Operator's Manual

Figure 10
1. Chute deector handle
A gap betw een the discharge chute and the chute
deflector may allo w the sno wthr o w er to thr o w
sno w and objects in the dir ection of the operator .
T hr o wn objects could cause serious per sonal
injur y .
– Do not f orce the chute deflector too f ar
f orw ard so that a gap appear s betw een the
discharge chute and chute deflector .
– Do not o v er tighten the lockn uts that hold the
chute deflector in place.
• Begin remo ving sno w near the electrical outlet and
w ork outw ard. Blo w bac k and for th, not a w a y from
and to w ard the outlet.
• W hen tur ning at the end of a sw ath, ste p o v er the cord
and tur n the sno wthro w er .
• Alw a ys o v erlap eac h sw ath and disc harg e the sno w
do wnwind when possible .
• T o sha v e do wn larg e banks of sno w , lift the sno wthro w er
b y the primar y and secondar y handles ( Figure 11 )
and place the sno wthro w er on the bank. Let the
w eight of the sno wthro w er sha v e do wn the bank in a
bac k-and-for th motion.
Figure 11
1. Primary handle 2. Secondary handle
• W hen clearing ste ps , hold the sno wthro w er b y the
primar y and secondar y handles and use a swinging or
sw ee ping motion.
W hen using the secondar y handle, nev er dir ect
the sno w discharge chute at the operator or
bystander s. T he sno wthr o w er can thr o w objects
and cause serious per sonal injur y .
W hen using the secondar y handle, al w ays tur n
the discharge chute in the opposite dir ection
fr om wher e y ou or bystander s ar e standing .
• K ee p the extension cord clear of obstr uctions , shar p
objects , and all mo ving par ts . Do not pull shar ply on
cord or abuse it in any manner . F requently inspect the
extension cord for damag e that ma y result in an electric
shoc k. If the extension cord becomes damag ed, re place
it.
• In cold and sno wy w eather conditions , some controls
and mo ving par ts ma y freeze . T herefore , when any
control becomes difficult to operate , stop the motor ,
disconnect the extension cord, and c hec k for frozen
par ts . Do not use ex cessi v e force when tr ying to operate
frozen controls . F ree all the controls and mo ving par ts
before operating .
• W hen operating the sno wthro w er , k ee p the wheels
1 inc h (2.5 cm) off the pa v ement b y tipping the
sno wthro w er forw ard. T his helps prev ent the sno w
from building up on the wheels .
• After clearing the sno w , let the motor r un for a few
min utes so that mo ving par ts don ’ t freeze . T hen shut
off the motor , w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop , and
wipe the ice and sno w off the sno wthro w er . R otate the
c hute crank sev eral times to remo v e the sno w .
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