OPERATII G INSTRUCTIONS W NOTE Release the traction drive clutch lever before shifting gears. 1. STOP ENGINE BEFORE REMOVING DEBRIS AND SERVICING UNIT 2. KEEP CLEAR OF IMPELLER WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING 3. NEVER DIRECT DISCHARGE AT BYSTANDERS OR WINDOWS OR ALLOW ANYONE IN FROliT OF UNIT 4. THOROUGHLY INSPECT THE AREA WHERE THE EQUIPMENT IS TO BE USED AND REMOVE ALL DOOR MATS, SLEDS, BOARD,*;, WIRES AND OTHER FOREIGN OBJECTS 5. REFER TO OWNERS MANUAL FOR FULL INSTRUCTIONS Traction Drive Clutch Lever--Located on the right handle, the traction drive clutch lever is used to propel the snow thrower forward or in reverse. Push lever down to engage; release lever to disengage.
Auger Drive Clutch Lever--Located on the left han- dle, the auger drive clutch lever is used to engage and disengage the auger and impeller. Push down to engage; release to disengage. ENGINE OPERATING CONTROLS The engine operating controls and their functions are as follows (see figure 17): Throttle Control LevermUsed to control sp,_ed of engine. Choke Knob--Use FULL choke position to start a cold engine. Chute Crank Primer Button--Used to inject fuel directly into t le car- buretor to insure fast starts in cold weather. Ignition Key--Must be inserted into ignition k,_yslot to start engine. Pull out to stop. Do notturn igniti key. Starter Handle--Used to manually start the engine.
An Electric Starter kit is available. See Engine Repai r Parts section of this manual for kit number. Primer Button FIGURE 18. Discharge Chute--The direction snow is thrown can be changed by turning the chute crank. See figure 19. Turn clockwise to discharge to the left. Turn counterclockwise to discharge to the right. The distance snow is thrown can be adjusted by raising the discharge chute for greater distance, or lowering for less distance. See figure 19. Loosen the hand knob on the side of the discharge chute to adjust. Pivot the chute to desired position, and retighten hand knob. Knob I-tandle Ignition Key Throttle Control FIGURE 17.
SNOW THROWER OPERATING CONTROLS Knob The snow thrower operating controls and their fur lctions are as follows (see figure 18): Speed Select Lever--Located on the handle panel. The speed select lever allows the operator to u 3e one of the six (6) forward speeds, neutral or two r_=verse speeds. The reverse (R) position closest to neu ;ral (N) is the slower of the two reverse speeds. To shift; move the speed select lever to desired position. FIGURE 19. Drive Wheels--The wheels may be adjusted for two different methods of operation. The adjustment is made by moving the "kwik" pin on the ends of the axle to one of two different positions. 10