Operator's Manual

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1.Nozzledirection,right3.Adjustablenozzle
2.Nozzledirection,left
OperatingTips
WARNING
Dischargedairhasconsiderableforceandcould
causeinjuryorlossoffooting.
•Stayawayfromnozzleopeningwhenmachine
isoperating.
•Keepbystandersawayfromnozzleopening
whenmachineisrunning.
DANGER
TIPOVERCANCAUSESERIOUSINJURYOR
DEATH.
•NEVERoperateonsteepslopes.
•Operateonslopesupanddown,neveracross
theface.
•Whengoinguphillordownhill,donotstopor
startsuddenly.
•Stayalertforholesintheterrainorotherhidden
hazards.Toavoidtippingorlossofcontrol,do
notdriveclosetoaditch,creekordropoff.
•Ifthetowvehiclestopswhilegoinguphill,back
slowlydownhill.Donotattempttoturn.
•Practiceoperatingtheblower.Itisadvisabletoblow
thesamedirectionthewindisblowingtoprevent
materialfromblowingbackintotheclearedarea.
•Bealert,slowdownandusecautionwhenmaking
turns.Lookbehindandtothesidebeforechanging
directions.
•Beawareoftheblowernozzledirectionanddonot
pointitatanyone.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenmakingsharpturnsand
whenturningonhillsides
•Beforebackingup,looktotherearandensurethat
nooneisbehindthemachine.
•Donotruntheengineinordirecttheblowernozzle
intoaconnedareawithoutadequateventilation.
Exhaustfumesarehazardousandcouldpossibly
bedeadly.
•Runtheengineatfullthrottlewhenoperating.
•Adjustthenozzleopeningsoitblowsunderthe
debris.
•Usecautionwhenblowingaroundnewlyplanted
sodastheforceoftheaircoulddisruptthegrass.
•Donotuseonhighways.
•Stayawayfromthenozzleopeningwhenthe
machineisoperating.Keepallbystandersaway
fromthenozzleopeninganddon’tdirectdischarge
towardbystanders.
•Ifthetowvehicleenginestallsorthemachineloses
headwayandcannotmakeittothetopofaslope,
donotturnthemachinearound.Alwaysbackthe
towvehicleslowlystraightdowntheslope.
•Donottakeaninjuryrisk!Whenapersonorpet
appearsunexpectedlyinorneartheoperatingarea,
stopoperation.Carelessoperation,combinedwith
terrainangles,ricochets,orimproperlypositioned
guardscanleadtothrownobjectinjuries.Donot
resumeoperationuntiltheareaiscleared.
•Donotexceed20mphwhentransportingblower.
•Donottouchtheengineormuferwhiletheengine
isrunningorsoonafteritisstopped.Theseareas
couldbehotenoughtocauseaburn.
Important:Raisethenozzlebeforetransporting
theblower.Ifthenozzleisleftinthedownposition
duringtransport,thenozzlemaycontactthe
groundanddamagetothenozzlemayoccur.
Note:Intheunlikelyeventofamajorstaticelectrical
dischargeevent,thecontrollermaylowertheengine
speedtolowidle.Fullspeedcanberestoredbypressing
thefast(rabbit)buttononremotecontrol.
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