Operator's Manual

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1.Choke
4.Primer
2.Ignition5.Recoilstarter
3.Throttlelever6.Electricstarter
Figure15
1.Snowcleanoutstick(attachedtothetopoftheauger
housing)
Controls
•Auger/ImpellerDriveControlLever—Toengage
boththeaugerandimpeller,presstheleveragainst
therighthandgrip.Todisengage,releasethelever.
•TractionControlLever—Toengagethetraction
(wheeldrive),presstheleveragainsttheleft
handgrip.Tostopthetraction,releasethelever.
•SpeedSelectorLever—Thiscontrolhas4
positions:3forwardspeedsand1reverse.Tochange
speeds,movethespeedselectorlevertothedesired
position.Theleverlocksinanotchateachspeed
selection.
Note:Beforeshiftinggearsintooroutofreverse,
youmustreleasethetractioncontrollever.Youmay
shiftbetweenanyoftheforwardspeedswithout
releasingthetractioncontrollever.
•DischargeChuteControl—Rotatethedischarge
chutecontrolclockwisetomovethedischargechute
totheleft;counterclockwisetomovethechuteto
theright.
•ChuteDeectorHandle—Movethedeector
handleforwardtomovethesnowstreamdown;
moveitrearwardtomovethesnowstreamup.
•FuelShutoffValve—Closethevalveby
rotatingclockwise.Openthevalvebyrotatingit
counterclockwise.Closethevalvewhenyoudonot
usethesnowthrower.
•Choke—Movethechoketothe(Full)positionto
startacoldengine.Asenginewarmsup,gradually
movethechoketotheOffposition.
•IgnitionSwitch—Insertthekeybeforestartingthe
engine.Tostoptheengine,removethekey.
•ThrottleLever—Movethethrottleleverupward
toincreasetheenginespeed;moveitdownwardto
decreasetheenginespeed.Movethethrottleleverto
theStoppositiontostoptheengine.
•Prime—Presstheprimertopumpasmallamountof
gasolineintotheengineforimprovedcold-weather
starting.
•RecoilStarter—Therecoilstarterisontheback
sideoftheengine.Pulltherecoilstartertostartthe
engine.
Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
FreewheelingorUsingthe
Self-propelDrive
Youcanoperatethesnowthrowerwiththeself-propel
featureengagedordisengaged(freewheeling).
Tofreewheel,slidethewheelsinwardandinserttheaxle
pinsthroughtheouteraxleholes,butnotthroughthe
wheelhubs(Figure16).
Figure16
Toself-propel,slidethewheelsoutwardandinsertthe
axlepinsthroughtheholesinthewheelhubsandthe
outeraxleholes(Figure17).
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