Setup............................................................................7
1InstallingtheUpperHandle....................................7
2InstallingtheTractionControlLinkage....................8
3InstallingtheChute...............................................9
4InstallingtheChuteControlRod............................10
5CheckingtheEngineOilLevel...............................10
6CheckingtheTirePressure....................................11
7CheckingtheSkidsandScraper..............................11
8CheckingtheTractionDriveOperation...................11
ProductOverview.........................................................12
Operation....................................................................13
FreewheelingorUsingtheSelf-propelDrive...............13
FillingtheFuelTank...............................................13
StartingtheEngine.................................................14
StoppingtheEngine...............................................16
OperatingtheTractionDrive...................................16
OperatingtheSpeedSelector...................................16
OperatingtheAuger/ImpellerDrive.........................17
OperatingtheQuickStickâ„¢....................................17
UncloggingtheDischargeChute..............................18
PreventingFreeze-up..............................................18
OperatingTips......................................................18
Maintenance.................................................................19
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)......................19
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PreparingforMaintenance.......................................19
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel.................................19
CheckingandAdjustingtheSkidsand
Scraper..............................................................20
CheckingandAdjustingtheTractionCable................20
CheckingandAdjustingtheAuger/Impeller
Cable................................................................21
CheckingtheAugerGearboxOilLevel......................21
ChangingtheEngineOil.........................................22
LubricatingtheHexShaft........................................22
ReplacingtheSparkPlug.........................................23
AdjustingtheDischargeChuteLatch........................24
ReplacingtheDriveBelts.........................................24
Storage........................................................................24
PreparingtheMachineforStorage............................24
RemovingtheMachinefromStorage.........................24
Troubleshooting...........................................................25
Safety
Beforeî˜ Operating
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Readî˜ andî˜ understandî˜ theî˜ contentsî˜ ofî˜ this
manualî˜ beforeî˜ operatingî˜ theî˜ snowthrower .
Becomeî˜ familiarî˜ withî˜ allî˜ controlsî˜ andî˜ know
howî˜ toî˜ stopî˜ theî˜ engineî˜ quickly .
Operator 's
Position
Theî˜ low-speedî˜ augerî˜ hasî˜ aî˜ movingî˜ pinch
pointî˜ closeî˜ toî˜ theî˜ opening.
Caution:î˜ Improperî˜ useî˜ mayî˜ resultî˜ in
lossî˜ ofî˜ fingers,î˜ hands,î˜ orî˜ feet.
Thereî˜ isî˜ aî˜ high-speed
impellerî˜ closeî˜ toî˜ the
opening.
ThismachinemeetsorexceedstheB71.3specications
oftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituteineffect
atthetimeofproduction.
Readandunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbefore
theengineiseverstarted.
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalertyou
topotentialpersonalinjuryhazards.Obeyallsafety
messagesthatfollowthissymboltoavoidpossibleinjury
ordeath.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecould
resultininjuryordeath.Toreducethispotential,
complywiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.
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