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OPERATORSAFETY
Engine Safety (Continued)
WARNING
j Startingenginecreatessparking.
i ,
j Sparkingcanignitenearbyflammablegases.
Explosionandfire couldresult.
* Ifthereisnaturalor LPgasleakagein area,donotstartengine.
* Donotusepressurizedstartingfluidsbecausevaporsareflammable.
,_I_IISIIII_$11,,Runningthe engineproducesheat.Engineparts,especially
"="='===_ i muffler,becomeextremelyhot,
Failureto observethesesafetyinstructionscould resultin
i severethermalburnsoncontact.
* Nevertouchahotengineormuffler.Allowmuffler,enginecylinder,andfins
to coolbeforetouching.
* Removedebrisfrommufflerareaandcylinderarea.
* Installandmaintaininworkingorderasparkarresterbeforeusingequipment
onforest-covered,grass-covered,orbrush-coveredunimprovedland.
* U.S.A.Models:Itisa violationof CaliforniaPublicResourceCode
Section4442to useor operatetheengineonornearanyforest-covered,
brush-covered,or grass-coveredlandunlesstheexhaustsystemis equipped
with asparkarrestermeetinganyapplicablelocalor statelaws.Otherstates
orfederalareasmayhavesimilarlaws.
Maintenanceand Storage
WARNING
Thissnowthrowermustbeproperlymaintainedtoensuresafe
operationand performance.Failureto observethe safety
instructionsin this manualcould resultin deathor serious
injury.
o Whenperforminganymaintenanceorrepairsonthesnowthrower,shutOFF
theengine,disconnectsparkplugwire,andkeepthewireawayfromthe
plugtopreventsomeonefromaccidentlystartingtheengine.
* Checkshearboltsandotherhardwareatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnessto besurethesnowthroweris in safeworkingcondition.
* Keepnutsandboltstight andkeepsnowthroweringoodcondition.
* Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheirproperoperationregularlyand
makenecessaryrepairsif theyarenotfunctioningproperly.
* Componentsaresubjecttowear,damage,anddeterioration.Frequently
checkcomponentsandreplacewith recommendedparts,whennecessary.
* Checkcontroloperationfrequently.Adjustandserviceasrequired.
* Useonlyfactoryauthorizedreplacementpartswhenmakingrepairs.
* Alwayscomplywithfactoryspecificationsonall settingsandadjustments.
* Onlyauthorizedservicelocationsshouldbeutilizedformajorserviceand
repairrequirements.
* Useonlyattachmentsandaccessoriesapprovedby thefactory(suchas
wheelweights,counterweights,orcabs).
* Neverattemptto makeanyadjustmentswhiletheengineis running(except
whenspecificallyrecommendedbythefactory).
,, Donotallowgreaseor oilto contacttherubberfrictionwheelor thedisc
driveplate.Ifthediscdriveplateorfrictionwheelcomein contactwith
greaseoroil, damagetotherubberfrictionwheelwill result.