Operator's Manual

DuringOperation
DuringOperationSafety
•Shutofftheenginebeforeuncloggingthe
machineandalwaysuseastickorthe
snow-cleanouttool(ifprovided).
•Arotatingaugercaninjurehandsorfeet.Stay
behindthehandlesandawayfromthedischarge
openingwhileoperatingthemachine.Keepyour
face,hands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfrommovingorrotating
parts.
•Neverdirectthedischargetowardpeopleorareas
wherepropertydamagecanoccur.
•Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingorfalling.
Alwaysbesureofyourfooting,andkeeparm
holdonthehandles.Walk;neverrun.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingon
slopes.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibility
orlight.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileill,tired,or
undertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
•Lookbehindandusecarewhenbackingupwith
themachine.
•Whennotactivelyclearingsnow,disengagepower
totheauger.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonor
crossinggraveldrives,walks,orroads.Stayalert
forhiddenhazardsortrafc.
•Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhilethe
engineisrunning.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,shutofftheengine,
removetheignitionkey(electric-startmodels
only),thoroughlyinspectthemachineforany
damage,andrepairthedamagebeforestarting
andoperatingthemachine.
•Ifthemachineshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,
shutofftheengineandcheckforthecause.
•Donotruntheengineindoorsunlessthereis
adequateventilation(e.g.,leavinganoutsidedoor
open);exhaustfumesaredangerous.
•Donotoverloadthemachinecapacityby
attemptingtoclearsnowattoofastarate.
•Nevertouchahotengineormufer.
StartingtheEngine
1.TurntheignitionkeyclockwisetotheONposition
(Figure10).
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Figure10
2.Pulloutthechokelever(Figure11andFigure
12).
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Figure11
1.Chokelever
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Figure12
1.Symbolsonthechokeleverindicatingtopulloutthechoke
levertoactivatethechoke.
3.Firmlypushintheprimerwithyourthumbas
indicatedbythetablebelow,holdinginthe
primerinforasecondbeforereleasingiteach
time(Figure13).
Temperature
SuggestedNumberof
Primes
-23°C(-10°F)andabove
3
Below-23°C(-10°F)
6
7