Tanaka TBC-240PFS Owner's Manual - Page 8

7ARNINGSANDSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS /PERATORSAFETY o!LWAYSWEARASAFETYFACESHIELDORGOGGLES o!LWAYSWEARHEAVY LONGPANTS BOOTSANDGLOVES$ONOTWEAR LOOSECLOTHING JEWELRY SHORTPANTS SANDALSORGOBAREFOOT 3ECUREHAIRSOITISABOVESHOULDERLENGTH o$ONOTOPERATETHISTOOLWHENYOUARETIRED ILLORUNDERTHE INČUENCEOFALCOHOL DRUGSORMEDICATION o.EVERLETACHILDORINEXPERIENCEDPERSONOPERATETHEMACHINE o7EARHEARINGPROTECTION0AYATTENTIONTOYOURSURROUNDINGS "EAWAREOFANYBYSTANDERSWHOMAYBESIGNALINGAPROBLEM 2EMOVESAFETYEQUIPMENTIMMEDIATELYUPONSHUTTINGOFFENGINE o7EARHEADPROTECTION o.EVERSTARTORRUNTHEENGINEINSIDEACLOSEDROOMORBUILDING "REATHINGEXHAUSTFUMESCANKILL o+EEPHANDLESFREEOFOILANDFUEL o+EEPHANDSAWAYFROMCUTTINGEQUIPMENT o$ONOTGRABORHOLDTHEUNITBYTHECUTTINGEQUIPMENT o7HENTHEUNITISTURNEDOFF MAKESURETHECUTTINGATTACHMENTHAS STOPPEDBEFORETHEUNITISSETDOWN o7HENOPERATIONISPROLONGED TAKEABREAKFROMTIMETOTIMESO THATYOUMAYAVOIDPOSSIBLEWHITEüNGERDISEASEWHICHISCAUSED BYVIBRATION
7!2.).'
!NTIVIBRATIONSYSTEMSDONOTGUARANTEETHATYOUWILLNOT SUSTAINWHITEüNGERDISEASEORCARPALTUNNELSYNDROME 4HEREFORE CONTINUALANDREGULARUSERSSHOULDMONITORCLOSELY THECONDITIONOFTHEIRHANDSANDüNGERS)FANYOFTHEABOVE SYMPTOMSAPPEAR SEEKMEDICALADVICEIMMEDIATELY
7!2.).'
)FYOUAREUSINGANYMEDICALELECTRICELECTRONICDEVICESSUCH ASAPACEMAKER CONSULTYOURPHYSICIANASWELLASTHEDEVICE MANUFACTURERPRIORTOOPERATINGANYPOWEREQUIPMENT 5NITMACHINESAFETY o)NSPECTTHEENTIREUNITMACHINEBEFOREEACHUSE2EPLACE DAMAGEDPARTS#HECKFORFUELLEAKSANDMAKESUREALLFASTENERS AREINPLACEANDSECURELYTIGHTENED o2EPLACEPARTSTHATARECRACKED CHIPPEDORDAMAGEDINANYWAY BEFOREUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE o-AKESURETHESAFETYGUARDISPROPERLYATTACHED o+EEPOTHERSAWAYWHENMAKINGCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS o5SEONLYACCESSORIESASRECOMMENDEDFORTHISUNITMACHINEBY THEMANUFACTURER 7!2.).'
.EVERMODIFYTHEUNITMACHINEINANYWAY$ONOTUSEYOUR UNITMACHINEFORANYJOBEXCEPTTHATFORWHICHITISINTENDED &UELSAFETY o-IXANDPOURFUELOUTDOORSANDWHERETHEREARENOSPARKSOR ČAMES o5SEACONTAINERAPPROVEDFORFUEL o$ONOTSMOKEORALLOWSMOKINGNEARFUELORTHEUNITMACHINEOR WHILEUSINGTHEUNITMACHINE o7IPEUPALLFUELSPILLSBEFORESTARTINGENGINE o-OVEATLEASTMAWAYFROMFUELINGSITEBEFORESTARTINGENGINE o3TOPENGINEBEFOREREMOVINGFUELCAP o%MPTYTHEFUELTANKBEFORESTORINGTHEUNITMACHINE)TIS RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBEEMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUELIS LEFTINTHETANK STORESOFUELWILLNOTLEAK o3TOREUNITMACHINEANDFUELINAREAWHEREFUELVAPORSCANNOT REACHSPARKSOROPENČAMESFROMWATERHEATERS ELECTRICMOTORS ORSWITCHES FURNACESETC 7!2.).'
