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THROTTLE CONTROL The augercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethe control grip againstthe handleto engagethe augerand startsnowthrowing action.Releaseto stop. Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe speedof theengine and will shutoff the enginewhenmovedintothe STOPposition. DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL DRIVE CONTROL LOCK ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource. ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included) and a 120Vpowersource/walloutlet. AUGERS Whenengaged,the auger bladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger housing. SKID SHOES Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjust upward for hard-packedsnow.Adjust downwardwhenoperatingon gravelor crushedrock surfaces. HEADLIGHT Theheadlightis on whenevertheengine is running. HEATED GRIPS Toactivatethe heatedgrips,movethe switchfoundon the rearof the dashpanel intothe ON position. WHEEL STEERING CONTROLS Theleft and rightwheelsteeringcontrolsare locatedon theunderside of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrolto turn right; squeezethe left controlto turn left. NOTE:Operatethe snowthrowerin open areasuntilyou are familiar with thesecontrols. The drivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe control grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop. The drivecontrolalso lockstheauger controlso youcan operate the chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterruptingthe snowthrowing process.If the augercontrolis engagedsimultaneouslywith the drive control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol (on the left handle) and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stop the augersand wheeldrive. NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrol beforechangingspeeds. Failureto do so will result in increasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive system. FOUR=WAY CHUTE CONTROL TM CHUTE DiRECTiONAL CONTROL CHUTETiLTDOWN t CHUTEROTATE LEFT CHUTEROTATE RIGHT AUGER CONTROL CHUTETiLTUP j, The four-waychutecontrolTM (Joystick)is locatedon theleft sideof the handlepanel. * Tochangethe directionin which snowis thrown,squeezethe buttonon the chutecontrol leverand pivotthe chutecontrol lever to the rightor to the left. * Tochangethe angle/distancewhich snow isthrown,pivotthe chute controlleverforwardto tilt the chute downand backwardto tilt the chuteup. 15

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THROTTLE CONTROL
Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe
speedoftheengineandwillshutofftheenginewhenmovedintothe
STOPposition.
ELECTRIC
STARTER
BUTTON
Pressingtheelectricstarterbuttonengagestheengine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC
STARTER
OUTLET
Requiresthe useof athree-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
anda 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the augerbladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger
housing.
SKID
SHOES
Positiontheskid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward
forhard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingongravelor
crushedrocksurfaces.
HEADLIGHT
Theheadlightis on whenevertheengineis running.
HEATED
GRIPS
Toactivatethe heatedgrips,movethe switchfoundon the rearof the
dashpanelintotheONposition.
WHEEL
STEERING
CONTROLS
Theleft and rightwheelsteeringcontrolsare locatedon theunderside
of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrolto turn right;squeezethe left
controlto turn left.
NOTE:Operatethesnowthrowerinopenareasuntilyouarefamiliar
withthesecontrols.
AUGER
CONTROL
The augercontrolis locatedon the lefthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe augerand startsnowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
DRIVE
CONTROL/AUGER
CONTROL
LOCK
DRIVE
CONTROL
The drivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop.
Thedrivecontrolalsolockstheaugercontrolsoyoucanoperate
thechutedirectionalcontrolwithoutinterruptingthesnowthrowing
process.If theaugercontrolis engagedsimultaneouslywiththedrive
control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol(onthe lefthandle)
andthe augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stopthe
augersandwheeldrive.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrolbeforechangingspeeds.
Failureto doso will resultinincreasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive
system.
FOUR=WAY
CHUTE
CONTROL
TM
CHUTE
DiRECTiONAL
CONTROL
CHUTETiLTDOWN
t
CHUTEROTATE
CHUTEROTATE
LEFT
RIGHT
CHUTETiLTUP
j,
Thefour-waychutecontrol
TM
(Joystick)is locatedon theleft sideof the
handlepanel.
*
Tochangethedirectioninwhichsnowisthrown,squeezethe
buttonon the chutecontrol leverand pivotthe chutecontrol lever
to the rightor to the left.
*
Tochangetheangle/distancewhichsnowisthrown,pivotthe
chutecontrolleverforwardto tiltthe chutedownand backwardto
tilt the chuteup.
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