Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine-oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
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CheckingandAdjustingthe
SkidsandScraper
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsand
scraperandadjustthemif
necessary.
Checktheskidstoensurethattheaugerdoesnot
contactthepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskids
asneededtocompensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure;referto6Checkingand
AdjustingtheTirePressure(page7).
2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddown
easily(Figure24).
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Figure24
1.1.3cm(1/2inch)
3.Supportthesideplatessothattheyareatleast
1.3cm(1/2inch)abovealevelsurface.
Important:Theaugerbladesmustbe
supportedabovethegroundbytheskids.
4.Ensurethatthescraperis3mm(1/8inch)above
andparalleltoalevelsurface.
Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,or
uneven,adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.For
gravelsurfaces,adjusttheskidsfurtherdownto
preventthemachinefrompickinguprocks.
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwith
theground.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskids
totheaugersides.
Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,
supportthescraper3mm(1/8inch)offthe
pavement,thenadjusttheskidsdowntothe
pavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,
youcanturnthemoverandsettheunusedside
towardthepavement.
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