FORM NO. 3320-815 Rev. A OPERATOR’S MODEL NO. 38171 — & UP MODEL NO, 38176 & UP MANUAL L CCR POWERLITE® SNOW THROWER J A\ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To assure maximum safety, best performance, and to gain knowledge of the product, it is essential that you or any other operator of the snow thrower read and understand the contents of this manual before the motor is ever started. Pay particular attention fo the safety alert symbol which means CAUTION, WARNING OR DANGER — “personal safety instruction.
A\ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 20. Never operate the machine at high transport speeds on slippery surfaces, 21. Use extreme caution when crossing or operating snow thrower on walks or roads, it is not recommended that snow thrower be used on gravel or rushed rock drives. Stay alert for hidden hazards or traffic. Refer to Operating Instructions, page 6, item 5 for correct operating procedure, 22.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Assembly Instructions . . . Before Operating Steppingstone Instructions . . Operating Instructions . . . Maintenance Draining Gasoline Replacing Rotor Blades 7 Replacing Scraper Replacing Drive Best . Replacing Spark Plug . Adjusting Carburetor . . Storing Snowblower . Toto Service Support .. Product identification ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Note: Determine left and right sides of snow thrower by standing in the normal operating position. INSTALL DISCHARGE CHUTE (Fig. 1) 1.
BEFORE OPERATING A\ WARNING DANGER: Gasoline is extremely flammable and explosive under certain conditions. Do not smoke when handing fuel and keep fuel far away from pane flames and sparks. Never buy more than a 30 day supply of gasoline. Store it in an approved container. Keep gasoline out of the reach of children. Refuel outdoors and only when engine is cold. Do not fill tank full. Fill tank to just below bottom of filler neck, not into filler neck, This space is for expansion of fuel.
STARTING/STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS STARTING/STOPPING ENGINE (Fig. 4) 1. CONTROLS—Key switch, primer, electric start button®, and recoil starter are located on the control pans. The choke lever is just below the lower left corner of the control panel, 2. Turn key to ON and move choke lever to ON (far right position}. 3.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS said. After engine s shut off, wipe ice and snow off retire unit, IMPORTANT: STORE SNOW THROWER IN OPERATING POSITION ON ITS WHEELS OR HANG ON A WALL BY ITS HANDLE. TIPPING OR STORING UNIT FORWARD ONTO FRONT HOUSING MAY CAUSE HARD STARTING. FOLDING SNOW THROWER (Fig. 6) The CCR POWERLITE® folds compactly for easy transporting or storage. To fold up snow thrower, folio these instructions: A Virginia Figure 5 1. Chute handle 2. Chute deflector handier 3. Deflector mounting nuts 4.
MAINTENANCE GENERAL MAINTENANCE Keep snow thrower in safe operating condition by cleaning the unit. Check and tighten any loose nuts, bolts, knobs, and screws. The scraper, drive belt, rotor blades, and spark plug should be checked once a year. DRAINING GASOLINE 1. Stop engine. Remove key from switch, 2, Remove cap from fuel tank and use a pump type phosphor 1o drain fue! into a clean, approved fuel container. 3. After fuel Is drained, start engine and let it run until all fuel is consumed and engine stops.
MAINTENANCE 4, INSTALLING NEW BLADE — The rotor biased are made of laminated rubber. Examine the edge of a blade 10 ses the difference in layer thicknesses (Fig. 8). Both blades must be installed with the thick layer on 1he inside of the curve, and the wear indicator holes must be on the drive belt cover side (Fig. 8).
MAINTENANCE REPLACING SPARK PLUG (Figs. 14-16) Before sate snow season, check the spark plug. If electrodes in center of plug are dark or have deteriorated, install & new plug. Use a Champion CRY spark plug or equivalent and set gap at .030" (.76 mm). 1. REMOVE CONTROL PANEL (Fig. (2) screws securing control panel 10 housing. Remove ignition key and sift off panel, allowing it to hang on recoil rope, Figure 12 1. Rotor pulley 3. Idler pulley 2. Drive pulley 4. Drive belt 4, INSTALLING BELT (Fig.
MAINTENANCE 3. INSTALL SPARK PLUG —Set air gap (Fig. 16} between electrodes at 030" (.76 mm). Install plug and tighten to 15 phi-ib (2014 N-m). if torque wrench is not used, tighten plug firmly with wrench by hand; DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. Push wire onto spark plug and reinstall control panel. b 0.030" .76 mm) Figure 18 ADJUSTING CARBURETOR The carburetor has been factory set, and no adjustment is required.