Safety
Bef or e Ope r a t ing
Ca u ti on : Im p r o p er u se ma y r e su lt
in lo ss o f fin g e r, h a n d s, o r fe e t.
Re a d a nd unders t a n d t he cont e n t s o f t hi s
manual b efo r e oper atin g t h e sn ow t hr o w e r.
Becom e fa m iliar wi t h a ll co n t r ols a n d kno w
ho w t o st o p t h e e ng ine q ui ckly.
Th e r e is a h ig h -sp e e d
im p e lle r clo se t o t h e
o p en in g .
Th e low -sp eed a ug e r h a s a m ovin g p in ch
po in t clo se t o t h e o pe n in g .
Oper at o r ’s
Posit ion
T his sno wthr o w er meets or ex ceeds the B71.3
specifications of the American National Standards
Institute in ef fect at the time of pr oduction.
R ead and under stand the contents of this man ual
bef or e the engine is ev er star ted.
T his is the safety aler t symbol. It is used to aler t y ou
to potential per sonal injur y hazards. Obey all safety
messa ges that f ollo w this symbol to a v oid possible
injur y or death.
Impr oper l y using or maintaining this sno wthr o w er
could r esult in injur y or death. T o r educe this potential,
compl y with the f ollo wing safety instr uctions.
T he follo wing instr uctions ha v e been adapted from the
ANSI/OPEI standard B71.3-1995 and the ISO 8437:1989
standard.
Training
• R ead the operator’ s man ual carefully . Be thoroughly
familiar with the controls and the proper use of the
equipment. Kno w ho w to stop the unit and diseng ag e
the controls quic kly .
• Nev er allo w c hildren to operate the sno wthro w er .
Nev er allo w adults to operate the sno wthro w er without
proper instr uction.
• K ee p the area of operation clear of all persons
(par ticularly small c hildren) and pets .
• Ex ercise caution to a v oid slipping or falling, especially
when operating the sno wthro w er in rev erse .
Preparation
• T horoughly inspect the area where y ou will use the
sno wthro w er . R emo v e all door mats , sleds , boards ,
wires , and other foreign objects .
• Before star ting the engine , diseng ag e all clutc hes . Shift
the sno wthro w er into neutral as w ell, if applicable .
• Do not operate the sno wthro w er without w earing
adequate winter g ar ments . W ear footw ear that will
impro v e y our footing on slipper y surfaces .
• Handle fuel with care; it is highly flammable .
– Use an appro v ed fuel container .
– Nev er add fuel to a r unning or hot engine .
– Fill the fuel tank outdoors with extreme care . Nev er
fill the fuel tank indoors .
– R e place the fuel tank cap securely and wipe up any
spilled fuel.
• Use only the po w er cord supplied with the sno wthro w er
and a rece ptacle appropriate for use with the po w er
cord for electric-star t motors .
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