Husqvarna 966 41 60-01, Instructions Manual

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SAFETY REGULATIONS
p 2EADTHISOWNERSMANUALCAREFULLYANDKNOWHOWTO
OPERATEYOURSNOWTHROWERANDHOWTOSTOPTHEUNIT
ANDDISENGAGETHECONTROLSQUICKLY
p .EVERALLOWCHILDRENTOOPERATETHEEQUIPMENT
p .EVERALLOWADULTSTOOPERATETHEEQUIPMENTWITHOUT
proper instruction.
p +EEPTHEAREAOFOPERATIONCLEAROFALLPERSONS
especially small children, and pets.
p 4HOROUGHLYINSPECTTHEAREAWHERETHEEQUIPMENTIS
to be used and remove all door mats, sleds, boards,
WIRESANDOTHERFOREIGNOBJECTS
p $ISENGAGEALLCLUTCHESANDSHIFTINTONEUTRALBEFORE
starting engine.
p $ONOTOPERATEEQUIPMENTWITHOUTWEARINGADEQUATE
WINTEROUTERGARMENTS
p 7EARSUBSTANTIALFOOTWEARWHICHWILLPROTECTFEETAND
improve footing on slippery surfaces.
p #HECKFUELBEFORESTARTINGTHEENGINE$ONOTREMOVE
THEFUELCAPORÚLLTHEFUELTANKWHILETHEENGINE
ISRUNNINGORHOT$ONOTÚLLTHEFUELTANKINDOORS
'ASOLINEISANEXTREMELYÛAMMABLEFUEL
p -AKESURETHESNOWTHROWERHEIGHTISADJUSTEDTO
CLEARTHETYPESURFACEITWILLBEUSEDON
p .EVERMAKEANYADJUSTMENTSWHILETHEENGINEIS
running.
p !LWAYSWEARSAFETYGLASSESOREYESHIELDDURING
OPERATIONORWHILEPERFORMINGADJUSTMENTORREPAIR
p $ONOTPLACEHANDSORFEETNEARROTATIEEP
clear of the discharge opening at all times.
p 5SEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENOPERATINGONORCROSSING
gravel surfaces.
p $ONOTCARRYPASSENGERS
p !FTERSTRIKINGAFOREIGNOBJECTSTOPTHEENGINEREMOVE
THEWIREFROMTHESPARKPLUGANDTHENTHOROUGHLY
INSPECTTHESNOWTHROWERFORDAMAGE2EPAIRANY
DAMAGEBEFORERESTARTINGANDOPERATINGTHESNOW
THROWER
p )FTHESNOWTHROWERSTARTSTOVIBRATEABNORMALLYSTOP
the engine immediately and check for the cause.
6IBRATIONISGENERALLYAWARNINGOFTROUBLE
p 3TOPTHEENGINEWHENEVERYOULEAVETHEOPERATING
POSITIONBEFOREUNCLOGGINGTHESNOWTHROWEROR
making any adjustments or inspections.
p 4AKEALLPOSSIBLEPRECAUTIONSWHENLEAVINGTHEUNIT
UNATTENDED$ISENGAGETHEATTACHMENTCLUTCHLEVEROR
SWITCHLOWERTHESNOWTHROWERSHIFTINTONEUTRALSET
the parking brake, stop the engine and remove the key.
p 7HENCLEANINGREPAIRINGORINSPECTINGMAKECERTAIN
ALLMOVINGPARTSHAVESTOPPED$ISCONNECTTHESPARK
PLUGWIREANDKEEPITAWAYFROMTHEPLUGTOPREVENT
accidental starting.
p $ONOTRUNENGINEINDOORSEXCEPTWHENTRANSPORTING
THESNOWTHROWERINOROUTOFTHEBUILDING/PENTHE
OUTSIDEDOORS%XHAUSTFUMESAREDANGEROUS
p $ONOTCLEARSNOWACROSSTHEFACEOFSLOPES%XERCISE
EXTREMECAUTIONWHENCHANGINGDIRECTIONONSLOPES
$ONOTATTEMPTTOCLEARSTEEPSLOPES
p .EVEROPERATETHESNOWTHROWERWITHOUTGUARDS
plates or other safety protection devices in place.
p .EVEROPERATETHESNOWTHROWERNEARGLASS
ENCLOSURESAUTOMOBILESWINDOWWELLSDROPOFFS
ETCWITHOUTPROPERADJUSTMENTOFTHESNOWTHROWER
discharge angle.
p .EVERDIRECTDISCHARGEATBYSTANDERSORALLOWANYONE
INFRONTOFTHESNOWTHROWER
p .EVERRUNTHESNOWTHROWERINTOMATERIALATHIGH
speeds.
p $ONOTOVERLOADTHEMACHINECAPACITYBYATTEMPTING
TOCLEARSNOWATTOOFASTARATE
p .EVEROPERATETHEMACHINEATHIGHTRANSPORTSPEED
ONSLIPPERYSURFACES,OOKBEHINDANDUSECAREWHEN
backing up.
p 7ATCHFORTRAFÚCANDSTAYALERTWHENCROSSINGOR
OPERATINGNEARROADWAYS
p $ISENGAGEPOWERTOTHESNOWTHROWERWHEN
TRANSPORTINGORWHENNOTINUSE
p 5SEONLYATTACHMENTSANDACCESSORIESAPPROVEDBY
THEMANUFACTUREROFTHESNOWTHROWERSUCHASWHEEL
WEIGHTSCOUNTERWEIGHTSCABSETC
p .EVEROPERATETHESNOWTHROWERWITHOUTGOODVISIBILITY
or light.