifdamaged,repair
beforestartingandoperatingsnowthrower.
• W'dhengineOFF,waitformovingpadsto stopandalwaysuseastickto
cleardischargechute.
• Ifunitvibratesaboormally,turnengineOFRVibrationisgenerallya
warningoftrouble.Seaanauthorizeddealerifnecessaryfor repairs.
• Keephandsandfeetawayfromrataitnggears.
• "fieuplonghairandremovejewelry.
• Donotwearloose-fitting_thing, danglingdrawstringsoritemsthatcould
becomecaught.
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WHEN ADDING FUEL
• TurnengineOFFandletenginecoolatleast2 minutesbeforeremoving
gascap.
• RIIfueltankoutdoorsorinweli-ventilatadarea.
• Donotoverfillfueltank.
• Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,andother
k3nitionsources.
• Checkfuellines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyfor cracksorleaks.
Replaceifnecessary.
WHEN STARTINGENGINE
• Makesuresparkplug,muffler,fuelcapandaircleanerareinplace.
• Donotcrankenginewithsparkplugremoved.
• fffuelspills,waituntilit evaporatesbeforestartingengine.
• ifenginefloods,setchoketoOPEN/RUNpostiion,placethrottleinFAST
andcrankunfitenginestarts.
WHEN OPERATINGEQUIPMENT
• Donotchokecarburetorto stopengine.
WHEN TRANSPORTINGEQUIPMENT
• TransportwithfueltankEMPTY.
WHEN STORING GASOLINEOR EQUIPMENTWITH FUELIN TANK
• Storeawayfromfurnaces,stoves,waterheatersorotherap_liancasthat
havepilotlightorotherignitionsourcebecausetheycanignitegasaline
vapors,
• Startandrunengineoutdoors.
• Donotstartorrunengineinenclosedarea,evenifdoomsor
windowsareopen.
WARNING
• Allowmuffler,enginecylinderandfinstocoo_beforetouching.
• Removeaccumulatedcombustiblesfrommufflerareaandcylinder
area.
• Installandmaintaininworkingordera sparkarresterbeforeusing
equipmentonforest-cavered,grass-cavered,brush-cavared
unimprovedland.ThestateofCaliforniarequiresthisSection4442of
theCaliforniaPublicResourcesCede.Otherstatesmayhavesimilar
laws.Federalewsapplyonfederalland.
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• IfthereisnaturalorLPgasleakageInarea,donotstartengine.
• Donutuseprassodzedstaringfluidsbecausevaporsareflammable.
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BEFORE PERFORMINGADJUSTMENTSOR REPAIRS
• Disconnectsparkplugwireandkeepitawayfromsparkplug.
WHEN TESTING FOR SPARK
• Useapprovedsparkplugtester.
• Donotcheckfor sparkwithsparkplugremoved.