Filling The Fuel Tank; Reviewing The Maintenance Schedule; Operation; Operating Controls - Toro 38173 Operator's Manual

Filling the Fuel Tank

Important Do not overfill the fuel tank. The
gasoline-and-oil mixture must have room to expand.
1. Clean around the fuel tank cap (Fig. 6); do not allow
snow or water to enter the fuel tank.
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Figure 6
1. Fuel tank cap
2. Remove the fuel tank cap and fill the fuel tank with the
gasoline-and-oil mixture to within 1/4 inch (6 mm)
from the top of the tank. Do not fill into the filler neck.
3. Install the fuel tank cap securely and wipe up any
spilled fuel.
Reviewing the Maintenance
Schedule
Review the Recommended Maintenance Schedule on
page 13. You may need to perform one or more additional
procedures before or soon after you begin operating the
snowthrower.

Operation

Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine
from the normal operating position.

Operating Controls

The snowthrower control panel contains a key switch, a
primer, a recoil starter, and an electric-start button (electric-
start model only). The choke lever is just below the lower
left corner of the control panel (Fig. 7).
1. Choke lever
2. Key switch
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3. Primer
4. Recoil starter

Starting the Engine

1. Turn the key to the On position.
2. Move the choke lever to the On (far right) position.
3. Cover the hole in the center of the primer with your
thumb and slowly push the primer in twice, pausing a
moment between pushes. In extremely cold
temperatures, repeat this step if necessary.
Note: Take off your glove when you push in the primer so
that air cannot escape from the primer hole.
Note: Do not use the choke or the primer when starting a
warm engine.
4. Start the engine by doing the following:
For a recoil starter: Hold the snowthrower with one
hand and pull the recoil starter vigorously with the other
hand.
For an electric starter (electric-start model only):
A. Connect the power cord to the snowthrower and to a
If you leave the snowthrower plugged into a power
outlet, someone could inadvertently start the
snowthrower and seriously injure people or
damage property.
Unplug the power cord whenever you are not
starting the snowthrower.
B. Push the starter button.
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Figure 7
5. Electric-start button
6. Power cord connection
standard household power outlet.
Caution
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(electric-start model only)
(electric-start model only)