Freewheeling Or Self-Propelled Drive; Snowthrowing Tips - Toro 38086 Operator's Manual

Freewheeling or Self–propelled
Drive
You can operate the snowthrower with the self–propelling
feature engaged or disengaged (freewheeling). There are
two holes in each end of the axle. When you insert the
axle pins through the outer axle holes and not through the
wheel hubs (Fig. 5), the snowthrower freewheels. When
you insert the axle pins through the holes in the wheel
hubs and the inner axle holes (Fig. 5) and engage the
traction control lever, the snowthrower propels itself.

Snowthrowing Tips

DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
When the snowthrower is in operation, the
impeller and auger can be rotating.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
The rotating auger/impeller can cut off or
injure hands and feet.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthrower, and before
unclogging the discharge chute, shut the engine
off and wait for all moving parts to stop. Also,
pull the wire off of the spark plug and keep it
away from the plug to prevent someone from
accidentally starting the engine.
Use a stick, not your hands, to remove an
obstruction from the discharge chute.
Stay behind the handles and away from the
discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
Keep face, hands, feet, and any other part of
your body or clothing away from concealed,
moving or rotating parts.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
Stones, toys and other foreign objects may be
picked up and thrown by the rotor blades.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Thrown objects can cause serious personal
injury to operator or bystanders.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Keep the area to be cleared free of all objects
that could be picked up and thrown by rotor
blades.
Keep all children and pets away from area of
operation.
When snowthrower is not being used, close the fuel
shut–off valve and remove the key.
Remove snow as soon as possible after it falls. This
produces the best snow removal results.
Adjust the skids to match the type of surface being
cleaned. Refer to Adjusting the Scraper and Skids on
page 23.
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 the front still tends to ride up, lift up on both
handles to hold down the front of the snowthrower.
Discharge snow downwind whenever possible
Overlap each swath to ensure complete snow removal.
If the wheels slip, shift into a lower gear to reduce the
forward speed.
Run the snowthrower for a few minutes after clearing
snow so that moving parts do not freeze. Engage the
auger to clear any remaining snow from inside the
housing.
Do not overload the snowthrower by clearing snow at
too fast a rate. If the engine slows down, shift to a
lower gear to reduce the forward speed.
Always use Fast throttle (maximum engine speed)
when throwing snow.
In wet or slushy conditions, maintain maximum engine
speed and do not overload the engine to prevent
clogging the discharge chute.
In some snow and cold weather conditions, some
controls and moving parts may freeze. Therefore,
when any control becomes hard to operate, stop the
engine and wait for all moving parts to stop; then
check all parts for freeze up. Do not use excessive
force or try to operate the controls when they are
frozen.
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