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Auger, Control

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THROTTLE CONTROL Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe speedof theengine and will shutoff the enginewhenmovedintothe OFF position. The augercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethe control grip againstthe handleto engagethe augerand startsnowthrowing action.Releaseto stop. DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL LOCK J DRIVE CONTROL Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyintothe PRIMER I _TY-"-L engine'scarburetorto aid in cold-weatherstarting. RECOIL STARTER HANDLE This handleis usedto manuallystartthe engine. ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource. ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included) and a 120Vpowersource/walloutlet. OIL FILL Engineoil levelcan be checkedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill. GAS CAP Unthreadthe gascap to add gasolineto the fuel tank. 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. CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL _CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AUGER Whenengaged,the auger bladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger housing, DISCHARGE LEFT DISCHARGE ADJUSTABLE CHUTETILT CHUTE ASSEMBLY Snowdrawninto theauger housingis dischargedout the chute assembly. AUGER CONTROL / AUGER CONTROL & # _ J The chute directional control is located on left side of the snow thrower, To change the direction in which snow is thrown, rotate the chute directional control. SKID SHOES Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravelor crushedrock surfaces. 13

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THROTTLE CONTROL
Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe
speedoftheengineandwillshutofftheenginewhenmovedintothe
OFFposition.
PRIMER
I
_TY-"-L
Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyintothe
engine'scarburetortoaid incold-weatherstarting.
RECOIL
STARTER
HANDLE
This handleis usedto manuallystartthe engine.
ELECTRIC
STARTER
BUTTON
Pressingtheelectricstarterbuttonengagestheengine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC
STARTER
OUTLET
Requiresthe useof athree-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
anda 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
OIL
FILL
Engineoil levelcan be checkedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill.
GAS
CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to addgasolineto the fuel tank.
The augercontrolis locatedon the lefthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe augerand startsnowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
DRIVE
CONTROL/AUGER
CONTROL
LOCK
J
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.
CHUTE
DIRECTIONAL
CONTROL
_CHUTE
DIRECTIONAL
CONTROL
AUGER
Whenengaged,the augerbladesrotateand drawsnow
into
the auger
housing,
CHUTE
ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawninto theaugerhousingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
AUGER
CONTROL
/
AUGER
CONTROL
&
ADJUSTABLE
DISCHARGE
CHUTETILT
DISCHARGE
LEFT
#
_
J
The chute directional control is located on left side of the snow thrower,
To change the direction in which snow is thrown, rotate the chute
directional control.
SKID
SHOES
Positiontheskidshoesbasedonsurfaceconditions.Adjustupward
forhard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingongravelor
crushedrocksurfaces.
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