15
Snowthrowing
T
ips
DANGER
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
•
When the snowthr
ower is in operation, the
impeller and auger can be r
otating.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
•
The r
otating auger/impeller can cut off or
injur
e hands and feet.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
• Befor
e adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthr
ower
, and befor
e
unclogging the discharge chute,
shut the engine
of
f and wait for all moving parts to stop.
Also,
pull the wir
e off of the spark plug and keep it
away fr
om the plug to pr
event someone fr
om
accidentally starting the engine.
•
Use a stick,
not your hands
, to r
emove an
obstruction fr
om the discharge chute.
•
Stay behind the handles and away fr
om the
discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
•
Keep face, hands, feet, and any other part of
your body or clothing away fr
om concealed,
moving or r
otating parts.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Stones, toys and other foreign objects may be
picked up and thr
own by the r
otor blades.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
• Thr
own objects can cause serious personal
injury to operator or bystanders.
HOW T
O A
V
OID THE HAZARD
•
Keep the ar
ea to be clear
ed fr
ee of all objects
that could be picked up and thr
own by r
otor
blades.
•
Keep all childr
en and pets away fr
om ar
ea of
operation.
•
When the snowthrower is not being used, close the
fuel shut-of
f valve and remove the key
.
•
Remove snow as soon as possible after it falls. This
produces best snow removal results.
•
Adjust the skids to match the type of surface being
cleaned. Refer to
Adjusting the Skids and the Scraper
on page 20.
•
The snowthrower is designed to clean snow down to
the contact surface, but there are times when the front
of the snowthrower may tend to ride up. If this
happens, reduce forward speed by shifting into a lower
gear
. If the front still tends to ride up, lift up on both
handles to hold down the front of snowthrower
.
• Dischar
ge the snow downwind whenever possible.
•
Overlap each swath to ensure complete snow removal.
•
If the wheels slip, shift into a lower gear to reduce
forward speed.
•
Do not overload the snowthrower by clearing snow at
too fast a rate. If the engine slows down, shift to a
lower gear to reduce forward speed.
•
Always use full throttle (maximum engine speed)
when throwing snow
.
•
In wet or slushy conditions, maintain maximum engine
speed and do not overload the engine to prevent
clogging the dischar
ge chute.
•
In some winter weather conditions, controls and
moving parts may freeze. Therefore, when any control
becomes hard to operate, stop the engine and wait for
all moving parts to stop; then check all parts for freeze
up.
Do not use excessive for
ce or try to operate the
contr
ols when they ar
e fr
ozen.
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