Operator’s Manual GASOLINE POWERED EARTH AUGER 43cc, 2-CYCLE with 8˝ Auger Bit MODEL Nos. PEA438 For Occasional Use Only Look inside for: Safety Definitions Important Safety Information Product Specifications Parts & Features Assembly Operation Routine Maintenance Troubleshooting Technical Service Warranty Page 1 2-4 5 5 5-6 6-8 9-10 11 11 12-17 IMPORTANT: Thank you for purchasing this Powermate® Earth Auger.
Safety Definitions • Save all instructions Safety Warning Symbols: Extremely hot surface. Do not touch a hot muffler, gear box or cylinder, you may get burned. These parts get extremely hot from operation and remain hot for a short time after the unit is turned off. Indicates Warning. Read these instructions carefully.
Important Safety Information • Save all instructions READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING Earth Auger. Before Operating Earth Auger DANGER 1. Contact your local utility company in order to locate underground electrical lines or pipes prior to using this product. Failure to do so may result in serious injury or death and possible damage to equipment or property. 2. The auger engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an orderless and potentially deadly gas.
Important Safety Information (Continued) • Save all instructions While Operating Earth Auger 5. Keep children away. Keep all bystanders at least 50 ft (15 m) away. 6. This Auger is only intended for earth digging. Do not use Earth Auger for any job except that for which it is intended. Severe personal injury to yourself or others can result. 7. The Auger Bit should not rotate while engine is idling. If it does rotate when engine is idling, contact technical service immediately for instructions. 8.
Important Safety Information (Continued) • Save all instructions Maintenance, Transporting & Storage of Earth Auger 1. Disconnect the spark plug before performing maintenance. Secure spark plug boot away from engine and frame to prevent arcing. 2. Maintain Earth Auger with care. Inspect unit periodically. If unit is not working properly or damaged, have it repaired by a qualified service center. 3.
Product Specifications • Save all instructions Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43cc, 2 cycle Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NGK - BPMR7A Fuel Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.6 oz (1.2 L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAMPION - CJ7Y Fuel Type . . . . . . . . Unleaded Gasoline – 87 Octane or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assembly (Continued) • Save all instructions A To Assemble Auger Bit 1. Insert the spark plug wrench handle into the cross hole in the adapter. 2. Hand tighten the Fishtail Point into the opposite end of the adaptor. Avoid contact with the Earth Blade and cutting edge of the Fishtail Point. 3. Grip the side of the Fishtail Point with an adjustable wrench and tighten while holding the spark plug wrench to secure the auger bit from rotating. B To Assemble Auger Bit to Powerhead Fig. 1 1.
Operation (Continued) • Save all instructions B Starting Engine: WARNING 1. Ensure that the four handle retaining pins are fully engaged into the Powerhead frame and that the handle bars are secure to the Powerhead frame. 2. Check that all guards and fasteners are in place and secure. 3. Keep all parts from your body and clothing away from drilling location, Auger Bit and Powerhead 4. Ensure that no grass or other debris is wrapped around any part of the Auger Bit, Powerhead or handles. 5.
Operation (Continued) • Save all instructions Starting A Flooded Engine 1. Place the unit on a flat surface. the starter handle repeatedly until engine starts and runs. This could require pulling the starter handle many times, depending on how badly the unit is flooded. 2. Move the On/Off Ignition Switch to the “ON” position. Note: Follow the instruction in the Starting Position section above for the safe auger position during and after starting 4.
Routine Maintenance • Save all instructions WARNING Disconnect the spark plug before performing maintenance. A Air Filter: Accumulated debris and dust in the Air Filter will reduce engine performance, increase fuel consumption and increases the risk of engine damage. Clean the air filter every 5 hours of operation or more frequently in dusty applications. 4. Add a teaspoon of thin oil to the filter squeeze out any excess oil. 1.
Routine Maintenance (Continued) • Save all instructions C Earth Blade and Fishtail Point: WARNING 1. Use only the manufacturer’s replacement part intended for this Auger Bit. Do not use any other Earth Blade or Fishtail Point. To install any other brand part to this Auger Bit can result in serious personal injury. Replace worn or damaged Earth Blade or Fishtail Point. 2. Auger blades and drilling points are sharp.
Troubleshooting • Save all instructions PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) SOLLUTION(S) Engine will not start. 1. Ignition Switch in the “OFF” position. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel Tank empty. 4. Spark Plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reaching carburetor. 6. Carburetor requires adjustment. 1. Move Ignition Switch to the ON position. Engine will not accelerate, lacks power or stalls. Engine smokes excessively. Engine runs hot. Engine will not idle properly.
Warranty • Save all instructions A Powermate® Earth Auger Limited Warranty Always specify model number when contacting the factory. We reserve the right to amend these specifications at any time without notice. The only warranty applicable is our standard written warranty. We make no other warranty, expressed or implied.
Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Other U.S. States / Territories: In other areas of the Unites States, your outdoor power equipment engine must be designed, built and equipped so as to conform at the time of sale to U.S. EPA emissions standards for small off-road spark ignition engines at or below 19 kilowatts. All of the United States: Your emission control system may include parts such as the carburetor or fuel-injection system, fuel lines, the ignition system, and catalytic converter.
Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Defects Warranty Coverage: METL warrants to the original purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the small off-road engine (SORE) (1) has been designed, built and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations; and (2) is free from defects in materials and workmanship that cause the failure of a warranted part to conform with those regulations as may be applicable to the terms and conditions stated below.
Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Emission Warranty Parts List¹: The repair or replacement of any warranted part otherwise eligible for warranty coverage may be excluded from such warranty coverage if METL demonstrates that the engine has been abused, neglected, or improperly maintained, and that such abuse, neglect, or improper maintenance was the direct cause of the need for repair or replacement of the part.
Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions C California Evaporative Emission Control Warranty Statement YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Applies only to Model No. PEA438: The California Air Resources Board and METL are pleased to explain the evaporative emission control system’s warranty on your 2010 model year small off-road engine (SORE). In California, new SOREs must be designed, built and equipped to meet the State’s stringent anti-smog standards.
Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions How to Obtain Warranty Service: You must take your power equipment engine or the product on which it is installed, along with evidence of the date of the sale to the original purchaser, at your expense, to any METL Authorized Service Center during its normal business hours. To locate your nearest METL Authorized Service Center, call (800) 737-2112.
