Poulan 545137223 Blower User Manual


 
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OPERATION
KNOW YOUR BLOWER
READ THIS I NSTRUCTION M ANUAL A ND SAFETYRULES BEFOREOPERATING YOUR UNIT.
Compare the illustrations with your unit to familiarize yourself with the location o f the various controls
and adjustments. Save this manual f or future reference.
Choke Lever
Fuel Mix
Fill Cap
Starter
Rope
Throttle
Lever
Spark Plug
Blower
Tube
Primer Bu tton
Rear
Handle
Lower
Vacuum Tube
Upper
Vacuum Tube
Vacuum B ag
Elbow Tube
THROTTLE LEVER
The THROTTLE LEVER is used t oselect the
desired enginespeed and tostop the engine.
Movethethrottlelever tothe
positionfor
full speed operation. Move the throttle lever
tothe
positionfor idlespeed. Tostopthe
engine, move the throttle lever to the STOP
position.
PRIMER BUTTON
The PRIMER BUTTON removes air from the
carburetor and fuel lines and fills t hem with fuel.
Thisallowsyoutostarttheenginewithfewer
pulls on the sta rter ro pe. Activate prim er button
by pressing itand all owing itto return t o its ori gi-
nal position.
CHOKE LEVER
The CHOKE helps to supply fuel to the engine
toaidincoldstarting.Activatethechokeby
moving the choke lever t o the FULL CHOKE
position. A fter engineattempts tostart, move t he
choke lever to the HALF CHOKE position.
Once engine starts, move choke lever to the
RUN po sit i o n.
OPERATING POSITION
Blower
Eye
Protection
Vacuum
OPERATING TIPS
S While vacuuming or blowing debris, hold
the unit with the m uffler side facing away
from your body andclothes (seeOPERAT-
ING POSITION illustration above).
S To reduce the risk of hearing loss
associated with sound level(s), hearing
protection is required.
S To reduce the risk of injury associated with
contacting r otating parts, stop the engi ne be-
fore installing or removing attachments. Do
not operate without guard(s) in place.
S Operate power equ ipment only at reasonable
hours--not early in t he morning or late at night
when people might bedisturbed. Comply with
times listed in local ordinances. Usual recom-
mendations are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday though Saturday.
S To reduce noise levels, limit the number of
pieces of equipment used at any one time.
S To reduce noise levels, operate power
blowers at the lowest possible throttle
speed to do the job.
S Use rakes andbrooms to loosen debris be-
fore blowing.