To Engage Drive; To Engage Augers; Recoil Starter; Auger Control Test - Yard-Man 31AE5KLF801 Operator's Manual

NOTE: Keepthe keyin a safe place.Theengine cannot
startwithoutthe ignitionkey.
Recoil Starter
1. With enginerunning,pull starter ropewith a rapid,
continuousfull arm strokethreeor fourtimes. Pulling
the starterropewill producea loud clatteringsound,
which is notharmfulto engine.
2. Movethrottlecontrolto STOPposition.
3. Removethe ignitionkey (Do notturn key) to prevent
unauthorized useof equipment.
NOTE: Keepthe keyin a safe place.Theengine cannot
startwithoutthe ignitionkey.
4. Wipeall snowand moisturefrom thearea aroundthe
engineas wellas the area in and aroundthe drive
controland augercontrol.Also,engageand release
bothcontrolsseveraltimes.
To Engage Drive
With theengine runningneartop speed,move
shift leverto oneof six FORWARDpositionsor two
REVERSEpositions.Selecta speedappropriatefor
the snowconditionsthat exist.
2. Squeezedrivecontrol againstthe righthandleand
the snowthrowerwill move.Releaseit and the drive
motionwill stop.
3. Toturnthe unitleft or right, squeezethe respective
wheelsteeringcontrol.See Figure11.
To Engage Augers
1. Toengageaugersand startsnow throwing,squeeze
the left hand augercontrolagainstthe left handle.
Releaseto stopaugers.
2. Whiletheauger controlis engaged,squeezethe drive
controlto move,releaseto stop. Donot shiftspeeds
whilethe driveis engaged.
NOTE:This sameleveralso locksauger controlso you
canturn the chutecontrolwithoutinterruptingthe snow
throwingprocess.
3. Releasethe augercontrol;the interlockmechanism
shouldkeeptheauger controlengageduntil the drive
controlis released.
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Releasethe drivecontrolto stop boththe augersand
thewheeldrive. Tostop theauger,bothleversmust
be released.
Auger Control Test
Performthe followingtestbeforeoperatingyour snow
throwerfor the first time and at the startof eachwinter.
Checkthe adjustmentof the augercontrol asfollows:
1. Whentheauger controlis releasedand in the
disengaged"up"position,the cable shouldhavevery
little slack. It shouldNOTbe tight.
2. Ina well-ventilated area,startthe snowthrower
engineas instructedon the previouspage.Make sure
the throttleis set in the FASTposition.
3. Whilestandingin theoperator'sposition(behindthe
snowthrower),engagethe auger.
4. Allowthe augerto remainengagedfor approximately
ten (10) secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.
Repeatthis severaltimes.
5. With the throttlecontrolin the FAST(rabbit)position
and the augercontrol in the disengaged"up"position,
walk to the front of the machine.
6. Confirmthat the auger hascompletelystopped
rotatingand showsNOsigns of motion.If the auger
showsANYsigns of rotating,immediatelyreturnto
the operator'spositionand shut off the engine.Wait
for ALL movingparts to stop beforere-adjusting the
auger control.
7. To readjustthe controlcable, loosenthe upper hex
nuton the augercable bracket.
8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or
downwardto increasecabletension).See Figure12.
9. Retightenthe upperhex nut.
10.RepeatAuger ControlTestto verifyproperadjustment
hasbeen achieved.
Figure 12
WARN
Never use your hands
to clean snow and
ice from the chute
The mufflerl engine
and surrounding
areas become hot
burn. Do not touch.
When selecting a
Drive Speed. use the
slowerspeeds until
you are comfortable
and familiar with the
operation of the snow
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NEVER reposition the
shift lever(change
speeds or direction
control and bringing
the snow thrower
to a complete stop,
Doing so will result in
premature wear to the
snowthrower's drive
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