Toro 522 Power Throw - Stopping the Engine and Preventing Freeze-up; Operating Tips for Best Performance

StoppingtheEngine
1.Engagetheaugertoremoveanyremainingsnow
frominsidethehousing.
2.Runtheengineforafewminutestodryoffany
accumulatedmoisture.
3.Releasetheauger/impellerdrivecontrolleverand
thetractioncontrollever(Figure13).
4.Stoptheenginebydoingoneofthefollowing:
A.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,and
removetheignitionkey.
B.MovethethrottlelevertotheStopposition.
5.Closethefuelshutoffvalve(Figure13).
6.Pulltherecoilstarterwitharapid,continuous,
full-armstroke3or4times.Thishelpspreventthe
recoilstarterfromfreezingup.
7.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
UncloggingtheDischarge
Chute
Iftheauger/impellerisrunningbutthereisnosnow
comingoutofthedischargechute,thedischargechute
maybeclogged.
Ifthedischargechutebecomesclogged,stopthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,anduse
theclean-outtool—neveruseyourhand.
PreventingFreeze-up
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsand
movingpartsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessive
forcewhentryingtooperatefrozencontrols.If
youhavedifcultyoperatinganycontrolorpart,
starttheengineandletitrunforafewminutes.
•Afterusingthesnowthrower,lettheenginerunfora
fewminutestopreventmovingpartsfromfreezing.
Engagetheauger/impellertoclearanyremaining
snowfrominsidethehousing.Rotatethedischarge
chutecontroltopreventitfromfreezing.Stopthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremove
alliceandsnowfromthesnowthrower.
•Withtheengineoff,pulltherecoilstarterhandle
severaltimestopreventtherecoilstarterfrom
freezingup.
OperatingTips
Whenthesnowthrowerisinoperation,the
impellerandaugercanrotateandcutoffor
injurehandsandfeet.
•Beforeadjusting,cleaning,inspecting,
troubleshooting,orrepairingthe
snowthrower,stoptheengineandwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.Disconnectthe
wirefromthesparkplugandkeepitaway
fromtheplugtopreventsomeonefrom
accidentallystartingtheengine.
•Removeanobstructionfromthedischarge
chute;refertoUncloggingtheDischarge
Chute.Ifnecessary,usetheclean-outtool,
notyourhands,toremoveanobstruction
fromthedischargechute.
•Staybehindthehandlesandawayfrom
thedischargeopeningwhileoperatingthe
snowthrower.
•Keepface,hands,feet,andanyotherpartof
yourbodyorclothingawayfromconcealed,
moving,orrotatingparts.
Therotorbladescanthrowstones,toys,and
otherforeignobjectsandcauseseriouspersonal
injurytotheoperatorortobystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjects
thattherotorbladescouldpickupand
throw.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthe
areaofoperation.
•AlwayssetthethrottlelevertotheFastposition
whenthrowingsnow .
•Iftheengineslowsdownunderaloadorthewheels
slip,shiftthesnowthrowerintoalowergear.
•Ifthefrontofthesnowthrowerridesup,shiftthe
snowthrowerintoalowergear.Ifthefrontcontinues
torideup,liftuponthehandles.
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