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0GCPKPIUQHU[ODQNU G B ./4%3OMEUNITSDONOTCARRYTHEM SYMBOLS 7!2.).' 4HEENGINEEXHAUSTFROMTHISPRODUCTCONTAINSCHEMICALS KNOWNTOTHE3TATEOF#ALIFORNIATOCAUSECANCER BIRTH DEFECTSANDOTHERREPRODUCTIVEHARM )TISIMPORTANTTHATYOUREAD FULLYUNDERSTANDANDOBSERVETHEFOLLOWINGSAFETYPRECAUTIONSAND WARNINGS#ARELESSORIMPROPERUSEOFTHEUNITMAYCAUSESERIOUSORFATALINJURY 2EAD UNDERSTANDANDFOLLOWALLWARNINGSANDINSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALANDONTHEUNIT !LWAYSWEAREYE HEADANDEARPROTECTORSWHENUSINGTHISUNIT +EEPALLCHILDREN BYSTANDERSANDHELPERSMAWAYFROMTHEUNIT)FANYONEAPPROACHESYOU STOPTHEENGINEANDCUTTINGATTACHMENTIMME ...
0GCPKPIUQHU[ODQNU G B ./4%3OMEUNITSDONOTCARRYTHEM SYMBOLS 7!2.).' 4HEENGINEEXHAUSTFROMTHISPRODUCTCONTAINSCHEMICALS KNOWNTOTHE3TATEOF#ALIFORNIATOCAUSECANCER BIRTH DEFECTSANDOTHERREPRODUCTIVEHARM )TISIMPORTANTTHATYOUREAD FULLYUNDERSTANDANDOBSERVETHEFOLLOWINGSAFETYPRECAUTIONSAND WARNINGS#ARELESSORIMPROPERUSEOFTHEUNITMAYCAUSESERIOUSORFATALINJURY 2EAD UNDERSTANDANDFOLLOWALLWARNINGSANDINSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALANDONTHEUNIT !LWAYSWEAREYE HEADANDEARPROTECTORSWHENUSINGTHISUNIT +EEPALLCHILDREN BYSTANDERSANDHELPERSMAWAYFROMTHEUNIT)FANYONEAPPROACHESYOU STOPTHEENGINEANDCUTTINGATTACHMENTIMME ...
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7HATISWHAT 3INCETHISMANUALCOVERSSEVERALMODELS THEREMAYBESOME DIFFERENCEBETWEENPICTURESANDYOURUNIT5SETHEINSTRUCTIONS THATAPPLYTOYOURUNIT &UELCAP 4HROTTLETRIGGER 3TARTERHANDLE 3PEEDLIMITER #UTTINGATTACHMENT $RIVESHAFTTUBE (ANDLEBAR 0RIMINGPUMP )GNITIONSWITCH 'UIDEBAR 4HROTTLELOCK 4HROTTLETRIGGERLOOKOUT #HOKELEVER %NGINE !NGLETRANSMISSION (ANDLEGRIP 3AWCHAIN 'UIDEBARCOVER 3USPENSIONEYELET /ILTANKCAP #OMBIBOXSPANNER (ANDLINGINSTRUCTIONS (TPS260S) '" 15 21 5 (TPS270S) 22
7HATISWHAT 3INCETHISMANUALCOVERSSEVERALMODELS THEREMAYBESOME DIFFERENCEBETWEENPICTURESANDYOURUNIT5SETHEINSTRUCTIONS THATAPPLYTOYOURUNIT &UELCAP 4HROTTLETRIGGER 3TARTERHANDLE 3PEEDLIMITER #UTTINGATTACHMENT $RIVESHAFTTUBE (ANDLEBAR 0RIMINGPUMP )GNITIONSWITCH 'UIDEBAR 4HROTTLELOCK 4HROTTLETRIGGERLOOKOUT #HOKELEVER %NGINE !NGLETRANSMISSION (ANDLEGRIP 3AWCHAIN 'UIDEBARCOVER 3USPENSIONEYELET /ILTANKCAP #OMBIBOXSPANNER (ANDLINGINSTRUCTIONS (TPS260S) '" 15 21 5 (TPS270S) 22
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7ARNINGSANDSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS /PERATORSAFETY 7!2.).' .EVERMODIFYTHEUNITMACHINEINANYWAY$ONOTUSEYOUR G UNITMACHINEFORANYJOBEXCEPTTHATFORWHICHITISINTENDED B o!LWAYSWEARHEADPROTECTIONWITHFULLFACESHIELDTOHELPPROTECT AGAINSTFALLINGBRANCHESANDDEBRIS o!VOIDALLPOWERLINES4HISUNITISNOTINSULATEDAGAINSTELECTRICAL CURRENT o'LOVESSHOULDBEUSEDWHENSHARPENINGCHAIN o!LWAYSWEARHEAVY LONGPANTS BOOTSANDGLOVES$ONOTWEAR LOOSECLOTHING JEWELRY SHORTPANTS SANDALSORGOBAREFOOT 3ECUREHAIRSOITISABOVESHOULDERLENGTH o$ONOTOPERATETHISTOOLWHENYOUARETIRED ILLORUNDERTHE INČUENCEOFALCOHOL DRUGSORMEDICATION ...
