Craftsman C950524312A Owner's Manual page 4

RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
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• Beaware ofyour e nvironment whileoperating e quipment. Running o ver
items suchas,gravel, d oormats, newspapars, toys, a ndrocks hidden
under snow, c anallbethrown from chute orjamintheauger.
• Always beaware ofthedirection the snow isbeingthrown. Nearby
pedestrians, petsor property m aybeharmed byobjects beingthrown.
• Familiarize yourself withtheareayouplantowork. M ark offbeundadas of
walkways a nddriveways toprevent p roperty d amage fromthrown objects.
• Takecaution w hensnowthrowinginunfamiliar areas. S tayalertforhidden
hazards andtraffic.
• After stdking a foreignobject, t urnengine OFF,w_ for moving partsto
ceasemovement, andcheck immediately fordamage. If damaged, repair
before starting a ndoperating s nowthrower.
• W'dh engine OFF,waitformoving pads to stop andalwaysusea stick to
cleardischarge chute.
• If unit v ibrates a boormally, turnengine OFRVibration i sgenerally a
warning oftrouble. Seaanauthorized d ealerif necessary for repairs.
• Keephands andfeetawayfromrataitng gears.
• "fieuplong hairandremove jewelry.
• Donotwearloose-fitting _thing, dangling d rawstrings oritemsthat could
become caught.
,_WARNING
WHEN ADDING FUEL
• Turn engine OFFandletengine cool a t least2 minutesbefore removing
gascap.
• RIIfueltankoutdoors or inweli-ventilatad area.
• Donotoverfill fuel tank.
• Keepgasoline awayfromsparks, o penflames, p ilot l ights, h eat,andother
k3nition sources.
• Check fuellines, t ank, c ap,andfittings f requently for cracks or leaks.
Replace ifnecessary.
WHEN STARTING ENGINE
• Makesurespark plug,muffler, f uel capandaircleaner a rein place.
• Donotcrank engine withspark plugremoved.
• fffuelspills, waituntil i t evaporates b efore starting e ngine.
• if engine floods,setchoke toOPEN/RUN postiion, placethrottle inFAST
andcrank unfit e ngine starts.
WHEN OPERATINGEQUIPMENT
• Donot choke carburetor to stop engine.
WHEN TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT
• Transport withfueltank EMPTY.
WHEN STORING GASOLINEOR EQUIPMENT WITH FUEL IN TANK
• Store awayfromfurnaces, s toves, waterheaters or other ap_liancas that
havepilot l ightorother ignition source because t heycanignite gasaline
vapors,
• Startandrunengine outdoors.
• Donotstartorrunengine in enclosed a rea,evenif dooms or
windows a reopen.
WARNING
• Allow muffler, e ngine cylinder andfinstocoo_ b efore touching.
• Remove accumulated combustibles from mufflerareaandcylinder
area.
• Install andmaintain i n working o rdera spark arrester b eforeusing
equipment onforest-cavered, grass-cavered, brush-cavared
unimproved land. T hestate ofCalifornia r equires thisSection 4442of
the California P ublicResources Cede. Otherstates mayhavesimilar
laws.Federal e wsapply onfederal l and.
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• Ifthereisnatural or LPgasleakage In area,donotstartengine.
• Donutuseprassodzed s taring fluidsbecause vapors areflammable.
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BEFORE PERFORMINGADJUSTMENTS OR REPAIRS
• Disconnect sparkplug wireandkeepit awayfrom sparkplug.
WHEN TESTING FOR SPARK
• Useapproved s parkplug tester.
• Donotcheck for spark withspark plugremoved.