Figure14
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
9.Iftheoillevelislow ,slowlypouroilintotheoil-ll
hole.Wait3minutes,thenchecktheoillevelonthe
dipstickbywipingthedipstickcleanandtheninserting,
butnotscrewingin,theoil-llcapintothehole.
Note:Youmaytipthemachineforward(handleup)
alittletomakeaddingoileasier.Remembertoreturn
themachinetotheoperatingpositionbeforechecking
theoillevel.
Important:Donottipthemachinealltheway
forwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleakoutofthe
machine.
Maxll:0.35L(12oz),type:automotivedetergentoil
withanAPIserviceclassicationofSJ,SL,orhigher.
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntilthe
dipstickindicatesthattheengine-oilleveliscorrectas
showninFigure14.Ifyouoverlltheenginewith
oil,removetheexcessoilfromthedrainplugintoan
oil-drainpan.
10.Screwtheoil-llcapintotheoil-llholeandtighten
itsecurelybyhand.
DuringOperation
Safety
•Rotatingaugerbladescaninjurengersorhands.
Staybehindthehandlesandawayfromthedischarge
openingwhileoperatingthemachine.Keepyourface,
hands,feet,andanyotherpartofyourbodyor
clothingawayfrommovingorrotatingparts.
•Neverdirectthedischargetowardpeopleorareaswhere
propertydamagecanoccur.
•Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingorfalling.Alwaysbe
sureofyourfooting,andkeeparmholdonthehandles.
Walk;neverrun.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonslopes.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibilityor
light.
•Lookbehindandusecarewhenbackingupwiththe
machine.
•Whennotactivelyclearingsnow ,disengagepowertothe
rotorblades.
•Useextensioncordsandreceptaclesasspeciedby
themanufacturerforallmachineswithelectric-starting
motors.
•Donotattempttoclearsnowfromagravelorcrushed
rocksurface.Thisproductisintendedforuseonlyon
pavedsurfaces.
•Donotusethemachineonaroof.
•Neverattempttomakeanyadjustmentswhiletheengine
isrunning(exceptwhenspecicallyrecommendedby
manufacturer).
•Stayalertforhiddenhazardsortrafc.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,shutofftheengine,remove
theignitionkey(electricstartonly),thoroughlyinspect
themachineforanydamage,andrepairthedamage
beforestartingandoperatingthemachine.
•Ifthemachineshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,shutoff
theengineandcheckimmediatelyforthecause.
•Donotruntheengineindoors,exceptwhenstarting
theengineandfortransportingthemachineinorout
ofthebuilding.Opentheoutsidedoors;exhaustfumes
aredangerous.
•Donotoverloadthemachinecapacitybyattemptingto
clearsnowattoofastarate.
•Nevertouchahotengineormufer.
•Thoroughlyinspecttheelectricalcordbeforeplugging
itintoapowersource.Ifthecordisdamaged,donot
useittostartthemachine.Replacethedamagedcord
immediately.Unplugthepowercordwheneveryouare
notstartingthemachine.
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