OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:
Clearing leaves and other debris from your lawn
Keeping decks and driveways free from leaves and pine needles
USING THE BLOWER ATTACHMENT
See Figure 3.
When using the blower attachment, hold the unit with your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front handle. Keep a firm grip with both hands while in operation. The blower should be held at a comfortable position with the rear handle about hip height.
NOTE: Carry the unit slightly above ground level. Do not drag or push it along on the ground as the housing will wear quickly.
OPERATING TIPS
So that you may become accustomed to the blower operation, start the engine and let it warm up. At idle, you will find that no air is moving because the clutch is disengaged. As you gradually increase the engine speed to full throttle, you will find that the air force increases also.
Fig. 3
The blower produces a strong air blast when operated at full speed and the air force is directly controlled by the engine speed.
� In many situations it is not necessary to use the full power of the blower; in fact it is not advisable in some applica- tions. When using the blower in tight quarters, such as corners of patios and garages, full power is not usually required. A somewhat slower speed will do the same job effectively without the turbulence created by full power operation. This turbulence only carries the blown material back into the corner and produces floating dust.
To keep from scattering debris, blow around the outer edges of a debris pile. Never blow directly into the center of a pile.
� You will find that it is no longer necessary to move objects to effectively clean around them. A simple blast from the blower will move debris from those difficult to reach and often impossible to clean areas.
� The ground level air blast is ideal for practically all sweep- ing jobs.
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