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OPERATORSAFETY
Moving Parts
DANGER
Keep hands, feet, a ndclothing away f romrotating parts.
Rotating p arts cancontact or entangle h ands, feet,hair,
clothing, or accessories.
Failure t oobserve t hese safety i nstructions will result i n
traumatic amputation orsevere laceration.
= Whenever cleaning, r epairing, or inspecting t hesnowthrower, makesurethe
engineis OFF, sparkplugwireis disconnected, andall movingparts have
stopped.
. Donot puthandsor feetnear o r underrotating parts.Keep clearofthe
discharge opening at all times.
. Neveroperate the snowthrowerwithoutproperguards,andothersafety
devicesin placeandworking.
. Neverleavethe snowthrowerunattended whileengineis running.Always
disengage theaugerandtractioncontrols,stop engine,andremove keys.
. Keep all looseclothingaway from the front of thesnowthrowerandauger.
Scarves, m ittens,danglingdrawstrings, l ooseclothes,andpantscanquickly
become caughtin therotatingdevice andamputation will occur. T ie up
long hairandremove jewelry.
. Runthe machineafewminutesafterdischarging snowto prevent f reeze-up
of thecollector/impeller.
. Disengage powerto the collector/impeller w hensnowthroweris transported
or not in use.
Thrown Objects
DANGER
Objects canbepicked upbyauger a ndthrown from chute.
Never discharge snow toward bystanders or allowanyone in
frontofthesnow thrower. Failure t o observe these safety
instructions willresult i n death or serious i njury.
o Alwayswearsafetyglasses or eyeshieldswhileduringoperation, a ndwhile
performing an adjustment o r repair.
o Alwaysbeawareof the directionthe snowis beingthrown.Nearby
pedestrians, pets,or propertymaybe harmed by objectsbeingthrown.
o Beaware of yourenvironment w hileoperatingthesnowthrower.Running
overitemssuch as,gravel,doormats, n ewspapers, toys,androckshidden
undersnow,canall bethrownfrom the chuteor jam inthe auger.
o Useextreme cautionwhenoperatingon or crossinggraveldrives,walks,or
roads.
o Adjustthecollectorhousingheightto cleargravelor crushedrocksurface.
o Neveroperate the snowthrowernearglassenclosures, a utomobiles, w indow
wells, drop-otis,andthe likewithoutproperadjustment o f the discharge
chuteangle.
o Familiarize y ourselfwiththe areain whichyou planto operate thesnow
thrower.Markoff boundaries of walkways anddriveways.
Children
DANGER
Tragicaccidents canoccurif the operator is not alertto the
presence of children,Childrenareoftenattracted to the unit
andthe operating activity.Neverassumethatchildrenwill
remainwhereyou lastsawthem.
o Keepchildrenout of theareaduringoperation. C hildrenareoftenattracted to
the equipment. B emindfulof all personspresent.
. Bealertandturn unit off if childrenenterthe area.
. Neverallowchildrento operate the unit.
. Useextracarewhenapproaching blindcorners,shrubs,trees,or other
objectsthatmayobscurevision.Childrenmaybe present.
Engine Safety
DANGER
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Safeoperationof the snowthrowerrequiresthe propercare
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and maintenance o f the engine.Failureto observe the safety
instructionsin this manualwill result in death or serious
injury.
. Disengage all clutchesandshift into neutralbefore startingthe engine.
. Letthe engineadjustto outdoortemperatures b efore startingto clearsnow.
. Usea grounded three-wireplug-infor all snowthrowersequipped with
electricdrivemotorsor electricstartingmotors.
DANGER
Engines giveoff carbonmonoxide, a n odorless, c olorless,
poisongas.
Breathing carbonmonoxide cancausenausea, hinting,
or death.
* Startandrun engineoutdoors.
Donot runthe enginein anenclosed area,evenif doorsor windowsare
open.
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