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Before Stopping
1. Engage auger to clear any remaining snow from inside
the housing.
2. Run engine for a few minutes to help dry off any
moisture which may have accumulated on engine.
3. With engine running, pull recoil starter with a rapid,
continuous full arm stroke three or four times. This
helps prevent possible freeze-up of recoil starter due to
extreme snow blowing conditions.
Note: Pulling of recoil starter rope produces a loud,
clattering sound. This is not harmful to the engine or
the starter.
Stopping
1. Release traction and auger drive controls (Fig. 14).
2. Move throttle (Fig. 15) to slow.
3. Remove key from ignition switch to prevent
unauthorized use of snowthrower.
4. Wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operator’s position (behind the handles).
5. Store key in a memorable place.
Operating Tips
1. When snowthrower is not being used, close fuel
shut-off valve and remove key from the switch.
2. Remove snow as soon as possible after it falls. This
produces best snow removal results.
3. Adjust skids to match the type of surface being
cleaned; refer to Adjusting Skids, page 13.
4. The snowthrower is designed to clean snow down to
the contact surface, but there are times when the front
of the snowthrower may tend to ride up. If this
happens, reduce forward speed by shifting into a lower
gear. If front still tends to ride up, lift up on both
handles to hold down front of snowthrower.
5. Discharge snow downwind whenever possible, and
overlap each swath to ensure complete snow removal.
If wheels slip, shift into a lower gear to reduce forward
speed.
6. Run snowthrower for a few minutes after clearing
snow so moving parts do not freeze. Engage auger to
clear any remaining snow from inside housing.
7. Do not overload snowthrower by clearing snow at too
fast a rate. If engine slows down, shift to a lower gear
to reduce forward speed.
8. Always use full throttle (maximum engine speed)
when throwing snow.
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Rotating impeller or auger can cause injury.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Rotating impeller or auger can cut off or injure
fingers or hands.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Stay behind the handles and away from
discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
•
Keep face, hands, feet and any other part of
your body or clothing away from concealed,
moving or rotating parts.
•
Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthrower, and before
unclogging the discharge chute, shut engine off
and wait for all moving parts to stop.
•
Also, pull wire off spark plug and keep wire
away from the plug to prevent accidental
starting.
•
USE A STICK, NOT YOUR HANDS, TO
REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS FROM
DISCHARGE CHUTE.
9. In wet or slushy conditions, clogging of the discharge
chute will be reduced by maintaining maximum
engine speed and by not overloading the engine.
10. In some snow and cold weather conditions, some
controls and moving parts may freeze. Therefore,
when any control becomes hard to operate, stop the
engine and wait for all moving parts to stop; then
check all parts for freeze up. DO NOT USE
EXCESSIVE FORCE AND TRY TO OPERATE THE
CONTROLS WHEN FROZEN. Free all controls and
moving parts before operating.
Adjusting Skids And Scraper
Blade
For Concrete Or Asphalt Surfaces
1. Pull wire off spark plug and make sure wire does not
contact plug accidentally.
2. Check the tire pressure in both tires. Make sure that
they are inflated equally between 7 and 15 psi.
3. Move snowthrower to a level surface. Next, loosen (4)
flange nuts securing both skids to the auger side plates
(Fig. 17) until the skids can be slid up and down easily.