Toro 38472 - Operating Tips; After Operation; Safety; Preventing Freeze-Up after Use

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1.Wheelsofftheground2.Scraperandrotorblades
incontractwiththeground
Note:Byslightlyvaryingliftingforceonthehandle,youcan
controltheforwardspeedofthemachine.Inheavysnow ,
pushforwardonthehandle,ifnecessary,butletthemachine
workatitsownpace.Donotliftthehandleanymorethan
necessary,becausethescraperwillliftoffthegroundand
snowwillescapebehindthemachine.
OperatingTips
WARNING
Therotorbladescanthrowstones,toys,andother
foreignobjectsandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryto
theoperatorortobystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjects
thattherotorbladescouldpickupandthrow.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthearea
ofoperation.
•Removethesnowassoonaspossibleafteritfalls.
•Overlapeachswathtoensurecompletesnowremoval.
•Dischargethesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
AfterOperation
Safety
•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefueltankinsidea
buildingwhereignitionsourcesarepresent,suchashot
waterheaters,spaceheaters,orclothesdryers.Allowthe
enginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan30days,referto
theStoragesectionforimportantdetails.
PreventingFreeze-upafterUse
•Lettheenginerunforafewminutestopreventmoving
partsfromfreezing.Stoptheengine,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andremoveiceandsnowfromthemachine.
•Cleanoffanysnowandicefromthebaseofthechute.
•Rotatethedischargechuteleftandrighttofreeitfrom
anyicebuildup.
•WiththeignitionkeyintheOFFposition,pulltherecoil
starterhandleseveraltimesorconnecttheelectricalcord
toapowersourceandthemachineandpushtheelectric
startbuttononce(Model38473only)topreventthe
recoilstarterand/ortheelectricstarterfromfreezingup.
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
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