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OPERATION
CLEARA CLOGGED DISCHARGE CHUTE
,_ WARNING:Handcontactwith the rotating impeller
inside the dischargechute is the most common cause of
injury associated with snow throwers. Never clear or
unclog dischargechute with your hands, or while engine
is running. Fingers can quickly become caughtand
traumatic amputation or severe lacerationcan result.
o SHUTOFFTHE ENGINE!
,, Wait10 seconds to besurethatthe impeller bladeshavestopped
rotating.
,' Alwaysusea clean-out t ool, notyourhands.
A clean-out tool(A,Figure 22) isattached t o either t hehandle or thetopofthe
auger housing. U se theclean-out tooltoremove snow fromtheauger housing.
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OPERATING TIPS
1. Mostefficient s nowthrowing is accomplished w hensnowis removed
immediately a fterit falls.
2. Forcomplete s nowremoval, slightlyoverlap eachswath previously taken.
3. Snowshouldbedischarged downwind whenever p ossible.
4. Fornormalusage, s etthe skids1/8 inch(3 mm)belowthe scraper
bar.Forextremely h ard-packed snowsurfaces, the skidsmaybead-
justedupward to ensurecleaning efficiency.
5. Ongravelor crushed rocksurfaces, theskidsshouldbesetat 1-1/4
inch(32 mm)belowthescraper bar(see"AdjustSkidHeight"in the
MAINTENANCE sectionof this manual). R ocks andgravelmustnot
bepickedupandthrownbythemachine.
6. Afterthesnowthrowing job hasbeencompleted, allowtheengine to
idle for a fewminutes, t o meltsnowand iceaccumulated o n the
engine.
7. Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughly aftereachuse.
8. Remove iceandsnowaccumulation a ndall debrisfromtheentire
snowthrower, a ndflush withwater(if possible)toremove all salt or
otherchemicals. Wipesnowthrower dry.
9. Before startingsnowthrower, a lwaysinspectaugers and impellerfor
iceaccumulation and/ordebris,whichcouldresultin snowthrower
damage.
10. Checkoil levelbefore everystart.Makesurethe oil is attheFULL
markontheoil fill cap/dipstick.
Clean-OutTool
Figure22
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