OperatingtheTractionDrive
Ifthetractiondriveisnotproperlyadjusted,
thesnowthrowermaymoveinthedirection
oppositeofwhatyouintended,causinginjury
and/orpropertydamage.
Carefullycheckthetractiondriveandadjust
itproperly,ifnecessary;refertoCheckingthe
TractionDriveOperationinSetupformore
information.
Important:Ifthesnowthrowermoveswhenthe
tractionleverisinthereleasedposition,checkthe
tractioncable(refertoCheckingandAdjusting
theTractionCable)ortakethesnowthrowertoan
AuthorizedServiceDealerforservice.
Important:Tooperatethetractiondrive,you
mustoperatethesnowthrowerwiththeself-propel
featureengaged.RefertoFreewheelingorUsing
theSelf-propelDrive.
1.Toengagethetractiondrive,squeezethelefthand
(traction)levertothehandgrip(
Figure26).
Figure26
2.Tostopthetractiondrive,releasethetractionlever.
OperatingtheSpeedSelector
Thespeedselectorhas6forwardand2reversegears.
Tochangespeeds,releasethetractionleverandshiftthe
speedselectorlevertothedesiredposition(Figure27).
Theleverlocksinanotchateachspeedselection.
Figure27
OperatingtheAuger/Impeller
Drive
1.Toengagetheauger/impellerdrive,squeezethe
righthand(auger/impeller)levertothehandgrip
(
Figure28).
Figure28
2.Tostoptheaugerandimpeller,releasetheright
handlever.
Important:Whenyouengageboththe
auger/impellerleverandthetractionlever,the
tractionleverlockstheauger/impellerlever
down,freeingyourrighthand.Toreleaseboth
levers,simplyreleasethelefthand(traction)
lever.
3.Iftheaugerandimpellercontinuetorotatewhen
youreleasetheauger/impellerlever,donotoperate
thesnowthrower.Checktheauger/impellercable
(refertoCheckingandAdjustingtheAuger/Impeller
Cable)andadjustitifnecessary.Otherwise,takethe
snowthrowertoanAuthorizedDealerforservice.
Iftheaugerandimpellercontinuetorotate
whenyoureleasetheauger/impellerlever,you
couldseriouslyinjureyourselforothers.
Donotoperatethesnowthrower.Takeittoan
AuthorizedServiceDealerforservice.
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