Shindaiwa PB270 User Manual

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While holding the outer tube firmly 

5. 

with left hand. Use your other hand 

to slowly pull the recoil starter han-

dle until resistance is felt, then pull 

quickly to start the engine.

Engine ignition is controlled by a two position switch mounted on the throttle housing labeled, “I” for ON or START and  “O” for OFF or 

STOP.

The primer system only pushes fuel 

through the carburetor. Repeatedly 

pressing the primer bulb will not flood 

the engine with fuel.

CAUTION! 
Do not pull the recoil starter to 

the end of the rope travel. Pulling 

the recoil starter to the end of 

the rope travel can damage the 

starter.

Slide the ignition switch to the “ON” 

1. 

position.
Set the throttle lever to the “fast 

2. 

idle”:

 Squeeze the throttle lever toward 

a. 

the handgrip on the shaft tube.
 Depress and hold the throttle lock 

b. 

button.
 While depressing the throttle 

c. 

lock button, release the throttle 

lever.

Press the primer bulb until fuel can 

3. 

be seen flowing in the transparent 

return tube.
Set the choke lever to the CLOSED 

4. 

position if engine is cold.

WARNING! 
Never start the engine 

from  the operating position.

WARNING!
The PowerBroom attach-

ment may rotate when the engine 

is started!

If the engine fails to start after several 

attempts with the choke in the closed 

position, the engine may be flooded  

with fuel. If flooding is suspected,  move 

the choke lever to the open position 

and repeatedly pull the recoil starter to 

remove excess fuel and start the engine. 

If the engine still fails to start, refer 

to the troubleshooting section of this 

manual. 

When the engine starts, slowly 

6. 

move the choke lever to the 

“OPEN” position. (If the engine 

stops after the initial start, close 

the choke and restart.) 
Operating the throttle will auto-

7. 

matically disengage the fast idle 

setting.

After the engine starts, open the 

 

■

choke (if it is not already open) by 

moving the choke lever down. Allow 

the engine to warm up at idle 2 or 3 

minutes before operating the unit. 
Advancing the throttle makes the 

 

■

cutting attachment turn faster; 

releasing the throttle permits the 

attachment to stop turning. 

If the cutting attachment continues 

 

■

to rotate when the engine returns 

to idle, carburetor idle speed should 

be adjusted (see “Adjusting Engine 

Idle” below).