Use and Care Manual

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OVERVIEW
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1) READTHEOWNER’SMANUALCAREFULLY.Knowyoursnowplow.Learnitsapplicationsandlimitations.
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2) KEEPAWAYFROMCHILDRENANDPETS.Besurechildrenandpetsarekeptasafedistancefromthe
plowoperatingarea.
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3) DONOTABUSETHESNOWPLOW.Followtheguidelinessetforthinthismanual.
Donotforce
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snowplowtodoajobitwasnotdesignedfor.
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4) MAINTAINTHESNOWPLOW.Keepthesnowplowcleanandlubricatedwhentheunitisnotinuseto
avoidcorrosion.Coverthewinchwhennotinuse(ifstoredoutside).
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5) INSPECTTHEPLOWBEFOREEACHUSE.Checkthealignment
ofallmovingpartsandcheckforanyloose
boltsthatmayaffecttheoperation.
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6) NEVERSITORRIDEONTHESNOWPLOW.Seriousinjurycouldoccur.
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7) ONLYUSEORIGINALEQUIPMENTPARTSANDACCESSORIES.Consulttheowner’smanualforthe
recommendedaccessories.Theuseofimproperaccessoriesmaycausehazards.
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*ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS:PAGES7TO17*
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TROUBLESHOOTINGͲPAGE18
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CAUTION:READBEFOREYOUPLOW
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x ALWAYScheckthatthehitchpinspassthroughtheappropriateholesinthemountingforks.IFTHE
PLOWISINCORRECTLYATTACHEDTOTHEMOUNTS,ITWILLPULLAWAYFROMTHEVEHICLEANDFALL
OFF.
x Notforcommercialuse.
x Lightsarerecommendedifplowingatnight.
x Donotplowat
speedsabove10mph(16km/hr)asthismaycauseyourenginetooverheat.
x Donotdriveonpublicroadwayswithplowattached.
x Installsafetychainwhen transportingplowinraisedposition.
x AvoidallobstaclesͲbefamiliarwiththeterrain.
x Forbestresultsplowevery3to6
inchesofsnowfall.
x Keephandsandfeetclearofbladeandwinch/actuator.
x Lowerthebladewhenparked.
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WARNING:Donotattempttooperatethesnowplowuntilyouhavethoroughlyreadandcompletely
understoodallinstructionscontainedinthismanual.Improperoperationcanresultinpersonalinjuryor
damageto
yourplowandvehicle.AsSnowBear
®
PlowsInc.doesnotassembleorinstallthissnowplowwe
cannotbeheldresponsibleforpersonalinjury ordamagesthatmayoccurwithproductmisuse.
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