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SINGLEHANDOPERATIONMAYCAUSESERIOUSINJURY /PERATINGPROCEDURES &UEL&IG 7!2.).' o4HISUNITISEQUIPPEDWITHATWO STROKEENGINE!LWAYSRUN THEENGINEONFUEL WHICHISMIXEDWITHOIL 0ROVIDEGOODVENTILATION WHENFUELINGORHANDLINGFUEL o&UELCONTAINSHIGHLYČAMMABLEANDITISPOSSIBLETOGETTHE SERIOUSPERSONALINJURYWHENINHALINGORSPILLINGONYOUR BODY!LWAYSPAYATTENTIONWHENHANDLINGFUEL!LWAYSHAVE GOODVENTILATIONWHENHANDLINGFUELINSIDEBUILDING &UEL !LWAYSUSEBRANDEDOCTANEUNLEADEDGASOLINE o5SEGENUINETWO CYCLEOILORUSEAMIXBETWEENTO PLEASECONSULTTHEOILBOTTLEFORTHERATIOOR4ANAKADEALER o/NLYFORTHESTATEOF#...
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"EFOREFUELING CLEANTHETANKCAPAREACAREFULLY TOENSURETHAT ENGINEISSTOPPEDORPOWERCONTROLISRELEASED7HENTHEUNITIS NODIRTFALLSINTOTHETANK-AKESURETHATTHEFUELISWELLMIXEDBY TURNEDOFF MAKESURETHECUTTINGATTACHMENTHASSTOPPEDBEFORE G SHAKINGTHECONTAINER BEFOREFUELING THEUNITISSETDOWN B #HAINOIL&IG &ILLUPWITHCHAINOIL !LWAYSUSEGOODQUALITYCHAINOIL7HEN THEENGINEISRUNNING THECHAINOILISAUTOMATICALLYDISCHARGED ./4% !DDCHAINOILWHENITSLEVELLOWERSTOONECENTIMETERFROMBOTTOM &IG !$*534-%.4 3500,9 4HECHAINOILQUANTITYDISCHARGEDTHROUGHTHELUBRICATIONSYSTEMIS FACTORY ADJUSTEDTOTHESTANDARD!...
"EFOREFUELING CLEANTHETANKCAPAREACAREFULLY TOENSURETHAT ENGINEISSTOPPEDORPOWERCONTROLISRELEASED7HENTHEUNITIS NODIRTFALLSINTOTHETANK-AKESURETHATTHEFUELISWELLMIXEDBY TURNEDOFF MAKESURETHECUTTINGATTACHMENTHASSTOPPEDBEFORE G SHAKINGTHECONTAINER BEFOREFUELING THEUNITISSETDOWN B #HAINOIL&IG &ILLUPWITHCHAINOIL !LWAYSUSEGOODQUALITYCHAINOIL7HEN THEENGINEISRUNNING THECHAINOILISAUTOMATICALLYDISCHARGED ./4% !DDCHAINOILWHENITSLEVELLOWERSTOONECENTIMETERFROMBOTTOM &IG !$*534-%.4 3500,9 4HECHAINOILQUANTITYDISCHARGEDTHROUGHTHELUBRICATIONSYSTEMIS FACTORY ADJUSTEDTOTHESTANDARD!...
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)DLESPEEDADJUSTMENT4 #HECKTHATTHEAIRüLTERISCLEAN7HENTHEIDLESPEEDISCORRECT THE CUTTINGATTACHMENTWILLNOTROTATE)FADJUSTMENTISREQUIRED CLOSE CLOCKWISE THE4 SCREW WITHTHEENGINERUNNING UNTILTHECUTTING ATTACHMENTSTARTSTOROTATE/PENCOUNTER CLOCKWISE THESCREW UNTILTHECUTTINGATTACHMENTSTOPS9OUHAVEREACHEDTHECORRECT IDLESPEEDWHENTHEENGINERUNSSMOOTHLYINALLPOSITIONSWELL BELOWTHERPMWHENTHECUTTINGATTACHMENTSTARTSTOROTATE )FTHECUTTINGATTACHMENTSTILLROTATESAFTERIDLESPEEDADJUSTMENT CONTACT4ANAKADEALER )./4% 3TANDARD)DLERPMIS^RPM 7!2.).' 7HENTHEENGINEISIDLINGTHECUTTINGATTACHMENTMUSTUNDER ...
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