Self-PropellingtheMachine
Tooperatetheself-propeldrive,simplywalkwithyourhands
ontheupperhandleandyourelbowsatyoursides,andthe
machineautomaticallykeepspacewithyou(Figure13).
Note:Youcanself-propelthemachinewiththeauger
engagedordisengaged.
Figure13
OperatingtheQuickStick®
Note:Fullypresstheblueknobtoreleasethelatchand
operatetheQuickStick®.
Figure14
UncloggingtheDischarge
Chute
WARNING
Iftheauger/impellerisrunningbutthereisno
snowcomingoutofthedischargechute,the
dischargechutemaybeclogged.
Neveruseyourhandstoclearacloggeddischarge
chute.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
1.Whileremainingintheoperatingposition,releasethe
self-propelhandle.
2.Engagetheauger.
3.Pushdownonthehandletoraisethefrontofthe
machineafewcentimeters(inches)offthepavement,
thenliftthehandlesquicklytobumpthefrontofthe
machineontothepavement.
4.Disengagetheauger.
5.Repeatsteps1through4,ifnecessary,untilastreamof
snowcomesoutofthedischargechute.
Note:Ifyoucannotunclogthedischargechutebybumping
thefrontofthemachine,shutofftheengine,waitforall
movingpartstostop,anduseasnow-cleanouttool(not
included);neveruseyourhands.
Important:Uncloggingthedischargechuteby
bumpingthefrontofthemachineonthepavementmay
causetheskidstomove.Adjusttheskidsandtighten
theskidboltssecurely;refertoCheckingandAdjusting
theSkids(page14).
OperatingTips
WARNING
Theaugercanthrowstones,toys,andotherforeign
objectsandcauseseriouspersonalinjurytothe
operatorortobystanders.
•Keeptheareatobeclearedfreeofallobjects
thattherotorbladescouldpickupandthrow.
•Keepallchildrenandpetsawayfromthearea
ofoperation.
•Removethesnowassoonaspossibleafteritfalls.
•Ifthemachinedoesnotpropelitselfforwardonslippery
surfacesorinheavysnow ,pushforwardonthehandle,
butallowthemachinetoworkatitsownpace.
•Overlapeachswathtoensurecompletesnowremoval.
•Dischargethesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
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