Operator's Manual

PreventingFreeze-upafterUse
•Lettheenginerunforafewminutestopreventmoving
partsfromfreezing.Stoptheengine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremoveiceandsnowfromthemachine.
•Cleanoffanysnowandicefromthebaseofthechute.
•Rotatethedischargechuteleftandrighttofreeitfrom
anyicebuildup.
•WiththeignitionkeyintheOffposition,pulltherecoil
starterhandleseveraltimesorconnecttheelectricalcord
toapowersourceandthemachineandpushtheelectric
startbuttononce(model38454only)topreventtherecoil
starterand/ortheelectricstarterfromfreezingup.
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
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OperatingTips
WARNING
Therotorbladescanthrowstones,toys,andother
foreignobjectsandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryto
theoperatorortobystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjects
thattherotorbladescouldpickupandthrow.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthearea
ofoperation.
•Removethesnowassoonaspossibleafteritfalls.
•Ifthemachinedoesnotpropelitselfforwardonslippery
surfacesorinheavysnow ,pushforwardonthehandle,
butallowthemachinetoworkatitsownpace.
•Overlapeachswathtoensurecompletesnowremoval.
•Dischargethesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
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