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5. Oncethe engine starts,releasestarterbutton.
6. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatechokecontrolto theOFF
position.If the enginefalters,quicklyrotatechoke controlbackto
FULL 14D"Ithenslowlyintothe OFF positionagain.
7. Whendisconnectingthe extensioncord,alwaysunplugthe end
at the three-prongwall outletbeforeunpluggingthe oppositeend
fromthe snowthrower.
Recoil Starter
1. Rotatechoke controlto FULL IJl chokeposition(coldengine
start).
NOTE: If the engineis alreadywarm, placechokecontrolinthe OFF
insteadof FULL IJ|.
position
2. Pushthe primertwoorthreetimes forcold enginestart,making
sureto covervent hole in the centerof the primerwhenpushing.
NOTE: DONOTuseprimerto restartawarmengineaftera short
shutdown.
NOTE:Additionalprimingmaybe necessaryif the temperatureis
below15° Fahrenheit.
3. Graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowlypullthe rope out. At the
pointwhereit becomesslightlyharderto pull the rope,slowly
allowthe ropeto recoil.
4. Pull the starterhandlewith a firm,rapidstroke.Do notrelease
the handleand allowit to snapback.Keepa firm hold on the
starterhandleand allow it to slowlyrecoil.
5. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto the OFF
position.If the enginefalters,quicklyrotatethe chokecontrol
backto the FULL I,_1 positionandthenslowlyinto the OFF
positionagain.
NOTE:Allowthe engineto warmupfor a few minutesafter starting.
The enginewill notdevelopfull poweruntilit reachesoperating
temperatures.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Runenginefor a fewminutesbeforestoppingto helpdry off any
moistureonthe engine.
Movethrottlecontrolto STOP
1.
position.
2. Removethe ignitionkeyandstoreina safeplace.
3. Wipeall snowandmoisturefromthe areaaroundthe engineas
wellas the area in and aroundthe drivecontrol and augercontrol.
Also,engageandreleasebothcontrolsseveraltimes.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. With thethrottlecontrol in the Fast_ position,moveshift lever
intoone of the six forward(F) positionsor tworeverse(R)
positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snow conditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usethe slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableand familiarwith theoperationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handlethe snowthrower
will move.Releaseit and drivemotionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shift lever(changespeedsor direction
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthedrive controland bringingthesnow
throwerto a completestop.Doingso will resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersandstartthrowingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stop the augers.
REPLACING SHEAR PiNS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaft with two shearpinsand cot-
ter pins. if theaugershouldstrikea foreignobjector ice jam, the snow
throweris designedso thatthe shearpins mayshear.If the augerswill
notturn, checkto see if the pins havesheared.SeeFigure12.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan OEM
Part No. 738-04124Areplacementshearpins.Any damageto the
augergearboxor othercomponentsas a resultof failingto do so will
NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturnoffthe snow thrower'sengineand removethe keypriortc
replacingshearpins.
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Figure12
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