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OWNER/OPERATOR MANUAL
MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
BLOWER
SOUFFLEUR
SOPLADOR
HB280
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CONTENTS Contents Theblower is used for blowingaway leaves andother debris on the ground. Whenop- Introduction ................... 2 erating theblower, the operator must stand withboth feet firmly ontheground. Keytosymbols .................. 3 Safetyinstructions............... 4 The Emissions CompliancePeriod referred Description ..................... 6 to ontheEmissions Compliance labelindi- Fuelhandling.................... 11 cates thenumber of operatinghours for which the engine has been show
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KEYTOSYMBOLS Checks and/or main- WARNING! The blower tenance shall be may throw objects at carried out after high velocity that can XX having switched off ricochet and hit the op- X the engine and discon- erator. This may cause nected the spark plug. serious eye damage. Cleaning at regular The blower operator X intervals is required. must make sure that no bystanders or animals come nearer than 50 feet (15 me- XX Approved protective ters). X goggles or visor must Whenever several be worn. operat
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Personal safetyequipment Muffler Persons whouse theblower shall wear the Themuffler is designed to givethelowest following safety equipment: possiblenoiselevel andtodirect theen- gine’s exhaust fumes away fromtheopera- 1. Approved ear protection. tor.Mufflers fitted with catalytic converters 2. Approved eye protection. are also designedtoreduce harmful ex- 3. Approved protective gloves. haust components. 4. Boots or work shoes with a non--slip sole. 5. Face mask when operating
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS S Never touchthespark plugor plugcord whilethe engineis inoperation. Doingso may resultinbeingsubjected to an electi- cal shock. S Never touchthemuffler, spark plug, other metallic parts of the engineor engine cover while the engineis inoperationor immediately after shuttingdown the engine. Thesemetallic parts andengine cover reach hightemperatures during operationanddoing socouldresult in serious burns. S Be careful, particularly if left handopera- tionis applied. Avoid any d
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DESCRIPTION Theblower 2 1 3 21 8 6 15 19 18 20 7 5 14 13 16 9 17 12 22 23 9 10 4 11 1. Throttle trigger 12. Standard nozzle 2. STOP switch 13. High velocity nozzle 3. Variable speedcontrol 14. Blower tube 4. Fan housing 15. Tubeclampbolt 5. Fuel cap 16. Tubeclampnut 6. Air filter 17. Muffler 7. Choke 18. Groundwire 8. Primer bulb 19. Starter handle 9. Inlet cover 20. Starter device 10. Cutters 21. Carburetor adjustment screws 11. Fan impeller 22. Operator’s manual 23. 2--strokeengine oil 5452186
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DESCRIPTION Optional accessory 26 21 23 22 27 25 24 28 21. Vacuumaccessory withcollection components consisting of items 22--28 below 22. Collectionbag tube 23. Collectionbag 24. Vacuumtubein twosections 25. Screw 26. Shoulder strap 27. Vacuumassist handle 28. Scrench 545218616 Rev. 1 12/15/08 English---7
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DESCRIPTION Otherequipment Safetyequipment Thefollowing equipment ontheblower is designedfor protectingpersonnel and Throttletrigger materials. These components should S The speedandtheoutput of theengine receivespecialattentionwhenever you areregulated by thethrottletrigger (C). operate, inspect and service the blower. Stop switch S Thestopswitch (A) is usedtostopthe engine. A C Variablespeedcontrol S The variablespeed control (D) is de- signedtoallow setting enginespeed as necessary duringblow
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DESCRIPTION Groundwire S The nozzles (L)have abayonet mount for connectiontothe blower tube. Air is S Thegroundwire(G) reduces static channeled throughtheblower tube tothe build--up duringoperation indry condi- tions. nozzles, wheretheair dischargevelocity increases andtheair streamdischarge patternis formedtoprovide best perfor- G mance. Thelengthof theblower tube can beadjustedby twisting the nozzle to the left todisengage the bayonet mount andslidingthenozzle to the appropriate position. Twis
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DESCRIPTION Choke Adjustingthecarburetor S Thechoke (Q) is located below theair NOTFORALLMODELS filter cover and shouldbe usedevery S Thereare threeadjustingscrews (R) for time the engine is cold--started. adjusting thecarburetor: S Low speedjet S High speedjet S Adjustment screw for idling S Adjustingthecarburetor involves adapt- ingthe enginetolocal operatingcondi- tions, e.g. climate, altitude,gasolineand type of two--stroke engine oilused. For details aboutcarburetor adjustment, see theMaint
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FUEL HANDLING S NOTE: If the octane rating of themid-- Fuel grade gasolinein your area is lower than WARNING: Gasolineisvery 89octaneuse premiumunleaded flammable.Avoidsmokingor gasoline. Themajority of all2--stroke en- bringinganyflameorsparksnear ginemanufacturers intheUSA andCan- fuel.Makesuretostoptheengine adarecommendusing gasoline with 89 andallow itcoolbeforerefueling octane or higher. theunit.Selectoutdoorbare groundforfuelingandmoveat WARNING: Gasolinewithan least10feet(3meters)awayfro
