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OPERATION
CLEARA CLOGGEDDISCHARGECHUTE
,_ WARNING:Handcontactwith the rotatingimpeller
insidethe dischargechuteis the most common cause of
injuryassociated with snow throwers. Neverclear or
unclog dischargechutewith yourhands, or while engine
is running.Fingerscanquickly becomecaughtand
traumatic amputation or severe lacerationcan result.
o SHUTOFFTHEENGINE!
,, Wait10secondstobesurethattheimpellerbladeshavestopped
rotating.
,' Alwaysuseaclean-outtool,notyourhands.
Aclean-outtool(A,Figure23)isattachedtoeitherthehandleorthetopofthe
augerhousing.Usetheclean-outtooltoremovesnowfromtheaugerhousing.
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OPERATINGTIPS
1.Mostefficientsnowthrowingisaccomplishedwhensnowisremoved
immediatelyafteritfalls.
2. Forcompletesnowremoval,slightlyoverlapeachswathpreviouslytaken.
3. Snowshouldbedischargeddownwindwheneverpossible.
4. Fornormalusage,settheskids1/8inch(3 mm)belowthescraper
bar.Forextremelyhard-packedsnowsurfaces,theskidsmaybead-
justedupwardtoensurecleaningefficiency.
5. Ongravelorcrushedrocksurfaces,theskidsshouldbesetat1-1/4
inch(32mm)belowthescraperbar(see"AdjustSkidHeight"inthe
MAINTENANCEsectionofthis manual).Rocksandgravelmustnot
bepickedupandthrownbythemachine.
6. Afterthesnowthrowingjobhasbeencompleted,allowtheengineto
idleforafewminutes,tomeltsnowandiceaccumulatedonthe
engine.
7.Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughlyaftereachuse.
8. Removeiceandsnowaccumulationandall debrisfromtheentire
snowthrower,andflushwithwater(if possible)toremoveall saltor
otherchemicals.Wipesnowthrowerdry.
9. Beforestartingsnowthrower,alwaysinspectaugersandimpellerfor
iceaccumulationand/ordebris,whichcouldresultin snowthrower
damage.
10.Checkoil levelbeforeeverystart.Makesuretheoil isattheFULL
markontheoil fill cap/dipstick.
Clean-OutTool
Figure23
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