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5. Discharge snow downwind whenever possible,
and overlap each swath to ensure complete snow
removal. If wheels slip, shift into a lower gear to
reduce forward speed.
6. Run snowthrower for a few minutes after
clearing snow so moving parts do not freeze.
Engage auger to clear any remaining snow from
inside housing.
7. Do not overload snowthrower by clearing snow
at too fast a rate. If engine slows down, shift to a
lower gear to reduce forward speed.
8. Always use full throttle (maximum engine
speed) when throwing snow.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Rotating impeller or auger can cause
injury.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Rotating impeller or auger can cut off or
injure fingers or hands.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
• Stay behind the handles and away from
discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
• Keep face, hands, feet and any other part of
your body or clothing away from
concealed, moving or rotating parts.
• Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthrower, and before
unclogging the discharge chute, shut engine
off and wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Also, pull wire off spark plug and keep
wire away from the plug to prevent
accidental starting.
• USE A STICK, NOT YOUR HANDS, TO
REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS FROM
DISCHARGE CHUTE.
9. In wet or slushy conditions, clogging of the
discharge chute will be reduced by maintaining
maximum engine speed and by not overloading
the engine.
10. In some snow and cold weather conditions, some
controls and moving parts may freeze. Therefore,
when any control becomes hard to operate, stop
the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop;
then check all parts for freeze up. DO NOT USE
EXCESSIVE FORCE AND TRY TO OPERATE
THE CONTROLS WHEN FROZEN. Free all
controls and moving parts before operating.
Adjusting Skids And Scraper
Blade
For Concrete Or Asphalt Surfaces
1. Pull wire off spark plug and make sure wire does
not contact plug accidentally.
2. Check the tire pressure in both tires. Make sure
that they are inflated equally between 7 and 15
psi.
3. Move snowthrower to a level surface. Next,
loosen (4) flange nuts securing both skids to the
auger side plates (Fig. 18) until the skids can be
slid up and down easily.
4. Support the auger blades off the ground so that
both the scraper and the auger blades (Fig. 19)
clear the level surface by at least 1/16 inch.
Note: The scraper should be higher above the
pavement if the pavement surfaces on
which the snowthrower will be used
are cracked, rough or uneven.
5. Check the scraper blade adjustment. Scraper
should be above and parallel to level surface. To
adjust scraper, loosen (5) mounting screws
(Fig. 19), level scraper, and retighten screws.
6. When scraper is adjusted correctly and is
supported above level surface, move the skids
down to sit flat on the ground and tighten the (4)
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