Toro Power Curve 1500 - Starting, Stopping, and Operating Tips; Starting and Stopping the Motor; Adjusting Discharge and Operating Tips

StartingandStoppingthe
Motor
1.Tostartthemotor,inserttheinterlockbutton(key),press
andholdtheinterlockbutton(key),andsqueezethepower
controlbartothehandle(Figure5).
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Figure5
1.Interlockbutton(key)
2.Powercontrolbar
Note:Youmayreleasetheinterlockbutton(key)afteryou
squeezeandholdthepowercontrolbartothehandle.
2.Tostopthemotor,releasethepowercontrolbar.
Note:Whenyoustopthemachineafteryouhavenished
removingthesnow,alsoremovetheinterlockbutton(key)
anddisconnecttheextensioncord.
AdjustingtheDischarge
ChuteandChuteDeector
Toadjustthedirectionofthesnowstreamfromthedischarge
chute,movethehandleonthedischargechute(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Dischargechutedeectortrigger
2.Dischargechutehandle
Toadjusttheheightofthesnowstreamfromthedischarge
chute,squeezethetriggerandraiseorlowerthedischargechute
deector(Figure6).
WARNING
Agapbetweenthedischargechuteandthechute
deectormayallowthemachinetothrowsnowand
objectstowardyouorbystanders.Thrownobjects
couldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
•Donotforcethechutedeectortoofarforwardso
thatagapappearsbetweenthedischargechute
andchutedeector.
•Donotadjustthechutedeectorwiththepower
controlbarengaged.Releasethepowercontrolbar
beforeadjustingthechutedeector.
OperatingTips
WARNING
Iftheappliancehitsanobjectwhileinoperation,the
objectcouldbethrownatyouorbystanders.Thrown
objectscouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjectswhich
maybepickedupandthrownbytherotorblades.
•Checktheconditionoftheappliancebeforeoperatingitto
ensurethattherotorturnsfreely.
•Alwayskeepchildrenandpetsawayfromtheareaof
operation.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofstones,toys,orother
objectswhichtherotorbladescanthrow.Suchitemscould
becoveredbysnowfallandgounnoticed.Iftheappliance
strikesanobjectduringoperation,stoptheappliance,unplug
theextensioncord,removetheobstruction,andcheckthe
appliancefordamage.
•Beginremovingsnowneartheelectricaloutletandwork
outward.Blowbackandforth,notawayfromandtowardthe
outlet.
•Whenturningattheendofaswath,stepoverthecordand
turntheappliance.
•Alwaysoverlapeachswathanddischargethesnowdownwind
whenpossible.
WARNING
Whenusingthedischargechutehandle,never
directthesnowdischargechuteattheoperatoror
bystanders.Theappliancecanthrowobjectsand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
Whenusingthedischargechutehandle,always
turnthedischargechuteintheoppositedirection
fromwhereyouorbystandersarestanding.
•Keeptheextensioncordclearofobstructions,sharpobjects,
andallmovingparts.Donotpullsharplyoncordorabuse
itinanymanner.Inspecttheextensioncordfrequentlyfor
damagethatmayresultinanelectricshock.Iftheextension
cordisdamaged,replaceit.
•Incoldandsnowyweatherconditions,somecontrolsand
movingpartsmayfreeze.Therefore,ifanycontrolbecomes
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