Cub Cadet ogst3305 - Manual (Page 4)

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.