Note: T o use the electric star ter , connect a po w er cord
to the electric star ter and to a po w er outlet.
Important: T o pr ev ent dama ging the electric
star ter , r un it no mor e than 10 times at inter v als
of 5 seconds on, then 5 seconds of f. If the engine
does not star t after this series of attempts, allo w the
star ter to cool f or at least 40 min utes bef or e tr ying
to star t it a gain. If the engine still does not star t,
tak e the sno wthr o w er to an Authoriz ed Ser vice
Dealer f or ser vice.
8. Disconnect the po w er cord from the electric star ter and
the po w er outlet (electric star t only).
9. W hen the engine star ts , set the c hok e to the
3/4 position. As the engine w ar ms up , set the c hok e
to the 1/2 position. W hen the engine is w ar m, set the
c hok e to the Off position.
If y ou lea v e the sno wthr o w er plug ged into a
po w er outlet, someone can inadv er tentl y star t
the sno wthr o w er and injur e people or dama ge
pr oper ty .
Unplug the po w er cord whenev er y ou ar e not
star ting the sno wthr o w er .
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle to the Stop position ( Figure 25 ).
Figure 25
2. W ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Close the fuel shutoff v alv e b y rotating it cloc kwise
( Figure 26 ).
Figure 26
4. Pull the recoil star ter 3 or 4 times . T his helps prev ent
the recoil star ter from freezing up .
Operating the Traction Drive
Important: T o operate the traction dri v e, y ou
must operate the sno wthr o w er with the self-pr opel
featur e enga ged. R efer to F r eewheeling or Using the
Self-pr opel Dri v e.
1. T o eng ag e the traction dri v e , squeeze the left hand
(traction) lev er to the handg rip ( Figure 27 ).
Figure 27
2. T o stop the traction dri v e , release the traction lev er .
3. Chec k to ensure that the speed selector operates
properly:
• If the sno wthro w er does not mo v e or mo v es
forw ard when it is in P osition R1, remo v e the
tr unnion from the speed selector lev er , tur n the
tr unnion do wnw ard (cloc kwise) on the speed
control rod, then install the tr unnion.
• If the sno wthro w er does not mo v e or mo v es
rearw ard when it is in P osition 1 (forw ard), remo v e
the tr unnion from the speed selector lev er , tur n the
tr unnion upw ard (countercloc kwise) on the speed
control rod, then install the tr unnion.
Note: R efer to Installing the T raction Control
Linkag e .
Note: If the sno wthro w er mo v es when the
traction lev er is in the released position, c hec k the
traction cable (refer to Chec king and Adjusting
the T raction Cable) or tak e the sno wthro w er to an
A uthorized Ser vice Dealer for ser vice .
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