Manual

WARNING
Before lubricating,
repairing;or;
inspecting,disengage
a,controlsandstop
enginei Wait until all
moving partshave
come to a complete
stop, Disconnectthe
groundit againstthe
to prevent
unintended starting:
Ifauger continuesto
rotatewiththe Control
disengagedl shut off
engineand rezadjust.
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General Recommendations ShearPin "_
1. Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhen performingany Cotter Pin
maintenance.
2. Thewarrantyon thissnowthrowerdoesnot cover Skid Shoe
itemsthathavebeensubjectedto operatorabuseor
negligence.Toreceivefull valuefromthe war-
ranty,operatormustmaintainthesnowthroweras
instructedin thismanual.
Periodicallycheckallfastenersand hardwareto
makesurethesearetight.
WARNING: Before servicing, repairing, ShavePlate
_ lubricatingor inspecting,disengageall He×Nut Carriage
controlsand stopengine.Wait until all
Bolt HexNut
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moving parts have come to a complete j/
stop. Disconnect spark plug wire and Figure 9
ground it against the engineto prevent
unintendedstarting. Alwayswear safety
glasses during operation or while per-
formingany adjustmentsor repairs.
Replacing the Shave Plate
and Skid Shoes
Theshaveplateand skidshoesonthe bottomof the
snowthroweraresubjectto wear.Theseshouldbe
checkedperiodicallyandreplacedwhennecessary
Toreplace,removetwocarriageboltsandhexnuts
securingeachskidshoetotheaugerhousing.SeeFig.9
2. Reassemblenewskidshoeswithhardwarejustremoved.
Makesuretheskidshoesareadjustedtobelevel.
3. To removeshave plate: Removeboth skidshoes
andhardwareincludingcarriagebolts,andhex
nutswhichattachshaveplateto the snowthrower
housing.Forlocationof shaveplate,see Figure9.
4. Reassemblenew shaveplate,makingsureheads
of the carriageboltsareto the insideof the housing.
Reinstallskidshoes.Tightensecurely.
Servicing Augers
Theaugersaresecuredto the spiralshaftwithfour
shearpinsandcotterpins.If you hita foreignobjector
icejam, the snowthroweris designedso thatthe pins
mayshear.Referto Figure9.
If the augersdo notturn,checkif thepins havesheared.
Replace,if needed,with propershearpins.Referto
item42on page17for part number.
IMPORTANT:NEVERreplacetheaugershearpinswith
standardpins orfasteners.Anydamageto theauger
gearboxorother components,as a resultof doingso,
will NOTbe coveredby yoursnowthrower'swarranty.
Lubrication
Fora viewof the lubricationpointson the snowthrower,
see Figure10.
1. Lubricatepivotpointson theaugercontrolanddrive
controlwitha lightengineoil oncea season.
Figure 10
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2. Lubricatethe augeridlerbracketwitha lightengineoil
oncea season.
Engine
Listedbelowaregeneralrecommendationsabout
maintainingyour snowthrowerengine.Forfurtherdetails,
referto the accompanyingenginemanual.
1. Beforeoperatingsnowthrower,checkthe oil level.
2. Changeengineoil afterfirst two hoursof operation
andevery25 hoursthereafter.
3. Cleansparkplugand resettheelectrodegapto
0.030"atleastoncea seasonorevery100hoursof
operation;replaceevery200hoursof operation.
Check V-Belts
Followinstructionsbelowto checkconditionof drivebelts
every50 hoursof operation.
1. Removetheplasticbeltcoveronthe frontof theengine
by removingthe self-tappingscrewandpressingthe
plastictabsto releasethebeltcover.SeeFigure11
2. Visuallyinspectfor frayed,cracked,orexcessively
wornout belts.Replace,if necessary,following
instructionson page13.
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