Echo 74520 Owners Manual v.1 - Manual (Page 5)

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Safety Instructions
DANGER
Before Operating
Your safety and the safety of others is important. Valuable safety messages are
provided in this manual and on the machine. Please read these messages carefully.
A safety message alerts to potential hazards that could injure you or others. Each
safety message is preceded by one of three words: DANGER, WARNING, or
CAUTION.
You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if safety instructions are not
followed.
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if safety instructions are not
followed.
You CAN be HURT if safety instructions are not followed.
• Do not operate this equipment before reading and understanding the owners
manual. See engine owners manual for additional safety information.
• Keep safety decals clean and legible.
• Replace missing or illegible safety decals.
• Familiarize yourself and other operators with the equipment operation.
Don’t hurry the learning process or take the unit for granted.
• Do not allow children-or any person unfamiliar with the use of the unit- to
use this machine.
• Do not operate this equipment in the vicinity of bystanders. Keep area
clear of all persons and pets.
• Do not run this equipment in an enclosed area; carbon monoxide is
extremely dangerous. The engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, a
colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas.
• Always use an approved fuel container. Do not remove gas cap or add fuel
when engine is running. Add fuel to a cool engine only.
• Do not fill fuel tank indoors. Keep open flames, sparks, smoking materials,
and other sources of combustion away from fuel.
WARNING
CAUTION