Shutting Off The Engine; Adjusting The Discharge Chute And Chute Deflector; Clearing A Clogged Discharge Chute; Self-Propelling The Snowthrower - Toro 38472 Operator's Manual

Shutting Off the Engine

To shut off the engine, pull the ignition key outward
until it clicks into the O
the choke lever fully to the right (B of
Figure 16
1. Ignition key
Adjusting the Discharge
Chute and Chute Deflector
To adjust the discharge chute, move the chute handle
as shown in Figure 17.
Figure 17
1. Chute handle
To raise or lower the angle of the chute deflector,
press the trigger on the chute deflector and move the
chute deflector up or down
trigger to lock the chute deflector in place.
position (Figure 16) or move
FF
Figure 13).
(Figure 18). Release the
1. Trigger
Clearing a Clogged
Discharge Chute
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To clear the chute:
•
Shut off the engine.
•
Wait 10 seconds to ensure that the rotor blades
have stopped rotating.
•
Always use a clean-out tool; never use your hands.
Self-Propelling the
Snowthrower
Lift the machine handle until the wheels are just off
the ground and the scraper and rotor blades touch the
ground. The machine propels forward
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1. Wheels off the ground
Note:
By slightly varying lifting force on the handle,
you can control the forward speed of the machine. In
heavy snow, push forward on the handle, if necessary,
but let the machine work at its own pace. Do not lift
the handle any more than necessary, because the
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Figure 18
2. Chute deflector
(Figure
Figure 19
2. Scraper and rotor blades
in contract with the ground
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19).
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