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FUEL HANDLING S If the oilis registered withJASO,theJASO How to mixfuel Logo with FD andregistration number will be displayed on the container. The highest JASO ratingis “FD”, whichequals the ISO--L--EGD rating. Lower ratings are Recommendedmixingratio: “FC”,“FB”,and“FA”. Gasoline50:Oil1 (whenusingRedMaxair--cooled “MaxLife”syntheticblendpremium 2--strokeengineoil) 50:1MIXING CHART S Engineproblems due to inadequatelu- GASOLINE (gal.) 1 2 3 4 5 bricationcausedby failure to useISO-- 2-CYCLE OIL (
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FUEL HANDLING Fuelingyourunit To extendenginelife,avoid: 1. FUEL WITH NO OIL (RAW GASOLINE) -- It will cause severe damage to the internal engine parts very quickly. 2. GASOHOL -- It can cause deterioration of 1. Untwist and remove the fuel cap. Rest the rubber and/or plastic parts and disruption of cap on a clean surface. engine lubrication. 2. Put fuel into the fuel tank to 80% of the full 3. OIL FOR 4--CYCLE ENGINE USE -- It can capacity. cause spark plug fouling, exhaust port 3. Fasten the f
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STARTINGANDSTOPPING Warm engine Starting and stopping Withawarmengine, squeezeandhold the throttle trigger. Movechoketo ½ position. Pullstarter rope sharply whilesqueezing throttle trigger untilengine runs. Move the choke to theOFFCHOKE (opened) WARNING:Never starttheblower position. if theinlet cover is not closed, is damaged or cannot beclosed (except if the vacuumtubeisfitted). Coldengine Primerbulb: Press the primer bulb 10 times until fuel begins tofillthebulb. The primer bulbneed not becom
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USINGTHEBLOWER To blow awaydebrison the ground Fittingtheblowertubeandnozzle ontheblower WARNING: When fitting theblow- er tubeand nozzle,theenginemust beswitchedoff. Theblower tube (T) has a peggedslot mounting systemto the unit. Toinstallor remove the blower tube, the tubeclamp bolt must be removed. Alignslot intheblower air outlet with the raisedrib on the tube and insert tube until theholes in thetubeand housingalign. Re--insert thetubeclampbolt andtighten. U T Thenozzles (U) have abayonet m
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USINGTHEBLOWER WARNING: Never start theblower if theinlet cover is not closed, is damaged or cannot be closed (except if thevacuumtubeisfitted). WARNING: Do not operatethe blower whilestanding on aladder or astand. Start the blower as described in the Starting and Stopping section. Work according to the X Y following instructions: 1. Never blow air toward fixed objects such as walls, large rocks, automobiles and Fittingthecollectionbagwiththe fences. variousvacuumtubes 2. When working inside cor
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USINGTHEBLOWER Vacuuming Beforevacuuming, put ontherequired safety equipment. WARNING:Whenworkingwith theblower,weartherequiredper- WARNING:Alwayscheckthat sonalsafetyequipment: thecollectionbagisintactandthe 1. Hearing protection. zipperisclosedbeforestartingthe 2. Eye protection. blower.Neveruseadamagedbag. 3. Protective gloves. Thereisriskofinjuryduetoflying 4. Face mask in dustyenvironments. debris. Be careful, particularlyif left hand operation isapplied. Avoid any directbodycontactwiththee
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MAINTENANCE MaintenanceSafety Theowner is responsible for theperfor- Z mance of allrequiredmaintenance as definedinthe operator’s manual. Disconnect thespark plug beforeperform- ingmaintenance, except carburetor adjust- ments. WARNING: Improper mainte- nancecould result in seriousengine damageor in seriousinjury. Carburetor Your product has been designedand manufacturedtospecifications that reduce harmful emissions. After theenginehas used8--10 tanks of fuel, theenginewillbe run--in. Toensure th
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MAINTENANCE AA BB DD CC WARNING: Mufflersfitted with catalyticconvertersget veryhot duringuseandremainsoforsome timeafter stopping.Thisalsoap- pliesat idle speed. Contact can re- sult in burnsto the skin. Remember theriskoffire! Airfilter WARNING: Bear in mind that: Engineexhaust fumes contain car- bon monoxide,which can cause carbon monoxidepoisoning.For The air filter (EE) must be regularly cleaned this reason you should not start or to remove dust and dirt in order to avoid: run themachineind
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MAINTENANCE Weeklymaintenance Sparkplug S Check the condition of the starter device, the starter cord and the tensioning spring. Replace damagedparts. S Check the condition of the air intakeat Thespark plug condition is influenced by: the starter device. Remove debris if it is S Incorrect carburetor adjustment. clogged. S An incorrect fuel mixture(toomuchor in- S Cleantheoutsideof thespark plug. Re- correcttype of oil). move it andcheck theelectrodegap. Ad- S Poor quality gasolineand/or oil just
