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Operator's Manual
RAPALA
®
Power Ice Auger
IMPORtANt SAfEty PRECAUtIONS:
• The ice blades are very sharp. Use extreme caution when
drilling a hole or replacing the blades. put blade guard on
after each use.
• Do not carry the unit between holes with the engine running.
• The auger should not rotate when the engine is idling. If
it does rotate when engine is idling, contact an Rapala-
authorized service center for instructions.
• Always keep hands, feet, hair and loose clothing away from
any moving parts on engine and auger.
• Do not allow children to operate this unit! Do not allow
adults to operate the unit without proper instruction.
• Do not operate any power equipment under the influence of
alcohol or drugs.
• Keep all screws, nuts and bolts tight.
• Engine should be turned off and cool, spark plug wire must be
removed from spark plug before any repairs are attempted.
• Temperature of muffler and nearby areas may exceed 150
º
F
(65
º
C). Avoid these areas.
• Never run engine indoors or in an enclosed area. Engine ex-
haust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas.
• If the auger becomes unturnable in a hole, turn engine off
and allow to cool before attempting to remove it manually.
ENGINE SAfEty PRECAUtIONS
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Never try to ventilate engine exhaust indoors. Carbon
monoxide can reach dangerous levels very quickly.
• Never run engine outdoors where exhaust fumes may be
pulled into a building.
• Never run engine outdoors in a poorly ventilated area where
the exhaust fumes may be trapped and not easily taken away.
(Examples include: in a large hole or areas that are covered
by snow drifts.)
• Never run engine in an enclosed or partially enclosed area.
(Examples include: buildings that are enclosed on one or
more sides, inside shelters, garages or basements.)
• Always run the engine with the exhaust and muffler pointed
in the direction away from the operator.
• Never point the exhaust muffler towards anyone. people
should always be many feet away from the operation of the
engine and its attachments.
•
Do not change the engine governor settings or over-speed
the engine.
•
Stay away from rotating parts. place protective covers over
rotating parts.
WARNING
DO NOt ALtER/MODIfy ENGINE:
NEVER ALtER OR MODIfy tHE ENGINE fROM tHE
fACtORy. SERIOUS INJURy OR DEAtH MAy OCCUR If
ENGINE IS MODIfIED OR ALtERED.
WHEN WORkING ON OR REPLACING PARtS fOR tHE
ENGINE OR PRODUCt, yOU MUSt ALWAyS DISCON-
NECt SPARk PLUG WIRE fROM tHE SPARk PLUG AND
kEEP It AWAy fROM tHE SPARk PLUG.
ALWAyS WEAR HEARING PROtECtION WHILE OPER-
AtING ENGINE.
PLEASE DO NOt StARt yOUR ICE AUGER UNtIL yOU
HAVE READ tHE PREVIOUS SECtION Of tHIS MANU-
AL. If yOU HAVE READ tHESE, fOLLOW tHE StEPS ON
tHE NExt PAGE tO StARt yOUR ICE AUGER.
NEVER StORE ENGINE WItH GAS IN tHE tANk
INDOORS. fUEL AND fUEL VAPORS ARE HIGHLy
fLAMMABLE.
NEVER MIx fUEL AND OIL DIRECtLy IN ENGINE
GAS tANk. USE ONLy NON-MEtAL, PORtABLE fUEL
CONtAINERS APPROVED By tHE UNDERWRItER’S
LABORAtORy (U.L.) OR tHE AMERICAN SOCIEty fOR
tEStING & MAtERIALS (AStM).
HANDLING AND fILLING tHE ENGINE WItH fUEL
MUSt ALWAyS BE DONE By AN ADULt.
ALWAyS HANDLE fUEL IN A WELL VENtILAtED AREA,
OUtDOORS, AWAy fROM fLAMES OR SPARkS.
WARNING
ENGINES GIVE Off CARBON MONOxIDE, AN ODOR-
LESS, COLORLESS, POISONOUS GAS. CARBON MON-
OxIDE MAy BE PRESENt EVEN If yOU DO NOt SMELL
OR SEE ANy ENGINE ExHAUSt. BREAtHING CAR-
BON MONOxIDE CAN CAUSE NAUSEA, fAINtING OR
DEAtH, IN ADDItION tO DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS
AND CONfUSION.
If yOU ExPERIENCE ANy Of tHESE SyMPtOMS, SEEk
fRESH AIR AND MEDICAL AttENtION IMMEDIAtELy.
StARt AND RUN ENGINE OUtDOORS. DO NOt StARt
OR RUN ENGINE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA, EVEN If
DOORS OR WINDOWS ARE OPEN.
•
Do not use engine around dry brush, cloth rags, or other
flammable materials.
•
Always keep materials and debris clear of muffler guard
and other hot engine parts.
