GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING
READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
Failure to follow all instructions listed below,
may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious
personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
■Do not allow children or untrained individuals to use
this unit.
■Never start or run the engine inside a closed area;
breathingexhaust fumes can kill.
■Wear eye and hearingprotection when operating
this product.
■Keep all bystanders, children, and pets at least
15 m away.
■Wear heavy longpants, boots, and gloves.
Do not wear loose fittingclothing, short pants,
jewelry of any kind, or go barefoot.
■To reduce the risk of injury associated with objects
beingdrawn into rotatingparts, do not wear loose
clothing, scarves, neck chains, and the like.
■Secure longhair so it is above shoulder level to
prevent entanglement in any rotatingparts.
■Do not operate this unit when you are tired, ill,
or under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication.
■Do not operate in poor lighting.
■Keep all parts of your body away from any moving
parts and all hot surfaces of the unit.
■Wear a face filter mask in dusty conditions to reduce
the risk of injury associated with the inhalation of dust.
■Check the work area before each use.Remove all
objects such as rocks, broken glass, nails, wire,
or stringwhich can be thrown or become entangled in
the machine.
■Keep firm footingand balance.Do not overreach.
Overreachingcan result in loss of balance or
exposure to hot surfaces.
■Never operate the unit without a spark arrestor
screen; this screen is located inside the muffler.
■Before storing, allow the engine to cool.
■Empty fuel tank and restrain the unit from moving
before transportingin a vehicle.
■To reduce the risk of fire and burn injury, handle fuel
with care.It is highly flammable.
■Do not smoke while handlingfuel.
■Mix and store fuel in a container approved for
gasoline.
■Mix fuel outdoors where there are no sparks or
flames.
■Select bare ground, stop engine, and allow to cool
before refueling.
■Loosen fuel cap slowly to release pressure and to
keep fuel from escapingaround the cap.
■Tighten the fuel cap securely after refueling.
■Wipe spilled fuel from the unit.Move 9m away from
refuelingsite before startingengine.
■Never attempt to burn off spilled fuel under any
circumstances.
■Use only identical manufacturer’s replacement parts
and accessories.Use of any other parts may create a
hazard or cause product damage.
■Maintain the unit per maintenance instructions in this
Operator’s Manual.
■Inspect the unit before each use for loose fasteners,
fuel leaks, etc.Replace damaged parts.
■Use this machine outdoors only due to the dangerous
exhausted gases.
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
■Always hold the control handle in your right hand,
refer to the Operation section, later in this manual for
additional instructions.
■To reduce the risk of hearingloss associated with
sound level(s), hearingprotection is required.
■To reduce the risk of injury associated with contacting
rotatingparts, stop the engine before installingor
removingattachments.Always disconnect the spark
plugbefore performingmaintenance or accessingany
movable parts.
■Do not point the blower nozzle in the direction of
people or pets.
■Never run the unit without the proper equipment
attached.Always ensure the blower tubes are
installed.
■Do not operate vacuum without vacuum baginstalled;
flyingdebris could cause serious injury.Always close
vacuum bagcompletely before operating.
■Rotatingimpeller blades can cause severe injury.
Stop the engine before openingthe vacuum door or
installing/ changingtubes.Do not put hands or any
other object into the vacuum tubes while they are
installed on the unit.
■Never run the unit without the proper equipment
attached.When used as a blower, always install the
blower tubes.When used as a vacuum, always install
the vacuum tubes and vacuum bag. Make sure the
vacuum bagis completely zipped when the unit is
runningto avoid flyingdebris.
■Avoid situations that could catch the vacuum bagon
fire.Do not operate near an open flame.Do not
vacuum warm ash from fireplaces, barbeque pits,
brush piles, etc.Do not vacuum discarded cigars or
cigarettes unless the cinders are completely cool.
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