Toro 38818 - Clearing a Clogged Discharge Chute; Maintenance and Storage; Toro Snowthrower Safety

•Neverdirectthedischargetowardpeopleorareaswhere
propertydamagecanoccur.Keepchildrenandothers
away.
•Donotoverloadthemachinecapacitybyattemptingto
clearsnowattoofastarate.
•Neveroperatethemachineathightransportspeeds
onslipperysurfaces.Lookbehindandusecarewhen
operatinginreverse.
•Disengagepowertotheauger/impellerwhenthemachine
istransportedornotinuse.
•Useonlyattachmentsandaccessoriesapprovedbythe
manufacturerofthemachine(suchaswheelweights,
counterweights,orcabs).
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibilityor
light.Alwaysbesureofyourfooting,andkeeparm
holdonthehandles.Walk;neverrun.
•Nevertouchahotengineormufer.
ClearingaCloggedDischarge
Chute
WARNING
Handcontactwiththerotatingrotorbladesinside
thedischargechuteisthemostcommoncauseof
injuryassociatedwiththesetypesofmachines.
Neveruseyourhandtocleanoutthedischarge
chute.
Toclearthechute:
•Shuttheengineoff!
•Wait10secondstobesuretherotorbladeshavestopped
rotating.
•Alwaysuseacleanouttool,notyourhands.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Checkallfastenersatfrequentintervalsforproper
tightnesstobesurethemachineisinsafeworking
condition.
•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefueltankinsidea
buildingwhereignitionsourcesarepresent,suchashot
waterheaters,spaceheaters,orclothesdryers.Allowthe
enginetocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure.
•AlwaysrefertotheOperator’sManualforimportantdetails
ifthemachineistobestoredforanextendedperiod.
•Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,as
necessary.
•Runthemachineafewminutesafterthrowingsnowto
preventfreeze-upoftheauger/impellerblades.
ToroSnowthrowerSafety
ThefollowinglistcontainssafetyinformationspecictoToro
productsorothersafetyinformationthatyoumustknow.
•Rotatingauger/impellercancutofforinjurengers
orhands.Staybehindthehandlesandawayfromthe
dischargeopeningwhileoperatingthemachine.Keep
yourface,hands,feet,andanyotherpartofyour
bodyorclothingawayfrommovingorrotatingparts.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,inspecting,troubleshooting,
orrepairingthemachine,stoptheengine,removethe
ignitionkey,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugandkeepit
awayfromthesparkplugtopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,stoptheengine,
removetheignitionkey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
•Tounclogthedischargechute,stayintheoperating
positionandreleasethelefthand(traction)lever.While
runningtheauger/impeller,pushdownonthehandlesto
raisethefrontofthemachineafewinches(centimeters)
offthepavement.Thenliftthehandlesquicklytobump
thefrontofthemachineonthepavement.Repeatif
necessaryuntilastreamofsnowcomesoutthedischarge
chute.
•Ifyoucannotunclogthedischargechutebybumping
thefrontofthemachine,stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andusetheclean-outtool;
neveruseyourhand.
•Ifashield,safetydevice,ordecalisdamaged,illegible,or
lost,repairorreplaceitbeforebeginningoperation.
•Donotsmokewhilehandlinggasoline.
•Donotusethemachineonaroof.
•Donottouchtheenginewhileitisrunningorsoonafter
ithasstoppedbecausetheenginemaybehotenoughto
causeaburn.
•Performonlythosemaintenanceinstructionsdescribedin
thismanual.Beforeperforminganymaintenance,service,
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