User Manual

200 Series Single Stage Snow Throwers
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8. FOUR-CYCLE MODELS
8.1. Some of the MTD single-stage snow throwers
are powered by four-cycle Tecumseh Snow King
Engines. They are very similar to the two-cycle
version except for the engine and its mounting
brackets. See Figure 8.1.
8.2. The four-cycle models are easily recognized by
the presence of a yellow oil-fill cap and dipstick,
protruding through the shroud.
8.3. A four-cycle snow thrower is an appropriate
choice when:
• A customer is averse to the noise produced by a
two-cycle engine
• A customer is not comfortable mixing gas and
oil.
8.4. A two-cycle snow thrower is an appropriate
choice when:
• The customer lives where temperatures are
extremely cold and the snow thrower may not be
protected from those temperatures. There is no
oil-viscosity to over-come when starting a two-
cycle engine.
• The customer requires a more easily portable
snow thrower: two-cycle engines are lighter than
four-cycle engines. The weight of the engine
accounts for a large part of the total weight of
these relatively simple snow throwers.
• The customer may have cost restraints prevent-
ing them from acquiring an larger model.
Figure 8.1
Oil Fill Cap