2. Move shift
control
rod to "NEUTRAL"
position
in
"Z"
slot of handle
plate
(Fig. 16).
3. Move throttle
control
down to "FAST'"
position
(Fig.
16).
4. Turn choke lever to "FULL"
choke position
(Fig. 17).
Turn
ignition
switch
located
on engine
shroud
to
"ON"
position
(Fig. 17).
5. IF TEMPERATURE
IS BELOW loaF: Depress primer
button
on carburetor
(Fig. 17), 2 or 3 times.
Step #5
may be omitted
if temperature
is above loaF.
6. Pull engine
over rapidly
with starter
rope.
7. As engine
warms
up, slowly
return
choke
lever to
"OFF"
position
(Fig. 17).
TO STOP ENGINE
Move throttle
control
up to "STOP"
position
(Fig. 16).
OPERATING
YOUR SNOW THROWER
1. Before starting
engine,
be sure primary
clutch
lever
is up in disengaged
("OUT")
position
(Fig. 14), im-
peller
clutch
shift
rod is in ("OUT")
position
(Fig.
15), and shift
control
rod is in neutral
position
(Fig.
16).
2. Assume
operating
position
behind
unit,
and start
engine.
Using
throttle
control,
adjust
to moderate
speed.
3. Squeeze
safety
lever
up
into
operating
position
against
R.H. handle
with
right
hand, and maintain
hold on lever and R.H. handle. (Fig. 16).
4. Move primary clutch
lever down into engaged ("IN")
position
(Fig. 14).
IMPORTANT:
The safety interlock
system on this unit
will
automatically
stop the engine
when the primary
clutch
is engaged unless the safety lever on the R.H.
handle is maintained
in closed position
(Fig. 16).
5. To obtain
forward
motion
of snow thrower
move
2-speed shift
lever into "La"
position
(Fig. 7). With
left
hand,
move shift
control
rod down
into
"For-
ward"
position -
bottom of "Z" slot in handle plate.
To stop forward
motion:
Move shift control
rod back
up into "Neutral"
position
-
centre
of "Z" slot in
handle
plate (Fig. 16).
6. To obtain reverse motion: With left hand, move shift
control
rod up into "Reverse"
position
and hold in
that position
(Fig. 16). NOTE: Return spring (Fig. 8)
behind
handle
plate will
automatically
return
shift
rod to "neutral"
position
when shift
control
rod is
released
from
"reverse"
position.
7. To obtain
impeller
operation:
IMPORTANT:
Be sure
front
of unit
is clear
of bystanders
or obstacles
before operating
impeller.
(a) Before leaving operating
position
to engage im-
peller
clutch
lever,
move primary
clutch
lever
up into disengaged
("OUT")
position
(Fig. 14).
IMPORTANT:
The engine will always stop if the oper-
ator
attempts
to
leave
the
operating
position
and
releases the safety lever without
first
disengaging
the
primary
clutch.
(b) Move impeller
clutch
shift
rod on R.H. side of
unit to engaged ("IN")
position
(Fig. 15).
(c) Return
to operating
position
(behind
handles),
and squeeze
safety
lever on R.H. handle.
Now
move primary
clutch
lever down slowly into en-
gaged ("IN")
position
(Fig. 14). The impeller
is
now operating
and ready to throw snow.
8. TO DISENGAGE IMPELLER
DRIVE:
(a) Before
leaving
operating
position,
disengage
primary
clutch
lever ("OUT"
position)
(Fig. 14).
(b) Move impeller
shift
rod to "OUT"
position
(Fig.
15). Impeller
is now disengaged.
9. Operaticn
of discharge
chute
and deflector:
(Fig.
18). The direction
of snow discharge
from the chute
can be varied
180°, from left to right. To discharge
snow to your
left,
turn
chute
control
rod handle
clockwise.
Rotate
handle
anti-clockwise
to obtain
snow discharge
to your right. The distance the snow
will
be thrown
can be adjusted
by tilting
the de-
flector
up or down (Fig. 18).
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