Cub Cadet ogst3305 - Manual (Page 8)

NOTE: Al ways cover vent hole in
primer but ton when push ing. Ad di -
tional prim ing may be nec es sary for
first start if tem per a ture is be low 15°F.
• Grasp starter han dle (see Fig ure 7) and
pull rope out slowly, un til it pulls slightly
harder. Let rope re wind slowly.
• Pull starter han dle rap idly. Do not al low
han dle to snap back. Al low it to re wind
slowly while keep ing a firm hold on the
starter han dle. Re peat un til en gine
starts.
• As en gine warms up and be gins to op -
er
ate evenly, ro tate choke knob slowly
to OFF po si tion. If en gine fal ters, re turn
to FULL choke, then slowly move to
OFF po si tion.
TO STOP ENGINE
• Run en gine for a few min utes be fore
stop ping to help dry off any mois ture on
the en gine.
• To help pre vent pos si ble freeze-up of
starter, pro ceed as fol lows:
Op tional Elec tric Starter: Con nect
power cord to switch box on en gine,
then to 120 volt AC re cep ta cle. With the
en gine run ning, push starter but ton and
spin the starter for sev eral sec onds. The
un
usual sound made by spin ning the
starter will not harm en gine or starter.
Dis con nect the power cord from re cep -
ta cle first, and then from switch box.
Re coil Starter: With en gine run ning,
pull starter rope with a rapid, con tin u -
ous full arm stroke three or four times.
Pulling the starter rope will pro
duce a
loud clat ter ing sound, which is not
harm ful to the en gine or starter.
• To stop en gine, re move the ig ni tion key.
Do not turn key. Dis
con nect the spark
plug wire from the spark plug to pre -
vent ac ci den tal start ing while equip ment
is un at tended.
NOTE: Do not lose ig ni tion key.
Keep it in a safe place. En gine will
not start with out the ig ni tion key.
• Wipe all snow and mois ture from the
car bu re tor cover in the area of the con -
trol le
vers. Also, move con trol le vers
back and forth sev eral times.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
• W ith the en gine run ning near top
speed, move shift le ver into one of the
pos si ble FOR WARD or RE VERSE po si -
tions. Se lect a speed ap pro pri ate for the
snow con
di tions that ex ist. Use the
slower speeds un til you are fa mil iar with
the op er a tion of the snowthrower.
• Squeeze the left hand au ger clutch grip
and en gage it.
• While the left hand au ger clutch grip is
en
gaged, en gage the right hand drive
clutch grip.
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CONTROLS
Con trol po si tions and in for ma tion mark -
ings, on your ma
chine are in
in ter na tional sym bols, as ex plained.
AUGER CLUTCH GRIP
Lo cated on left hand han dle.
Squeeze to en gage. Re lease
to stop.
DRIVE CLUTCH GRIP
Located on right hand han
-
dle. Squeeze to en gage. Re -
lease to stop.
Avoid in jury from ro tat ing au -
ger – keep hands, feet and
cloth ing away.
Calls your at ten tion to in -
struc tions con cern ing per -
sonal safety.
Never put hand in chute.
Contact with ro
tat ing parts
can am pu tate fin gers and
hands. Use clean-out tool to
un clog dis charge chute.
Keep by stand ers, help ers,
pets and chil dren at least 75
feet from the ma
chine while
it is in op er a tion.