Use and Care Manual

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PLOWINGINSTRUCTIONS
TheSnowplowisintendedforlightduty,personaluseonly.Itcanbeusedtoeffectivelyclearsnowfromparkinglots,lane
waysanddrivewaysquicklyandwithminimaleffort.
ToobtainmanyyearsoftroublefreeservicefromyourSnowplow,besuretoobservethesebasicplowinginstructions.
1.
Beforebeginningtoplowcheckthatthehitchpinsareproperlyinstalledthroughtheholesonthemounting
forksunderthevehicle.Tocheckthispullforwardontheplow.Iftheplowmovesfromthevehiclewhenpulled
thehitchpinsarenotcorrectlyinstalled.
2. Plowpromptlyafterevery
3Ͳ6inchesofaccumulationduringheavysnowfalls.
3. Plowimmediatelyaftereachsnowfall.Theplowcannotbeusedtobreakthroughice.
4. Exercisecautionandbefamiliarwiththeareathatyouareplowing.Hiddenobstaclescandamageboththeplow
andyourvehicle.
5. Stay
clearofallobstacles
byatleast3feet(walls,telephonepoles,gate,etc.)asyourvehiclemayslipsidewayson
icecausingtheplowtostriketheobstacle.
6. Neverramapileofsnow.Yourunitisnotdesignedtomoveblocksoficeandattemptingtodosowillvoidyour
warranty
andmaycausedamagetoyourvehicle.
7. Donotexceed10mph(16km/hr).Excessivespeedscanoverloadtheploworcauseyoutolosecontrolofyour
vehicle.
8. Whenyouencounterdriftsofsnow,proceedbyraisingtheplowtoremovethetoplayerofsnow,thenremove
the
baseonsuccessivepasses.
9. Ifyourplowhopswhenplowingreduceyourspeed.
10. Yourplowisdesignedtotripforwardifitisoverloadedorifitencountersasmallobstacleburiedinthesnow.The
plowwillautomaticallyreset
itself.Ifyouareunsureastowhyit
tripped,examinethesnowpileforahidden
obstaclebeforeproceedingwithcaution.
11. Alwayslifttheplowbeforebackingup.
12. Alwayslowertheplowwhenparked.
13. Removetheplowfromyourvehicleaftereachuseand
donotallowiceorsnowtoaccumulateonthe
winch/actuator.
14.
THESNOWPLOWISNOTINTENDEDFORTRANSPORTATIONONPUBLICROADS.Todriveonthehighwaywitha
plowattachedmoststatesandprovincesrequiretheinstallationofalightingkitcompletewithturnsignals.A
safetychainisalsorequired,whichwouldnotallowtheplowtofalloffthefront
ofthevehicle.Alwaysconsult
yourlocalregulatoryagencyfortheirparticularrequirements.
Note:Drivingatspeedsabove10mph(16km/hr)withtheplowattachedmaycauseyourenginetooverheat.