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OPERATION
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PRIMER BUTTON
IGNITION
KEY
CHOKE
CONTROL STARTER
THROTTLE CONTROL HANDLE
FIG, 14
WARM START
tf restartinga warm engine after a shortshutdown, rotate
choketo OFFinstead ofFULL anddo notpushtheprimer
button..
FROZEN STARTER
Fornormalusage,settheskidssothai thescraper
bar is 1/8" above the skids, Fo_"extremelyhard-
packedsnowsurfaces,adjusttheskidsupwardso
thatthescraperbar touchestheground.,
• Ongravel orcrushedrocksurfaces,settheskidsat
t-1/4" below the scraperbar (see To AdjustSkid
Heightparagraphon page t7). Stones andgravel
mustnotbe pickedupand thrownbythemachine,.
• If thefront of thesnowthrowerhas a tendencyto
raise,reduce the groundspeed and engagethe
weighttransfersystem.
• Alter the snowblowing job has been completed,
allowtheenginetoidlefora few minutes, whichwill
meltsnowand accumulated iceoft theengine
• Cleanthesnowthrower thoroughlyaftereachuse.
• Removeiceandsnowaccumulation and alldebris
fromtheentiresnow thrower,and flushwithwater
(if possible)toremoveallsaltor otherchemicals.
Wipesnow throwerdry,,
Ifthe starterisfrozenand wiltnotturnengine:
• Pullasmuch ropeout ofthe starteras possible.,
• Release the starter handle and let it snap back
againstthestarter.
If the enginestillfails tostart,repeat untilit starts_
Tohelppreventpossiblefreeze-upofrecoilstarterand
engine controls,proceed as fol!ows after each snow
removaljob..
o Withthe engine running, pull thestarter ropehard
witha continuous fullarmstrokethreeorfourtimes.
Pullingofstarterropewillproducea loud clattering
sound..Thisis notharmfultotheengineorstarter..
• With the engine not running, wipeall snowand
moisturefromthecarburetorcoverinareaofcontrol
levers., Also movethrottlecontrol, chokecontrol,
and starterhandleseveraltimes,
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CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RE,,
MOVE ANY ITEM THAT MAY BECOME
LODGED IN AUGER WITHOUT TAKING
THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:
e RELEASE AUGER DRIVE AND TRACTION
DRIVE LEVERS.
• MOVE THROTTLE LEVER TO STOP POSI-
TION.
• REMOVE (DO NOTTURN) IGNITION KEY,
• DISCONNECTSPARK PLUG WIRE.
• DO NOT PLACEYOUR HANDS IN THE
AUGER ORDISCHARGE CHUTE. USEA
PRY BAR.
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SNOW THROWING TIPS
• Formaximum snowthrower efficiencyin removing
snow,adjustgroundspeed, NEVERthethrottle. Go
slowerin deep,freezingorwet snow.Itthetrack
sr_s,reduceforwardspeed,Theengineisdesigned
todelivermaximum performanceatfullthrottleand
shouldbe runat thispowersettingat alltimes.
• Mostefficientsnowblowingisaccomplishedwhen
thesnowisremovedimmediatelyafter itfalls.
• Forcompletesnowremoval,slightlyoverlapeach
path previouslytaken. Usemore overlapin deep
snowtopreventovedoading_
• The snowshouldbe dischargeddownwindwhen-
everpossible..
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