User manual MTD 198700

[. . . ] The safety symbols, and their explanations, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not by themselves eliminate any danger. The instructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper accident prevention measures. CAUTION: Failure to obey a safety warning may result in property damage or personal injury to yourself or to others. [. . . ] This operator's manual describes safety and international symbols and pictographs that may appear on this product. Read the operator's manual for complete safety, assembly, operating and maintenance and repair information. May be used in conjunction with other symbols or pictographs. ⷠWARNING - READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL Read the Operator's Manual(s) and follow all warnings and safety instructions. Failure to do so can result in serious injury to the operator and/or bystanders. Noise can cause severe eye injury and hearing loss. 1-1989 standards and ear protection when operating this unit. These parts get extremely hot from operation. When turned off they remain hot for a short time. KEEP BYSTANDERS AWAY WARNING: Keep all bystanders, especially children and pets, at least 15 meters (50 ft. BLOWERS AND BLOWER/VACUUMS ­ ROTATING IMPELLER BLADES CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY WARNING: Stop the engine and allow the impeller to stop before installing or changing tubes or bag, or before cleaning or performing any maintenance. Always stop the engine and allow it to cool before filling the petrol tank. Keep sparks and open flames away from the area. Use a high quality oil formulated for use in 2-cycle, air-cooled engines. Of 2 cycle engine oil in a separate petrol can (40:1). Do not mix them directly in the engine petrol tank. Always use clean, fresh, unleaded petrol (gasoline) that is less than 60 days old. Fill petrol tank with petrol/oil mixture. see Oil and Petrol Mixing Instructions. WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always remove the vacuum bag prior to refueling the unit. The bag may become a fire hazard when saturated with petrol. NOTE: Before you start the unit, put on the shoulder harness and adjust it, but don't clip it to the support fitting. [. . . ] NOTE: Never use the unit with the lever in the halfway position. Place the shoulder harness over your head and onto your shoulder and adjust properly, see Installing and Adjusting the Shoulder Harness. Hold the vacuum, tilting the blower/vacuum tube slightly, and use a sweeping action to collect light debris (Fig. Small leaves and twigs will flow into the vacuum bag and be mulched as they pass through the fan housing, allowing the vacuum bag to hold more debris. [. . . ]