Controls; Operation; Freewheeling Or Using The Self-Propel Drive; Filling The Fuel Tank - Toro 38818 Operator's Manual

Controls

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Auger/Impeller Drive Control Lever—To engage both
the auger and impeller, press the lever against the right
handgrip. To disengage, release the lever.
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Traction Control Lever—To engage the traction (wheel
drive), press the lever against the left handgrip. To stop
the traction, release the lever.
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Speed Selector Lever—This control has 4 positions: 3
forward speeds and 1 reverse. To change speeds, move
the speed selector lever to the desired position. The lever
locks in a notch at each speed selection.
Note: Before shifting gears into or out of reverse, you
must release the traction control lever. You may shift
between any of the forward speeds without releasing the
traction control lever.
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Discharge Chute Control—Rotate the discharge chute
control clockwise to move the discharge chute to the left;
counterclockwise to move the chute to the right.
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Chute Deflector Handle—Move the deflector handle
forward to move the snow stream down; move it rearward
to move the snow stream up.
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Fuel shutoff Valve—Close the valve by rotating
clockwise. Open the valve by rotating it counterclockwise.
Close the valve when you do not use the machine.
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Ignition Switch—Insert the ignition key before starting
the engine. To stop the engine, remove the key.
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Choke—Rotate the choke to the Full position to start a
cold engine. As engine warms up, gradually rotate the
choke to the Off position.
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Throttle Lever—Move the throttle lever to the right to
increase the engine speed; move it to the left to decrease
the engine speed. Move the throttle lever to the Stop
position to stop the engine.
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Primer—Press the primer to pump a small amount
of gasoline into the engine for improved cold-weather
starting.
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Electric Starter—The electric starter is on the right side
of the engine. To start the machine, connect the electric
starter to an electric power source with an approved
extension cord and press the starter button.
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Recoil Starter—The recoil starter is on the back side of
the engine. Pull the recoil starter to start the engine.
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Snow Clean-out Tool—The snow clean-out tool is on
the top of the auger housing. Use this tool to unclog the
discharge chute when it becomes clogged with snow.

Operation

Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine
from the normal operating position.
Freewheeling or Using the
Self-propel Drive
You can operate the machine with the self-propel feature
engaged or disengaged (freewheeling).
To freewheel, slide the wheels inward and insert the axle
pins through the axle holes, but not through the wheel hubs
(Figure 16).
To self-propel, slide the wheels outward and insert the axle
pins through the holes in the wheel hubs and the axle holes
(Figure 17).

Filling the Fuel Tank

DANGER
Gasoline is extremely flammable and explosive. A
fire or explosion from gasoline can burn you and
others.
• To prevent a static charge from igniting the
gasoline, place the container and/or machine
on the ground before filling, not in a vehicle or
on an object.
• Fill the tank outdoors when the engine is cold.
Wipe up spills.
• Do not handle gasoline when smoking or around
an open flame or sparks.
• Store gasoline in an approved fuel container, out
of the reach of children.
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For best results, use only clean, fresh, unleaded gasoline
with an octane rating of 87 or higher ((R+M)/2 rating
method).
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Oxygenated fuel with up to 10% ethanol or 15% MTBE
by volume is acceptable.
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Figure 16
Figure 17