Operator`s manual

Lubrication "I

GearShaft

Thegear(hex)shaftshouldbelubricatedat leastonceaseasonorafterevery25

hoursof operation.

I. Topreventspillage,removeallfuel fromtankbyrunningengineuntil it

stops.

2. Carefullypivotthesnowthrowerupandforwardsothat it restsontheauger

housing.

3. Removethelowerframecoverfromtheundersideof thesnowthrowerby

removingtheself-tappingscrewswhichsecureit.

4. Applya lightcoatingof engineoil(or3-in-1oil) tothehexshaft.SeeFigure

23.

NOTE:Whenlubricatingthe hexshaft,becarefulnotto getanyoilonthealuminum

driveplateorrubberfrictionwheel.Doingsowill hinderthesnowthrower'sdrive

system.Wipeoffanyexcessorspilledoil.

Wheels

Atleastonceaseason,removebothwheels.Cleanandcoattheaxleswitha

multipurposeautomotivegreasebeforereinstallingwheels.

AugerShaft

Atleastonceaseason,removetheshearpinsonaugershaft.Spraylubricantinside

shaft,andaroundthespacersandflangebearingsfoundat eitherendof theshaft.

SeeFigure24.

ShavePlate and Skid Shoes

Theshaveplateandskidshoesonthebottomofthesnowthroweraresubjectto

wear.Theyshouldbecheckedperiodicallyandreplacedwhennecessary.

flOTE:Theskidshoesonthismachinehavetwo wearedges.Whenonesidewears

out,theycanberotated180°to usetheotheredge.

Toremoveskidshoes:

Removethetwocarriagebolts,washers,andhexflangenutsthatsecure

eachskidshoetothesnowthrower.

2. Reassemblenewskidshoeswith thefourcarriagebolts(twooneachside),

washers,andhexflangenuts.Referto Figure25.

Toremoveshaveplate:

1. Removethecarriageboltsandhexnutswhichattachitto thesnowthrower

housing.

2. Reassemblenewshaveplate,makingsureheadsof carriageboltsaretothe

insideof housing.Tightensecurely.SeeFigure25.

Figure 23

Figure24

NOTE:Augersnot shownfor clarity.

Figure 25