Operator's Manual

duringoperation,stopthesnowthrower,unplugtheextensioncord,
removetheobstruction,andcheckthesnowthrowerfordamage.
•Toadjustthedischargechute,rotatethechutecrankclockwiseto
movethedischargechutetotheleft;counterclockwisetomove
ittotheright.
Note:Thechutecrankmakesanoiseasyouturnthecrank.This
isnormal.
•Toadjusttheheightofthesnowstream,raiseorlowerthechute
deectorhandle(Figure9).
Figure9
1.Chutedeectorhandle
Agapbetweenthedischargechuteandthechutedeector
mayallowthesnowthrowertothrowsnowandobjectsin
thedirectionoftheoperator.Thrownobjectscouldcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
–Donotforcethechutedeectortoofarforwardsothat
agapappearsbetweenthedischargechuteandchute
deector.
–Donotovertightenthelocknutsthatholdthechute
deectorinplace.
•Beginremovingsnowneartheelectricaloutletandworkoutward.
Blowbackandforth,notawayfromandtowardtheoutlet.
•Whenturningattheendofaswath,stepoverthecordandturn
thesnowthrower.
•Alwaysoverlapeachswathanddischargethesnowdownwind
whenpossible.
•Toshavedownlargebanksofsnow,liftthesnowthrowerby
theprimaryandsecondaryhandles(Figure10)andplacethe
snowthroweronthebank.Lettheweightofthesnowthrower
shavedownthebankinaback-and-forthmotion.
Figure10
1.Primaryhandle
2.Secondaryhandle
•Whenclearingsteps,holdthesnowthrowerbytheprimaryand
secondaryhandlesanduseaswingingorsweepingmotion.
Whenusingthesecondaryhandle,neverdirectthesnow
dischargechuteattheoperatororbystanders.The
snowthrowercanthrowobjectsandcauseseriouspersonal
injury.
Whenusingthesecondaryhandle,alwaysturnthedischarge
chuteintheoppositedirectionfromwhereyouorbystanders
arestanding.
•Keeptheextensioncordclearofobstructions,sharpobjects,and
allmovingparts.Donotpullsharplyoncordorabuseitinany
manner.Frequentlyinspecttheextensioncordfordamagethat
mayresultinanelectricshock.Iftheextensioncordbecomes
damaged,replaceit.
•Incoldandsnowyweatherconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Therefore,whenanycontrolbecomesdifcult
tooperate,stopthemotor,disconnecttheextensioncord,and
checkforfrozenparts.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhentryingto
operatefrozencontrols.Freeallthecontrolsandmovingparts
beforeoperating.
•Whenoperatingthesnowthrower,keepthewheels1inch(2.5cm)
offthepavementbytippingthesnowthrowerforward.Thishelps
preventthesnowfrombuildinguponthewheels.
•Afterclearingthesnow,letthemotorrunforafewminutesso
thatmovingpartsdon’tfreeze.Thenshutoffthemotor,wait
forallmovingpartstostop,andwipetheiceandsnowoffthe
snowthrower.Rotatethechutecrankseveraltimestoremove
thesnow.
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