Use and Care Manual

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. Maintain your balance and proper footing at all times. Do not overreach.

9. Keep all parts of your body away from cutting area, the rotating auger bit and blades, and hot surfaces.

10. Always keep the throttle control on your right hand side, while the exhaust points away from your body.

11. Use extreme caution when using this unit. Bit thrust or Kick Back may occur when the spinning blade contacts an

object that it does not immediately cut. A Kick Back can be violent enough to cause the unit and/or operator to be pro-

pelled in any direction, and possibly lose control of the unit. Kick Back can occur without warning if the bit snags, stalls

or binds.

12. An improper or dull bit blade can cause serious personal injury. Bit blades must be sharp. Discard earth bit blades

that are bent, warped, cracked, broken or damaged in any way.

13. Use only the manufacturer’s replacement bit blade intended for this unit. Do not use any other bit blade. To install

any other brand bit blade to this unit can result in serious personal injury.

14. Do not force the earth auger. It will do the job better and with less likelihood of a risk of injury when used at the rate

for which it was designed.

15. After turning the unit off, make sure the earth auger bit has stopped before the unit is sat down.

16. A coasting bit can cause injury while it continues to spin after the engine is stopped or throttle lever is released.

Maintain proper control until the bit has completely stopped rotating.

17. Never touch the area near the muffler because it is extremely hot and can cause severe burns. Never touch parts of

the engine that become hot after operation.

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While Operating Earth Auger

Fuel Safety

WARNING

1. Mix and pour fuel outdoors WHERE THERE ARE NO SPARKS OR FLAMES.

2. Never fill gasoline container or the product’s fuel tank inside a vechile or in a truck bed. Accidental electrical static

discharge can ignite fuel vapors which could result in serious injury or death.

3. Use a container approved for gasoline.

4. Do not smoke or allow smoking near fuel or the unit.

5. Avoid spilling fuel or oil. Wipe up all fuel spills.

6. Move at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from fueling site before starting engine.

7. Stop engine and allow to cool before removing fuel cap. Remove fuel cap slowly.

8. Store unit and fuel in area where fuel vapors cannot reach sparks or open flames from water heaters, electric motors

or switches, furnaces, ect..