Poulan PE550 instruction manual Fuel Safety, Special, Transporting and Storage

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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