Briggs & Stratton 1695904 Operator's Manual page 7

WARNING
Fuel and its vapors are extremely flammable
and explosive. Always handle fuel with
extreme care.
Failure to observe these safety instructions can
cause a fire or explosion which will result in
severe burns or death.
WHEN ADDING FUEL
ËÈÄ Å¼¼ »Ä½¿Ä» ·Äº Â»Ê ¹ÅÅ ·Ê »·ÉÊ Ã¿ÄËÊ»É ¸»¼ÅÈ»
removing the fuel cap and adding fuel.
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Å ÄÅÊ Å̻ȼ¿Â ʾ» ¼Ë»Â Ê·ÄÁ Å ·ÂÂÅÍ ¼ÅÈ Ê¾» »ÎÆ·ÄÉ¿ÅÄ Å¼
gasoline, do not fill above the bottom of the fuel tank neck.
»»Æ ¼Ë»Â ·Í·Ï ¼ÈÅà ÉÆ·ÈÁÉ ÅÆ»Ä ¼Â·Ã»É Æ¿ÂÅÊ Â¿½¾ÊÉ ¾»·Ê
and other ignition sources.
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leaks. Replace if necessary.
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¼ ¼Ë»Â ÉÆ¿ÂÂÉ Í·¿Ê ËÄÊ¿Â ¿Ê »Ì·ÆÅÈ·Ê»É ¸»¼ÅÈ» ÉÊ·ÈʿĽ »Ä½¿Ä»
WHEN STARTING ENGINE
ÄÉËÈ» ʾ·Ê ÉÆ·ÈÁ ÆÂ˽ Ã˼¼Â»È ¼Ë»Â ¹·Æ ·Äº ·¿È ¹Â»·Ä»È ¿¼
equipped) are in place and secured.
Å ÄÅÊ ¹È·ÄÁ ʾ» »Ä½¿Ä» Ϳʾ ʾ» ÉÆ·ÈÁ ÆÂ˽ È»ÃÅÌ»º
¼ ¼Ë»Â ¿É Éƿ»º ºÅ ÄÅÊ ·ÊÊ»ÃÆÊ ÊÅ ÉÊ·ÈÊ Ê¾» »Ä½¿Ä» ¸ËÊ ÃÅÌ»
the snowthrower away from the area of the spill, and avoid
creating any source of ignition, until the fuel vapors have
dissipated.
Å ÄÅÊ ÅÌ»È Æȿû ʾ» »Ä½¿Ä»
instructions in this manual.
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position, move throttle (if equipped) to FAST position and
crank until engine starts.
WHEN OPERATING EQUIPMENT
Å ÄÅÊ Ê¿Æ Ê¾» ÉÄÅÍʾÈÅÍ»È ·Ê ·Ä ·Ä½Â» ;¿¹¾ ¹·ËÉ»É Ê¾»
fuel to spill.
Å ÄÅÊ ¹¾ÅÁ» ʾ» ¹·È¸ËÈ»ÊÅÈ ÊÅ ÉÊÅÆ Ê¾» »Ä½¿Ä»
»Ì»È ÈËÄ Ê¾» »Ä½¿Ä» Ϳʾ ʾ» ·¿È ¹Â»·Ä»È ·ÉɻøÂÏ ¿¼
equipped) or the air filter (if equipped) removed.
WHEN CHANGING OIL
¼ ÏÅË ºÈ·¿Ä ʾ» Å¿Â ¼ÈÅà ʾ» ÊÅÆ Å¿Â ¼¿Â Ê˸» ʾ» ¼Ë»Â Ê·ÄÁ
must be empty or fuel can leak out and result in a fire or
explosion.
WHEN TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT
È·ÄÉÆÅÈÊ Í¿Ê¾ ¼Ë»Â Ê·ÄÁ  ÅÈ Í¿Ê¾ ¼Ë»Â ɾËÊ Å¼¼ Ì·ÂÌ»
OFF.
WHEN STORING GASOLINE OR EQUIPMENT WITH
FUEL IN TANK
ÊÅÈ» ·Í·Ï ¼ÈÅà ¼ËÈÄ·¹»É ÉÊÅÌ»É Í·Ê»È ¾»·Ê»ÈÉ ÅÈ
other appliances that have pilot light or other ignition source
because they can ignite fuel vapors.
en
ÅÂÂÅÍ Ê¾» »Ä½¿Ä» ÉÊ·ÈʿĽ
WARNING
Safe operation of the snowthrower requires
the proper care and maintenance of the
engine.
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the engine may cause personal injury.
»Ê ʾ» »Ä½¿Ä» ·ºÀËÉÊ ÊÅ ÅËʺÅÅÈ Ê»ÃƻȷÊËÈ»É ¸»¼ÅÈ»
starting to clear snow.
É» · ½ÈÅËĺ»º ʾȻ» Í¿È» ÆÂ˽ ¼ÅÈ ·Â ÉÄÅÍʾÈÅÍ»ÈÉ
equipped with electric drive motors or electric starting
motors.
WARNING
Starting engine creates sparking.
Sparking can ignite nearby flammable gases.
Explosion and fire could result.
¼ ʾ»È» ¿É Ä·ÊËÈ·Â ÅÈ  ½·É »·Á·½» ¿Ä ·È»· ºÅ ÄÅÊ ÉÊ·ÈÊ
engine.
Å ÄÅÊ ËÉ» ÆÈ»ÉÉËȿлº ÉÊ·ÈʿĽ ¼ÂË¿ºÉ ¸»¹·ËÉ» Ì·ÆÅÈÉ ·È»
flammable.
WARNING
Running the engine produces heat. Engine
parts, especially muffler, become extremely
hot.
Failure to observe these safety instructions
could result in severe thermal burns on contact.
»Ì»È ÊÅ˹¾ · ¾ÅÊ »Ä½¿Ä» ÅÈ Ã˼¼Â»È
cylinder, and fins to cool before touching.
»ÃÅÌ» º»¸È¿É ¼ÈÅà Ã˼¼Â»È ·È»· ·Äº ¹Ï¿ĺ»È ·È»·
ÄÉʷ ·Äº ÷¿ÄÊ·¿Ä ¿Ä ÍÅÈÁ¿Ä½ ÅȺ»È · ÉÆ·ÈÁ ·ÈÈ»ÉÊ»È ¸»¼ÅÈ»
using equipment on forest-covered, grass-covered, or
brush-covered unimproved land.
Ê ¿É · Ì¿Å·ʿÅÄ Å¼ ·Â¿¼ÅÈÄ¿· ˸¿¹ »ÉÅËȹ» ź»
Section 4442, to use or operate the engine on any forest-
covered, brush-covered, or grass-covered land unless
the exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester, as
defined in Section 4442, maintained in effective working
order. Other states or federal jurisdictions may have
similar laws. Contact the original equipment manufacturer,
retailer, or dealer to obtain a spark arrester designed for the
exhaust system installed on this engine.
OPERATOR SAFETY
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