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2004—The Toro Company

8111 Lyndale Ave., Bloomington, MN 55420, USA

Printed in the USA

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Original Instructions (EN)

Register your product at www.Toro.com

Power Max

 828LXE Snowthrower

Model No. 38630—Serial No. 250010001 and Up

Form No. 3352-467

Operator’s Manual

Introduction

Read this manual carefully to learn how to operate
and maintain your product properly and to avoid injury
and product damage. You are responsible for
operating the product properly and safely.

You may contact Toro directly at www.Toro.com for
product and accessory information, help finding a
dealer, or to register your product.

Whenever you need service, genuine Toro parts, or
additional information, contact an Authorized Service
Dealer or Toro Customer Service and have the model
and serial numbers of your product ready. The
illustration below identifies the location of the model
and serial numbers on the product. Write the numbers
in the space provided below:

Model #:

Serial #:

m-4038

This manual identifies potential hazards and has
safety messages identified by the following words:

Danger signals an extreme hazard that will
cause serious injury or death if you do not follow
the recommended precautions.

Warning signals a hazard that may cause
serious injury or death if you do not follow the
recommended precautions.

Caution signals a hazard that may cause minor
or moderate injury if you do not follow the
recommended precautions.

This manual uses 2 other words to highlight
information. Important calls attention to special
mechanical information and Note: emphasizes
general information worthy of special attention.

Warning

California

Proposition 65 Warning

The engine exhaust from this product contains
chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive
harm.

This spark ignition system complies with Canadian
ICES-002.

The enclosed Engine Owner’s Manual is supplied
for information regarding The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the California
Emission Control Regulation of emission
systems, maintenance and warranty.

Keep this engine Owner’s Manual with your unit.
Should this engine Owner’s Manual become
damaged or illegible, replace immediately.
Replacements may be ordered through the
engine manufacturer.

Safety

This snowthrower meets or exceeds the B71.3
specifications of the American National
Standards Institute in effect at the time of
production.

Read and understand the contents of this manual
before the engine is ever started.

 This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to

alert you to potential personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol
to avoid possible injury or death.

Improperly using or maintaining this
snowthrower could result in injury or death. To
reduce this potential, comply with the following
safety instructions.

The following instructions have been adapted from
the ANSI/OPEI standard B71.3–1995 and the ISO
8437:1989 standard.

Summary of Contents for Power-Max 828LXE

Page 1: ...injury if you do not follow the recommended precautions This manual uses 2 other words to highlight information Important calls attention to special mechanical information and Note emphasizes general...

Page 2: ...r under rotating parts Keep clear of the discharge opening at all times Exercise extreme caution when crossing gravel drives walks or roads Stay alert for hidden hazards or traffic After striking a fo...

Page 3: ...the engine remove the key and wait for all moving parts to stop Disconnect the wire from the spark plug and keep it away from the spark plug to prevent someone from accidentally starting the engine T...

Page 4: ...familiar with all controls and know how to stop the engine quickly Before Operating Operator s Position 472 Caution Improper use may result in loss of fingers hands or feet impeller close to the open...

Page 5: ...ecals Important Safety and instruction decals are located near areas of potential danger Replace damaged decals 53 7670 1 Cutting dismembermentof foot auger 106 4587 107 3825 1 Fast 2 Forward speeds 3...

Page 6: ...oduct Overview 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 14 11 12 10 8 m 7018 5 13 1 Auger impellerlever 2 Speed selector lever 3 Quick Stick discharge chute control 4 Traction lever 5 Wheel clutch lever 2 6 Headlight 7 Fuel tan...

Page 7: ...er A A 3 Remove the nut and washer from the handle attach the cable clamp on the cable A to the handle and hand tighten the nut A Important Ensure that the curved side of the cable clamp is against th...

Page 8: ...asier leave the wave washer B and the flat washer C on the trunnion 4 Shift the speed selector lever into Position R2 5 Rotate the lower link arm fully upward counterclockwise m 6971 6 Lift up on the...

Page 9: ...of the chute gear cover until it slides into the chute gear 6 Align the holes in the nested ends of the rods and insert 2 carriage bolts through the short rod from the left side of the snowthrower as...

Page 10: ...The tires are overinflated at the factory for shipping Reduce the pressure equally in both tires to between 17 and 20 psi 116 and 137 kPa Checking the Scraper and Skids Refer to Checking and Adjustin...

Page 11: ...e electric starter m 4516 or Important To prevent damaging the electric starter run it no more than 10 times at intervals of 5 seconds on then 5 seconds off If the engine does not start after this ser...

Page 12: ...nowthrower moves when the traction lever is in the released position check the traction cable refer to Checking and Adjusting the Traction Cable on page 16 or take the snowthrower to an Authorized Ser...

Page 13: ...the snowthrower to an Authorized Dealer for service Warning If the auger and impeller continue to rotate when you release the auger impeller lever you could seriously injure yourself or others Do not...

Page 14: ...e snowthrower into a lower gear If the front continues to ride up lift up on the handles Unclogging the Discharge Chute If the auger impeller is running but there is no snow coming out of the discharg...

Page 15: ...er to Checking and Adjusting the Auger Impeller Cable on page 17 Inspect the spark plug Replace and or gap it if necessary Refer to Inspecting and Replacing the Spark Plug on page 19 Check the auger g...

Page 16: ...he scraper For gravel surfaces adjust the skids further down to prevent the snowthrower from picking up rocks 5 Move the skids down until they are even with the ground 6 Firmly tighten the nuts that s...

Page 17: ...the cable m 6903 A B 7 Adjust the turnbuckle until you obtain the proper gap 8 Tighten the jam nut 9 Insert the 2 screws you previously removed on the belt cover 10 If the auger impeller cable is prop...

Page 18: ...erly at a local recycling center 4 Install the oil drain cap 5 Fill the crankcase with oil Refer to Filling the Engine Crankcase with Oil on page 10 Lubricating the Hex Shaft Lightly lubricate the hex...

Page 19: ...u do not have a torque wrench tighten the plug firmly Adjusting the Discharge Chute Latch If the discharge chute does not lock into the desired position or does not unlock so that you can move it to a...

Page 20: ...bulb straight out from the back of the headlight m 7013 4 Insert a new bulb into the back of the headlight m 7014 5 Turn the base of the bulb clockwise until it is snug m 7015 6 Insert the wire conne...

Page 21: ...ine to run until it stops When you can no longer start the engine it is sufficiently dry 9 Stop the engine and allow it to cool 10 Remove the ignition key 11 Disconnect the spark plug wire 12 Remove t...

Page 22: ...shutoff valve 4 The throttle is not in the Fast position 4 Move the throttle to the Fast position 5 The fuel tank is empty or the fuel system contains stale fuel 5 Drain and or fill the fuel tank wit...

Page 23: ...4 You are trying to remove extremely heavy or wet snow 4 Don t overload the snowthrower with extremely heavy or wet snow 5 The discharge chute is plugged 5 Refer to Unclogging the Discharge Chute on p...

Page 24: ...336 5205 Toll free U S customers 866 854 9033 Toll free Canada customers Owner Responsibilities You must maintain your Toro Product by following the maintenance procedures described in the operator s...

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