Product Manual

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1.Key3.Powercontrolbar
2.Interlockbutton
Note:Y oumayreleasetheinterlockbuttonafteryousqueezeand
holdthepowercontrolbartothehandle.
2.Tostopthemotor,releasethepowercontrolbar.
Note:Whenyoustopthemachineafteryouhavenished
removingthesnow,alsoremovethekeyanddisconnectthe
extensioncord.
AdjustingtheDischargeChuteandChute
Deector
Toadjustthedischargechute,movethehandleonthechutecontrolrod
inthedirectionthatyouwishtodirectthesnowstream(Figure6and
Figure7).
Toadjustthechutedeector(andthereforetheheightofthesnow
stream),squeezethetriggerandraiseorlowerthechutedeector
(Figure11).
Figure11
1.Chutedeectortrigger
WARNING
Agapbetweenthedischargechuteandthechutedeectormay
allowthemachinetothrowsnowandobjectsinthedirectionof
theoperator.Thrownobjectscouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
•Donotforcethechutedeectortoofarforwardsothatagap
appearsbetweenthedischargechuteandchutedeector.
•Donotadjustthechutedeectorwiththepowercontrolbar
engaged.Releasethepowercontrolbarbeforeadjustingthe
chutedeector.
OperatingTips
WARNING
Ifthemachinehitsanobjectwhileinoperation,theobjectcould
bethrowninoperator'sorbystander'sdirection.Thrownobjects
couldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjectswhichmaybe
pickedupandthrownbytherotorblades.
•Checktheconditionofthemachinebeforeoperatingittoensure
thattherotorturnsfreely.
•Alwayskeepchildrenandpetsawayfromtheareaofoperation.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofstones,toys,orotherobjects
whichtherotorbladescanthrow.Suchitemscouldbecoveredby
snowfallandgounnoticed.Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectduring
operation,stopthemachine,unplugtheextensioncord,remove
theobstruction,andcheckthemachinefordamage.
•Beginremovingsnowneartheelectricaloutletandworkoutward.
Blowbackandforth,notawayfromandtowardtheoutlet.
•Whenturningattheendofaswath,stepoverthecordandturn
themachine.
•Alwaysoverlapeachswathanddischargethesnowdownwind
whenpossible.
WARNING
Whenusingthedischargechutehandle,neverdirectthe
snowdischargechuteattheoperatororbystanders.The
machinecanthrowobjectsandcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Whenusingthedischargechutehandle,alwaysturnthe
dischargechuteintheoppositedirectionfromwhereyouor
bystandersarestanding.
•Keeptheextensioncordclearofobstructions,sharpobjects,and
allmovingparts.Donotpullsharplyoncordorabuseitinany
manner.Inspecttheextensioncordfrequentlyfordamagethat
mayresultinanelectricshock.Iftheextensioncordisdamaged,
replaceit.
•Incoldandsnowyweatherconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Therefore,ifanycontrolbecomesdifcultto
operate,stopthemotor,disconnecttheextensioncord,andcheck
forfrozenparts.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhentryingtooperate
frozencontrols.Bringthemachineindoorstothawfrozencontrols
beforeoperatingit.
•Whenoperatingthemachine,keepthewheels1inch(2.5cm)off
thepavementbytippingthemachineforward.Thishelpsprevent
thesnowfrombuildinguponthewheels.
•Afterclearingthesnow,letthemotorrunforafewminutessothat
movingpartsdonotfreeze.Thenshutoffthemotor,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andwipetheiceandsnowoffthemachine.
Rotatethechutecrankseveraltimestoremoveanysnow.
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