CLEARING A CLOGGED

DISCHARGE CHUTE

Hand contact with the rotating auger/impeller inside the discharge chute is the most common cause of injury associated with snowthrowers. DO NOT use your hand to clean out the discharge chute. To clear the chute:

1.Stop the engine. Remove the key

2.Wait 10 seconds to be sure the auger/impeller blades have stopped rotating.

3.Use the clean-out tool to remove clogs. DO NOT use your hands.

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WARNING

Never store the unit, with gasoline in engine or fuel tank, in a heated shelter or in enclosed, poorly ventilated enclosures. Gasoline fumes may reach an open flame, spark or pilot light (such as a furnace, water heater, clothes dryer, etc.) and cause an explosion.

Handle gasoline carefully. It is highly flammable and careless use could result in serious fire damage to your person or property.

Drain fuel into an approved container outdoors away from open flame or sparks.

AFTER EACH USESTORAGE

Normal use of the snowthrower may result in a build-

WARNING

 

 

up of packed snow in and around the starter cord

 

 

housing and around engine controls. Heat from the

Never store the unit (with fuel) in an enclosed,

After each period of use, follow these steps

preventBefore you s ore your unit for the off-season, read the

 

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engine will usually prevent the snow from freezing

poo ly ventilated structure. Fuel vapors can

solid while the unit is running, but after the engine is

t avel to an ignition source (such as a furnace,

shut down, some snow may continue melting from

water heater, etc.) a

d cause an explosion.

engine heat, and later freeze around some moving

Fuel vapor s also t

xic to humans and

parts as the unit cools.

 

 

animals.

 

freeze-up caused by ice formation in and ar

und he

Maintenan e and Storage instructions in the Safety

engine controls and external parts.

 

R les se tion, then perform the following steps:

1. Before shutting off the engine, pull the starter r pe

• Perform engine maintenance and storage

out 2 - 3 times, and allow it to rewind slowly. This

measures listed in the engine owner’s manual.

will help clear packed snow from the starter c rd

This includes draining the fuel system, or adding

area. Allow the engine to run forNotseveral minutes.

stabilizer to the fuel (do not store a fueled unit in

2. Stop the engine by pushing the stop switch (C,

an enclosed structure - see warning).

Figure 2) to the off position then pull out the

Before starting the unit after it has been stored:

engine key (D, Figure 2).

 

 

 

 

• Check all fluid levels. Check all maintenance

3. Brush snow and ice from the snowthrow

. Be

items.

 

sure to clear engine and snowthrow controls,

 

• Perform all recommended checks and procedures

discharge chute, and chute rod gears, clutch cable

areas, and anywhere else snow has accumulated.

found in the engine owner’s manual.

4. Always remove the engine key and store in a safe

• Allow the engine to warm up for several minutes

before use.

 

place to prevent unauthorized use.

 

 

WARNING

Never store the unit (with fuel) in an enclosed, poorly ventilated structure. Fuel vapors can travel to an ignition source (such as a furnace, water heater, etc.) and cause an explosion.

Fuel vapor is also toxic to humans and animals.

5.If the snowthrower is kept in a cold shelter, fill the fuel tank to prevent condensation. Do not store near sparks or flame.

Note: The Engine Owner’s Manual contains further information on preventing ice formation and freeze-up.

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