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Safety, Standards

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f Drive Control Gas Cap Chute Assembly Oil Fill \ \, \ \ Clean Out Tool \ Shift Lever / / Auger Control _ ChuteDirectionalControl Mumer Primer Recoil Starter _._andle Key Throttle Control Augers Skid Shoe Choke Control :lectric Start Button Oil Drain Electric Starter Outlet ,.. j J Figure10 Nowthat youhaveset up yoursnowthrower,it'simportantto become KEY acquaintedwith its controlsand features.Referto Figure10. The key is a safetydevice.It mustbe fully SHIFT LEVER insertedin orderfor the engineto start. Remove the key whenthe snowthroweris not in use. 1 2345 '6 NOTE: Donot turnthe ignitionkey in an attempt to startthe engine.Doingso may causeit to break. The shiftleveris locatedon the dash panel.Placethe shift leverinto anyof eight positionsto controlthe directionof travel and ground speed. Forward Yoursnowthrowerhas six forward(F) speeds.Positionone (1)is the slowestand positionsix (6) is the fastest. Reverse Yoursnowthrowerhastwo reverse(R) speeds.One (1) is the slower and two (2) is the faster. CHOKE CONTROL The chokecontrolis foundon the rearof the engineand is activatedby turningthe rotary choke knobto the CHOKEposition.Activating the chokecontrolclosesthe choke plateon the carburetorand aids in startingthe engine. Meets ANSi Safety Standards CraftsmanSnowThrowersconformto the safetystandardof the AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI). 12

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f
Drive Control
ShiftLever
/
/
Auger Control
Gas
Cap
Chute
Assembly
OilFill
\
\,
\
\
_
ChuteDirectionalControl
Clean
Out
Tool
\
Augers
SkidShoe
Nowthat youhaveset up yoursnowthrower,
it'simportant
to become
acquaintedwith itscontrolsandfeatures.Referto Figure10.
SHIFT
LEVER
Primer
Mumer
Recoil Starter
_._andle
Key
Throttle
Control
Choke
Control
Oil Drain
:lectric
Start
Button
Electric Starter Outlet
,..
j
Figure10
KEY
The key is a safetydevice.It mustbe fully
insertedin orderfor the engineto start. Remove
the key whenthe snowthroweris not in use.
'
1
2345
6
NOTE: Donot turnthe ignitionkey in an attempt
to startthe engine.Doingso may causeit to
break.
J
The shiftleveris locatedon the dash panel.Placethe shift leverinto
anyof eight positionsto controlthe directionof travelandground
speed.
Forward
Yoursnowthrowerhas six forward(F) speeds.Positionone(1)is the
slowestand positionsix (6) is the fastest.
Reverse
Yoursnowthrowerhastwo reverse(R) speeds.One (1) is the slower
and two (2) is the faster.
CHOKE
CONTROL
The chokecontrolis foundon the rearof the
engineand is activatedbyturningthe rotary
chokeknobto the CHOKEposition.Activating
the chokecontrolclosesthe choke plateon the
carburetorandaids in startingthe engine.
Meets
ANSi
Safety
Standards
CraftsmanSnowThrowersconformtothesafetystandardoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI).
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