Tanaka THB-260PF Blower User Manual


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7ARNINGSANDSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
/PERATORSAFETY
o)-0/24!.4!DUSTüLTERMASKSHOULDBEWORNDURINGOPERATION
o!LWAYSWEARASAFETYFACESHIELDORGOGGLES
o!LWAYSWEARHEAVYLONGPANTSBOOTSANDGLOVES$ONOTWEAR
LOOSECLOTHINGJEWELRYSHORTPANTSSANDALSORGOBAREFOOT
3ECUREHAIRSOITISABOVESHOULDERLENGTH
o$ONOTOPERATETHISTOOLWHENYOUARETIREDILLORUNDERTHE
INČUENCEOFALCOHOLDRUGSORMEDICATION
o.EVERLETACHILDORINEXPERIENCEDPERSONOPERATETHEMACHINE
o7EARHEARINGPROTECTION0AYATTENTIONTOYOURSURROUNDINGS
"EAWAREOFANYBYSTANDERSWHOMAYBESIGNALINGAPROBLEM
2EMOVESAFETYEQUIPMENTIMMEDIATELYUPONSHUTTINGOFFENGINE
o.EVERSTARTORRUNTHEENGINEINSIDEACLOSEDROOMORBUILDING
"REATHINGEXHAUSTFUMESCANKILL
o+EEPHANDLESFREEOFOILANDFUEL
o+EEPHANDSAWAYFROMMOVINGPARTORHEATEDAREA
o$ONOTGRABORHOLDTHEUNITBYTHEBLOWPIPE
o7HENTHEUNITISTURNEDOFFMAKESURETHEENGINEHASSTOPPED
BEFORETHEUNITISSETDOWN
o7HENOPERATIONISPROLONGEDTAKEABREAKFROMTIMETOTIMESO
THATYOUMAYAVOIDPOSSIBLEWHITEüNGERDISEASEWHICHISCAUSED
BYVIBRATION
7!2.).'
!NTIVIBRATIONSYSTEMSDONOTGUARANTEETHATYOUWILLNOT
SUSTAINWHITEüNGERDISEASEORCARPALTUNNELSYNDROME
4HEREFORECONTINUALANDREGULARUSERSSHOULDMONITORCLOSELY
THECONDITIONOFTHEIRHANDSANDüNGERS)FANYOFTHEABOVE
SYMPTOMSAPPEARSEEKMEDICALADVICEIMMEDIATELY
7!2.).'
)FYOUAREUSINGANYMEDICALELECTRICELECTRONICDEVICESSUCH
ASAPACEMAKERCONSULTYOURPHYSICIANASWELLASTHEDEVICE
MANUFACTURERPRIORTOOPERATINGANYPOWEREQUIPMENT
5NITMACHINESAFETY
o)NSPECTTHEENTIREUNITMACHINEBEFOREEACHUSE2EPLACE
DAMAGEDPARTS#HECKFORFUELLEAKSANDMAKESUREALLFASTENERS
AREINPLACEANDSECURELYTIGHTENED
o2EPLACEPARTSTHATARECRACKEDCHIPPEDORDAMAGEDINANYWAY
BEFOREUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE
o-AKESURETHESAFETYGUARDISPROPERLYATTACHED
o+EEPOTHERSAWAYWHENMAKINGCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS
o5SEONLYACCESSORIESASRECOMMENDEDFORTHISUNITMACHINEBY
THEMANUFACTURER
7!2.).'
