Operator`s manual

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2. Movethrottle controlto FAST(rabbit)_Jl__ position.

3 MovechoketotheCHOKEI,'I pos t on co,deng nestart),fengine s

warm,placechokein RUNposition.

4. Pushprimerthree(3)times,makingsureto coverventholeinprimerbulb

whenpushing.Ifengineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscovervent

holewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.

5. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.Oncetheenginestarts,immediately

releasestarterbutton.Electricstarterisequippedwith thermaloverload

protection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downtoallowstarterto coolif

electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.

Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUNposition.Ifthe

enginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeathalf-chokepositionfor a

shortperiodof time,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto RUNposition.

Afterengineisrunning,disconnectpowercordfromelectricstarter.When

disconnecting,alwaysunplugtheendatthewall outletbeforeunplugging

theoppositeendfromtheengine.

RecoilStarter

Donot pull the starter handlewhilethe enginerunning.

1. Movethrottle controlto FAST(rabbit)_ _j position.

2. Movechoketo theCHOKEI,*'1position(coldenginestart).If engineis

warm,placechokein RUNposition.

3. Pushprimerthree(3)times,makingsureto coverventholewhenpushing.

If engineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscoverventholewhen

pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.

4. Pullgentlyonthestarterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then pullquickly

andforcefullyto overcomethecompression.Donotreleasethe handleand

allowit to snapback.ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,

repeatthisstep.

5. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUNposition.Ifthe

enginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeathalf-chokepositionfor a

shortperiodof time,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto RUNposition.

Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation, neverleavethe machine

unattendedwith theenginerunning. Turnthe engineoff after useand

removekey.

Stopping TheEngine

Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefor afewminutesbefore

stoppingto helpdryoffany moistureontheengine.

1. Movethrottle controlto OFFposition.

2. Removethekey.Removingthe keywill reducethepossibilityof

unauthorizedstartingoftheenginewhileequipmentisnotinuse.Keepthe

keyina safeplace.Theenginecannotstartwithout thekey.

3. Wipeanymoistureawayfromthecontrolsontheengine.

ToEngageDrive

1. Withthethrottlecontrolinthe Fast(rabbit)_ _1 position,moveshift lever

intooneofthesixforward(F)positionsortwo reverse(R)positions.Selecta

speedappropriatefor thesnowconditionsanda paceyou'recomfortable

with.

flOTE:Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usetheslowerspeedsuntilyouare

comfortableandfamiliarwith theoperationof thesnowthrower.

2. Squeezethedrivecontrolagainstthehandleandthesnowthrowerwill

move.Releaseit anddrivemotionwill stop.

NOTE:NEVERrepositiontheshiftlever(changespeedsordirectionof travel)

without firstreleasingthedrivecontrolandbringingthesnowthrowerto a

completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto thesnowthrower'sdrive

system.

ToEngageAuger

Toengagetheaugerandstartthrowingsnow,squeezetheaugercontrol

againsttheleft handle.Releaseto stoptheauger.

ReplacingShearPins

Eachaugerbladeissecuredto thespiralshaftwith ashearpinandbow-tieclip.If

anaugerbladestrikesa foreignobjectoricejam,thepinwill shearoff to prevent

damagetotheblade.Ifanaugerbladedoesnotturn,checkto seeif itspinhas

shearedoff. SeeFigure16.

NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anything otherthan SearsSKU#

88389/0EMPartNo.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.Anydamageto

the augergearboxorother componentsasa result of failing to dosowill

NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.

Alwaysturn off the snowthrower'sengineand removethe keypriorto

replacingshearpins.

Figure16