Troy-Bilt TB2BP EC - Safety and Fuel Guidelines; Safety & International Symbols; Unleaded Fuel; Oil and Fuel Mixing Instructions

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• SAFETY & INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS •
Thisoperator’smanualdescribessafetyandinternationalsymbolsandpictographsthatmay
appearonthisproduct.Readtheoperator’smanualforcompletesafety,assembly,operatingand
maintenanceandrepairinformation.
Symbol meaning
• SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL
Indicatesdanger,warningorcaution.Maybeusedinconjunctionwithother
symbolsorpictographs.
• READ OPERATOR’S MANUAL
WARNING: Readtheoperator’smanual(s)andfollowallwarningsandsafety
instructions.Failuretodosocanresultinseriousinjurytotheoperatorand/or
bystanders.
• WEAR EYE AND HEARING PROTECTION
WARNING: Thrownobjectsandloudnoisecancausesevereeyeinjuryandhearing
loss.WeareyeprotectionmeetingANSIZ87.1-1989standardsandearprotectionwhen
operatingthisunit.Useafullfaceshieldwhenneeded.
• UNLEADED FUEL
Alwaysuseclean,freshunleadedfuel
• DO NOT USE E85 FUEL IN THIS UNIT
WARNING:Ithasbeenproventhatfuelcontaininggreaterthan10%ethanol
willlikelydamagethisengineandvoidthewarranty.
• ON/OFF CONTROL
ON/START/RUN
• ON/OFF CONTROL
OFForSTOP
• OIL
Refertooperator’smanualforthepropertypeofoil.
• PRIMER BULB
Pushprimerbulb,fullyandslowly,10times.
• CHOKE CONTROL
1.•FULLchokeposition
2.•PARTIALchokeposition
3.•RUNchokeposition
• THROWN OBJECTS AND ROTATING CUTTER CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY
WARNING:Smallobjectscanbepropelledathighspeed,causinginjury.Keep
awayfromtherotatingrotor.
• KEEP BYSTANDERS AWAY
WARNING:Keepallbystanders,especiallychildrenandpets,atleast50feet
(15m.)fromtheoperatingarea.
• HOT SURFACE
WARNING:Donottouchanymetalenginecomponents.Theenginegets
extremelyhotfromoperationandmaycausesevereburns.Allowtheunitto
completelycoolpriortoanymaintenceorservicing.
• BLOWERS – ROTATING IMPELLER BLADES CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY
WARNING:Stoptheengineandallowtheimpellertostopbeforeopeningthe
vacuumdoor,installingorchangingtubesorbag,orbeforecleaningorperforming
anymaintenance.
OIL AND FUEL MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
Besuretousefresh,cleanunleadedfuelandfollowinstructionscarefullyforproperfuel/oilmixture.
Definition of Blended Fuels
Today’sfuelsareoftenablendofgasolineandoxygenatessuchasethanol,methanol,orMTBE(ether)
whichabsorbwater.Usefuelwithin30daysofpurchase.Blendedfuelsolderthan30dayswillaffect
theperformanceandlifeoftheengine.
Using Blended Fuels
Iftheuseofblendedfuelisunavoidable,followrecommendedprecautions:
• Alwaysusethefreshfuelmixexplainedintheoperator’smanual
• Alwaysagitatethefuelmixbeforefuelingtheunit
• Drainthetankandruntheenginedrybeforestoringtheunit
Using Fuel Additives
Itisrecommendedtousethemanufacturers2-cycleoilwiththisunit.Ifunavailable,useagood
2-cycleoildesignedforair-cooledenginesalongwithafueladditive,suchasSTA-BIL®GasStabilizer
oranequivalent.
Add0.8oz.(23ml.)offueladditivepergallonoffuelaccordingtotheinstructionsonthecontainer.
NEVERaddfueladditivesdirectlytotheunit’sfueltank.
