Alamo Industrial Great White M8000MD, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATION
OPERA
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Operation Section 4-13
© 2004 Alamo Group Inc
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M-8000MD 12/04
Starting the Snow Blower
Make sure that the clutch is disengaged.
Make sure that the blower is securely attached to the
prime mover. Failure to do so can result in bodily injury
or damage to the machine.
Start engine only with throttle set to idle.
Slow the engine down to an idle before engaging the
clutch by pushing the green, “Clutch On” button. Never
engage or disengage the clutch at higher speeds or
serious damage to the power train could result. The
clutch push button is illuminated.
To disengage clutch set throttle to slow and push clutch
off switch.
On blowers equipped with a wireless remote engage
clutch by depressing “Clutch On” button. To turn off
clutch press “Clutch Off” button.
Before starting into a snowdrift, speed up the engine
to the maximum RPM (approx. 2500 RPM) by pushing
the throttle up. Continue into the snow approximately
1/3 to 1/2 MPH or whatever speed the engine will allow
the blower to travel.
When shutting down the blower, throttle down the
snowblower to an idle and disengage the clutch before
shutting down the blower engine.
Never have the snowblower clutch engaged and running
when the operator is not sitting in the operators seat
on the power unit.
To Start Fan Rotation
To Start
CONTROL BOX
FIGURE 15
DANGER! Never use ether (Starting Fluid) as Engine
is equipped with a grid heater on the intake
manifold. Use of ether could result in an
explosion and possibly cause injury.
Use key to start engine. On units equipped with wireless
remote turn key on control box to on position power on
pendent. Press shift key and start button to start
engine. Wait for engine to warm up before engaging
fan clutch.