Toro 38602 Operator's Manual

Snow Commander® Snowthrower

Model No. 38602 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up

Introduction

R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to operate and maintain y our product properly and to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are responsible for operating the product properly and safely .

Form No. 3354-151 Rev B

Operator's Manual

Warning

CALIFORNIA

Pr oposition 65 W ar ning

T he engine exhaust fr om this pr oduct contains chemicals kno wn to the State of Calif or nia to cause cancer , bir th defects, or other r epr oducti v e har m.

Y ou ma y contact T oro directly at www .T oro .com for product and accessor y infor mation, help ﬁnding a dealer , or to register y our product.

W henev er y ou need ser vice , g en uine T oro par ts , or additional infor mation, contact an A uthorized Ser vice Dealer or T oro Customer Ser vice and ha v e the model and serial n umbers of y our product ready . Figure 1 identiﬁes the location of the model and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the n umbers in the space pro vided.

Figure 1

1. Model and serial number location

Model No.

Serial No.

T his man ual identiﬁes potential hazards and has safety messag es identiﬁed b y the safety aler t symbol ( Figure 2 ), whic h signals a hazard that ma y cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w the recommended precautions .

Important: T he 2-str ok e engine pr o vided on this pr oduct meets the EP A Phase I Non-r oad Emissions r egulations f or engines under 19 kW . T his pr oduct does not meet CARB TIER 1 r egulations and cannot be sold in Calif or nia.

T his spark ignition system complies with Canadian ICES-002

Safety

T his sno wthr o w er meets or ex ceeds the B71.3 speciﬁcations of the American National Standards Institute in ef fect at the time of pr oduction.

R ead and under stand the contents of this man ual bef or e the engine is ev er star ted.

T his is the safety aler t symbol. It is used to aler t y ou to potential per sonal injur y hazards. Obey all safety messa ges that f ollo w this symbol to a v oid possible injur y or death.

Impr oper l y using or maintaining this sno wthr o w er could r esult in injur y or death. T o r educe this potential, compl y with the f ollo wing safety instr uctions.

T he follo wing instr uctions ha v e been adapted from the ANSI/OPEI standard B71.3-2005 and the ISO 8437:1989 standard.

Figure 2

1. Safety alert symbol

T his man ual uses 2 w ords to highlight infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.

T his sno wthro w er is capable of amputating hands and feet and thro wing objects . F ailure to obser v e the follo wing safety instr uctions could result in serious injur y .

Training

• R ead, understand and follo w all instr uctions on the

mac hine and in the man ual(s) before operating this unit. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls and the proper use of the equipment. Kno w ho w to stop the unit and diseng ag e the controls quic kly .

Printed in the USA

• Nev er allo w c hildren to operate the equipment. Nev er

allo w adults to operate the equipment without proper instr uction.

• K ee p the area of operation clear of all persons ,

par ticularly small c hildren.

• Ex ercise caution to a v oid slipping or falling .

Preparation

• T horoughly inspect the area where the equipment is to

be used and remo v e all door mats , sleds , boards , wires , and other foreign objects .

• R elease the control bar to diseng ag e the rotor blades

before star ting the engine .

• Do not operate the equipment without w earing

adequate winter g ar ments . A v oid loose ﬁtting clothing that can g et caught in mo ving par ts . W ear footw ear that will impro v e footing on slipper y surfaces .

• Handle fuel with care; it is highly ﬂammable .

– Use an appro v ed fuel container .

– Nev er add fuel to a r unning engine or hot engine .

– Fill fuel tank outdoors with extreme care . Nev er ﬁll

fuel tank indoors .

– Nev er ﬁll containers inside a v ehicle or on a tr uc k

or trailer bed with a plastic liner . Alw a ys place containers on the g round, a w a y from y our v ehicle , before ﬁlling .

– W hen practical, remo v e g as-po w ered equipment

from the tr uc k or trailer and refuel it on the g round. If this is not possible , then refuel suc h equipment on a trailer with a por table container , rather than from a g asoline dispenser nozzle .

– K ee p the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel

tank or container opening at all times , until refueling is complete . Do not use a nozzle loc k-open device .

– R e place g asoline cap securely and wipe up spilled

fuel.

– If fuel is spilled on clothing, c hang e clothing

immediately .

• Use extension cords and rece ptacles as speciﬁed b y

T oro for all units with electric star ting motors .

• Do not attempt to clear sno w from a g ra v el or cr ushed

roc k surface . T his product is intended for use only on pa v ed surfaces .

• Nev er attempt to mak e any adjustments while the engine

is r unning (ex ce pt when speciﬁcally recommended b y T oro).

• Alw a ys w ear safety glasses or eye shields during

operation or while perfor ming an adjustment or re pair to protect eyes from foreign objects that ma y be thro wn from the mac hine .

Operation

• Do not put hands or feet near or under rotating par ts .

K ee p clear of the disc harg e opening at all times .

• Ex ercise extreme caution when crossing g ra v el dri v es ,

w alks , or roads . Sta y aler t for hidden hazards or trafﬁc .

• After striking a foreign object, stop the engine ,

disconnect the wire from the spark plug, thoroughly inspect the sno wthro w er for any damag e , and re pair the damag e before restar ting and operating the sno wthro w er .

• If the unit should star t to vibrate abnor mally , stop the

engine and c hec k immediately for the cause . Vibration is g enerally a w ar ning of trouble .

• Stop the engine whenev er y ou lea v e the operating

position, before unclog ging the collector/impeller housing or disc harg e c hute , and when making any re pairs , adjustments , or inspections .

