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Chute Clean-Out Tool
Thechuteclean-outtoolisconvenientlyfastenedtothe
rearoftheaugerhousingwitha mountingclip.Should
snowandicebecomelodgedin thechuteassembly
duringoperation,proceedasfollowstosafelycleanthe
chuteassemblyandchuteopening:
1. ReleaseboththeAugerControlandtheDriveControl.
2. Stoptheenginebyremovingtheignitionkey.
3. Removetheclean-outtoolfromtheclipwhichsecures
ittothe rearoftheaugerhousing.
4. Usetheshovel-shapedendof theclean-outtoolto
dislodgeandscoopanysnowandicewhichhas
formedinand nearthechuteassembly.
5. Refastentheclean-outtooltothemountingcliponthe
rearoftheaugerhousing,reinserttheignitionkeyand
startthesnowthrower'sengine.
6. Whilestandingintheoperator'sposition(behindthe
snowthrower),engagetheaugercontrolfora few
secondstoclearanyremainingsnowandicefromthe
chuteassembly.
To Engage Drive
WiththethrottlecontrolintheFast(rabbit)position,
moveshiftleverintooneofthesixforward(F)
positionsortwo reverse(R)positions.Selecta speed
appropriateforthesnowconditionsanda paceyou're
comfortablewith.
2. Squeezetheaugercontrolagainstthehandleandthe
augerswillturn.Releaseitandtheaugerswillstop.
3. Squeezethedrivecontrolagainstthehandlethe snow
throwerwillmove.Releaseit anddrivemotionwill
stop.
To Engage Augers
Toengagetheaugersandstartthrowingsnow,
squeezetheaugercontrolagainsttheleft handle.
Releaseto stoptheaugers.
Auger Control Test
Performthefollowingtestbeforeoperatingyoursnow
throwerforthefirsttimeandatthestartofeachwinter.
Checktheadjustmentoftheaugercontrolasfollows:
1. Whentheaugercontrolis releasedandin the
disengaged"up"position,thecableshouldhavevery
littleslack.It shouldNOTbetight.
2. Ina well-ventilatedarea,startthesnowthrowerengine
asinstructedonthe previouspage.Makesurethe
throttleissetin theFASTposition.
3. Whilestandingintheoperator'sposition(behindthe
snowthrower),engagetheauger.
4. Allowtheaugertoremainengagedforapproximately
ten(10)secondsbeforereleasingtheaugercontrol.
Repeatthisseveraltimes.
5. Withthethrottlecontrolin theFAST(rabbit)position
andtheaugercontrolinthedisengaged"up"position,
walktothefrontofthemachine.
6. Confirmthattheaugerhascompletelystopped
rotatingandshowsNOsignsofmotion.Iftheauger
showsANYsignsofrotating,immediatelyreturnto
theoperator'spositionandshutofftheengine.Wait
forALLmovingpartstostopbeforere-adjustingthe
augercontrol.
7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable,loosentheupperhex
nutontheaugercablebracket.
8. Positionthebracketupwardtoprovidemoreslack(or
downwardtoincreasecabletension).See Figure2.
9. Retightentheupperhexnut.
10.RepeatAuger Control Testtoverifyproperadjust-
menthasbeenachieved.
Figure 2
DriveSpeed, usethe
slowerspeeds until
you are comfortable
and familiar withthe
NEVER reposition the
shift lever (change
speeds or directior
of travel)without first
releasing the drive
controland bringing
the snowthrower
to a complete stop
Doingsowill resultin
prematurewear to the
snowthrower'sdrive
i
system,
WARNING
Never use your hands
to clean snow and
assembly or auger
The muffler,engine
areas become hot
burn, Donot touch,
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