STARTING AND STOPPING
Hold the body of the machine on the ground using your left hand (CAUTION! Not with your foot!).
Grip the starter handle, slowly pull out the cord with your right hand until you feel some resistance (the starter pawls grip), now quickly and powerfully pull the cord.
Never twist the starter cord around your hand.
Repeat pulling the cord until engine attemps to start (or maximum 5 pulls).
Move choke control down to run position.
Pull the cord until engine starts and gradually operate throttle trigger for increasing engine speed to operate speed.
CAUTION! Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and do not let go of the starter handle when the cord is fully extended. This can damage the machine.
CAUTION! Do not put any part of your body in marked area. Contact can result in burns to the skin, or electrical shock if the spark plug cap has been damaged. Always use gloves. Do not use a machine with damaged spark plug cap.
Stopping
The engine is stopped by pushing the stop switch to the stop position.
CAUTION! The stop switch automatically returns to the start position. In order to prevent unintentional starting, the spark plug cap must be removed from the spark plug when assembling, checking and/or performing maintenance.
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