Poulan PPBV25 Owner Manual - Page 2

IDENTIFICATION OF SAFETY SYMBOLS WARNING: This unit can be dangerous! Careless or improper use can cause serious injury. WARNING: Read the operator's manual before use. Failure to follow instructions could result in serious injury to the operator and/or bystanders. Save operator's manual. The blower can throw objects violently. You can be blinded or injured. Always wear hearing protection, respirator or mask, and safety glasses marked Z87. Always wear heavy, long pants, long sleeves, boots and gloves. WARNING: Hot surface. The muffler is very hot during and after use. Do not touch the muffler, muffler guard, or surrounding surfaces, or allow combustible material such as dry grass or fuel to do so. While vacuuming or blowing debris, hold the unit with the muffler side facing away from your body and clothes. Hazard zone for thrown objects. Keep children, bystanders, and animals away from work area a minimum of 50 feet (15 meters) when starting or operating unit. Do not point blower nozzle in the direction of people or pets. Secure hair above shoulder length. Do not wear jewelry, loose clothing, or clothing with loose hanging straps, ties, tassels, etc. They can be caught in moving parts. WARNING: Stop the engine before opening the vacuum inlet door. The engine must be stopped and the impeller blades no longer turning to avoid serious injury from the rotating blades. Gently tilt the handle of the screwdriver toward the back of the unit to release the latch while pulling up on the vacuum inlet cover with your other hand. When using the vacuum attachment, the unit is designed to pick up dry material such as leaves, grass, small twigs, and bits of paper. Do not vacuum stones, gravel, metal, broken glass, rubber mulch, etc., to avoid severe damage to the impeller. WARNING The engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. -- 2 --