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you never need to read this page… |
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we've found that if we don't scrape the driveway down to bare pavement, 2
wheel drive vehicles don't get out… |
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For small amounts
(< 3"), we generally clear the driveway by hand... |
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For larger
snowfalls, the snowblower works best. |
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In fact, the
snowblower works best in
6-9" of light to medium snow. |
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To prep the
snowblower- |
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Drag it backwards
onto the driveway and turn it around so it's pointed away from the garage |
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Spray the inside of
the chute with silicon spray |
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To drive it |
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Put the transmission
into speeds 1 or 2 |
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Your right hand
controls the clutch- squeeze
it to
engage the wheels and blower |
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At this time,
"Reverse" doesn not work… avoid getting the
machine into situations where you must use it |
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At this time, the
"Impellor" engage level does not work- ASSUME the impellor is
always turning! |
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Clearing pattern- |
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For some reason,
blowing snow to the right works better than blowing to the left, so… |
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I clear from the
middle of the driveway and work my way out. |
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First I clear a 6'
wide strip in front of the garage by hand so I have a place to turn around |
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Then I adjust the
chute so it's pointing to the RIGHT. |
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Then I cut a path
down the middle of the driveway and up the hill to the road. |
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I turn around in the
road and come back down the hill, always clearing on the right side of the
path. |
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Turn around in front
of the garage and go back up the hill, staying on the right side. |
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Repeat until done. |
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Clearing a Jam |
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When the snow is
very heavy and wet, it can get jammed up in the chute. |
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If this happens- |
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move the machine to a cleared spot so it's not trying to
throw snow |
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put the transmission in neutral |
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try clearing the jam by pushing down on the handling and
then letting go, so the front slams down on the ground.
Do this with the impellor engaged. |
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if this doesn't work after 5-6 tries… |
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stop the engine |
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use a broom handle or something to clear the jam |
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start the engine |
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Note that the
silicon in the chute helps avoid this problem. |
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Also note that if
this happens more than 2-3 times, consider doing it by hand because it's
going to keep happening. |
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Fuel |
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Takes unleaded gas;
there's several red plastic gas buckets in the corner of the garage- use
one of them |
