Operator's Manual

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OperatingTips
WARNING
Therotorbladescanthrowstones,toys,andother
foreignobjectsandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryto
theoperatorortobystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjects
thattherotorbladescouldpickupandthrow.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthearea
ofoperation.
•Removethesnowassoonaspossibleafteritfalls.
•Ifthemachinedoesnotpropelitselfforwardonslippery
surfacesorinheavysnow ,pushforwardonthehandle,
butallowthemachinetoworkatitsownpace.
•Overlapeachswathtoensurecompletesnowremoval.
•Dischargethesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
AfterOperation
Safety
•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefueltankinsidea
buildingwhereignitionsourcesarepresent,suchashot
waterheaters,spaceheaters,orclothesdryers.Allowthe
enginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan30days,referto
theStoragesectionforimportantdetails.
PreventingFreeze-upafterUse
•Lettheenginerunforafewminutestopreventmoving
partsfromfreezing.Shutofftheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andremoveiceandsnowfromthe
machine.
•Cleanoffanysnowandicefromthebaseofthechute.
•Rotatethedischargechuteleftandrighttofreeitfrom
anyicebuildup.
•WiththeignitionkeyintheOFFposition,pullthe
recoil-starterhandleseveraltimesorconnecttheelectrical
cordtoapowersourceandthemachineandpushthe
electric-startbuttononcetopreventtherecoilstarter
and/ortheelectricstarterfromfreezingup.
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
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