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Operation
WARNING
•
Never operate a backpack blower when you are
fatigued.
•
Never operate a backpack blower without
proper guards or other protective safety devices
in place.
Refer to Figure 2 for the location of major backpack
blower components.
Using the Throttle Lever
Before operating the backpack blower, release the knob,
rotate the throttle arm to the position in Figure 4, and
tighten the knob.
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Figure 4
1.
2.
When the backpack blower is positioned on the back of
the operator, the throttle lever is located on the left side of
the operator (Fig. 5).
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Figure 5
1.
Throttle lever
The blower throttle has an idle speed position and a range
of working speeds from low to high. Refer to Figure 6 for
an illustration of these positions.
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Figure 6
1.
Idle speed
2.
Low speed
3.
High speed
Starting the Engine
1. Pump the primer bulb on the side of the carburetor
until you see fuel flowing through the fuel-return line
(Fig. 7).