&UELISEASYTOIGNITEORGETEXPLOSIONORINHALEFUMES SOTHAT PAYSPECIALATTENTIONWHENHANDLINGORüLLINGFUEL #UTTINGSAFETY o$ONOTCUTANYMATERIALOTHERTHANGRASSANDBRUSH G o)NSPECTTHEAREATOBECUTBEFOREEACHUSE2EMOVEOBJECTS WHICHCANBETHROWNORBECOMEENTANGLED B o&ORRESPIRATORYPROTECTION WEARANAEROSOLPROTECTIONMASKWHEN CUTTINGTHEGRASSAFTERINSECTICIDEISSCATTERED o+EEPOTHERSINCLUDINGCHILDREN ANIMALS BYSTANDERSANDHELPERS OUTSIDETHEMHAZARDZONE3TOPTHEENGINEIMMEDIATELYIFYOU AREAPPROACHED o!LWAYSKEEPTHEENGINEONTHERIGHTSIDEOFYOURBODY o(OLDTHEUNITMACHINEüRMLYWITHBOTHHANDS o+EEPüRMFOOTINGANDBALANCE$ONOTOVER REACH o+EEPALLPARTSOFYOURBODYAWAYFROMTHEMUFČERANDCUTTING ATTACHMENTWHENTHEENGINEISRUNNING o+EEPCUTTINGATTACHMENTBELOWWAISTLEVEL o7HENRELOCATINGTOANEWWORKAREA BESURETOSHUTOFFTHE MACHINEANDENSURETHATALLCUTTINGATTACHMENTSARESTOPPED o.EVERPLACETHEMACHINEONTHEGROUNDWHENRUNNING o!LWAYSENSURETHATTHEENGINEISSHUTOFFANDANYCUTTING ATTACHMENTSHAVECOMPLETELYSTOPPEDBEFORECLEARINGDEBRISOR REMOVINGGRASSFROMTHECUTTINGATTACHMENT o!LWAYSCARRYAüRST AIDKITWHENOPERATINGANYPOWEREQUIPMENT o.EVERSTARTORRUNTHEENGINEINSIDEACLOSEDROOMORBUILDING ANDORNEARTHEINČAMMABLELIQUID"REATHINGEXHAUSTFUMESCAN KILL -AINTENANCESAFETY o-AINTAINTHEUNITMACHINEACCORDINGTORECOMMENDED PROCEDURES o$ISCONNECTTHESPARKPLUGBEFOREPERFORMINGMAINTENANCEEXCEPT FORCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS o+EEPOTHERSAWAYWHENMAKINGCARBURETORADJUSTMENTS o5SEONLYGENUINE4ANAKAREPLACEMENTPARTSASRECOMMENDEDBY THEMANUFACTURER 4RANSPORTANDSTORAGE o#ARRYTHEUNITMACHINEBYHANDWITHTHEENGINESTOPPEDANDTHE MUFČERAWAYFROMYOURBODY o!LLOWTHEENGINETOCOOL EMPTYTHEFUELTANK ANDSECURETHE UNITMACHINEBEFORESTORINGORTRANSPORTINGINAVEHICLE o%MPTYTHEFUELTANKBEFORESTORINGTHEUNITMACHINE )TIS RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBEEMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUELIS LEFTINTHETANK STORESOFUELWILLNOTLEAK o3TOREUNITMACHINEOUTOFTHEREACHOFCHILDREN o#LEANANDMAINTENANCETHEUNITCAREFULLYANDSTOREITINADRY PLACE o-AKESUREENGINESWITCHISOFFWHENTRANSPORTINGORSTORING o7HENTRANSPORTINGINAVEHICLEORSTORAGE COVERBLADEWITHBLADE COVER )FSITUATIONSOCCURWHICHARENOTCOVEREDINTHISMANUAL TAKE CAREANDUSECOMMONSENSE#ONTACT4ANAKADEALERIFYOUNEED ASSISTANCE0AYSPECIALATTENTIONTOSTATEMENTSPRECEDEDBYTHE FOLLOWINGWORDS
7!2.).'
)NDICATESASTRONGPOSSIBILITYOFSEVEREPERSONALINJURYORLOSS OFLIFE IFINSTRUCTIONSARENOTFOLLOWED #!54)/.
)NDICATESAPOSSIBILITYOFPERSONALINJURYOREQUIPMENTDAMAGE IF INSTRUCTIONSARENOTFOLLOWED ./4%
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