Troy-Bilt 5521 warranty Know Your Snow Thrower, Off Choke On

Auger Control Handle

Recoil Starter

	Key
Primer	Electric
Gasoline Cap	Starter
	Button

Chute Assembly

Choke Lever

Shave Plate

Auger	Spark Plug Access
	Oil Fill

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Know

Your Snow

Thrower

IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without oil in the engine, but oil packaged separately which must be added per the engine owner’s manual instructions.

Choke Lever

OFF CHOKE ON

Activating choke control closes the choke plate on carburetor and aids in starting engine. Refer to the engine manual packed with unit for more detailed instructions.

Primer		PRIMER
Depressing primer forces fuel directly into		P	M	R
		RI E
engine’s carburetor to aid in cold-weather
starting. Refer to engine manual packed with		REMIRP
unit for more detailed instructions.		PUSH FOR A
Ignition Key		COLD ENGINE
Ignition key must be present, inserted in	Stop
key switch, and in the “ON” position for	OFF				Run
					ON

engine to start.	IGNITION
Recoil Starter

The starter handle is used to manually start the engine.

Electric Starter Button (If so equipped) Pressing the electric starter button engages the engine’s electric starter when plugged into a 120V power source

Electric Starter Plug (If so equipped) Requires use of a two-prong outdoor extension cord (packed with the snow thrower) and a 120V power source/wall outlet.

Spark Plug Cover

Remove spark plug cover to access spark plug.

Auger

When engaged, the augers rotation draws snow into the auger housing and throws it out the discharge chute. Rubber paddles on the augers also aid in propelling the unit as they come in contact with the pavement.

Auger Control Handle

Located on the upper handle, the auger control handle is used to engage and disengage drive to the auger. Squeeze the control handle against the upper handle to engage auger; release it to disengage.

Discharge Chute / Chute Handle

Rotate the discharge chute to the left or right using chute handle. Pitch of the discharge chute controls angle at which the snow is thrown. Loosen wing knob on side of the discharge chute before pivoting discharge chute upward or downward. Retighten the knob once desired position has been achieved.

Shave Plate

The shave plate maintains contact with pavement as the snow thrower is propelled, allowing snow close to pavement’s surface to be discharged.

Gasoline Cap

Remove gas cap to add fuel. Unit runs on regular gas.

Oil Fill

Remove cap to add oil. Refer to engine owner’s manual packed with this unit for instructions on adding oil.

NOTE:

This unit may

include a fuel plug, which is only used during assembly to keep dirt and debris out of fuel tank. Discard the fuel plug before filling the fuel tank.

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