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THROTTLE CONTROL DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL f DRIVE CONTROL LOCK Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe speedof theengine and will shutoff the enginewhenmovedintothe STOPposition. Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyinto _p the engine'scarburetorto aid in cold-weather starting. 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. FOUR-WAY CHUTE CONTROL TM f CHUTE DiRECTiONAL CONTROL CHUTETiLTDOWH t AUGERS Whenengaged,the auger bladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger housing. AUGER CONTROL f COANUTGREORL CHUTEROTATE LEFT CHUTEROTATE RIGHT CHUTETiLTUP The four-waychutecontroFM(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. Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol grip againstthe handleto engagetheaugersand start snowthrowing action.Releaseto stop. SKID SHOES Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravelor crushedrock surfaces. 15

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THROTTLE CONTROL
Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe
speedoftheengineandwillshutofftheenginewhenmovedintothe
STOPposition.
Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyinto
_p
the engine'scarburetorto aid incold-weather
starting.
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.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the augerbladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger
housing.
AUGER
CONTROL
f
AUGER
CONTROL
Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol
gripagainstthehandletoengagetheaugersandstartsnowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
DRIVE
CONTROL/AUGER
CONTROL
LOCK
f
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
f
CHUTE
DiRECTiONAL
CONTROL
CHUTETiLTDOWH
t
CHUTEROTATE
CHUTEROTATE
LEFT
RIGHT
CHUTETiLTUP
Thefour-waychutecontroFM(Joystick)is locatedon theleft sideofthe
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.
SKID
SHOES
Positiontheskidshoesbasedonsurfaceconditions.Adjustupward
forhard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingongravelor
crushedrocksurfaces.
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