Toro 38515 - Storing the Snowthrower; Inspecting the Rotor Blades

Figure22
1.Z-tting
2.Adjusterlink
Note:MovingtheZ-ttinghigherdecreasesthe
gapbetweenthecontrolbarandthehandle;moving
itlowerincreasesthegap.
3.Replacethespringcoverandhooktheendofthe
controlcableintothebottomholeofthecontrolbar.
4.Checktheadjustment;refertoCheckingtheCable.
Note:Afterextendeduse,thedrivebeltmaywear
andloseitsproperbelttension.Ifthedrivebeltslips
(continuouslysqueals)underaheavyload,increasethe
belttensionbyinsertingthespringendintothetophole
ofthecontrolbar.Thebeltmayslip(squeal)inwet
conditions;todryoutthedrivesystem,starttherotor
andrunitwithoutaloadfor30seconds.
InspectingtheRotorBlades
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Beforeeachseason,inspecttherotorbladesforwear.
Whenarotorbladeedgehasworndowntothewear
indicatorhole,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealer
replacetherotorbladesandthescraper(Figure23)
Figure23
1.Wearindicatorhole
Storage
StoringtheSnowthrower
•Gasolinefumesarehighlyammable,
explosive,anddangerousifinhaled.Ifyou
storetheproductinanareawithanopen
ame,thegasolinefumesmayigniteand
causeanexplosion.
•Donotstorethesnowthrowerinahouse
(livingarea),basement,oranyotherarea
whereignitionsourcesmaybepresent,
suchashotwaterandspaceheaters,clothes
dryers,furnaces,andotherlikeappliances.
Important:Donotusethechutehandletoliftthe
snowthrower.Thiscandamagethechutehandle.
1.Addafuelstabilizer/conditionertothefuelinthe
fueltankasdirected.
Note:IfyouuseToro50:12-CycleOil(Fuel
StabilizerAdded),youdonotneedtoaddafuel
stabilizer/conditioner.
2.Runtheenginefor5minutestodistributethe
conditionedfuelthroughthefuelsystem.
3.Stoptheengineandallowittocool.
4.Useahandpumptopumpthefuelfromthefuel
tankintoanapprovedfuelcontainer,orrunthe
engineuntilitstops.
5.Starttheengineandrunituntilitstops.
6.Chokeorprimetheengine,startitathirdtime,and
runtheengineuntilitwillnotstart.
7.Slowlypulltherecoilstarteruntilyoufeelresistance
duetocompressionpressure,thenstop.
8.Releasethestartertensiongraduallybyallowingthe
ropetogobackslowlytopreventtheenginefrom
reversingduetocompressionpressure.
9.Disposeofunusedfuelproperly.Recycleitaccording
tolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.
Note:Donotstorestabilizedfuelformorethan
90days.
10.Tightenallloosescrews,bolts,andlocknuts.Repair
orreplaceanydamagedparts.
11.Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughly.
12.Coverthesnowthrowerandstoreitinaclean,dry
placeoutofthereachofchildren.Allowtheengine
tocoolbeforestoringitinanyenclosure.
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