Snow Devil 57030 - Snow Devil Snow Thrower Operation

#57030OPERATOR’SMANUAL 9
OPERATION
Snow Thrower Preparation
PLEASE REFER TO ENGINE'S MANUAL (SEPARATE DOCUMENT) TO LEARN HOW TO START
THE ENGINE.
ThefollowingsectiondescribesstepstoprepareyourSnowThrowerforuse.Ifafterreadingthis
section,ifyouareunsureabouthowtoperformanyofthestepspleasecall1-800-232-1195M–F
8–5(CST)forcustomerservice.Forenginequestionspleasecall1-877-274-2214.Failureto
performthesestepsproperlycandamageyourSnowThrowerorshortenitslife.
WARNING: Keeptheareaofoperationfreefromforeignobjectsthatcanbethrown
bytheaugerand/orimpellerblades.Performathoroughinspectionoftheareasince
someobjectsmaybehiddenfromviewbysurroundingsnow.IftheSnowThrower
hitsanobstructionorpicksupaforeignobjectduringuse,stoptheSnowThrower,
removetheobstruction,andinspectitfordamage.Repairorreplaceanydamaged
partsbeforerestartingandoperatingyouSnowThrower.
1. Keepchildren,pets,andbystandersawayfromtheareaofoperation.Beawarethatthe
normalnoiseoftheSnowThrowerwhenturnedonmaymakeitdifcultforyoutohear
approachingpeople.
2. Startyourclearingpathbythrowingsnowinabackandforthmotion.Toclearintheopposite
direction,stopyourSnowThrowerandpivotitonitswheelstofacetheoppositedirection.Make
suretooverlapclearingpaths.
3. Determinethedirectionofthewind.Ifpossible,moveinthesamedirectionasthewindsothatthe
snowisnotthrownagainstthewind,backintoyourfaceandonthejustclearedpath.
DONOTUSEYOURHANDSTOUNCLOGCHUTE.Stopthemotorbeforeremoving
debris.DonotwalkinfrontofyourrunningSnowThrower.Donotdirectdischarged
snowtowardsbystanders.
4. Donotapplyadditionalman-madeloadtotheenginesincethismaydamagetheengine.
5. SomepartsofyourSnowThrowermayfreezeunderextremetemperatureconditions.Donot
attempttooperateyourSnowThrowerwithfrozenparts.IfthepartsfreezewhileyourSnow
Throwerisinuse,stopyourSnowThrowerandinspectitforfrozenparts.Thawallpartsbefore
restartingandoperatingyourSnowThrower.Neverforcepartsorcontrolsthathavefrozen.
Neveruseanopenameofanysorttothawfrozenparts.
6. WORKINGONPEBBLES,GRAVEL,ORUNPAVEDSURFACES.Toavoidthrowingloosesurface
materialalongwiththesnow,pushdownonthehandletoraisethescraperatthebaseoftheunit
abovethepebblesorgravel.