Snowthrowing Tips - Toro 38078 Operator's Manual

you insert the axle pins through the holes in the wheel
hubs and the inner axle holes (Fig. 4) and engage the
traction control lever, the snowthrower propels itself.

Snowthrowing Tips

DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
When the snowthrower is running, the impeller
and auger can be rotating.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
The rotating auger/impeller can cut off or
injure hands and feet.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthrower, and before
unclogging the discharge chute, shut the engine
off and wait for all moving parts to stop. Also,
pull the wire off of the spark plug and keep it
away from the plug to prevent someone from
accidentally starting the engine.
Use a stick, not your hands, to remove an
obstruction from the discharge chute.
Stay behind the handles and away from the
discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
Keep face, hands, feet, and any other part of
your body or clothing away from concealed,
moving or rotating parts.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
Stones, toys and other foreign objects may be
picked up and thrown by the rotor blades.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Thrown objects can cause serious personal
injury to operator or bystanders.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Keep the area to be cleared free of all objects
that could be picked up and thrown by rotor
blades.
Keep all children and pets away from area of
operation.
When the snowthrower is not being used, close the
fuel shut-off valve and remove the key.
Remove snow as soon as possible after it falls. This
produces best snow removal results.
Adjust the skids to match the type of surface being
cleaned. Refer to Adjusting the Skids and Scraper
Blade, page 21.
The snowthrower is designed to clean snow down to
the contact surface, but there are times when the front
of the snowthrower may tend to ride up. If this
happens, reduce forward speed by shifting into a lower
gear. If the front still tends to ride up, lift up on both
handles to hold down the front of snowthrower.
Discharge the snow downwind whenever possible.
Overlap each swath to ensure complete snow removal.
If the wheels slip, shift into a lower gear to reduce
forward speed.
Run the snowthrower for a few minutes after clearing
snow so that moving parts do not freeze. Engage the
auger to clear any remaining snow from inside the
housing.
Do not overload the snowthrower by clearing snow at
too fast a rate. If the engine slows down, shift to a
lower gear to reduce forward speed.
Always use full throttle (maximum engine speed)
when throwing snow.
In wet or slushy conditions, maintain maximum engine
speed and do not overload the engine to prevent
clogging the discharge chute.
In some winter weather conditions, controls and
moving parts may freeze. Therefore, when any control
becomes hard to operate, stop the engine and wait for
all moving parts to stop; then check all parts for freeze
up. Do not use excessive force or try to operate the
controls when they are frozen.
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