Use and Care Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsGas Snow BlowersPower Max 826 OHAE 26 in. 252 cc Two-Stage Gas Snow Blower with Electric Start, Auto Steer, Hand Warmers and Headlight

LubricatingtheHexShaft

ServiceInterval:Yearly—Lubricatethehexshaft.

Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotive

engineoil(Figure36).

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Figure36

1.Hexshaft

3.Rubberwheel

2.Steelfrictionpulley

Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheelor

thesteelfrictionpulleybecausethetractiondrive

willslip(Figure36).

1.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.

2.Tipthemachineforwardontoitsaugerhousing

andblockitsothatitcannotfall.

3.Removethebackcover(Figure37).

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Figure37

1.Screws

4.Movethespeed-selectorlevertoPositionR2.

5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoiland

lightlylubricatethehexshaft.

6.Movethespeed-selectorlevertoPosition6.

7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.

8.Movethespeed-selectorleverforwardand

rearwardafewtimes.

9.Installthebackcoverandreturnthemachineto

theoperatingposition.

ReplacingtheSparkPlug

ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethe

sparkplug.

WARNING

Replacingthesparkplugwhiletheengineis

hotcanresultinburns.

Waituntiltheengineiscooltoreplacethe

sparkplug.

UseaTorosparkplugorequivalent(Champion®

RN9YCorNGKBPR6ES).

1.Removetheboot(Figure38).

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Figure38

1.Spark-plugboot

2.Cleanaroundthebaseofthesparkplug.

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Figure39

3.Removeanddiscardtheoldsparkplug.

Note:Youwillneedaratchetwrenchextension

toremovethesparkplug.

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