Mixing The Fuel
Thoroughlymixtheproperratioof2-cycleengineoilwithunleadedfuelinaseparatefuelcan.Usea
40:1fuel/oilratio.Donotmixthemdirectlyintheenginefueltank.
IF...theunitcamewithabottleof2-cycleoil;pourtheentirebottleinto1gallonofgasandmix
thoroughly.
NOTE:
Onegallon(3.8liters)ofunleadedfuelmixedwithone3.2oz.(95ml.)bottleof2-cycleoil
makesa40:1fuel/oilratio.
NOTE:Disposeoftheoldfuel/oilmixinaccordancetofederal,stateandlocalregulations.
OIL AND FUEL
WARNING:Fuelcontaininggreaterthan10%ethanolwilllikelydamagetheengineand
voidthewarranty.
WARNING:Gasolineisextremelyammable.Ignitedvaporsmayexplode.Alwaysstop
theengineandallowittocoolbeforellingthefueltank.Donotsmokewhilellingthe
tank.Keepsparksandopenamesatadistancefromthearea.
WARNING: Removefuelcapslowlytoavoidinjuryfromfuelspray.Neveroperatetheunit
withoutthefuelcapsecurelyinplace.
WARNING:Addfuelinaclean,levelandwellventilatedoutdoorarea.Wipeupany
spilledfuelimmediately.Avoidcreatingasourceofignitionforspilledfuel.Donotstartthe
engineuntilfuelvaporsdissipate.
HOW TO START THE UNIT USING THE ELECTRIC STARTER OR POWER START BIT
ACCESSORY.
NOTE:
ThisUnitCanUseanElectricStartorPowerStartBit™OptionalAccessory!
PleaserefertotheElectricStarterorPowerStartBitoperator’smanualforproperuseofthisfeature.
(ItemsmaybeSoldSeparately!Pleaserefertopage5ofthismanualaboutpurchasingthese
accessories.)
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Mixfuelwithoil.
2. Fillthefueltankwithfresh,cleanfuelmix.
NOTE:Thereisnoneedtoturntheuniton.TheOn/OffControlisintheON(I)positionatalltimes.
3. Fullypressandreleasetheprimerbulb10times,slowly.Someamountoffuelshouldbevisiblein
theprimerbulb.Iffuelcannotbeseeninthebulb,pressandreleasethebulbuntilfuelisvisible.
4. MovechokelevertoPosition 1.
5.
Pressthecruisecontroldowntofastposition.
6. CrouchinstartingpositionandplacetheelectricStarterorpowerStartBitintothebackofthe
unit.Refertotheoperationsectionoftheelectricstarterorpowerstartbitoperator’smanual.
7. PressandholdtheelectricstarterordrillON(I)buttonfor2seconds.
8. MovethechokelevertoPosition 2.
9.
WiththecruisecontrolstillintheFastposition,pressandholdtheelectricstarterordrillON(I)
buttonfor2-secondintervalsuntiltheunitstarts.
10.Keepingthecruisecontrolinthefastposition,removetheelectricstarterordrillfromtheunitand
allowtheenginetowarmupfor30to60seconds.
11. MovethechokelevertoPosition 3andruntheunitforanadditional60seconds.Theunitmaybe
usedduringthistime.
NOTE:Unitisproperlywarmedupwhenengineaccelerateswithouthesitation.
IF...enginehesitates,returnthechokelevertoPosition2andcontinuewarm-up.
IF...enginedoesnotstart,gobacktostep3.
IF WARM...starttheunitwiththechokerleverinPosition 2.Aftertheunitstarts,movethechoker 
 levertoPosition 3.
STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
1.
 Releasethethrottlecontrolormovethecruisecontroltoslowandallowtheenginetocooldown
 byidling.
2. PressandholdtheOn/OffControlswitchintheOFF(O)positionuntiltheunitcomestoa 
 completestop.
IF USING THE OPTIONAL ELECTRIC STARTER OR POWER START
BIT™ ACCESSORY TO START THE UNIT
RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION