Toro Power Max 724 OE - Operating the Quick Lever; Unclogging the Discharge Chute; Preventing Freeze-up

OperatingtheQuickLever
MovingtheDischargeChute
PushtheQuickLeverforward;movetheQuickLeverto
thelefttomovethedischargechutetotheleft;movethe
QuickLevertotherighttomovethedischargechutetothe
right.Releasethelevertolockthedischargechuteinplace
(Figure31).
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Figure31
•Ifthechutedoesnotmove,refertoAdjustingthe
DischargeChuteLatch.
•Ifthechutedoesnotlockintoplacewhenyoureleasethe
lever,refertoAdjustingtheDischargeChuteLatch.
MovingtheChuteDeector
Toraiseorlowertheangleofthechutedeector,pressthe
triggeronthechutedeectorandmovethechutedeector
upordown(Figure32).
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Figure32
1.Chutedeectortrigger2.Chutedeector
UncloggingtheDischarge
Chute
WARNING
Iftheauger/impellerisrunningbutthereisno
snowcomingoutofthedischargechute,the
dischargechutemaybeclogged.
Neveruseyourhandstoclearacloggeddischarge
chute.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Tounclogthedischargechute,stayintheoperating
positionandreleasethelefthand(traction)lever.While
runningtheauger/impeller,pushdownonthehandlesto
raisethefrontofthemachineafewinches(centimeters)
offthepavement.Thenliftthehandlesquicklytobump
thefrontofthemachineonthepavement.Repeatif
necessaryuntilastreamofsnowcomesoutthedischarge
chute.
•Ifyoucannotunclogthedischargechutebybumping
thefrontofthemachine,stoptheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andusethesnowcleanouttool;
neveruseyourhand.
Important:Uncloggingthedischargechuteby
bumpingthefrontofthemachineonthepavement
maycausetheskidstomove.Adjusttheskidsand
tightentheskidboltssecurely.
PreventingFreeze-up
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
•Afterusingthemachine,lettheenginerunforafew
minutestopreventmovingpartsfromfreezing.Engage
theauger/impellertoclearanyremainingsnowfrom
insidethehousing.RotatetheQuickSticktopreventit
fromfreezing.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingparts
tostop,andremovealliceandsnowfromthemachine.
•Withtheengineoff,pulltherecoilstarterhandleseveral
timesandpushtheelectric-starterbuttononcetoprevent
therecoilandelectricstartersfromfreezingup.
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