Operator`s manual

2. MovethrottlecontroltoFAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. MovechoketotheCHOKEI,"1pos t /co denginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3)times,makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.Ifengineiswarm,push primeronlyonce.Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttontostart engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. Withthe throttlecontrolinthe Fast(rabbit) '_ position,move
shiftleverintooneof thesix forward(F) positionsortwo reverse
(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditions
anda paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you arecomfortableandfamiliarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
6. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercordfromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe endat the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrolandbringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersandstartthrowingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe lefthandle.Releaseto stoptheaugers.
Do notpullthe starterhandlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
2. Movechoketothe CHOKEJ..#Jposition(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3)times,makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.Ifengineiswarm,push primeronlyonce.Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthe starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pullquicklyandforcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart.Donot releasethe handleandallow it to snapback.
ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoid unsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethemachine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turntheengineoffafteruseand
removeignitionkey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouarefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefor a fewminutes
beforestoppingto helpdry offany moistureonthe engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removetheignitionkey.Removingthe keywill reducethe pos-
sibilityof unauthorizedstartingof theenginewhileequipmentis
not inuse.Keepthe keyin a safeplace.The enginecannotstart
withoutthe ignitionkey.
3. Wipeanymoistureawayfromthe controlson theengine.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins andcotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikeaforeignobjectorice jam,the snow
throweris designedso thatthe pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn,checkto see if the pins havesheared.SeeFigure16.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswithanythingotherthanSears
SKU#88389/0EMPart No.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto the augergearboxor othercomponentsasa resultof
[fa ngto doso w NOTbe coveredby yoursnowthrowers warranty.
Alwaysturnoff the snowthrower'sengineandremovethe keypriorto
replacingshearpins.
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