Free Wheeling Or Self-Propelled Drive; Operating Tips - Toro 38083 Operator's Manual

Before Stopping
1. Engage auger to clear any remaining snow from
inside the housing.
2. Run engine for a few minutes to help dry off any
moisture which may have accumulated on
engine.
3. With engine running, pull recoil starter with a
rapid, continuous full arm stroke three or four
times. This helps prevent possible freeze–up of
recoil starter due to extreme snow blowing
conditions.
Note: Pulling of recoil starter rope produces a
loud, clattering sound. This is not
harmful to the engine or the starter.
Stopping
1. Release traction and auger/impeller control
levers (Fig. 20).
2. Move throttle (Fig. 21) to SLOW
rotate ignition key (Fig. 20) to OFF
3. Wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving
the operator's position (behind the handles).
4. Remove key from ignition switch to prevent
unauthorized use of snowthrower. Store key in a
memorable place.
Free Wheeling Or
Self–propelled Drive
The snowthrower can be free wheeled or engaged for
self–propelled operation. There are two holes in each
end of the axle. When axle pins are through outer axle
holes and not through wheel hub (Fig. 5),
snowthrower free wheels. By contrast, when both
pins are installed through holes in wheel hub and
inner hole of axle (Fig. 5), snowthrower propels
itself.
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Operating Tips

1. When snowthrower is not being used, close fuel
shut–off valve and remove key from the switch.
2. Remove snow as soon as possible after it falls.
This produces best snow removal results.
3. Adjust skids to match the type of surface being
cleaned; refer to Adjusting Skids, page 15.
4. The snowthrower is designed to clean snow
down to the contact surface, but there are times
when the front of the snowthrower may tend to
ride up. If this happens, reduce forward speed by
shifting into a lower gear. If front still tends to
ride up, lift up on both handles to hold down
front of snowthrower.
5. Discharge snow downwind whenever possible,
and overlap each swath to ensure complete snow
removal. If wheels slip, shift into a lower gear to
reduce forward speed.
6. Run snowthrower for a few minutes after
and
clearing snow so moving parts do not freeze.
.
Engage auger to clear any remaining snow from
inside housing.
7. Do not overload snowthrower by clearing snow
at too fast a rate. If engine slows down, shift to a
lower gear to reduce forward speed.
8. Always use FAST
speed) when throwing snow for maximum
throwing distance and to minimize clogging.
9. In wet or slushy conditions, clogging of the
discharge chute will be reduced by maintaining
maximum engine speed and by not overloading
the engine.
throttle (maximum engine