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5.
Stand behind the handles, grasp the recoil starter
handle firmly in your right hand and pull sharply straight
back. The engine should start after a few pulls. After the
engine starts push the choke lever up slowly.
Let the engine warm- up about a minute before using
the Sno-Away.
If the engine Tails to start after 4 or 5 pulls, it may be
"flooded". Push the choke all of the way off (up) and crank
the engine 4 or 5 times to clear the excess fuel.
See figure 9- Units equipped with electric start kit, JEVg
one end of the electric cord into the Sno-Away as ^ ,n
and the other into a 115V wall socket. To crank the t
^e,
use the switch on the cord,
OPERATING YOUR SNO-AWAY
The engine is warmed up and your Sno-Away is ready
to go. You are familiar with the controls, their function and
how to set them, so let's survey the job at band,
ORGANIZING THE JOB
A few seconds spent in organizing the job will cut the
total time required greatly.
Remove door mats and any other objects from the
area to be cleared. We want to throw the snow downwind
as much as possible so start your first pass on the upwind
side of the driveway or sidewalk.
TRANSPORTING
Transporting the Sno-Away to the area to be cleared.
Shift the transmission central lever into forward (Hi Gear),
push the throttle forward, grasp the handles, and squeeze
the touch o matic trigger gently to guide the Sno-Away to
the work area, A down pressure on the handles will raise
the skid shoes and make the Sno-Away easier to guide.
Remember the lock plate should be in the driving position
and there is no need to run the auger while transporting.
DETERMINING THROWING DISTANCE
The snow should be deposited beyond the surface you
want to clear - if at all possible - so start with the deflector
all of the way up and adjust the engine speed so that the
thrown snow is deposited just beyond the Tar side of the
area to be cleared. If the snow is only a couple of inches
deep it may be necessary to go over the ground quite rap¬
idly to feed snow into the auger. In this situation, the de¬
flector should be lowered and the engine speed increased.
CAUTION:
Stop the engine while changing the deflector
adjustment.
THROWING DIRECTION
The chute should be rotated to discharge the snow
downwind, not into it.
Always adjust the spout and extension so that you are
well out of the path of the snow stream.
CAUTION
CONSTANT INHALATION OF COLD, WET VAPOR ES
EXTREMELY INJURIOUS.
ON WJNDY DAYS HAVr
YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WELL COVERED.
MOVING THE SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
Snow up to 6" deep can usually be cleared in one pass the
full width of the machine, face the Sno- Away into the snow,
set the throttle at half speed or more, and pull the auger
drive control rod ali of the way up, When the auger drive is
fully engaged, readjust the engine speed as described under
throwing distance. Select the proper gear for the conditions
as explained under Transmission Control Lever page. Page 3.
Squeeze the touch-o-matic slowly and guide the Sno-
Away through the snow. When you come to the end of a
pass, push down on the handles and turn the Sno-Away a
round to make the next pass, alongside of the cleared area -
allow about 2" of over-lap into the cleared area. Release
the downward pressure on the handles, rotate the chute so
the snow stream goes downwind, and squeeze the touch-o-
matic clutch for the second pass. Repeat these steps until
the area is cleared.
HEAVY DEEP SNOW
With very dense snow or snow deeper than the center
of the auger, a different method is necessary. (Always use
low gear.)
FIRST PASS
Lower the deflector about half way and run the en¬
gine at full speed. Push down on the handles until the top
of the auger housing is above the top of the snow whenever
possible.
Squeeze the Touch-O-Matic trigger gently, and
"inch" through the snow. (Readjust the deflector if nec¬
essary to obtain the desired throwing distance. Remember
to stop the eugine before adjusting the deflector.) At the
end of the pass, turn around as described under light snow
except go back over the same path with the no down pres¬
sure on the handles.
SUBSEQUENT PASSES
Use the same procedure as light snow, but substantially in¬
crease the overlap into the cleared area.
Id
other words,
take a narrower shoe of snow than the width of the auger
housing.
Judge how wide a "bile" to take by watching the
snow stream - it should continue to flow freely from the
chute - if ft doesn't - squeeze the trigger less or take a nar¬
rower slice of snow. Any time snow stops flowing freely
from the spout, use reverse to back away until the Sno-
Away clears itself and then inch into the snow. You will
soon get the "feel" of how fast to go and how wide a slice
to take.
FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE AUGER
OR PLUGGED CHUTE
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