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7. Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord,alwaysunplugthe end
at the three-prongwalloutlet beforeunpluggingthe oppositeend
fromthe snowthrower.
Recoil Starter
1. Rotatechokecontrolto CHOKE IJl position.Ifengineis
alreadyhot, do not usethe CHOKE.
2. Pushprimerthreeto five(3-5)times,makingsure tocovervent
holewhenpushing.Ifengineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.
Alwayscovervent hole whenpushing.Cool weathermay require
primingto be repeated.
3. Graspthe recoilstarterhandleandslowlypullthe ropeout.At
the pointwhereit becomesslightlyharderto pull the rope,slowly
allowthe ropeto recoil.
4. Pull the starterhandlewitha firm, rapidstroke. Engineshould
start.Do not releasethe handleand allowit to snap back.Keepa
firmholdonthe starterhandleandallowit to slowlyrecoil.
5. As theengine warms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto the RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto the RUNposition.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Runenginefor a few minutesbeforestoppingto helpdry off any
moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto STOPposition.
Do NOTmovethe chokecontrolto CHOKE 14ยข1 positionto stop
theengine.Backfireor enginedamagemay occur.
2. Removethe key.Removingthe keywill reducethe possibilityof
unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis not in use.
Keepthe keyina safeplace.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeall snowandmoisturefrom thearea aroundthe engineas
wellas the areainandaroundthe wheeldrivecontrolandauger
control.Also, engageand releasebothcontrolsseveraltimes.
TO ENGAGE WHEEL DRIVE
1. Movespeedselectorshift leverintooneof the sixforward(F)
positionsor two reverse(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriate
for the snowconditionsanda paceyou'recomfortablewith.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpinsand bow-tie
cotterpins.If the augershouldstrikea foreignobjector icejam, the
snowthrowerisdesignedso thatthe pinsmayshear.Ifthe augerswill
not turn,checkto see if the pinshavesheared. See Figure15.
NOTE: Twoextrashearpins are suppliedin the manualbag.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpins withanythingotherthan OEM
PartNo.738-04155replacementshearpins.Any damageto the
augergearboxor othercomponentsas a resultof failingto do sowill
NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off the snowthrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
Figure15
NOTE: Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usethe slowerspeedsuntil
youarecomfortableandfamiliarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe wheeldrivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
NOTE: NEVERrepositionthe speedselectorshift lever(change
speedsordirectionof travel)withoutfirst releasingthe wheeldrive
controlandbringingthe snowthrowerto a completestop.Doingso will
resultinprematurewearto the snowthrower'sdrive system.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagetheaugersandstart throwingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe augers.
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