ClearingaClogged
DischargeChute
WARNING
Contactingarotatingrotorwithyourhands
insidethedischargechutecouldcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
Neveruseyourhandstocleanoutthe
dischargechute.
1.Shutoffthemotor,removetheelectric-start
button,andremovethebatterypack.
2.Wait10secondstoensurethattherotorblades
havestoppedrotating.
3.Alwaysuseaclean-outtool,notyourhands,to
clearthechute.
OperatingTips
WARNING
Therotorcanthrowstones,toys,andother
foreignobjectsandcauseseriouspersonal
injurytoyouorbystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofall
objectsthattherotorbladescouldpickup
andthrow.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthe
areaofoperation.
•Removethesnowassoonaspossibleafteritfalls.
•Pushthemachineforward,butallowittoworkat
itsownpace.
•Overlapeachswathtoensurecompletesnow
removal.
•Dischargethesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
PreventingFreeze-upafter
Use
•Letthemotorrunforafewminutestoprevent
movingpartsfromfreezing.Shutoffthemachine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremoveice
andsnowfromthemachine.
•Cleanoffanysnowandicefromthebaseofthe
chute.
•Rotatethedischargechuteleftandrighttofree
itfromanyicebuildup.
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsand
movingpartsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessive
forcewhentryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyou
havedifcultyoperatinganycontrolorpart,start
themachineandletitrunforafewminutes.
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