Homelite BACKPACKER II UT08571 - Manual (Page 11)

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OPERATION
Fig. 10
STARTING AND STOPPING
See Figures 8 - 9.
TO START:
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Place the blower on a flat bare surface.
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Set switch to ON (I).
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Squeeze the throttle trigger fully and hold. Press trigger
lock lever down and release throttle trigger.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Slowly press the primer bulb seven (7) times.
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Move the choke lever to the FULL CHOKE position.
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Pull the starter handle sharply until engine attempts to run.
Do not pull the starter handle more than eight (8) times.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Move the choke lever to the HALF CHOKE position.
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Pull the starter handle until the engine runs. Do not pull the
starter handle more than six (6) times.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Allow the engine to run 15 seconds, then set the choke
lever to the RUN position. Squeeze the throttle trigger to
release the trigger lock.
TO STOP:
Set the switch to OFF (O).
TO REMOVE BLOWER:
■
■ ■ ■ ■ Move harness straps off the shoulders, let straps slide
down arms.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Grasp the straps and lower the blower to the ground.
WARNING
Do not allow familiarity with your product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second
is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
OPERATING THE BLOWER
See Figure 10.
■ Start the blower, refer to “Starting and Stopping” later in this
manual. Slip arm through harness strap and onto shoulder,
then repeat for the other shoulder. Adjust the straps to a
comfortable position, refer to “Adjusting Harness Straps”
earlier in this manual. Operate the blower from the right side
as shown in illustration.
■ To keep from scattering debris, blow around the outer edges
of a debris pile. Never blow directly into the center of a pile.
■ To reduce sound levels, limit the number of pieces of
equipment used at any one time.
■ Operate blower at the lowest possible throttle speed to do
the job.
■ Check your equipment before operation, especially the
muffler, air intakes and air filters.
■ Use rakes and brooms to loosen debris before blowing.
AIR
FILTER
AIR
FILTER
Fig. 8
TRIGGER
LOCK
THROTTLE
TRIGGER
Fig. 9
PRIMER BULB
CHOKE LEVER
FULL
CHOKE
RUN
SWITCH
SWITCH
HALF
CHOKE