Instructions / Assembly

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RAISING AND LOWERING
• Toraise,pushdownonthelifthandleuntilthesnow
throwerlocksintheraisedtransportposition.
• Tolower,pushdownslightlyonthelifthandleandpull
the trigger. With the trigger pulled, slowly lower the
snow thrower until it reaches the ground.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Readandfollowthemaintenancescheduleandthemaintenanceprocedureslistedinthissection.
Service Dates
Checkforloosefasteners  X
 Checkscraperandshoesforwear  X   X
Cleaning X
 LubricationSection    X   
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Fill in dates as you
 completeregularservice.
Before each use
After each use
Every season
Before storage
LUBRICATION
• Oil all pivot points on the snow thrower.
• Oilthepivotpointsofthetwoidlerarmsontheclutch/
idlerassembly.
• Applypenetratingoiltothecontrolcablesofthe
discharge chute.
• Applyagoodgradeofspraylubricanttothetrigger
assemblyandthechutetiltcontrolassembly.
CAUTION: Do not operate the snow
thrower without the rear weight attached
to the tractor to provide extra traction and
stability.
MAINTENANCE
CHECK SCRAPER AND SHOES FOR WEAR
(Refer to gures 60 and 61 on page 27)
• Thescraperplateandskidshoesonthebottomofthe
snowthroweraresubjecttowear.Topreventdamage
to the spiral auger housing, replace plate and shoes
beforewearisexcessive.
REMOVING SNOW
Snowremovalconditionsvarygreatlyfromlightuffy
snowfalltowetheavysnow.Operatinginstructionsmust
beexibletottheconditionsencountered.Theoperator
mustadaptthelawntractorandsnowthrowertodepthof
snow,winddirection,temperatureandsurfaceconditions.
• Beforebeginningoperation,thoroughlyinspectthe
areaofoperationandremovealldoormats,sleds,
boards,wiresandotherforeignobjects.
• Thespiralaugerspeedisdirectlyrelatedtoengine
speed.Formaximumsnowremovalanddischarge,
maintainhighenginer.p.m.(fullthrottle).Itisadvisable
to operate the lawn tractor at a slow ground speed
(1stgear)forsafeandefficientsnowremoval.
• Indeep,driftedorbankedsnowitwillbenecessaryto
use full throttle and a slow ground speed (1st gear).
Driveforwardintothesnow,depressthetractor's
clutch-brakepedalandallowthespiralaugertoclear
thesnow.Repeatthismethoduntilapathiscleared.
On the second pass, overlap the rst enough to allow
the snow thrower to handle the snow without repeated
stoppingandstartingofforwardmotion.
• Inextremelydeepsnow,raisethesnowthrowerfrom
thegroundtoremovethetoplayeranddriveforward
only until the tractors front tires reach the uncleared
bottomlayerofsnow.Depressthetractor'sclutch-
brakepedalandallowthespiralaugertoclearthe
snow. Reverse the tractor and lower the snow thrower
to the ground. Drive the tractor forward until the snow
againbecomestoodeep.Repeatingthisprocessinto
and out of drifts will eventually clear even the deepest
of snow piles.
• Ifthesnowthrowerbecomescloggedwithsnowor
jammedwithaforeignobject,disengagethesnow
throwerimmediatelyandshutoffthetractorengine.
Unclogthesnowthrowerbeforeresumingoperation.
OPERATING TIPS
• Dischargesnowdownwindwheneverpossible.
• Tohelppreventsnowfromstickingtothesnowthrower,
allowthesnow thrower toreachoutdoortemperature
beforeusingit.Alightcoatofwaxmayalsobeapplied
to the inside surface of the snow thrower housing and
discharge chute.
• Usetirechainstoimprovetraction.
• Userearwheelweightstoimprovetraction.
• Beforetherstsnowfall,removeallstones,sticksand
otherobjectswhichcouldbecomehiddenbythesnow.
Permanentobstaclesshouldbemarkedforvisibility.
• Overlap each pass slightly to assure complete snow
removal.
DANGER: Shut off engine and
disengagesnowthrowerbefore
unclogging discharge chute. Unclog using
awoodenstick,notyourhands.