Operator's Manual

ClearingaClogged
DischargeChute
Toclearthechute:
•Shuttheengineoff!
•Wait10secondstoensurethattherotorblades
havestoppedrotating.
•Alwaysuseaclean-outtool;neveruseyourhands.
OperatingTips
WARNING
Therotorbladescanthrowstones,toys,
andotherforeignobjectsandcauseserious
personalinjurytoyouorbystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofall
objectsthattherotorbladescouldpickup
andthrow.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthe
areaofoperation.
•Removethesnowassoonaspossibleafteritfalls.
•Overlapeachswathtoensurecompletesnow
removal.
•Dischargethesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
•Ifthemachinedoesnotpropelitselfforwardon
slipperysurfacesorinheavysnow,pushforward
onthehandle,butallowthemachinetoworkat
itsownpace.
•Themachinemayleaverubbermarksonnew
brushedorlight-coloredconcrete.T estonan
inconspicuouslocationbeforeuse.Thesemarks
arenotpermanent.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefuel
tankinsideabuildingwhereignitionsourcesare
present,suchashotwaterheaters,spaceheaters,
orclothesdryers.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
storingthemachineinanyenclosure.
•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan30
days,refertoStorage(page19)forimportant
information.
•Runthemachineafewminutesafterthrowing
snowtopreventfreeze-upofthecollectorand
rotor.
PreventingFreeze-upafter
Use
•Lettheenginerunforafewminutestoprevent
movingpartsfromfreezing.Shutofftheengine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremoveice
andsnowfromthemachine.
•Cleanoffanysnowandicefromthebaseofthe
chute.
•Rotatethedischargechuteleftandrighttofree
itfromanyicebuildup.
•Withthekeyremoved,pulltherecoil-starthandle
severaltimesorconnecttheelectricalcordto
apowersourceandthemachineandpushthe
electric-startbuttononcetopreventtherecoil
starterand/ortheelectricstarterfromfreezingup
(electric-startmodelsonly).
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsand
movingpartsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessive
forcewhentryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyou
havedifcultyoperatinganycontrolorpart,start
theengineandletitrunforafewminutes.
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