Toro 38515 owner manual Maintenance, Adjusting the Discharge Chute Operating Tips

Adjusting the Discharge Chute Operating Tips

To adjust the discharge chute, move the chute handle and the chute deflector handle as shown (Figure 18).

Figure 18

The rotor blades can throw stones, toys, and other foreign objects and cause serious personal injury to the operator or to bystanders.

•Keep the area to be cleared free of all objects that the rotor blades could pick up and throw.

•Keep all children and pets away from the area of operation.

•Remove the snow as soon as possible after it falls.

1. Chute handle 2. Chute deflector handle

Preventing Freeze-up after Use

•Let the engine run for a few minutes to prevent moving parts from freezing. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and remove ice and snow from the snowthrower.

•With the engine off, pull the recoil starter handle several times and push the electric start button once (if applicable) to prevent the recoil and electric starters from freezing up.

•To self-propel, raise the handle and tilt the snowthrower slightly forward, lifting the wheels off the ground. The more you tilt the handle forward, the faster the snowthrower self-propels.

•If the snowthrower does not propel itself forward on slippery surfaces or in heavy snow, push forward on the handle, but allow the snowthrower to work at its own pace.

•Overlap each swath to ensure complete snow removal.

•Discharge the snow downwind whenever possible.

•In snowy and cold conditions, some controls and moving parts may freeze. Do not use excessive force when trying to operate frozen controls. If you have difficulty operating any control or part, start the engine and let it run for a few minutes.

Maintenance

Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service	Maintenance Procedure
Interval
	•	Check the control cable both initially and after the first hour of operation; adjust it
After the first hour	•	if necessary.
		Check for loose fasteners and tighten them if necessary.
	•	Check the control cable and adjust it if necessary.
	•	Check for loose fasteners and tighten them if necessary.
Yearly	• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect the spark plug and replace it if necessary.
	•	Inspect the rotor blades and have an Authorized Service Dealer replace the rotor
		blades and scraper if necessary.
	• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect the drive belt and replace it if necessary.
Yearly or before storage	•	Prepare the snowthrower for storage.

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