Weed Eater 530088134 instruction manual Fuel Safety, Special, Transporting and Storage

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Safety

Glasses Boots

Thrown objects

WARNING:

Blade can throw objects violently.

DYou can be blinded or injured.

DWears safety glasses or similar eye protection.

50pieds (15 m)

WARNING:

Hazard zone for thrown objects.

DBlade can throw objects violently. D Others can be blinded or injured.

D Keep people and animals 50 feet (15 meters) away.

Blade rotates

Allow blade to stop

momentarily

before removing

after the

it from the cut.

trigger is

 

released.

 

WARNING:

Blade rotates momentarily after the trigger is released.

DThe blade can seriously cut you or others. D Allow blade to stop before removing it from

the cut.

 

 

 

 

WARNING:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read instruction manual.

 

 

 

 

D Follow all warnings and instructions.

 

Instruction Manual

 

Safety Labels

D Failure to do so can result in serious

 

 

injury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUEL SAFETY

 

water heaters, electric motors or switches,

S

Mix and pour fuel outdoors and where there

furnaces, etc.

 

are not sparks or flames.

 

S Store unit so blade cannot accidentally

S Always store gasoline in a container ap-

cause injury.

 

proved for flammable liquids.

S Store unit out of reach of children.

S

Do not smoke or allow smoking near fuel or

If situations occur which are not covered in this

 

the unit; do not smoke while using the unit.

manual, use care and good judgment. If you

S Make sure the unit is properly assembled

need assistance, call 1-800-554-6723.

 

and in good operating condition.

SPECIAL

NOTICE: This unit is not

S

Avoid spilling fuel or oil.

Wipe up all fuel

equipped with a temperature limiting muffler

 

spills before starting unit.

 

and spark arresting screen which meets the

S

Move at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from

requirements of California Codes 4442 and

 

fueling site before starting engine.

4443. All U.S. forest land and the states of

S Stop engine and allow to cool before re-

California, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New

 

moving fuel cap.

 

Jersey, Oregon, and Washington require by

S Do not store the unit with fuel in the fuel

law that many internal combustion engines be

 

tank; use up fuel left in the carburetor and

equipped with a spark arrestor screen. If you

 

fuel line by starting the unit and letting it run

operate in a locale where such regulations ex-

 

until it stops.

 

ist, you are legally responsible for installing

S

Store unit and fuel in an area where fuel va-

and maintaining the operating condition of

 

pors cannot reach sparks or open flames

these parts. Failure to do so is a violation of

 

from water heaters, electric motors or

the law.

If a spark arresting screen is re-

 

switches, furnaces, etc.

 

quired in your area, contact your authorized

TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE

service dealer for the correct kit.

S

Do not grasp or hold exposed blade.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Exposure to vibra-

S

Stop unit before leaving work area.

tions through prolonged use of gasoline pow-

S Allow unit to cool, run fuel out of the fuel

ered hand tools could cause blood vessel or

 

tank, and secure the unit before storing or

nerve damage in the fingers, hands, and

 

transporting it in a vehicle.

 

joints of people prone to circulation disorders

S

Before storing, use up fuel left in the carbu-

or abnormal swellings. Prolonged use in cold

 

retor by starting the unit and letting it run un-

weather has been linked to blood vessel dam-

 

til it stops. Always allow the unit to cool be-

age in otherwise healthy people. If symptoms

 

fore storage.

 

occur such as numbness, pain, loss of

SStore unit and fuel in area where fuel vapors strength, change in skin color or texture, or cannot reach sparks or open flames from loss of feeling in the fingers, hands, or joints,

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