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2. MovethrottlecontroltoFAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. MovechoketotheCHOKEI,"1pos t /co denginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3)times, makingsureto coverventhole when
pushing.Ifengine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. Withthe throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) '_ position,move
shiftleverintooneof thesix forward(F) positionsortwo reverse
(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditions
anda paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you arecomfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe endat the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeend fromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol andbringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersandstartthrowingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stop theaugers.
Do notpullthe starterhandlewhilethe engine running.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE J..#Jposition(coldengine start).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3)times, makingsureto coverventhole when
pushing.Ifengine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthe starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pullquicklyand forcefullyto 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 short periodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoid unsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethemachine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoffafteruseand
removeignitionkey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouare finishedsnow-throwing,run enginefor a fewminutes
beforestoppingto helpdry off any moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removetheignitionkey.Removingthe keywill reducethe pos-
sibilityof unauthorizedstartingof theengine whileequipmentis
not inuse. Keepthe keyin a safeplace.The enginecannotstart
withoutthe ignitionkey.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfromthe controlson theengine.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins andcotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobjector ice jam,the snow
throweris designedso that the pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn,checkto see if the pins havesheared.SeeFigure16.
NEVERreplacethe auger shearpinswithanythingotherthanSears
SKU#88389/0EMPart No. 738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto the augergearboxor othercomponentsas a resultof
[fa ng to doso w NOTbe coveredby yoursnow throwers warranty.
Alwaysturnoff the snowthrower'sengineandremovethe keyprior to
replacingshearpins.
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