Cub Cadet ogst3305 User Manual
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10. Plan your snow throw ing pat tern to avoid
dis
charge to
wards win
dows, walls, cars
etc. To avoid prop
erty dam
age or per
-
sonal in jury caused by a ric o chet.
11. Never di
rect dis
charge at chil
dren, by
-
stand ers and pets or al low any one in front
of the ma chine.
12. Do not over load ma chine ca pac ity by at -
tempt
ing to clear snow at too fast of a
rate.
13. Never op er ate this ma chine with out good
vis
i
bil
ity or light. Al
ways be sure of your
foot ing and keep a firm hold on the han -
dles. Walk, never run.
14. Dis
en
gage power to the au
ger/im
pel
ler
when trans port ing or not in use.
15. Never op
er
ate ma
chine at high trans
port
speeds on slip
pery sur
faces. Look down
and be
hind and use care when in re
-
verse.
16. If the ma chine should start to vi brate ab -
nor mally, stop the en gine, dis con nect the
spark plug and ground it against the en -
gine. In
spect thor
oughly for dam
age.
Re
pair any dam
age be
fore start
ing and
op er at ing.
17. Dis
en
gage all clutch le
vers and stop en
-
gine be
fore you leave the op
er
at
ing
po
si
tion (be
hind the han
dles). Wait un
til
the au
ger/im
pel
ler co
mes to a com
plete
stop be
fore un
clog
ging the dis
charge
chute, mak
ing any ad
just
ments, or in
-
spec tions.
18. Never put your hand in the dis charge or
col
lec
tor open
ings. Al
ways use the
clean-out tool pro vided to un clog the dis -
charge open
ing. Do not un
clog
dis charge chute while en gine is run ning.
19. Use only at tach ments and ac ces so ries ap -
proved by the man
u
fac
turer (e.g. wheel
weights, tire chains, cabs etc.).
20. If sit u a tions oc cur which are not cov ered
in this man ual, use care and good judg -
ment. Con
tact the cus
tomer sup
port
de part ment.
MAIN TE NANCE AND STOR AGE
1. Never tam per with safety de vices. Check
their proper op er a tion reg u larly. Re fer to
the main te nance and ad just ment sec tions
of this man ual.
2. Be fore clean ing, re pair ing, or in spect ing
ma
chine dis
en
gage all clutch le
vers and
stop en gine. Wait un til the au ger/im pel ler
come to a com
plete stop. Dis
con
nect
the spark plug wire and ground against
the en gine to pre vent un in tended start ing.
3. Check bolts, and screws for proper tight -
ness at fre
quent in
ter
vals to keep the
ma
chine in safe work
ing con
di
tion. Also,
vi su ally in spect ma chine for any dam age.
4. Do not change the en
gine gov
er
nor set
-
ting or over-speed the en
gine. The
gov er nor con trols the max i mum safe op -
er at ing speed of the en gine.
5. Snowthrower shave plates and slide shoes
are sub
ject to wear and dam
age. For
your safety pro
tec
tion, fre
quently check
all com po nents and re place with orig i nal
equip ment man u fac turer’s (OEM) parts
only. “Use of parts which do not meet
the orig i nal equip ment spec i fi ca tions may
lead to im
proper per
for
mance and com
-
pro mise safety!”
6. Check clutch con trols pe ri od i cally to ver ify
they en gage and dis en gage prop erly and
ad
just, if nec
es
sary. Re
fer to the ad
just
-
ment sec tion in this op er a tor’s man ual for
in struc tions.
7. Main tain or re place safety and in struc tion
la bels, as nec es sary.
8. Ob serve proper dis posal laws and reg u la -
tions for gas, oil, etc. to pro
tect the
en vi ron ment.
9. Prior to stor ing, run ma chine a few min -
utes to clear snow from ma
chine and
pre vent freeze up of au ger/im pel ler.
10. Never store the ma chine or fuel con tainer
in
side where there is an open flame,
spark or pi lot light such as a wa ter heater,
fur nace, clothes dryer etc.
11. Al ways re fer to the op er a tor’s man ual for
proper in struc tions on off-sea son stor age.
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OWNER'S
MAN UAL
SAFETY LA BEL
WARNING - Your Re spon si bil ity:
Re strict the use of this power ma chine to per sons who
read, un der stand and fol low the warn ings and in struc -
tions in this man ual and on the ma chine.