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2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_ position. TO ENGAGE DRIVE
3. Movechoketo the CHOKE IJl position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole in
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscover venthole whenpushing.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,restartengineandrun with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfrom the engine.
Recoil Starter
Withthe throttlecontrolinthe Fast(rabbit) position,moveshift
leverinto oneof the sixforward(F) positionsor tworeverse(R)
positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor thesnowconditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you arecomfortableandfamiliarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGER
1. Toengagethe augerand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe auger
controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe auger.
Do notpullthe starterhandlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)'_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_1 position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when
pushing.Ifengine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto 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,restartengineandrun with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
To avoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwith the enginerunning.Turnthe engineoffafter useand
removekey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto helpdry offany moistureonthe engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe keywill reducethe possibilityof
unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe keyin a safe place.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfromthe controlson theengine.
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REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins andcotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobject or ice jam, the snow
throweris designedso thatthe pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn,checkto see if the pins havesheared.SeeFigure16.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswithanythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/0EM PartNo. 738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto theaugergearboxor other componentsas a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnowthrower'sengineand removethe keypriorto
replacingshearpins.
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Figure16
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