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SAFETY RULES
orunattendedsmokingmaterials. Contact with these
or any other ignition sources will cause an explosion
orfire,serious personal injury, anddamage to
property andequipment.
• Never overfill the fuel tank. Fuel may run out of the
tank and contact hot surfaces on the chipper/
shredder motor and ignite, causing a fire and/or risk
of an explosion. Fill fuel tank to 1/2” below bottom of
filler neck only.
• Use only an approved container for fuel and always
handlethecontainerwithextremecare.Never smoke
whilefuelingthechipper/shredder or transporting the
fuelcontainer.
• Neverstorethefuel container or chipper/shredder
indoors where there is a possibility of contact with
any ignition source such as a spark, open flame,
pilot light, heating element, or smoking materials.
• Never attempt to operate a unit indoors or in an
enclosedarea.Engine exhaust contains Carbon
Monoxide, an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas.
If inhaled, Carbon Monoxide can cause dizziness,
nausea, unconsciousness, and if contact is allowed
tocontinue,braindamageordeath.
OPERATING LOCATION
• Always operate the chipper/shredder outdoors only,
on a firm, level, earthen or grassy area where the
unit will be stable and will stay in position. Never
attempt to operate the unit on a slope, or on wet or
slippery surfaces where you could slip and fall
towardthechipper cone or hopper openings.
• Neveroperatethe chipper/shredder on asphalt,
concrete, or other hard or paved surfaces, as
material being ejected out of the discharge chute
could ricochet, causing injury to you or bystanders in
theimmediatearea.
• Neveroperate the chipper/shredderwherechildren,
pets, or others who may be unaware of the potential
hazardsassociatedwithchipping and shredding
operationscouldentertheareaunexpectedlyandbe
exposed to these hazards.
• Neveroperatethechipper/shredder on rocky or
gravel covered surfaces, as this surface debris could
enter the unit and cause extensive damage, or be
ejected out of the machine with sufficient force to
cause a serious injury to you or bystanders.
• Neveroperate the chipper/shredder inanarea where
sparksfromthe muffler could ignite surrounding
brushorflammablematerials.SeefollowingFire
HazardWarning!
SPARK/FIREHAZARD
GAS ENGINES MAY REQUIRE
A SPARK ARRESTER FOR SAFE OPERATION
If the engine on this unit is not equipped with a
spark arrester and is to be used on any forest,
brush, or grass-covered unimproved land, a spark
arrester must be added to the muffler before using
the engine on such land. The arrester must be
maintained in effective working order by the
operator. In the State of California, the above is
required by law (Section 4442 of the California
Public Resources Code.) Other states may have
similar laws. Federal laws apply on federal lands.
See your authorized engine service center for
muffler spark arrester options.
DANGER
SAFE WEARING APPAREL
• Always wear safety goggles to protect your eyes
fromflyingdebriswhenoperatingthechipper/
shredder.Onepair of safety goggles hasbeen
provided with the unit for your immediate use. All
others in and around the immediate area must also
wear approved safety glasses to protect their eyes
from flying debris.
• Wearhearing protection when the chipper/shredderis
tobeused for prolonged periods of time, or whenever
noise reaches an uncomfortable level.
• Whenwearingworkgloves,alwayswearonly
properly fitted leather work gloves to protect your
hands from cuts and scratches caused by tree limbs
andbranches.Neverweargloveswithpull-tiesor
straps, as these could get entangled with branches
anddrawyour hands into the chipper cone or
shreddinghopper cutting areas.
• Never wear loose fitting clothing, hanging jewelry,
ties, scarves, or other items that could get caught on
tree limbs, branches, or moving parts, and draw your
body parts into the cutting areas of the chipper cone
andshredderhopper.
• Always tie up long hair and prevent it from hanging
down,whereitcould become tangled in branches or
get caught in rotating parts and pull you into the
cuttingareas.
• Evenifyou are wearing heavy-duty leather work
gloves, never, ever place your hands in the chipper
coneorshredderhopper while the unit is running. If
you must reach in to clear a jam or free up branches,
shut the unit off, disconnect the spark plug wire at
the spark plug, and carefully remove or clear the
jammedmaterial.