Yard-Man 7100-2 manual GIN.ERALSNOW Throwing, MAINtENANCE

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GIN.ERA:LSNOW THROWING

Alw~ys keep area to be cleaned cleared before :s~o~fa,ll.-

A!ways start. e~ine with machine on Ie:vel S'.!rf.ac~with m~ster~lutch 'disengaged;After startil)Q, let engine warm up $~veral minutes at $Iow speed before starting tor~mov9$i'I~w,'fm~&hjn~ is'5toredtndoors, let engine anq machine adjust to outdoorttlmperatu

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before st"r~lh9 to: throw snow,,:':,:When throwing St10Wrun. machine at full throttle for bestl'e~ults,.:',

When in deep heavy S('10W,shift to slowest speed,and start at ~~e'~dgp:of areato be cleared, discharging snow to the outside, AlwaY$ run engine a fe:\hJminlJtes before storing, to dry moisture that collects inside of engine from blowing snow.NOTE,

:r"EVERRUN ENGINE INDOORS OR:lN AN ENCLOSEDAAEA. ;.-

MAINtENANCE:

Your SNO,WTHROWEFi"like all machines wjth moving par~s, must tecerve ('~reand mainten~nce. The following tips. if used, will contribute marly trouble-free hQUI'S"tovallI" machine,

{)heck engine oil leVel trequ~l'I:tly(6r. every 5 hours 6ofuse. When changing Qil. make sure dirt and debris is cleaned from oil drain ?rea before r~(novJngoil plug.

Keep fan ~hd aliger housing$c!e:~f\.

3: Check atl nuts, bolts and screws Oco~sior\al:tYfpr tightness to be sure machi"IBis in good operating C9!'1dition.

4; Should excessivevibration develop, check VOlartal1 ar;idtan ~h3ft immediately. Do not o~rnt!! the machine with a bsnt fan or shaff:

The mschil1e is pre-lubricated at the f~t6r.y. However; JubrJcation with ~ach usagewill p~olong life of working parts.

$. If you are going to store your SNOW TH ROWER fl.)\"any length of time (30 days or Jol1ger)it is irrlportant that the fQllowing

$teps.be;.:taken....

a. the gC\si;ank.and ~!:Ir~L;(re1:()rStart. the ei1gine and run it until out of ga$.Gi1~line ~et~:.jl:l,~he~ngin~ Wilt leavegwmdep~it& in the carbufstorar\dgas tank.

b.Clearyef!9ine of .:allfCireign matter:

Lli~r}ca1;~ r,vl1nder by fe"ioVlngthe sparl<:cplugand pouring One ounce i;>f cleanlu~r~ati"'i;i~iJthr.QU9h the sp~~~~'ughol~ Into the cYlinder..Crank engine slowly to~reaQ

O}14ridreP:!~c~'.$parkplug,

$h~tJld I.Inusualvi~r~tiO;~ develop i~',t~anslrii~~on:remove. rl~bber panel in resr colfer and check rubber drive disc condition. For

refer:tJ.nce..seepage 11.::- '

8.The belt tension isac;lII:lStabl~.The tensiol)ing ()f belt$hould be ched,edcvery 5.19 hl;Jursof operation. Refer to adjustments se!:::tiO~for re.~tting;To

prevent recqil fr~eli~y; ~hensnow. thrower is to t.J:esrored outside 6r in sub.frf!ezing shelter, pull recoil rope out 6" to 12" alidfie knot i~;({)pe.:~rfasten handle tb keep rope fromr~.windin9' ThisproCe:pure will Setinner parts in positioN for starting.

Just as v~r a~ltomoblle needs prot~s9ionaj mech!1nic~imaintenallce from time to 1imE.',so doesyour air-cooled engil1e. A yearly tune-\ip and checK b.Y" qualified service c;enteris recommended to avoid breakdowns ~nd uJinecessarydelays during the snow

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