Craftsman 28933 Operation Manual - Page 6

GenerSalervice • • Neverur nanenginiendooorsrina poorvlyentilataerdeaE. ngine exhaucsot ntaincsarbomn onoxidaeno, dorlesasn,ddeadlgyas. Donot changethe enginegovernorsettingsor over-speedthe engine.The governorcontrolsthe maximumsafe operatingspeed of the engine. • Beforceleaninrge,pairinogri,nspectinmga, kceertaitnhe Maintainor replacesafetyand instructionlabels,as necessary. blade(as)ndallmovinpgartshavestoppeDdi.sconntehcetspark • Observeproperdisposallawsandregulationsfor gas,oil, etc.to plugwireandgrounadgaintshteenginteopreveunnt intended protecttheenvironment. starting. • Accordingto the ConsumerProductsSafetyCommission(CPSC) • Periodicachllyectkomakseurethebladecsometocomplete and the U.S.EnvironmentaPl rotectionAgency(EPA),this product stopwithianpproxima(t5e)flyivesecondasfteorperatinthge has an AverageUsefulLifeof seven(7) years,or 270 hours bladdeisengagemcoentroIflt.hebladedsonotstopwithitnhe of operation.At the end of the AverageUsefulLife,buy a new thistimeframey,oumr achinsehoulbdeservicepdrofessionally machineor havethe machineinspectedannuallybya Searsor byanauthorizSeedarPs art&s RepaCirenter. otherqualifiedservicedealerto ensurethat all mechanicaland • Checbkrakoeperatiofrnequenatlsyitissubjectteodweadruring safetysystemsareworkingproperlyandnot wornexcessively. normoapl eratioAnd.jusatndservicaesrequired. Failureto do so can resultin accidents,injuriesor death. • Chectkheblade(asn) denginme ountibnogltastfrequent DO NOT MODIFY ENGINE intervaflosrpropetirghtnesAsls. ov,isualilnyspebcltade(s) Toavoid seriousinjuryor death,do notmodifyengineinanyway. fordamag(e.ge.,xcessiwveeabr,enct,rackedR)e. placthee Tamperingwiththe governorsettingcanleadto a runawayengineand blade(ws)iththeorigineaql uipmemnat nufactu(rOer.'Es .M.) causeit to operateat unsafespeeds.Nevertamperwithfactorysetting blade(os)nlyli,stedinthismanuaUl.seofpartswhicdhonot of enginegovernor. meetht eorigineaql uipmesnptecificatimonasyleadtoimproper performanacnedcompromsisaefety! NOTICE REGARDING EMISSIONS • MowebrladeasresharpW. ratphebladeorweagrlovesa,nduse Engineswhicharecertifiedto complywithCaliforniaandfederal extrcaautiownhenservicinthgem. EPAemissionregulationsfor SORE(SmallOff RoadEquipment)are • Keeapllnutsb,oltsa,ndscrewtsighttobesuretheequipmeisnt certifiedto operateon regularunleadedgasoline,and may include the followingemissioncontrol systems:EngineModification(EM)and in safeworkingcondition. ThreeWay Catalyst(TWO)if so equipped. • Nevertamperwith the safetyinterlocksystemor othersafety devices.Checktheir properoperationregularly. SPARK ARRESTOR • After strikinga foreignobject,stop the engine,disconnectthe spark plugwire(s) and groundagainstthe engine.Thoroughly inspectthe machinefor anydamage.Repairthe damagebefore startingandoperating. • Neverattemptto makeadjustmentsor repairsto the machine whilethe engineis running. • Grasscatchercomponentsand the dischargecoverare subject This machineis equippedwith an internalcombustionengineand shouldnotbe usedon or near anyunimprovedforest-covered, brushcoveredor grass-coveredland unlessthe engine'sexhaust systemisequippedwith a sparkarrestermeetingapplicablelocalor statelaws (if any). to wearand damagewhich couldexposemovingparts or allow objectsto be thrown.Forsafetyprotection,frequentlycheck componentsand replaceimmediatelywith originalequipment manufacturer's(O.E.M.)parts only,listed in this manual.Use of parts whichdo not meetthe originalequipmentspecificationsmay lead to improperperformanceandcompromisesafety! If a sparkarresteris used,it shouldbe maintainedin effectiveworking order by the operator.Inthe Stateof Californiatheaboveis required by law (Section4442of the CaliforniaPublicResourcesCode). Other states mayhavesimilarlaws.Federallaws applyon federallands. A sparkarresterfor the mufflerisavailablethroughyournearestSears Partsand RepairServiceCenter. 6