Starting And Stopping; Operating The Blower - Homelite BACKPACKER II UT08572A Operator's Manual

STARTING AND STOPPING

See Figures 8 - 9.
TO START:
n Place the blower on a flat, bare surface.
n Disengage the trigger lock.
n Push the primer bulb, slowly, 7 times.
n Do not engage the handle while starting.
n Set choke to START position.
n Pull the starter handle until the engine runs.
n Allow the engine to run 15 seconds, then engage the
trigger to operate
TO STOP:
Release the trigger and press STOP until the engine
stops.
TO REMOVE BLOWER:
n Move harness straps off your shoulders and let straps
slide down arms.
n Grasp the straps and lower the blower to the ground.
WARNING
Do not allow familiarity with the product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second
is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

OPERATING THE BLOWER

See Figure 10.
n Slip arm through harness strap and onto shoulder, then
repeat for the other shoulder. Adjust the straps to a
comfortable position. Refer to Adjusting Harness Straps
earlier in this manual. Then remove unit for starting.
n Start the blower. Refer to Starting and Stopping earlier
in this manual.
n Put on the blower again. The unit should be operated
from the right side as shown in figure 10.
n To keep from scattering debris, blow around the outer
edges of a debris pile. Never blow directly into the center
of a pile.
n To reduce sound levels, limit the number of pieces of
equipment used at any one time.
n Operate blower at the lowest possible throttle speed to
do the job.
n Check your equipment before operation, especially the
muffler, air intakes, and air filters.
n Use rakes and brooms to loosen debris before blowing.
In dusty conditions, slightly dampen surfaces when water
is available.
OPERATION
CHOKE LEVER
11
THROTTLE
TRIGGER
TRIGGER
SWITCH
LOCK
PRIMER BULB
FULL
CHOKE
RUN
PROPER OPERATING
POSITION
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10