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2. Move t hrottle control toFAST (rabbit) _
position.
3. Move c hoke tothe CHOKE
I,"1 pos t /co d
engine start). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4.
Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when
pushing.If engine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
vent holewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
5.
Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
TO ENGAGE
DRIVE
1.
With the throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) '_
position,move
shiftleverintoone of thesix forward(F) positionsor two reverse
(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditions
and a paceyou'recomfortable with.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2.
Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit and drive motionwill stop.
6.
As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7.
After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeend from the engine.
Recoil
Starter
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsor direction
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin premature wearto
the snow thrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE
AUGERS
1.
Toengagethe augersand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe
auger controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stop theaugers.
Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe engine running.
1.
Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_
position.
2.
Movechoketo the CHOKE J..#J position(coldengine start). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3.
Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when
pushing.If engine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
vent holewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
4.
Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pull quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart. Donot releasethe handleand allow it to snapback.
Returnrope SLOWLY to originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5.
As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoid unsupervised engineoperation,neverleavethemachine
unattended with the enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removeignitionkey.
STOPPING
THE ENGINE
After youare finishedsnow-throwing, r un enginefor a few minutes
beforestoppingto help dry off any moistureon the engine.
1.
Movethrottlecontrolto OFF position.
2.
Removetheignitionkey.Removingthe keywill reducethe pos-
sibilityof unauthorized startingof theengine whileequipmentis
not in use. Keepthe key in a safeplace.The enginecannotstart
withoutthe ignitionkey.
3.
Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine.
REPLACING
SHEAR
PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins and cotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobject or ice jam, the snow
throweris designedso that the pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn, checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure16.
NEVERreplacethe auger shearpinswith anythingotherthanSears
SKU#88389/0EM Part No. 738-04124A replacementshearpins.
Anydamageto the augergearboxor othercomponents as a resultof
[fa ng to do so w NOTbe coveredby yoursnow throwers warranty.
Alwaysturnoff the snowthrower'sengineand removethe key prior to
replacingshearpins.
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Figure16
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