Use and Care Manual

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3. Adjust skid shoes. See Adjust Skid Shoes
on page 15.
NOTICE: ALWAYS adjust skid shoes after
adjusting blade to prevent premature wear of
blade and auger housing damage.
ADJUST SKID SHOES
To adjust skid shoes:
1. Place unit on a hard, flat surface.
2. Insert a spacer under the center of
scraper blade.
• Use a 3 mm (1/8") spacer for hard,
smooth surfaces.
• Use a 22 mm (7/8") spacer for uneven
or gravel surfaces.
3. Loosen skid shoe hardware and slide
skid shoes to flat surface. Adjust both
shoes equally.
4. Tighten skid shoe hardware.
REPLACE SHEAR BOLTS
IMPORTANT: Ariens recommends using only
Ariens OEM shear bolts when replacing
shear bolts. Using other shear bolts will not
automatically void unit warranty, but the
warranty will not cover damage caused by
using unauthorized parts.
See Figure 17.
To install shear bolts:
1. Align shear bolt holes in auger with shear
bolt holes in the shaft.
2. Insert bolts through holes.
3. Secure bolts with nuts.
4. Tighten bolts to 7.9 – 16.5 N•m (5.8 –
12.2 lbf-ft). If a torque wrench is
unavailable, tighten bolts until they no
longer spin freely. DO NOT overtighten.
ADJUST DISCHARGE CHUTE
DEFLECTOR LEVER
See Figure 18.
If deflector does not stay in selected position,
tighten the nut under the control panel.
If deflector does not follow full range of travel:
1. Position deflector control in the rear-most
position.
2. Adjust nuts on chute cable. See
Figure 19.
• To adjust deflector lower, loosen lower
nut and tighten upper nut.
• To adjust deflector higher, loosen upper
nut and tighten lower nut.
Figure 18
Figure 19
1. Chute Cable
2. Upper Adjustment Nut
3. Lower Adjustment Nut
1
3
2