• W hen cleaning, re pairing or inspecting the sno wthro w er ,

stop the engine and mak e cer tain the rotor blades and all mo ving par ts ha v e stopped.

• Do not r un the engine indoors , ex ce pt when star ting

the engine and for transpor ting the sno wthro w er in or out of the building . Open the outside doors; exhaust fumes are dang erous .

• Ex ercise extreme caution when operating on slopes .

• Nev er operate the sno wthro w er without proper guards ,

and other safety protecti v e devices in place and w orking .

• Nev er direct the disc harg e to w ard people or areas where

proper ty damag e can occur . K ee p c hildren and others a w a y .

• Do not o v erload the mac hine capacity b y attempting to

clear sno w at too fast a rate .

• Look behind and use care when bac king up with the

sno wthro w er .

• Nev er operate the sno wthro w er without g ood visibility

or light. Alw a ys be sure of y our footing, and k ee p a ﬁr m hold on the handles . W alk; nev er r un.

Clearing a Clogged Discharge Chute

Hand contact with the rotor blades is a common cause of injur y associated with sno wthro w ers . Nev er use y our hand to clean out the disc harg e c hute .

T o clear the c hute:

• Shut the engine of f !

• W ait 10 seconds to be sure the rotor blades ha v e

stopped rotating .

• Alw a ys use a clean-out tool, not y our hands .

Maintenance and Storage

• Chec k all fasteners at frequent inter v als for proper

tightness to be sure the equipment is in safe w orking condition.

• Nev er store the mac hine with fuel in the fuel tank inside

a building where ignition sources are present suc h as hot w ater heaters , space heaters , or clothes dr yers . Allo w the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure .

• Alw a ys refer to this operator’ s man ual for impor tant

details if the sno wthro w er is to be stored for an extended period.

• Maintain or re place safety and instr uction labels , as

necessar y .

• R un the mac hine a few min utes after thro wing sno w to

prev ent freeze-up of the rotor blades .

Toro Snowthrower Safety

T he follo wing list contains safety infor mation speciﬁc to T oro products or other safety infor mation that y ou m ust kno w .

• Do not c hang e the g o v er nor settings on the engine .

• W hen storing the sno wthro w er for more than 30 da ys ,

drain the fuel from the fuel tank to prev ent a potential hazard. Store fuel in an appro v ed fuel container . R emo v e the k ey from the ignition switc h before storing the sno wthro w er .

• Purc hase only g en uine T oro re placement par ts and

accessories .

• R otating r otor blades can injur e ﬁnger s or hands.

Sta y behind the handles and a w a y from the disc harg e opening while operating the sno wthro w er . K eep y our

f ace, hands, feet, and an y other par t of y our body or clothing a w ay fr om mo ving or r otating par ts.

• Before adjusting, cleaning, re pairing, and inspecting

the sno wthro w er , and before unclog ging the disc harg e c hute , stop the engine, r emo v e the k ey , and w ait f or

all mo ving par ts to stop .

• Use a stic k, not y our hands , to remo v e obstr uctions

from the disc harg e c hute .

• Bef or e lea ving the operating position, stop the engine ,

remo v e the k ey , and w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop .

• Do not w ear loose-ﬁtting clothing that could g et caught

in mo ving par ts .

• If a shield, safety device , or decal is damag ed, illegible ,

or lost, re pair or re place it before beginning operation. Also , tighten any loose fasteners .

• Do not smok e while handling g asoline .

• Do not use the sno wthro w er on a roof .

• Do not touc h the engine while it is r unning or soon

after it has stopped because the engine ma y be hot enough to cause a bur n.

• P erfor m only those maintenance instr uctions described

in this man ual. Before perfor ming any maintenance , ser vice , or adjustment, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and disconnect the wire from the spark plug . If major re pairs are ev er needed, contact an A uthorized Ser vice Dealer .

Safety and Instructional Decals

Important: Safety and instr uction decals ar e located near ar eas of potential danger . R eplace dama ged decals. Note: Y our engine has one of the follo wing decals:

Phase 1 decal Phase 2 decal

F r ench translation of U .S . EP A decal text:

Ce moteur est confor me à la réglementation antipollution Phase EP A relati v e aux moteurs ULGE.

F amille : XXXXX.XXXXXX F amille : XXXXX.XXXXXX

Nº de modèle : XXX-XXXX Nº de modèle : XXX-XXXX

CYLINDREE (CC) : 141 CYLINDREE (CC) : 141

P our plus de détails sur la sécurité, l’entretien et les réglag es , re por tez-v ous au man uel de l’utilisateur . Nº de téléphone des ser vices de v ente et d’après-v ente aux Etats-Unis : 1-800-526-6937

T he T oro® Company Bloomington, MN

INFORMA TION IMPOR T ANTE CONCERNANT LE MOTEUR INFORMA TION IMPOR T ANTE CONCERNANT LE MOTEUR

F r ench translation of U .S . EP A decal text:

Ce moteur est confor me à la réglementation antipollution Phase II EP A relati v e aux moteurs ULGE. P endant une durée de vie mo yenne (C).

T he T oro® Company Bloomington, MN

Note: T he Phase 2 engine identiﬁcation decal includes the engine life speciﬁcation for the emission-related useful life period of the engine . T his period relates to the emission compliance life as cer tiﬁed b y EP A and/or CARB . T he life period speciﬁcation for y our engine is designated as C (125 hours).

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