Instructions / Assembly

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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: Beforeservicingoradjusting
thesnowthrower,shutofftheengine,remove
thesparkplugwire(s),settheparkingbrake
andremovethekeyfromthetractorignition.
FIGURE 60
FIGURE 59
REPLACING AUGER BELT
• Disengagethetractor'sattachmentclutch.
• Lowerthesnowthrowertotheground.
• Removetheattachmentpin.
• Lockthesnowthrower'slifthandleinthedown
positiontodecreasebelttension.
• Releasethespringtensionfromtheaugerbeltidler
armonthebottomoftheclutch/idlerassembly.
• Removetheaugerdrivebeltfromtheclutch/idler
assemblyandfromthespiralaugerhousing.
• Installnewbeltovertopoflargeaugerdrivepulley
andunderthetwosideidlerpulleys.Twistthebelt1/4
turntoseatthe"V"ofthebeltinthegrooveofeach
idler pulley. Refer to gure55onpage23.
• Assemblethebeltontotheclutch/idlerassembly.
SKID SHOE ADJUSTMENT
• Theskidshoesaremountedoneachsideofthespiral
auger housing. They regulate the distance the scraper
plateisraisedabovetheplowingsurface.When
removingsnowfromagraveldrivewayoranduneven
surface,itisadvisabletokeepthescraperplateas
highabovethesurfaceaspossibletopreventpossible
damagetothespiralauger.Onblacktoporconcrete
surface,keepthescraperplateasclosetothesurface
aspossible.
• Raisethesnowthroweroffthegroundandplacea
blockundereachendofthescraperplate.Loosenthe
sixhexnutssecuringtheskidshoestothehousing.
Adjusttheskidshoesupordownandretightenthe
nutssecurely.Adjustbothskidshoestothesame
heighttokeepthehousingandthescraperplatelevel.
Seegure59.
LIFT RELEASE CABLE ADJUSTMENT
• Iftheliftroddoesnotlockthesnowthrowersecurely
in the transport position, loosen the upper hex nut on
theliftbracketafewturnsandtightenthelowerhex
nut.Refertogure48onpage21.
• Iftheliftrodfailstounlockcompletelytolowerthe
snow thrower, loosen the lower hex nut on the lift
bracketafewturnsandtightentheupperhexnut.
Refertogure48onpage21.
CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT ADJUSTMENT
(For tractors with engagement rod clutches only.
Not for electric clutches or cable clutches)
If the spiral auger on the snow thrower does not stop
whentheattachmentclutchleveronthetractoris
disengaged,thenadjustmentisnecessary.Proceedas
follows.Referbacktogure33onpage16.
• Placetheattachmentclutchleverinthedisengaged
position.
• Removethehairpincotterfromtheengagementrod
trunnion and lift the trunnion out of the hole in the idler
arm.
• Screwthetrunnionafewturnstowardsthefrontend
of the rod.
• Replacethetrunnionintotheholeintheidlerarmand
secure it with the hairpin cotter.
 Checktheoperationofthesnowthrower.Ifthespiral
augersstilldonotstop,repeattheabovestepsuntil
theaugersstopwhentheattachmentclutchleveris
placed in the disengaged position.
SPIRAL AUGERS
• Thespiralaugersaresecuredtotheaugershaftwith
twoshearboltsandnylocknuts.Ifyouhitaforeign
objectorificejamstheaugers,thesnowthroweris
designedsothattheboltswillshear.
• Iftheaugerswillnotturn,checktoseeiftheshear
boltshavesheared.Seegure60.Tworeplacement
shearboltsandnylocknutshavebeenprovidedwith
thesnowthrower.Forfutureuseorderpartnumber
710-0890Ashearboltandnumber47810nylocknut.