Tanaka THB-260PF Blower User Manual


 
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!SSEMBLYPROCEDURES
"LOWPIPESTOMAINBODY&IG
)NSPECTTHEMAINBODYANDACCESSORIES
#ONNECTSTRAIGHTPIPEANDOTHERPIPESSECURELY3EEPAGE
!LIGNGROOVEINSTRAIGHTPIPEWITHPROJECTIONONBLOWERHOUSING
ORANOTHERPIPEANDSLIDETHEPIPEONTOTHEBLOWERHOUSINGOR
ANOTHERPIPE
2OTATETHEPIPECLOCKWISETOLOCKITINTOPLACETHENTIGHTENTHE
CLAMPBANDIFSOEQUIPPED
&ANHEADEDPIPETOSTRAIGHTPIPE&IG
o!LIGNGROOVEONTHEFANHEADEDPIPEANDPROJECTIONON
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STRAIGHTPIPEANDROTATETHEFANHEADINPLACE
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6ACUUMATTACHMENTISOFFEREDASANOPTIONALKITWHICHCONVERTSTHE
HANDHELDBLOWERINTOAVACUUMCLEANER
&ORINSTALLATIONSEE4(6VACUUMMANUAL
./4%3AFETYFUTURE
)FYOUTRYTOOPENTHEDUSTCOVERWHENENGINEISRUNNINGITWILL
AUTOMATICALLYSTOPTHEENGINE&IG
"UTNEVERTRYTOOPENTHEDUSTCOVERWHENENGINEISRUNNINGEVEN
WITHTHISFUTUREOTHERWISESERIOUSPERSONALINJURYMAYOCCUR
/PERATINGPROCEDURES
&UEL&IG
7!2.).'
4HISUNITISEQUIPPEDWITHATWOSTROKEENGINE!LWAYSRUNTHE
ENGINEONFUELWHICHISMIXEDWITHOIL
0ROVIDEGOODVENTILATIONWHENFUELINGORHANDLINGFUEL
0ROVIDEGOODVENTILATIONWHENFUELINGORHANDLINGFUEL
&UEL
o!LWAYSUSEBRANDEDOCTANEUNLEADEDGASOLINE
o5SEGENUINETWOCYCLEOILORUSEAMIXBETWEENTO
PLEASECONSULTTHEOILBOTTLEFORTHERATIOOR4ANAKADEALER
o/NLYFORTHESTATEOF#ALIFORNIAAT
o)FGENUINEOILISNOTAVAILABLEUSEANANTIOXIDANTADDEDQUALITY
OILEXPRESSLYLABELEDFORAIRCOOLEDCYCLEENGINEUSE*!3/&#
'2!$%/),OR)3/%'#'2!$%$ONOTUSE")!OR4#7STROKE
WATERCOOLINGTYPEMIXEDOIL
o.EVERUSEMULTIGRADEOIL7ORWASTEOIL
o!LWAYSMIXFUELANDOILINASEPARATECLEANCONTAINER
!LWAYSSTARTBYüLLINGHALFTHEAMOUNTOFFUELWHICHISTOBEUSED
4HENADDTHEWHOLEAMOUNTOFOIL-IXSHAKETHEFUELMIXTURE
!DDTHEREMAININGAMOUNTOFFUEL
-IXSHAKETHEFUELMIXTHOROUGHLYBEFOREüLLINGTHEFUELTANK
&UELING
7!2.).'
