HONDA HS520AS User Manual
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CONTENTS
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SNOWTHROWER SAFETY...................................................................................... 4
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.............................................................. 4
SAFETY LABEL LOCATIONS ............................................................................ 7
CONTROLS & FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
COMPONENT & CONTROL LOCATIONS ......................................................... 8
CONTROLS ........................................................................................................ 9
BEFORE OPERATION.............................................................................................. 11
ARE YOU READY TO GET STARTED? ............................................................ 11
IS YOUR SNOWTHROWER READY TO GO?................................................... 11
CHECK YOUR WORK AREA ............................................................................. 12
OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 13
SNOWTHROWING PRECAUTIONS .................................................................. 13
STARTING THE ENGINE ................................................................................... 13
STOPPING THE ENGINE................................................................................... 16
CLEARING SNOW.............................................................................................. 17
SNOW-CLEARING TIPS .................................................................................... 17
REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................... 18
SERVICING YOUR HONDA SNOWTHROWER....................................................... 19
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER MAINTENANCE ........................................... 19
MAINTENANCE SAFETY................................................................................... 20
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ............................................................................. 21
REFUELING........................................................................................................ 22
FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................. 23
ENGINE OIL........................................................................................................ 23
SPARK PLUG SERVICE .................................................................................... 25
AUGER ............................................................................................................... 27
STORAGE ................................................................................................................. 31
STORAGE PREPARATION................................................................................ 31
STORAGE PRECAUTIONS................................................................................ 34
REMOVAL FROM STORAGE ............................................................................ 34
TRANSPORTING ...................................................................................................... 35
BEFORE LOADING ............................................................................................ 35
LOADING AND UNLOADING ............................................................................. 35
TAKING CARE OF UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS ..................................................... 36
ENGINE PROBLEMS ......................................................................................... 36
DRIVE PROBLEMS ............................................................................................ 37
SNOWTHROWER PROBLEMS ......................................................................... 38
SET-UP...................................................................................................................... 39
TECHNICAL & CONSUMER INFORMATION .......................................................... 42
TECHNICAL INFORMATION .............................................................................. 42
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM ........................................................................ 45
CONSUMER INFORMATION ............................................................................. 48
INDEX ........................................................................................................................ 54
QUICK REFERENCE INFORMATION............................................... inside back cover
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