MTD 31A-3BAD729 - Electric Starter; Cold Start; Before Stopping; To Stop the Snow Thrower

WARNING
Severe damage
to electric starter
is possible if you
continueto crank
for morethan
5 secondswithout
a cooFdown.
Thetemperature
of muffler and the
surrounding areas
may exceed150o E
i Avoidthese areas
Electric Starter(if equipped)
Somemodelsofthesnowthrowermaybeequipped
withanoptional120voltA.C.electricstarter.This
electricstarter,witha three-wirepowercordandplug, is
designedto operateon 120voltAC householdcurrent.
Followthestepsbelowto usethe electricstarter.
Cold Start:
1. Determinewhetheryourhousewiringis athree-wire
groundedsystem.Aska licensedelectricianifyou
arenotcertain.
__IL ARNING:Theelectricstartermust
be properly groundedat all times to
avoid the possibilityof electricshock
to the operator. If yourhousewiring
systemisnot a three-wire grounded
system,do not usethis electric starter
under any conditions.
2. If yourhousewiringsystemis groundedanda three-
holereceptacleis notavailableat the pointthe snow
throwerstarterwill normallybeused,one shouldbe
installedbya licensedelectrician.
NOTE:Whenconnectingthepowercord,alwaysconnect
cordtostarteron enginefirst,thenplugtheotherend
intoathree-holegrounded120Voltreceptacle.When
disconnectingthepowercord,alwaysunplugtheend
fromthethree-hole,groundedreceptaclefirst.
3. Attachsparkplugwireto sparkplug.
4. Makesurethatthe augercontrolandthe drive
controlaredisengaged.
5. Removethekeysfromthe plasticbag.Pushkeyinto
theignitionslot. Do notturn the key.Keepsecond
keyina safeplace.
6. Movethechokeknobto FULLchokeposition.
7. MovethrottlecontroltotheFASTposition.
8. Turnfuel valveon, if soequipped.
9. Connectpowercord to the switchbox onengine.
10.Plugthe otherendof the powercordinto a three-
hole,grounded120voltAC receptacle.
11.Pushprimerbuttonthreetimes.
12.Pushdownonthe starterbuttonuntiltheengine
starts.Donotcrankformorethan5 secondsat atime.
_ ARNING:Severe damageto electdc
starteris possibleif youcontinueto
crankfor morethan 5 secondswithout
a cool-down.
13.Whentheenginestarts,releasethe starterbutton
andslowlyrotatethechoketoOFFposition.If the
enginefalters,rotatethechoketo FULLandthen
graduallyto OFR
NOTE:Whenengagingthe electricstarter,a slight
hesitationof afew secondsmayoccurbeforethe
enginestartsto turn.Thisisnormalandis not harmful
totheengine.
14.Disconnectthe powercordfromthe receptaclefirst
andthenfromthe switchboxon the engine.
15.Allowtheenginetowarmupfor a fewminutes
becausetheenginewillnotdevelopfull poweruntilit
reachesoperatingtemperature.
NOTE:Ifthestartermotorrunsbuttheenginedoesnot
turnover,thestartergearmayhavefrozen.Placethe
snowthrowerin awarmerpart of the garageorstorage
shedtillthegearisfreeof theaccumulatedice.
Warm Start:
1. ifrestartinga warmengine,rotatechoketo OFF
insteadofFULLandpressthe starterbutton.Do not
pushtheprimerbutton.
Before Stopping
1. Runenginefora fewminutesto helpdry off any
moistureonengine.
2. Toavoidpossiblefreeze-upofthestarter,followthese
steps:
Recoil Starter
a. Withtheenginerunning,pullthe starterropewith
a rapid,continuousfull arm strokethreeor fourtimes.
Electric Starter (if equipped)
a. Connectpowercordto switchbox,thento 120
VoltACreceptacle.
b. Whiletheengineisrunning,pushthe starter
buttonandspin the starterfor severalseconds.
c. Disconnectpowercordfromthe receptaclefirst,
thenfromthesnowthrower.
NOTE:Theunusualsoundfrompullingthestarterropeor
fromspinningthestarterwillnotharmtheengine.
3. Whilestandingintheoperator'sposition(behindthesnow
thrower),engagetheaugercontrolforafewsecondsto
clearanyremainingsnowandicefromthechuteassembly.
To Stop The Snow Thrower
1. Tostopthewheels,releasethe drivecontrol.
2. Tostopthrowingsnow,releasethe augercontrol.
3. Tostopengine,pushthrottlecontrolleverto OFFor
pullout the key(eithermethodworks).Donot turnkey.
__IL WARNING:Thetemperatureof muffler
and thesurroundingareasmayexceed
150°F.Avoid theseareas
Auger Control Test
IMPORTANT:Performthefollowingtest beforeoperating
thesnowthrowerforthefirsttimeandat the startof each
winterseason.
Checktheadjustmentof theaugercontrolasfollows:
1. Whentheaugercontrolis releasedand inthe
disengaged"up"position,thecableshouldhavevery
littleslack,but shouldNOTbetight.
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