INTRODUCTION
Your unit has many features that will make
your job faster and easier. Safety, performance
and reliability have been given top priority in
the design of this tool, qualities to make easy
to maintain and to operate.
WARNING: Carefully read the entire man-
ual before attempting to use this tool. Make
sure to pay special attention to the safety rules
and indications, plus all the warnings and cau-
tions of this manual.
GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING: Read and understand all in-
structions. Failure to follow all indications list-
ed below, may result in electric shock, fire and/
or serious personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
WARNING: When using the unit, basic safe-
ty precaution, including the following, should
always be followed to reduce the risk or seri-
ous personal injury and damage to the unit.
NOTE: Read all these instruction before oper-
ating this production and save this instruction.
Do not allow children or untrained individuals
to use the unit.
• Do not start or run the engine in a closed
area; breathing exhaust fumes can kill.
• Wear clothes fitting, tough work clothing
that will provide protection. Such as heavy
long pants, safety work shoes, heavy duty work
gloves, hard hat, a safety face shield, or safety
glasses for eyes protection and ear plugs for
hearing protection.
• Keep children, bystander, and animals 50 feet
(15m) away. If approached stop unit immedi-
ately.
• To reduce the risk of injury associated with
objects being drawn into the rotating parts, do
not wear loose clothing, scarves, necklace, and
the like. Secure long hair so it is above shoulder
level to prevent entanglement in any rotating
parts.
• Do no 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 in-
halation of dust.
• Check the work area before each use. Re-
move all objects such as rocks, broken glass,
nails, wire, or string which can be thrown or
became entangled in the machine.
• Keep firm footing and balance. Do no over-
reach. Overreaching can result in loss of bal-
ance or exposure to hot surfaces.
• Comply with all fire prevention regulations.
Compliance with all local, state, or federal laws
is the user’s responsibility. Never operate the
unit without a spark arrestor screen; this screen
is located inside the muffler.
• To reduce the risk of the fire and burn injury,
handle fuel with care. It is highly flammable.
• Empty fuel tank and restrain the unit from
moving before transporting in a vehicle.
• Turn the unit off before setting it down.
• Before storing, allow the engine cool.
• Do not smoke while handling fuel.
• Mix and store fuel in a container approved
for gasoline.
• Mix fuel outdoors where there is no sparks
or flames.
• Select bare ground, stop engine, and allow
cool before refueling.
• Loosen fuel cap slowly to release pressure
and to keep fuel from escaping around the
cap.
• Tighten the fuel cap securely after refueling.
• Wipe spilled fuel from the unit. Move 30 feet
(9 m) away from refueling site before starting
engine.
• Never attempt to burn off spilled fuel under
any circumstance.
• Maintain the unit per maintenance instruc-
tions in this Operator’s Manual.
• Inspect the unit before each use for loose fas-
teners, fuel leaks, etc. Replace damaged parts.
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
• Do not operate vacuum without vacuum
bag installed; flying debris could cause serious
injury. Always close vacuum bag completely
before operating.
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