Sears 536.884821 manual Operation, Snow Throwing Tips

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OPERATION

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PRIMER	BUTTON
IGNITION
KEY
CHOKE
CONTROL		STARTER
THROTTLE CONTROL		HANDLE

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WARM START

tf restarting a warm engine after a shortshutdown, rotate choketo OFFinstead of FULL anddo notpush theprimer

button..

FROZEN STARTER

If the starteris frozen and wiltnot turnengine:

•Pull as much rope out ofthe starteras possible.,

•Release the starter handle and let it snap back againstthestarter.

If the enginestillfails to start, repeat untilit starts_

To help preventpossiblefreeze-up of recoilstarterand engine controls, proceed as fol!ows after each snow removaljob..

oWith the engine running, pull thestarter ropehard witha continuous fullarmstrokethreeor fourtimes.

Pullingof starterropewillproducea loud clattering sound.. This is not harmfulto the engineor starter..

•With the engine not running, wipe all snow and moisturefromthecarburetorcoverinarea ofcontrol levers., Also move throttlecontrol, choke control, and starterhandleseveral times,

eFor normalusage,set the skidsso thai the scraper bar is 1/8" above the skids, Fo_"extremely hard- packedsnowsurfaces,adjustthe skids upwardso thatthe scraperbar touchesthe ground.,

•Ongravel orcrushedrocksurfaces,set theskidsat t-1/4" below the scraperbar (see To AdjustSkid Heightparagraphon page t7). Stones and gravel must notbe pickedup and thrownby the machine,.

•If the front of the snow thrower has a tendencyto raise, reduce the ground speed and engage the weighttransfersystem.

•Alter the snow blowing job has been completed, allowthe engine to idlefora few minutes, whichwill meltsnowand accumulated iceoft the engine

•Clean thesnowthrower thoroughlyafter eachuse.

•Removeice and snowaccumulation and all debris fromthe entiresnow thrower,and flush withwater (if possible)to remove all saltor otherchemicals. Wipe snow throwerdry,,

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CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RE,,

LODGED IN AUGER WITHOUT TAKING

MOVE ANY ITEM THAT MAY BECOME

THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

e RELEASE AUGER DRIVE AND TRACTION DRIVE LEVERS.

•MOVE THROTTLE LEVER TO STOP POSI-

TION.

•REMOVE (DO NOTTURN) IGNITION KEY,

•DISCONNECT SPARK PLUG WIRE.

•DO NOT PLACE YOUR HANDS IN THE AUGER OR DISCHARGE CHUTE. USE A

PRY BAR.

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SNOW THROWING TIPS

•Formaximum snowthrower efficiencyin removing snow,adjustgroundspeed, NEVERthethrottle. Go slowerin deep, freezingor wet snow.It thetrack sr_s, reduceforwardspeed,Theengineisdesigned to delivermaximum performanceatfullthrottleand shouldbe runat this powersettingat all times.

•Most efficientsnowblowingis accomplishedwhen the snow is removedimmediatelyafter it falls.

•For completesnow removal,slightlyoverlap each

path previouslytaken. Use more overlap in deep snowto prevent ovedoading_

•The snow shouldbe dischargeddownwindwhen- ever possible..

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