Product Manual

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SECTION 2: OPERATING THE BLADE
SECTION 3: ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: Always lower blade to ground
before leaving tractor.
Thelifthandle,locatedontheleftsideofthesnowblade,
is used to raise and lower the blade. Pulling the lift handle
all the way back raises the snow blade. Move the lift handle
forward to lower the snow blade to the ground.
The angle of the blade can be adjusted to the right or left by
pullingbackontheanglelockbar,showningure10,and
repositioningtheheadofthebladetotheright,leftorcenter.
Always begin with the engine speed at the lowest possible
setting,andgraduallyincreasespeedasrequired.
Whenworkinginalargearea,donotattempttomovethe
snowallinthesamedirection,causinganexcessivebuildup,
which would become larger with each pass.
CAUTION: Know the terrain. Avoid
exceptionallysharpslopesordropoffswhich
may be hidden by the snow. Never run the snow
blade into heavy material at high speed.
Figure 10
CAUTION: Inspect the area to be worked
carefully before operating the snow blade.
Avoid pipes, roots, curbs or other heavy
obstructions.
ANGLE
LOCK
BAR
To Adjust Blade Spring
The blade adjust spring allows the blade to tilt forward to
bypass solid obstructions. The normal adjustment is for the
springbolttoextend1"throughthetopoftheblade.
Toincreasethespringtensionloosentheknob,screwthenut
farther down onto the bolt and then retighten the knob.
Todecreasethespringtensionloosentheknob,screwthe
nut farther out toward the end of the bolt and then retighten
theknob.Refertogure2onpage5.
To Adjust Skid Shoes
The skid shoes at the ends of blade may be raised for close
work on smooth surfaces or lowered to raise the blade to
work on rough or uneven areas. Make sure both shoes are
set evenly and that the nuts are retightened securely. See
gure11.
ENGLISH
SKID SHOE
Figure 11