Electric Starter; Cold Start; Before Stopping; To Stop The Snow Thrower - MTD 31A-3BAD729 Operator's Manual

WARNING
Severe
damage
to electric starter
is possible if you
continue to crank
for morethan
5 seconds without
a cooFdown.
The temperature
of muffler and the
surrounding areas
may exceed 150o E
i Avoid these areas
Electric Starter(if equipped)
Somemodelsof the snowthrowermay be equipped
with an optional120volt A.C.electricstarter.This
electricstarter,with a three-wirepowercordand plug, is
designedto operateon 120volt AC householdcurrent.
Followthe stepsbelowto usethe electricstarter.
Cold Start:
1. Determinewhetheryourhousewiringis a three-wire
groundedsystem.Ask a licensedelectricianifyou
are notcertain.
__IL ARNING:The electricstartermust
be properly groundedat all times to
avoid the possibilityof electricshock
to the operator. If your housewiring
systemis not a three-wire grounded
system,do not use this electric starter
under any conditions.
2. If yourhousewiringsystemis groundedand a three-
hole receptacleis notavailableat the pointthe snow
throwerstarterwill normallybe used,one shouldbe
installed bya licensedelectrician.
NOTE:Whenconnecting the powercord,alwaysconnect
cordto starteron enginefirst,then plugtheotherend
intoa three-holegrounded120Voltreceptacle. W hen
disconnecting the powercord,alwaysunplugtheend
fromthethree-hole, g roundedreceptacle first.
3. Attachsparkplug wireto sparkplug.
4. Makesurethat the augercontrol and the drive
controlare disengaged.
5. Removethekeysfrom the plasticbag.Pushkey into
the ignitionslot. Do notturn the key.Keepsecond
key in a safe place.
6. Movethe chokeknobto FULLchokeposition.
7. Movethrottlecontrolto the FASTposition.
8. Turnfuel valveon, if soequipped.
9. Connectpowercord to the switchbox on engine.
10.Plugthe otherend of the powercordinto a three-
hole,grounded120volt AC receptacle.
11.Pushprimerbuttonthreetimes.
12.Pushdownon the starterbuttonuntiltheengine
starts.Donotcrankformorethan5 secondsat a time.
_ ARNING:Severe damageto electdc
starter is possibleif you continueto
crankfor more than 5 secondswithout
a cool-down.
13.Whentheengine starts,releasethe starterbutton
and slowlyrotatethe choketo OFF position.If the
enginefalters,rotatethe choketo FULLand then
graduallyto OFR
NOTE:Whenengagingthe electricstarter,a slight
hesitationof a few secondsmayoccur beforethe
enginestarts to turn. This isnormaland is not harmful
to the engine.
14.Disconnectthe powercordfrom the receptaclefirst
and thenfrom the switchboxon the engine.
15.Allowthe engineto warmup for a few minutes
becausethe enginewill not developfull poweruntilit
reachesoperatingtemperature.
NOTE:If the startermotor runsbutthe enginedoes not
turnover,the startergear mayhavefrozen.Placethe
snowthrowerin a warmerpart of the garageor storage
shedtill the gear isfreeof theaccumulatedice.
Warm Start:
1. if restartinga warmengine,rotatechoke to OFF
insteadof FULLand press the starterbutton.Do not
pushthe primerbutton.
Before Stopping
1. Runenginefor a few minutesto help dry off any
moistureon engine.
2. Toavoidpossiblefreeze-upof the starter,follow these
steps:
Recoil Starter
a. With theengine running,pull the starterropewith
a rapid,continuousfull arm strokethreeor fourtimes.
Electric Starter (if equipped)
a. Connectpowercordto switchbox, thento 120
VoltAC receptacle.
b. Whilethe engineisrunning,pushthe starter
buttonand spin the starterfor severalseconds.
c. Disconnectpowercordfrom the receptaclefirst,
thenfrom the snowthrower.
NOTE:Theunusual s oundfrompulling the starterropeor
fromspinning thestarterwillnotharmtheengine.
3. Whilestanding intheoperator's p osition (behind thesnow
thrower), engage theauger control f ora fewseconds to
clearanyremaining s nowandicefromthechuteassembly.
To Stop The Snow Thrower
1. Tostop the wheels,releasethe drivecontrol.
2. Tostop throwingsnow,releasethe augercontrol.
3. Tostop engine,pushthrottlecontrol leverto OFFor
pull out the key(eithermethodworks). Donot turnkey.
__IL WARNING:The temperatureof muffler
and the surrounding areas may exceed
150 ° F. Avoid these areas
Auger Control Test
IMPORTANT:Performthe followingtest beforeoperating
the snowthrowerforthe first time and at the startof each
winterseason.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1. Whentheauger controlis releasedand in the
disengaged"up"position,the cableshouldhavevery
little slack, but shouldNOT be tight.
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