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5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.
To prolongstarterlife, useshort startingcycles(5 secondsmaximum
then waitoneminute).
6. Oncethe enginestarts,releasestarterbutton.
7. Allowtheengine to warmup severalminutes,adjustingchoke
towardRUNposition.Waituntilengineruns smoothlybeforeeach
chokeadjustment.
8. Whendisconnectingthe extensioncord,alwaysunplugthe end
at the three-prongwalloutlet beforeunpluggingthe oppositeend
fromthe snowthrower.
Recoil Starter
1. Rotatechoke controlto CHOKE IJl position.
2. Depressprimer.Ifit is 15°For higherpushprimertwotimes,if
below15°F,pushprimerfourtimes.
3. PushStopswitchto ONposition.
4. Graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowlypull the ropeout. At
the pointwhereit becomesslightlyharderto pullthe rope,slowly
allowthe ropeto recoil.
5. Pull the starterhandlewith a firm, rapidstroke.Donot release
the handleandallowit to snap back.Keepa firmholdonthe
starterhandleand allowit to slowlyrecoil.
6. Allowtheengine to warmup severalminutes,adjustingchoke
towardRUNposition.Waituntilengineruns smoothlybeforeeach
chokeadjustment.
To avoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoffafter useand
removeignitionkey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouare finishedsnow-throwing,runenginefor a few minutes
beforestoppingto help dry off any moistureonthe engine.
1. PushStopswitchto OFFposition.
2. Removetheignitionkey and store in a safeplace.
3. Wipeall snowandmoisturefrom thearea aroundthe engineas
wellas the areainandaroundthe drivecontroland augercontrol.
Also,engageand releasebothcontrolsseveraltimes.
NOTE:NEVERrepositiontheshift lever(changespeedsor direction
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrolandbringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe lefthandle.Releaseto stop theaugers.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwithfour shearpinsand
bow-tieclips. Ifthe augershouldstrikea foreignobject or icejam,
the snowthroweris designedsothat the shearpins mayshear.If the
augerswill notturn, checkto see if the pins havesheared.SeeFigure
11.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/OEM PartNo.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto theauger gearboxorother componentsas a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnowthrower'sengineand removethe keypriorto
replacingshearpins.
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TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. Moveshift leverintoone of the six forward(F) positionsor two
reverse(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snow
conditionsand a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usethe slowerspeedsuntil
youare comfortableand familiarwith the operationof the snow
thrower.
Figure11
2. Squeezethedrive controlagainstthe handleand thesnow
throwerwill move.Releaseit and drivemotionwill stop.
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