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ARNING: Never run en-
gine indoors or in enclosed,
poorly ventilated areas. En-
gine exhaust contains CARBON
MONOXIDE, AN ODORLESS AND
DEADLY GAS. Keep hands, feet,
hair and loose clothing away from
any moving parts on engine and
snow thrower.
•
Engine parts, especially the muf-
fler, become extremely hot. Se-
vere thermal burns can occur on
contact. Allow the engine to cool
before touching.
•
Never allow children to operate
the snow thrower. Never allow
adults to operate the snow throw-
er without proper instruction.
•
Keep the area of operation clear
of all persons, particularly small
children and pets.
•
Never leave the snowthrower
un-
attended while the engine is run-
ning. Anyone operating the en-
gine or equipment must carefully
read and understand the operat-
ing instructions.
TO REMOVE
SNOW FROM AUGER
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ARNING: Do not attempt
to remove snow or debris
that may become lodged in
auger with your hands. Use the
cleaning stick to remove snow or
debris.
A cleaning stick is attached to the top of
the auger housing.
Use the cleaning
stick to remove snow from the auger
housing.
•
Release auger drive lever.
•
Remove (do not turn) safety key.
•
Disconnect spark plug wire.
•
Do not place your hands in the au-
ger or discharge chute. Use the
cleaning stick to remove snow.
SNOW
THROWING
TIPS
1.
For maximum
snow thrower
efficien-
cy in removing
snow, adjust
ground
speed.
Go slower
in deep, freezing
or wet snow.
If the wheels
slips,
re-
duce forward
speed.
2.
Most efficient
snow throwing
is ac-
complished
when the snow
is re-
moved
immediately
after if falls.
3.
For complete
snow
removal,
slightly
overlap
each path
previously
taken.
4.
The snow
should
be discharged
down wind whenever
possible.
5.
For normal
usage,
set the skids so
that the scraper
bar is 1/8" above
the skids.
For extremely
hard-
packed
snow surfaces,
adjust
the
skids
upward
so that the scraper
bar touches
the ground.
6.
On gravel
or crushed
rock surfaces,
set the skids at 1-1/4"
below the
scraper
bar.
See To Adjust
Skid
Height
paragraph
in the Service
&
Adjustments
section
of this manu-
al.
Rocks
and gravel
must not be
picked
up and thrown
by the ma-
chine.
7.
After the snow throwing
job has
been completed,
allow the engine
to
idle for a few minutes,
which will
melt snow and accumulated
ice off
the engine.
8.
Clean the snow thrower
thoroughly
after each use.
9.
Remove
ice and snow accumulation
and all debris
from the entire
snow
thrower,
and flush with water
(if pos-
sible) to remove
all salt or other
chemicals.
Wipe
snow thrower
dry.
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