FORM NO. 3320-565 MODEL: 38513 ~ & UP MODEL: 38543 — & UP MODEL: 38574 — & UP OPERATOR'S MANUAL Lon 824 and 828 POWER SHIFT®SNOWTHROWERS A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The 624, B24 and 828 POWER SHIFT SNOW THROWERS meet or exceed the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute's safety standards for snow throwers; thus, Toto proudly displays the OPE| safety seal.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 12. Keep people and pets a safe distance away from the snow thrower and area of operation, 13. Allow engine to warm up for about 2 minutes and machine to adjust to outdoor temperature before clearing snow. 14. Do not run engine indoors, except when starting engine. When starting engine indoors, open outside doors because exhaust gasses are dangerous. 15.
SYMBOL GLOSSARY Safety decals and instructions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any area of potential danger. Replace any decal that is damaged, Safety tater Ignition Ignition on oft Keep hands away . '] Seo? Neutral Engine speed Read and understand (Throttle) operator's manual Hot surface Shut off engine before Avoid injury from rotating 3 unclogging discharge chute auger, keep hands, feet and clothing away.
LOOSE PARTS Part Gry Use Flange head corkscrew Mount Auger Housing, page 5/8” Ig. Lower belt cover 1 Flange head corkscrew Mount Belt Covers, page 5 1/2” Ig. Cable cover 1 Shift rod 1 2 install Shift Red, page 5 Discharge chute 1 Install Discharge Chute, page 6 Worm gear 1 Gear Bracket 1 Carriage Ig 1 instant Chute Control Gear, page § Flat washer 1 1 Key 1 Use in Ignition Switch 2 Registration card Use to Register Product with Factory Specifications and design subject to change without notice.
SETTING UP INSTRUCTIONS Note: Determine left and right sides of snow thrower by standing in the normal operating position, MOUNT AUGER HOUSING (Fig. 1-3} 1. Remove {2} flange head cap screws securing tidier pulley assembly to engine frame. Remove ogler pulley assembly. 2. Align auger housing snd engine frame mounting holes (Fig. 1}. Figure 1 4. idler pulley assembly 1. Auger housing 5. Mounting screws (2) 2. Engine frame 3. impel tar pulley 3. Route impeller bat around impeller pulley. 4.
SETTING UP INSTRUCTIONS rod length must be adjusted as folios: A. Disconnect ball joint from transmission lever and loosen jam nut. B. Rotate ball joint up or down, until gear shift lever is aligned with Power Shift soot. C. Reinstall ball joint to transmission lever and tighten jem nut. Figure 4 1. Shift rod 2. all joint 3. Shift bracket 4. Transmission lever 5. Lockout 6. Jam nut 7. Gear shift lever 8, Power Shift slot INSTALL DISCHARGE CHUTE (Fig.
SETTING UP INSTRUCTIONS 3. Loosely mount worm gear and bracket to mounting flange with carriage bolt, flat washer and lockout. 4. Slide worm gear into teeth of chute gear and tighten lockout, 5. Check operation. Move gear sightly outward i binding is evident. CHECK TIRE PRESSURE IMPORTANT: Check pressure of tires because they are over inflated at the factory for shipping.
PREPARATION BEFORE STARTING Fill CRANKCASE WITH OIL {Fig. 8) The engine is shipped from the factory without oil in the crankcase. Therefore, before trying to start engine, oil must be added to the crankcase. IMPORTANT: Check level of oil every 5 operating hours or sate time unit is used. Initially, change oil after the first 2 hours of operation: thereafter, under normal conditions, change oil after Avery 25 hours of aeration or annually. 1.
PREPARATION BEFORE STARTING DISTILLATE BASED CONDITIONER/STABILIZER. TOR DOES NOT RECOMMEND STABILIZERS WITH AN ALCOHOL BASE SUCH AS ETHANOL, METHANOL OR PROPHYLAXIS. ADDITIVES SHOULD NOT BE USED TO TRY TO ENHANCE THE POWER OR PERFORMANCE OF MACHINE. 1. Clean area around the fuel tank cap {Fig. 8}. Remove cap from fuel tank and fill tank to within 1/2" (13 mm] from the top with unleaded regular gasoline, Reinstall fuel tank cap. Fuel tank capacity is 4 quarts, CONTROLS Auger/impeller Control (Fig.
CONTROLS Fuel Shut-Off Valve (Fig. 11} — Valve is located under fuel tank. Close valve to stop fuel flow from fuel tank and open valve to allow fuel 10 flow to the carburetor. Close valve when snow thrower is not used. Figure 11 1. Suet shut-off valve W Figure 12 1. Deflector handier 2. Discharge chute EN-10 Figure 13 1. Recoil starter Deflector Handle (Fig. 12} — Deflector Handle on top of discharge chute is used to control the height of the snow stream. Recoil Starter (Fig.
