Cub Cadet ogst3305 - Manual (Page 9)

• Re lease the left hand au ger clutch grip
only. The in ter lock mech a nism should
keep the left hand clutch en gaged un til
the right hand clutch is re leased.
NOTE: Never move shift le ver with -
out first re leas ing the drive clutch.
CHUTE CLEAN-OUT TOOL
WARNING: Stop the en gine by
re mov ing the ig ni tion key and
wait for ALL mov ing parts to
stop, be fore us ing the clean-out
tool.
The chute clean-out tool is con ve niently
fas tened to the rear of the au ger hous -
ing with a mount ing clip. Should snow
and ice lodge it
self in the dis charge
chute dur ing op er a tion, pro ceed as fol -
lows to safely clean the chute and
chute open ing:
• Re lease both au ger and drive clutch
grips.
• Stop the en gine by re mov ing the ig ni -
tion key.
• Re move the clean-out tool from the clip
which se cures it to the rear of the au ger
hous ing.
• Use the shovel-shaped end of the
clean-out tool to dis
lodge and scoop
any snow and ice which has formed in
and near the dis charge chute.
WARNING: Never use your
hands to clean snow and ice
from the dis charge chute or au -
ger hous ing.
• Refasten the clean-out tool to the
mount ing clip on the rear of the au ger
hous ing, re in sert the ig ni tion key and
start the snow thrower’s en gine.
• While stand ing in the op er a tor’s po si -
tion (be hind the snow thrower), en gage
the au ger clutch le ver for a few sec onds
to clear any re
main ing snow and ice
from the dis charge chute.
TRIGGER LEVERS (optional)
The trig ger le vers are lo cated on the
un der side of the han dles and used to
steer your snowthrower. See Fig ure 8.
To turn right, squeeze the right trig ger
le ver and guide the snowthrower to the
right. Squeeze and guide the left le ver
to turn left. These con
trols should be
used while op er at ing your snowthrower
in open ar eas un til you be come fa mil iar
with their op er a tion.
Squeeze both trig gers to free wheel or
to trans port unit.
TIRE PRESSURE
Pneu matic tires only. Tires are over-in -
flated for ship ping pur poses. Cor rect
tire pres sure is 10-15 psi.
OPERATING TIPS
NOTE: Al low the en gine to warm
up for a few min utes as the en gine
will not de
velop full power un til it
reaches op er at ing tem per a ture.
WARNING: Tem per a ture of muf -
fler and sur round ing ar eas may
ex ceed 150°F. Avoid these ar -
eas.
• For most ef fi cient snow re moval, re -
move snow im me di ately af ter it falls.
• Dis charge snow down wind when ever
pos si ble. The dis tance snow is thrown
can be ad justed by ad just ing the an gle
of the chute as sem bly. The sharper the
an gle, the shorter the dis tance snow is
thrown. Slightly over
lap each pre vi ous
swath.
• Set the slide shoes 1/4" be low the
scraper bar for nor mal us age. The slide
shoes may be ad justed up
ward for
hard-packed snow. Ad just down ward
when us ing on gravel or crushed rock.
• Be cer tain to fol low the pre cau tions
listed un der pre vi ous sec tion, “To Stop
En gine” to pre vent pos si ble freeze up.
• Clean the snowthrower thor oughly af ter
each use.
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FIGURE 8
Trigger Assembly