Contents
Safety.......................................................................3
GeneralSafety...................................................3
SlopeSafety.......................................................3
SnowThrowerSafety.........................................4
MaintenanceandStorageSafety........................4
SafetyandInstructionalDecals..........................5
Setup........................................................................6
1InstallingtheAccessoryPort............................6
2InstalltheAttachment......................................6
3InstallingtheControlBox.................................7
ProductOverview.....................................................8
Controls.............................................................8
Specications....................................................8
Attachments/Accessories...................................8
Operation..................................................................9
InstallingandRemovingtheAttachment.............9
AdjustingtheSkids.............................................9
OperatingtheSnowThrower............................10
ClearingaCloggedSnowThrower....................11
TransportPosition.............................................11
OperatingTips..................................................11
Maintenance...........................................................12
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........12
GreasingtheSnowThrower.............................12
CheckingandReplacingtheSkids....................13
ReplacingtheScraperBlade............................13
CheckingtheHydraulicLines...........................14
Storage...................................................................14
Troubleshooting......................................................15
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.3-2014.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriousinjuryordeath.
•Donottransportanattachmentwiththe
armsraisedorextended;alwaystransportthe
attachmentclosetotheground,withtheloader
armsretracted;refertoTransportPosition(page
11).
•Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesandotherobjects,anddonotdiginmarked
areas.
•ReadandunderstandthecontentofthisOperator’s
Manualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operatethemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthemoving
componentsandattachments.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepbystandersandpetsawayfromthemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeybeforeservicing,fueling,orunclogging
themachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SlopeSafety
•Operatethemachineupanddownslopeswith
theheavyendofthemachineuphill.Weight
distributionchangeswithattachments.This
attachmentmakesthefrontofmachinetheheavy
end.
•Keeptheattachmentintheloweredposition
withtheloaderarmsretractedwhenonslopes.
Raisingtheattachmentorextendingtheloader
armsonaslopeaffectsthestabilityofthemachine.
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