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8 — English
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with products to make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recom-
mended by the manufacturer of this product. The use of
attachments or accessories not recommended can result
in serious personal injury.
NOTICE:
Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps,
etc. Tighten securely all fasteners and caps and do not
operate this product until all missing or damaged parts
are replaced. Please contact customer service or an
authorized service center for assistance.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this product for the purpose listed below:
Removing snow from desired areas such as driveways
and sidewalks
WARNING:
Always remove battery pack or disconnect the snow
blower from power supply when you are assembling
parts, making adjustments, cleaning, or when not in use.
This will prevent accidental starting that could cause
serious personal injury.
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY PACK
See Figure 7.
To install battery pack:
Raise the battery cover.
Align raised ribs on battery pack with grooves in the bat-
tery port and place the battery pack in the snow blower.
OPERATION
WARNING:
Make sure the latch on the bottom of the battery pack
snaps in place and the battery pack is fully seated and
secure in the battery port before beginning operation.
Failure to securely seat the battery pack could cause the
battery pack to fall out, resulting in serious personal injury.
Lower the battery cover.
To remove battery pack:
Raise the battery cover.
Press and hold the battery latch button at the bottom of
the battery pack.
Remove battery pack from the snow blower.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always remove the bat-
tery pack when moving or transporting the tool.
For complete charging instructions, see the operator’s manu-
als for your battery pack and charger.
STARTING/STOPPING THE SNOW BLOWER
See Figure 8.
Install battery pack as previously described.
Press and hold the start button. Pull the bail toward the
handle and release the start button when the snow blower
starts.
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To stop the unit, release the bail.
ADJUSTING THE CHUTE
See Figures 9 - 11.
The chute can be adjusted to change both the direction and
the distance to assist you in moving snow away from one
area and placing it in another.
The
direction
of snow removal can be adjusted up to 180º.
To rotate chute:
Using the chute rotation handle, rotate
the chute until it clicks into desired position on the chute
locking plate.
The
distance
the snow is moved is adjusted using the chute
deflector handle.
Depress the deflector latch and move the chute deflector
backward (up) to increase the distance the snow will be
thrown.
WARNING:
Do not force the chute so far forward that a gap appears
between the deflector and the chute itself. Snow or other
debris could be thrown through the gap back at the op-
erator, resulting in serious personal injury.