STARTING AND STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS TO START ENGINE Note: If engine is operated when temperature is +40° higher, remove carburetor heater box. However, the heater box (Fig. 14) must be reinstalled when temperature falls below +40° remove heater box: A. Remove (2) mounting screws securing heater box in place. Grasp choke knob and pull it off mounting pin, B. Lift heater box up and away from the engine, and reinstall choke knob on mounting pin. §24 Snow thrower 824 Snow thrower Figure 14 7. Mounting screw 2.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS POWER SHIFT OPERATION Move wheels rearward to the Power Shift position in heavy candor drifted snow. Leave wheels in the front position for fight snow or for transporting snow thrower. 1. Release traction drive lever 2. To move wheels to front or rear position, move shift control fully forward to Power Shift position and hold (Fig. 15}. Figure 15 3. Fully engage traction drive lever to move wheels into Power Shift position (Figs. 15 & 16}.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Move snow thrower to a level surface, and rotate the wheels rearward to the Power Shift position. 2. Next, loosen four flange bolts securing both skids to auger side plates. Skids must shied up and down. 3. Adjust both skids so there inch between bottom of auger and level surface, When skids are adjusted correctly, tighten flange bolts. Next, check scraper blade that is mounted at bottom of auger housing. Scraper must be parallel with level surface.
MAINTENANCE A CAUTION To prevent accidental starting of the engine while performing maintenance, rotate ignition key to off and remove it from the switch. Next, put wire off spark plug and make sure wire does not accidentally touch the plug. DRAINING GASOLINE 1. Close fuel shut-off valve located under engine (Fig. 21}. 2. Place a clean drain pan under shut-off valve, A CAUTION Since gasoline is highly flammable, drain it outdoors and make sure engine is cool to prevent a potential fire hazard.
MAINTENANCE AUGER GEAR BOX OIL. {Fig. 24) The auger gear box oil level must be checked at setup, after every 10 hours of use, and upon removal from annual storage. To check the auger gear box oil level: 1. Position snow thrower on a level surface. 2. Clean area around pipe plug so dirt is removed, 3. Remove pipe plug from gear box {Fig, 24). 4. Cheek level of oil in gear box. Oil must be at point of overflowing in filler opening. 5.
MAINTENANCE Figure 27 1. Dangerfield cable 3. Taunting bracket 2. Traction drive 4. Jan put A WARNING improper adjustment may cause injury if auger/impeller turns when disengaged. Figure 28 1. impeller idler arm 2. Brake arm 7. Reinstall bat cover, 8. Check tension of belt by operating the auger. if belt still slips, repeat procedure. ADJUSTING TRACTION DRIVE BELT (Fig. 27) If traction belt slips during operation, an adjust. men is required. Whenever the belt is replaced, an adjustment is required. EN-16 1.
MAINTENANCE B. On control cable which corresponds to belt being replaced, loosen jam nuts securing cable 10 bracket (Fig. 27}. Cable must be free to slide in bracket when changing belt{s. 9. Reinstall bats by reversing procedure, Make sure tabs in half sheave are inserted into mount. ing grooves in auger/impeller pulley when reinstalling. Note: Make sure idler pulleys are aligned with belts when reinstalling idler pulley assembly. 10.
MAINTENANCE Figure 33 1. shift rod &. Lockout 2. Ball joint 6. Jam nut 3. Shift bracket 7. Gear shift lover 4. Transmission jeer spark plug, Set air gap at 0.030" {0.76 mm}. Since air gap between center and side electrodes of the spark plug increases gradually during normal engine operation, install a new plug after very 25 hours of engine operation. 1. Clean area around spark plug so foreign matter cannot fall into cylinder when plug is removed (Fig. 34). 2.
MAINTENANCE 624 Snow thrower 824 and 828 Snow throwers Figure 35 1. Power adjusting screw 2. Idle mixture screw 3. fle speed screw time until engine runs unevenly because of a rich gasoline mixture. Next, rotate power adjusting screw clockwise, back to the midpoint between the rich and lean setting so engine runs smoothly. Note: Wait several seconds between each 1/8 turn setting so engine can adjust to the new fuel mixture.
IDENTIFICATION AND ORDERING MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS The snow thrower has two identification numbers: a model number and a serial number. The two numbers are stamped an a decal which is located on back of engine mounting plate. In any correspondence concerning the snow thrower, supply model and serial numbers to assure that correct information and replacement parts are obtained. To order replacement parts from an Authorized TOR Service Dealer, supply the following information: 1.