Poulan 966454201 Blower User Manual


 
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OPERATION
KNOW YOUR BLOWER
READ THIS I NSTRUCTION M ANUAL A ND SAFETYRULES BEFOREOPERATING Y OURUNIT.
Compare the illustrations with your unit to familiarize yourself with the location of the various controls
and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.
Choke Lever
Fuel Mix
Fill Cap
Starter
Rope
Throttle
Trigger
Spark
Plug
Upper Blower Tube
Primer
Button
Vacuum Handle
Lower Vacuum Tube
Upper Vacuum Tube
Vacuum Bag
Elbow Tube
High--Speed
Nozzle
Lower Blower Tube
STOP
Switch
STOP SWITCH
The STOP switch is used to stop t he engine.
To stop the engine, push and hold the STOP
switch in the STOP position until the engine
stops.
THROTTLE TRIGGER
The THROTTLE TRIGGER is used to select
the desired engine speed.
PRIMER BUTTON
The PRIME R BUTTON rem o ves air fro m the
carburetor and fuel lines and f ills them with fuel.
This allows you to start the engine with fewer
pulls on the starter rope. Activate primer button
by pressing it and allowing it to return to its origi-
nal p osition.
CHOKE LEVER
The CHOKE helps to supply fuel to the engine
toaidincoldstarting.Activatethechokeby
moving the choke lever to 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 p o si t i o n.
OPERATING POSITION
Blower Vacuum
OPERATING TIPS
S While vacuuming or blowing debris, hold
the unit with the muf fler side facing away
from your body andclothes (seeOPERA T-
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 rotating parts, stop the engine be-
fore installing or removing attachments. Do
not operate without guard(s) in place.
S Operate power equipment only at reasonable
hours--not early in the morning or late at night
when people m ight be disturbed. 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.