Operator`s manual

Adjustments f
Skid Shoes
Thesnowthrowerskidshoesareadjustedupwardat thefactoryforshipping
purposes.Adjustthemdownward,if desired,priorto operatingthesnowthrower.
it isnotrecommendedthat youoperatethis snowthrower ongravelas
it caneasilypickupandthrowloosegravel,causingpersonalinjuryor
damageto thesnow thrower andsurroundingproperty.
Forclosesnowremovalon asmoothsurface,raiseskidshoeshigheronthe
augerhousing.Referto Figure15.
Usea middleorlowerpositionwhentheareato beclearedis uneven,suchas
agraveldriveway.
NOTE:Ifyouchooseto operatethesnowthrowerona gravelsurface,keep
theskidshoesinpositionformaximumclearancebetweenthegroundand
theshaveplate.
Toadjusttheskidshoes:
1. Loosenthefour hexnuts(twooneachside)andcarriagebolts.Moveskid
shoesto desiredposition. SeeFigure15.
2. Makecertaintheentirebottomsurfaceof skidshoeisagainstthegroundto
avoidunevenwearontheskidshoes.
3. Retightennutsandboltssecurely.
AugerControl
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand follow all
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verify yoursnowthroweris
operating safelyand properly.
Checktheadjustmentoftheaugercontrolasfollows:
1. Theaugercontrolislocatedontheleft handle.SeeFigure16inset.When
theaugercontrolisreleasedandinthedisengaged"up"position,thecable
shouldhaveverylittle slack.ItshouldNOTbetight.
2. Ina well-ventilatedarea,start thesnowthrowerengine.Referto Starting
theEngineintheOperationsection.
3. Whilestandingintheoperator'sposition(behindthesnowthrower),engage
theauger.
4. Allowtheaugerto remainengagedfor approximatelyten(10)seconds
beforereleasingtheaugercontrol.Repeatthisseveraltimes.
5. Withtheaugercontrolin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto thefrontof
themachine.
6.
Confirmthat theaugerhascompletelystoppedrotatingandshowsNOsigns
of motion.IftheaugershowsANYsignsof rotating,immediatelyreturnto
theoperator'spositionandshutofftheengine.WaitforALLmovingpartsto
stopbeforeadjustingtheaugercontrol.
SmoothSurface
UnevenSurface
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Figure16
7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable,loosentheupperhexboltontheaugercable
bracket.SeeFigure16.
8. Positionthebracketupwardto providemoreslack(ordownwardto increase
cabletension).
9. Retightenthe upperhexbolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeenachieved.
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