o!LWAYSSHUTOFFTHEENGINEBEFOREREFUELING
o3LOWLYOPENTHEFUELTANKWHENüLLINGUPWITHFUELSOTHAT
POSSIBLEOVERPRESSUREDISAPPEARS
o4IGHTENTHEFUELCAPCAREFULLYAFTERFUELING
o!LWAYSMOVETHEUNITATLEASTMFTFROMTHEFUELINGAREA
BEFORESTARTING
o$ONOTSMOKEANDORALLOWČAMESORSPARKSNEARFUELWHEN
HANDLINGORüLLINGFUEL
"EFOREFUELINGCLEANTHETANKCAPAREACAREFULLYTOENSURETHAT
NODIRTFALLSINTOTHETANK-AKESURETHATTHEFUELISWELLMIXEDBY
SHAKINGTHECONTAINERBEFOREFUELING
3TARTING
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$ONOTSTARTIFTHEPIPEISOBSTRUCTEDBYTHEGROUNDORANYOTHER
OBJECT
3ETIGNITIONSWITCHTO/.POSITION&IG
0USHPRIMINGBULBSEVERALTIMESSOTHATFUELČOWSTHROUGHTHE
BULBORRETURNPIPE)FSOEQUIPPED&IG
3ETCHOKELEVERTO#,/3%$POSITION&IG
0ULLRECOILSTARTERBRISKLYTAKINGCARETOKEEPTHEHANDLEINYOUR
GRASPANDNOTALLOWINGITTOSNAPBACK&IG
7HENYOUHEARTHEENGINEWANTTOSTARTRETURNCHOKELEVERTO
25.POSITIONOPEN4HENPULLRECOILSTARTERBRISKLYAGAIN
7!2.).'
o.EVERSTARTORRUNTHEENGINEINSIDEACLOSEDROOMORBUILDING
ANDORNEARTHEINČAMMABLELIQUID"REATHINGEXHAUSTFUMES
CANKILL
o$ONOTALLOWTHEROPETOSNAPBACKINANDALWAYSHOLDTHEUNIT
üRMLY
./4%
)FENGINEDOESNOTSTARTREPEATPROCEDURESFROMTO
!FTERSTARTINGENGINEALLOWTHEENGINEABOUTMINUTESTO
WARMUPBEFORESUBJECTINGITTOANYLOAD
/PERATINGBLOWER&IG
7!2.).'
$ONOTDIRECTDISCHARGEOFAIRTOWARDPEOPLEORPET
4HEUNITSHOULDBEOPERATEDINAWELLVENTILATEDAREA
!LOWSPEEDSHOULDBEUSEDTOBLOWLEAVESANDDRYGRASS
!MEDIUMSPEEDSHOULDBEUSEDTOCLEANWETLEAVESANDGRASS
!HIGHSPEEDSHOULDBEUSEDWHENMOVINGGRAVELDIRTOROTHER
HEAVYMATERIALS
7!2.).'
o.EVERPERFORMASSEMBLYORDISASSEMBLYPROCEDURESWITH
ENGINERUNNINGORSERIOUSPERSONALINJURYMAYRESULT
o.EVERTOUCHMUFČERSPARKPLUGOROTHERMETALLICPARTSWHILE
ENGINEISINRUNNINGORIMMEDIATELYAFTERSHUTTINGOFFENGINE
#!54)/.
4HISBLOWERHASBEENDESIGNEDANDADJUSTEDTOBEUSEDWITHALL
BLOWINGPIPESATTACHED3EEPAGE)TMUSTNEVERBEOPERATED
WITHOUTTHESTRAIGHTPIPEANDBLOWHEAD
3TOPPING&IG
$ECREASEENGINESPEEDANDRUNATANIDLEFORAFEWMINUTESTHEN
TURNOFFIGNITIONSWITCH
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#ARBURETORADJUSTMENT&IG
)NTHECARBURETORFUELISMIXEDWITHAIR7HENTHEENGINEISTESTRUN
ATTHEFACTORYTHECARBURETORISADJUSTED!FURTHERADJUSTMENTMAY
BEREQUIREDACCORDINGTOCLIMATEANDALTITUDE4HECARBURETORHAS
ONEADJUSTMENTPOSSIBILITY
4)DLESPEEDADJUSTMENTSCREW
)DLESPEEDADJUSTMENT4
4OADJUSTTURN)$,%!DJUSTMENT3CREW4INCLOCKWISETOINCREASE
ENGINESPEEDOUTCOUNTERCLOCKWISETODECREASEENGINESPEED
3TANDARD)DLERPMISRPM