–Whenpractical,removegas-poweredmachine
fromthetruckortrailerandrefuelitonthe
ground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
machineonatrailerwithaportablecontainer,
ratherthanfromagasolinedispensernozzle.
–Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimes,
untilrefuelingiscomplete.Donotuseanozzle
lock-opendevice.
–Replacegasolinecapsecurelyandwipeupspilled
fuel.
–Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeclothing
immediately.
•Useextensioncordsandreceptaclesasspecied
bythemanufacturerforallmachineswithelectric
startingmotors.
•Adjustthecollectorhousingheighttocleargravel
orcrushedrocksurface.
•Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhile
theengineisrunning(exceptwhenspecically
recommendedbymanufacturer).
•Alwayswearsafetyglassesoreyeshieldsduring
operationorwhileperforminganadjustmentor
repairtoprotecteyesfromforeignobjectsthatmay
bethrownfromthemachine.
Operation
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.
Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonor
crossinggraveldrives,walks,orroads.Stayalertfor
hiddenhazardsortrafc.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stoptheengine,
removethewirefromthesparkplug,thoroughly
inspectthemachineforanydamage,andrepairthe
damagebeforerestartingandoperatingthemachine.
•Ifthemachineshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,
stoptheengineandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.
Vibrationisgenerallyawarningoftrouble.
•Stoptheenginewheneveryouleavetheoperating
position,beforeuncloggingtheauger/impeller
housingordischargechute,andwhenmakingany
repairs,adjustmentsorinspections.
•Whencleaning,repairingorinspectingthemachine,
stoptheengineandmakecertaintheauger/impeller
andallmovingpartshavestopped.Disconnectthe
sparkplugwireandkeepthewireawayfromthe
plugtopreventsomeonefromaccidentallystarting
theengine.
•Donotruntheengineindoors,exceptwhenstarting
theengineandfortransportingthemachineinor
outofthebuilding.Opentheoutsidedoors;exhaust
fumesaredangerous.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonslopes.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutproperguards,
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
working.
•Neverdirectthedischargetowardpeopleorareas
wherepropertydamagecanoccur.Keepchildren
andothersaway.
•Donotoverloadthemachinecapacitybyattempting
toclearsnowattoofastarate.
•Neveroperatethemachineathightransportspeeds
onslipperysurfaces.Lookbehindandusecarewhen
operatinginreverse.
•Disengagepowertotheauger/impellerwhenthe
machineistransportedornotinuse.
•Useonlyattachmentsandaccessoriesapprovedby
themanufacturerofthemachine(suchaswheel
weights,counterweights,orcabs).
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibility
orlight.Alwaysbesureofyourfooting,andkeepa
rmholdonthehandles.Walk;neverrun.
•Nevertouchahotengineormufer.
ClearingaCloggedDischarge
Chute
Handcontactwiththerotatingrotorbladesinsidethe
dischargechuteisthemostcommoncauseofinjury
associatedwithsnowthrowers.Neveruseyourhandto
cleanoutthedischargechute.
Toclearthechute:
•Shuttheengineoff!
•Wait10secondstobesuretheimpellerbladeshave
stoppedrotating.
•Alwaysuseaclean-outtool,notyourhands.
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