
OPERATION
HIGH POSITION
DISCHARGE CHUTE
TOOL
KNOB
MOUNTING CLIP
CHUTE DEFLECTOR
LOW POSITION
FIG. 15
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  | TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD (See Fig. 16) | |
TO THROW SNOW (See Fig. 14) | |||
the snow thrower, is controlled by the traction drive control  | |||
The auger rotation is controlled by the auger control lever  | |||
lever located on the left side handle.  | |||
located on the right side handle.  | • Squeeze traction drive control lever to handle to engage  | ||
• Squeeze auger control lever to handle to engage the  | |||
the drive system.  | |||
auger and throw snow.  | • Release traction drive control lever to stop the forward  | ||
• Release the auger control lever to stop throwing snow.  | |||
or reverse movement of the snow thrower.  | |||
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  | SPEED and DIRECTION are controlled by the drive speed  | |
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AUGER  | control lever.  | ||
CONTROL  | • Press downward on the speed control lever and move  | ||
LEVER  | |||
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  | lever to desired position BEFORE engaging the trac-  | |
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  | tion drive control lever. Be sure lever springs back and  | |
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  | locks into desired position.  | |
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  | CAUTION: Do not move speed control lever  | |
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  | when traction drive control lever is engaged. | |
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  | Damage to the snow thrower can result. | |
FIG. 14  | 
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USING THE  | 
  | • Slower speeds are for heavier snow and faster speeds  | ||
In certain snow conditions, the discharge chute may be-  | 
  | are for light snow and transporting the snow thrower. It  | ||
come clogged with ice and snow. Use the   | 
  | is recommended that you use a slower speed until you  | ||
dislodge this blockage.  | 
  | are familiar with the operation of the snow thrower.  | ||
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  | NOTE: When both traction drive and auger control levers  | |
When cleaning, repairing, or inspecting, make | 
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  | are engaged, the traction drive control lever will lock the  | ||
certain all controls are disengaged and the | 
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  | auger control lever in the engaged position. This will allow  | |
auger/impeller and all moving parts have | 
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  | you to release your right hand from the handle and adjust  | |
stopped. Disconnect the spark plug wire and | 
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  | the discharge chute direction without interrupting the snow  | |
keep the wire away from the spark plug to pre- | 
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vent accidental starting. | 
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  | TRACTION DRIVE  | |
• Release the auger control lever and shut off the engine.  | 
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• Remove the   | 
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the tool fi rmly by the handle and push and twist the tool  | 
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into the discharge chute to dislodge the blockage.  | 
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After the packed snow has been dislodged, return the clean-  | 
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out tool to it's mounting clip by pushing it into the clip.  | 
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• Make sure the discharge chute is pointed in a safe direc-  | 
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tion (no vehicles, buildings, people, or other objects are  | 
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in the direction of discharge) before restarting the engine.  | 
  | DRIVE SPEED  | ||
• Restart the engine, then squeeze the auger control  | 
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  | CONTROL LEVER  | |||
lever to the handle to clear snow from the auger hous-  | 
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ing and the discharge chute.  | 11  | FIG. 16  | ||
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