Adjusting The Discharge Chute And Chute Deflector; Clearing A Clogged Discharge Chute; Self-Propelling The Snowthrower; Operating Tips - Toro Power Clear 518 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Discharge
Chute and Chute Deflector
To adjust the discharge chute, move the chute handle
as shown in Figure 20.
Figure 20
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.
Figure 21
1. Trigger
Clearing a Clogged
Discharge Chute
To clear the chute:
•
Shut the engine off!
•
Wait 10 seconds to be sure the rotor blades have
stopped rotating.
•
Always use a clean-out tool; never use your hands.
(Figure 21). Release the
2. Chute deflector
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
scraper lifts off the ground and snow escapes behind
the machine.

Operating Tips

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WARNING
The rotor blades can throw stones, toys,
and other foreign objects and cause serious
personal injury to you or 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.
•
Overlap each swath to ensure complete snow
removal.
•
Discharge the snow downwind whenever possible.
•
If the machine does not propel itself forward on
slippery surfaces or in heavy snow, push forward
on the handle, but allow the machine to work at
its own pace.
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(Figure
Figure 22
2. Scraper and rotor blades
in contract with the ground
22).
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