.EVERMODIFYTHEUNITMACHINEINANYWAY$ONOTUSEYOUR
UNITMACHINEFORANYJOBEXCEPTTHATFORWHICHITISINTENDED
&UELSAFETY
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o%MPTYTHEFUELTANKBEFORESTORINGTHETOOL%SPECIALLYINCASEOF
OVERTHREEMONTHSTORAGEITISAMUSTOTHERWISEFUELMAYCORRODE
CAUSINGCARBURETORDAMAGE)TISRECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBE
EMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUEL)SLEFT)NTHETANKSTORESOFUELWILL
NOTLEAK
o&UELCONTAINSHIGHLYČAMMABLEANDITISPOSSIBLETOGETTHE
SERIOUSPERSONALINJURYWHENINHALINGORSPILLINGONYOURBODY
!LWAYSPAYATTENTIONWHENHANDLINGFUEL!LWAYSHAVEGOOD
VENTILATIONWHENHANDLINGFUELINSIDEBUILDING
o-IXANDPOURFUELOUTDOORSANDWHERETHEREARENOSPARKSOR
ČAMES
o5SEACONTAINERAPPROVEDFORFUEL
o$ONOTSMOKEORALLOWSMOKINGNEARFUELORTHEUNITMACHINEOR
WHILEUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE
o7IPEUPALLFUELSPILLSBEFORESTARTINGENGINE
o-OVEATLEASTMAWAYFROMFUELINGSITEBEFORESTARTINGENGINE
o3TOPENGINEBEFOREREMOVINGFUELCAP
o3TOREUNITMACHINEANDFUELINAREAWHEREFUELVAPORSCANNOT
REACHSPARKSOROPENČAMESFROMWATERHEATERSELECTRICMOTORS
ORSWITCHESFURNACESETC
"LOWINGSAFETY
o/PERATEPOWEREQUIPMENTONLYATREASONABLEHOURSNOT
EARLYINTHEMORNINGORLATEATNIGHTWHENPEOPLEMIGHTBE
DISTURBED#OMPLYWITHTIMESLISTEDINLOCALORDINANCES5SUAL
RECOMMENDATIONSAREAMTOPM-ONDAYTHROUGH
3ATURDAY
o.EVERDIRECTDISCHARGEOFAIRTOWARDBYSTANDERSNORALLOWANYONE
NEARTHEAREAOFOPERATION5SECAREINDIRECTINGDISCHARGETO
AVOIDGLASSENCLOSURESAUTOMOBILESETC
o3TAYALERTFORUNEVENSIDEWALKSHOLESINTERRAINOROTHERUNSTABLE
CONDITIONWHENUSINGTHETOOL
o4AKEALLPOSSIBLEPRECAUTIONSWHENLEAVINGTHETOOLUNATTENDED
SUCHASSTOPPINGTHEENGINE
o.EVEROPERATETHETOOLWITHOUTGUARDSBLOWPIPESOROTHER
PROTECTIVEDEVICEINPLACE)FSOEQUIPPED
o+EEPOTHERSINCLUDINGCHILDRENANIMALSBYSTANDERSANDHELPERS
OUTSIDETHEMHAZARDZONE3TOPTHEENGINEIMMEDIATELYIFYOU
AREAPPROACHED
o!LWAYSKEEPTHEENGINEONTHERIGHTSIDEOFYOURBODY(ANDHELD
BLOWERONLY
o+EEPüRMFOOTINGANDBALANCE$ONOTOVERREACH
o+EEPALLPARTSOFYOURBODYAWAYFROMTHEMUFČER
o!LWAYSCARRYAüRSTAIDKITWHENOPERATINGANYPOWEREQUIPMENT
-AINTENANCESAFETY
o-AINTAINTHEUNITMACHINEACCORDINGTORECOMMENDED
PROCEDURES
o$ISCONNECTTHESPARKPLUGBEFOREPERFORMINGMAINTENANCEEXCEPT
FORCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS
o+EEPOTHERSAWAYWHENMAKINGCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS
o5SEONLYGENUINE4ANAKAREPLACEMENTPARTSASRECOMMENDEDBY
THEMANUFACTURER
4RANSPORTANDSTORAGE
o#ARRYTHEUNITMACHINEBYHANDWITHTHEENGINESTOPPEDANDTHE
MUFČERAWAYFROMYOURBODY
o!LLOWTHEENGINETOCOOLEMPTYTHEFUELTANKANDSECURETHE
UNITMACHINEBEFORESTORINGORTRANSPORTINGINAVEHICLE
o%MPTYTHEFUELTANKBEFORESTORINGTHEUNITMACHINE)TIS
RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBEEMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUELIS
LEFTINTHETANKSTORESOFUELWILLNOTLEAK
o3TOREUNITMACHINEOUTOFTHEREACHOFCHILDREN
o#LEANANDMAINTENANCETHEUNITCAREFULLYANDSTOREITINADRY
PLACE
o-AKESUREENGINESWITCHISOFFWHENTRANSPORTINGORSTORING
)FSITUATIONSOCCURWHICHARENOTCOVEREDINTHISMANUALTAKE
CAREANDUSECOMMONSENSE#ONTACT4ANAKADEALERIFYOUNEED
ASSISTANCE0AYSPECIALATTENTIONTOSTATEMENTSPRECEDEDBYTHE
FOLLOWINGWORDS
7!2.).'
)NDICATESASTRONGPOSSIBILITYOFSEVEREPERSONALINJURYORLOSS
OFLIFEIFINSTRUCTIONSARENOTFOLLOWED
#!54)/.
)NDICATESAPOSSIBILITYOFPERSONALINJURYOREQUIPMENTDAMAGEIF
INSTRUCTIONSARENOTFOLLOWED
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USE
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