Safety
Bef or e Ope r a t ing
Ca u ti on : Im p r o p er u se ma y r e su lt
in lo ss o f fin g e r, h a n d s, o r fe e t.
Re a d a nd unders t a n d t he cont e n t s o f t hi s
manual b efo r e oper atin g t h e sn ow t hr o w e r.
Becom e fa m iliar wi t h a ll co n t r ols a n d kno w
ho w t o st o p t h e e ng ine q ui ckly.
Th e r e is a h ig h -sp e e d
im p e lle r clo se t o t h e
o p en in g .
Th e low -sp eed a ug e r h a s a m ovin g p in ch
po in t clo se t o t h e o pe n in g .
Oper at o r ’s
Posit ion
T his sno wthr o w er meets or ex ceeds the ISO standard
8437 in ef fect at the time of pr oduction.
R ead and under stand the contents of this man ual
bef or e the engine is ev er star ted.
T his is the safety aler t symbol. It is used to aler t y ou
to potential per sonal injur y hazards. Obey all safety
messa ges that f ollo w this symbol to a v oid possible
injur y or death.
Impr oper l y using or maintaining this sno wthr o w er
could r esult in injur y or death. T o r educe this potential,
compl y with the f ollo wing safety instr uctions.
Training
• R ead the operating and ser vice instr uction man ual
carefully . Be thoroughly familiar with the controls and
the proper use of the equipment. Kno w ho w to stop
the unit and diseng ag e the controls quic kly .
• Nev er allo w c hildren to operate the equipment. Nev er
allo w adults to operate the equipment without proper
instr uction.
• K ee p the area of operation clear of all persons ,
par ticularly small c hildren, and pets .
• Ex ercise caution to a v oid slipping or falling, especially
when operating in rev erse .
Preparation
• T horoughly inspect the area where the equipment is to
be used and remo v e all door mats , sleds , boards , wires ,
and other foreign objects .
• Diseng ag e all clutc hes and shift into neutral before
star ting the engine .
• Do not operate the equipment without w earing
adequate winter g ar ments . W ear footw ear whic h will
impro v e footing on slipper y surfaces .
• Handle fuel with care; it is highly flammable .
– Use an appro v ed fuel container .
– Nev er add fuel to a r unning or hot engine .
– Fill fuel tank outdoors with extreme care . Nev er fill
fuel tank indoors .
– R e place g asoline caps securely and wipe up spilled
fuel.
• Adjust the collector housing height to clear g ra v el or
cr ushed roc k surface .
• Nev er attempt to mak e any adjustments while the engine
is r unning (ex ce pt where specifically recommended b y
man ufacturer).
• Let engine and mac hine adjust to outdoor temperatures
before star ting to clear sno w .
• T he operation of any po w ered mac hine can result in
foreign objects being thro wn into the eyes . Alw a ys w ear
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