FormNo.3365-267RevB
1800PowerCurve
®
Snowthrower
ModelNo.38381—SerialNo.311000001andUp
Operator'sManual
IMPORTANTSAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Whenusinganelectricalappliance,basicprecautionsshould
alwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing:
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFORE
USINGTHISAPPLIANCE
WARNING—Toreducetheriskofre,electricshock,
orinjury,followthesesafetyinstructions.
Itisessentialthatyouoranyotheroperatoroftheappliance
readandunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbeforeoperating
theappliance.Payparticularattentiontothesafetyalertsymbol
whichmeansCAUTION,WARNING,orDANGER—personalsafety
instruction.Readandunderstandtheinstructionbecauseithastodo
withsafety.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructionsmayresultin
personalinjury,riskofre,orelectricalshock.
Replacementparts—Whenservicingtheappliance,useonlyidentical
replacementparts.Thepowercordandswitchusedonthismachine
cannotbereplaced.Ifthecordorswitchbecomedamaged,dispose
ofthemachine.
Donotusetheapplianceongraveledsurfaceunlessitisadjustedfor
suchasurfaceinaccordancewiththeOperator’sManual.
Keepchildrenandbystandersaway—Allvisitorsshouldbekept
atadistancefromtheworkarea.
Dressproperly—Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelry.Theycan
becaughtinmovingparts.
Wearrubberbootswhenoperatingtheappliance.
Operatingtheapplianceinthehand-heldpositionisunsafe,exceptin
accordancewiththespecialinstructionsforsuchuseprovidedinthe
Operator’sManual.
Warning—Topreventelectricshock,usetheapplianceonlywithan
extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.
Extensioncords—T opreventtheappliancecordandtheextension
cordfromdisconnectingduringoperation,connecttheextensioncord
totheapplianceasshownin
Figure9.
Avoidaccidentalstarting—Donotcarrytheappliancewithyour
ngerontheswitch.Ensurethattheswitchisoffwhenpluggingin
theappliance.
Iftheappliancecordisdamagedinanymannerwhileitispluggedin,
disconnecttheextensioncordfromthewallreceptacleandcontactan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.
Donotabusethecord—Nevercarrytheappliancebyitscordoryank
ontheextensioncordtodisconnecttheappliancefromthereceptacle.
Keepthecordfromheat,oil,andsharpedges.
Keephandsawayfrommovingparts.
Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.
Donotforcetheappliance—Itwillperformbetterandsaferattherate
forwhichitwasdesigned.
Donotoverreach—Watchyourfootingandkeepyourbalanceatall
times.
Iftheappliancestrikesaforeignobject,followthesesteps:
•Immediatelyreleasethecontrolbartostoptheappliance.
•Unplugthepowercord.
•Inspectfordamage.
•Repairanydamagebeforestartingandoperatingtheappliance.
Disconnecttheappliance—Disconnecttheappliancefromthepower
supplywhennotinuse,beforeservicing,whenchangingaccessories,
etc.
Storeanidleapplianceindoors.Whentheapplianceisnotinuse,
itshouldbestoredindoorsinadry,securedplaceoutofthereach
ofchildren.
Maintaintheappliancewithcare—Followinstructionsforchanging
accessories.
ThisappliancemeetsorexceedstheB71.3specicationsofthe
AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteineffectatthetimeof
production.
Readandunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbeforeyoustart
themotor.
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalertyouto
potentialpersonalinjuryhazards.Obeyallsafetymessagesthat
followthissymboltoavoidpossibleinjuryordeath.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthisappliancecouldresultin
injuryordeath.Toreducethispotential,complywiththefollowing
safetyinstructions.
Thisapplianceiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeetand
ofthrowingobjects.Failuretoobservethefollowingsafety
instructionscouldresultinseriousinjury.
Training
•Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsontheapplianceand
inthemanual(s)beforeoperatingthisappliance.Bethoroughly
familiarwithallthecontrolsandtheproperuseoftheappliance.
Knowhowtostoptheapplianceanddisengagethecontrols
quickly.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatetheappliance.Neverallowadults
tooperatetheappliancewithoutproperinstruction.
•Keeptheareaofoperationclearofallpersons,particularlysmall
children.
•Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingorfalling.
Preparation
•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheapplianceistobeused
andremovealldoormats,sleds,boards,wires,andotherforeign
objects.
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