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2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)'_ position. TO ENGAGE DRIVE
3. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_1 position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto coverventholein
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscoverventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
Withthe throttlecontrolinthe Fast(rabbit) position,moveshift
leverinto oneof the six forward(F) positionsor two reverse(R)
positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor thesnow conditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you arecomfortableandfamiliarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrolandbringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersandstartthrowingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe lefthandle.Releaseto stoptheaugers.
Do notpullthe starterhandlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I_ยข1 position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.Ifengineiswarm,push primeronlyonce.Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pullquicklyandforcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart.Donot releasethe handleandallow it to snapback.
ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
To avoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removekey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,run enginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto helpdry offany moistureonthe engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe keywill reducethe possibilityof
unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe keyina safeplace.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfromthe controlson theengine.
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REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins and cotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikeaforeignobjectorice jam,the snow
throweris designedso thatthe pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn,checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure16.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswithanythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/0EM PartNo.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto theaugergearboxorother componentsas a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnowthrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
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Figure16
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