Stopping The Engine; Starting The Rotor Blades; Stopping The Rotor Blades; Starting The Traction Drive - Toro 38600 Operator's Manual

Caution
If you leave the snowthrower plugged into a power
outlet, someone can inadvertently start the
snowthrower and injure people or damage
property.
Unplug the power cord whenever you are not
starting the snowthrower.
B. Push the starter button.
Note: Run the electric starter no more than ten times at
intervals of five seconds on, then five seconds off.
Important Running the electric starter extensively can
overheat and damage the starter.
Note: If the engine does not start after this series of
attempts, wait at least 40 minutes to allow the starter to
cool before attempting to start it again.
Note: If the engine does not start after the second series
of attempts, take the snowthrower to an Authorized
Service Dealer for service.
C. When the engine starts, disconnect the power cord
from the snowthrower and the outlet.
5. With the engine running, move the choke lever to the
left slowly.

Stopping the Engine

Turn the key to the Off position and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.

Starting the Rotor Blades

To start the rotor blades, squeeze the control bar toward the
handle until the snowthrower begins to pivot.

Stopping the Rotor Blades

To stop the rotor blades, release the control bar.
Note: When you release the control bar, the rotor blades
stop, but the engine continues to run.

Starting the Traction Drive

To start the traction drive, slowly squeeze the control bar
toward the handle. The front of the snowthrower pivots
downward. When the rotor blades touch the ground, the
snowthrower begins to move forward. Squeezing the
control bar completely to the handle provides maximum
traction.
Note: The traction is most aggressive (the traction speed is
fastest) when the rotor blades are new. If you want to
reduce the aggressiveness of the traction, refer to Adjusting
the Traction Drive Cable on page 13.

Stopping the Traction Drive

To stop the traction drive, partially release the control bar
until the rotor blades lift off the ground, disengaging the
traction drive. Releasing the control bar completely stops
both the traction drive and the rotor blades.

Adjusting the Discharge Chute

Move the chute handle left and right to adjust the direction
of the snow stream (Fig. 7). The chute deflector handle on
top of the discharge chute controls the height of the snow
stream. Do not overtighten the chute deflector mounting
locknuts.
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1. Chute deflector mounting
locknut (2)
Important
Do not use the chute handle to lift the
snowthrower. This can damage both the chute handle and
the snowthrower.

Snowthrowing Tips

Warning
The rotor blades can throw stones, toys and other
foreign objects and cause serious personal injury
to the operator or to bystanders.
Keep the area to be cleared free of all objects
that the rotor blades could pick up and throw.
Keep all children and pets away from the area
of operation.
Remove the snow as soon as possible after it falls. This
produces the best snow removal results.
The snowthrower clears down to the ground and propels
itself forward when you engage the traction drive.
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Figure 7
2. Chute deflector handle
3. Chute handle