12-17 IMPORTANT: Thank you for purchasing this Southland® Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher. Read and understand all warnings and instructions in this manual before operating this tool. Improper use of this tool can cause severe injury or death. Keep this manual for future reference.
Safety Definitions • Save all instructions Safety Warning Symbols: Indicates Warning. Keep all by-standers at least 50 ft. (15 m) away. 50 ft 15 m Read these instructions carefully. This equipment can throw small objects at high speed causing personal injury. Inspect area where used and remove all foreign objects.
Important Safety Information • Save all instructions Before Operating Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher 1. READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING BLOWER/VACUUM/MULCHER. WARNING Read and follow all warnings and safety instructions. Failure to do so can result in serious injury to you or bystanders. 2.
5. A guard or other part that is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced by a qualified service center. 6. Use only genuine Southland® replacement parts and accessories. Use of any non- Southland® parts or accessories could lead to injury, damage to the unit, and will void your warranty.
Assembly (Continued) • Save all instructions Blower Assembly WARNING Blower tube installation affects both Blower balance and performance. The tube and nozzle must be installed correctly. Never use the Blower without the upper tube and the nozzles correctly fitted to the Blower. Fig.
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Assembly (Continued) • Save all instructions Install the Vacuum Bag 1. Remove the Blower Tubes from the blower. 2. Unzip the Vacuum Bag and Insert the elbow tube as shown. (Fig. 8) 3. Align the arrow on the elbow tube with the arrow on the blower outlet.
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Assembly (Continued) • Save all instructions Install the Vacuum Tubes 1. Secure the Upper and Lower Vacuum Tubes together by tightening the provided screws. (Fig.11) 2. Open the vacuum door. (Fig 12) 3. Hold the Vacuum Door open until vacuum tube is installed.
Operation • Save all instructions Before Starting Engine: Mixing Fuel / 2-Cycle Oil WARNING Do not smoke or allow smoking near fuel or the Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher. Mix and pour fuel outdoors WHERE THERE ARE NO SPARKS OR FLAMES. The 2-cycle engine on your Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher 5.
Operation (Continued) • Save all instructions Starting Engine: Starting A Flooded Engine the starter handle repeatedly until engine starts and runs. This could require pulling the starter handle many 1. Place the Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher on a flat surface. times, depending on how badly the unit is flooded. 2.
Routine Maintenance • Save all instructions WARNING Disconnect the spark plug before performing maintenance except for carburetor adjustments. Air Filter: Accumulated debris and dust in the air filter will reduce engine performance, increase fuel consumption, and increases the risk of engine damage. Clean the air filter every 5 hours of operation. 1.
Troubleshooting • Save all instructions PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) SOLLUTION(S) Engine will not start. 1. Ignition Switch in the “OFF” position. 1. Move ignition switch to the ON position. 2. See Starting a Flooded Engine in 2. Engine flooded. OPERATION section. 3.
Warranty shall apply except where the METL Limited Warranty may provide a longer warranty period. Please read your warranty rights and obligations carefully. Some sections of the warranty may not apply to the specific model you purchased. Unless specifically noted otherwise, the terms below shall apply to all Southland® products covered within this manual.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Other U.S States / Territories: In other areas of the Unites States, your outdoor power equipment engine must be designed, built and equipped so as to conform at the time of sale to U.S. EPA emissions standards for small off-road spark ignition engines at or below 19 kilowatts.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Defects Warranty Coverage: METL warrants to the original purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the small off-road engine (SORE) (1) has been designed, built and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations; and (2) is free from defects in materials and workmanship that cause the failure of a warranted part to conform with those regulations as may be applicable to the terms and conditions stated below.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Emission Warranty Parts List: The repair or replacement of any warranted part otherwise eligible for warranty coverage may be excluded from such warranty coverage if METL demonstrates that the engine has been abused, neglected, or improperly maintained, and that such abuse, neglect, or improper maintenance was the direct cause of the need for repair or replacement of the part.
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions California Evaporative Emission Control Warranty Statement YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Applies only to Model No. S-HBV-30175: The California Air Resources Board and METL are pleased to explain the evaporative emission control system’s warranty on your 2010 model year small off-road engine (SORE).
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Warranty (Continued) • Save all instructions Defects Warranty Coverage: (a) The warranty period begins on the date the engine is purchased. (b) General Evaporative Emissions Warranty Coverage. The engine must be warranted to the ultimate purchaser and any subsequent owner that the evaporative emission control system when installed was: (1) Designed, built, and equipped so as to conform with all applicable regulations;...
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