Operator's Manual

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WARNING
Ifthemachinehitsanobjectwhileinoperation,the
objectcouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders.
Thrownobjectscouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjectswhich
maybepickedupandthrownbytherotorblades.
•Checktheconditionofthemachinebeforeoperatingitto
ensurethattherotorturnsfreely.
•Alwayskeepchildrenandpetsawayfromtheareaof
operation.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofstones,toys,orother
objectswhichtherotorbladescanthrow.Suchitemscould
becoveredbysnowfallandgounnoticed.Ifthemachine
strikesanobjectduringoperation,stopthemachine,unplug
theextensioncord,removetheobstruction,andcheckthe
machinefordamage.
•Beginremovingsnowneartheelectricaloutletandwork
outward.Blowbackandforth,notawayfromandtowardthe
outlet.
•Whenturningattheendofaswath,stepoverthecordand
turnthemachine.
•Alwaysoverlapeachswathanddischargethesnowdownwind
whenpossible.
WARNING
Whenusingthedischargechutehandle,never
directthesnowdischargechutetowardyouor
bystanders.Themachinecanthrowobjectsand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
Whenusingthedischargechutehandle,always
turnthedischargechuteintheoppositedirection
fromwhereyouorbystandersarestanding.
•Keeptheextensioncordclearofobstructions,sharpobjects,
andallmovingparts.Donotpullsharplyoncordorabuse
itinanymanner.Inspecttheextensioncordfrequentlyfor
damagethatmayresultinanelectricshock.Iftheextension
cordisdamaged,replaceit.
•Incoldandsnowyweatherconditions,somecontrolsand
movingpartsmayfreeze.Therefore,ifanycontrolbecomes
difculttooperate,stopthemotor,disconnecttheextension
cord,andcheckforfrozenparts.Donotuseexcessiveforce
whentryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Bringthemachine
indoorstothawfrozencontrolsbeforeoperatingit.
•Whenoperatingthemachine,keepthewheels1inch(2.5cm)
offthepavementbytippingthemachineforward.Thishelps
preventthesnowfrombuildinguponthewheels.
•Afterclearingthesnow,letthemotorrunforafewminutes
sothatmovingpartsdonotfreeze.Thenshutoffthemotor,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,andwipetheiceandsnow
offthemachine.Rotatethechutecrankseveraltimesto
removeanysnow.
Maintenance
Important:Allelectricalrepairsshouldbeperformedby
anAuthorizedServiceDealeronly.
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefrom
thenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Iftheextensioncordispluggedintothemachine,
someonecouldaccidentallyoperatethemachinewhile
youareperformingmaintenanceonit,causingserious
personalinjury.
Removethekeyanddisconnecttheextensioncord
beforeyouperformanymaintenanceonthemachine.
LubricatingtheMachine
Youdonotneedtolubricatethemachine;allthebearingshave
beenlubricatedatthefactoryforthelifeofthemachine.
ReplacingtheScraper
Thescraperislocatedatthebottomoftherotorhousingasshown
inFigure12.
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Figure12
1.Scraper
1.Removethescrewfromeachsideplatethatholdsthe
scraper(Figure13)and2screwsfromunderthemachine
(Figure14)thatsecurethescrapertothemachine.
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Figure13
1.Screw(2)
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