General Recommendations
I. Alwaysobserve safetyruleswhen performing anymaintenance..
2. Thewarranty on this snowthrower doesnotcoveritems thathave
beensubjected to operator a buseor negligenceToreceiveful_
valuefromthewarranty, operatormustmaintain the snowthrower
as instructed inthismanual°
3. Periodicatty c heckall fasteners andhardware to makesurethese
are tight.
Before servicing, repairing, lubricatingorinspecting,
disengage a I{controls
andstopengine Waituntil a llmoving partshave come toacomplete stop.
Disconnect sparkplugwkeand ground it against t heengine to prevent
unintended s tartingAlways wear s afety giasses during operation o r while
performing a nyadiustments orrepair&
Replacing the Shave Plate and
Skid Shoes
Theshaveplateandskid shoesonthebottomofthe snowthrowerare
subjecttowear Theseshouldbe checkedperiodically a nd replaced
whennecessary
1.. Toreplace, remove twocarriage b oilsandnuts securing eachskidshoe
tot,.heaugerhousing SeeFig 7
2 Reassemble newskid shoes with hardware justremoved. Make surethe
skidshoes areadjusted t obelevel.
3. Toremove shave plate: R emove bothskidshoesandhardware
including carriage boltsandnutswhichattachshaveplateto the
snowthrower housingFortocation ofshave plate, s eeFigure7
4 Reassemble newshave plate, m aking sureheadsofthecarriage bolts
aretotheinsideofthehousing. Reinstall skidshoesTighten securely.
Servicing
Augers
Theaugersaresecured to thesplratshaftwithfourshearpinsand
cotterpinsIf youhit a foreignobjector icejam,thesnowthrower i s
designedso thatthepinsmayshear. R eferto Figure7
If theaugersdo notturn,checkif thepinshavesheared. R eplace,if
needed, w ith proper s hearpins Refer to item42 on page19for part
number
IMPORTANT: NEVER replacethe auger shearpinswith standard pins
or fastenersAnydamagetothe augergearboxorothercomponents,
as a resultof doingso, willNOTbe covered byyoursnowthrower's
warranty..
Lubrication
Fora viewofthe lubrication pointsonthe snowthrower, s eeFigure8
t. Lubricate pivotpointson theaugercontrolanddrivecontrolwith a
lightengineoil oncea season.
2 Lubricate theaugeridler bracket w itha lightengine oiloncea season
Engine
Listedbelowaregeneralrecommendations aboutmaintaining your
snowthrower engine.
I Beforeoperating snowthrower, c heck theoil level
2. Changeengineoil afterfirsttwohoursof operation andevery25
hoursthereafter
Cotter Pin
Skid Shoe
Carriage Bolt
Shave Plate /
/
LockNut
Carriage Bolt
LockNut
Figure7
/
""-4
Figure8
3. Cleansparkplug andresettheelectrode gap to O.r030 nat least
oncea season or every100hoursof operation; r eplaceevery200
hoursof operation.
Check V-Belts
FoIlow instructions belowtochockcondition ofdrivebeltsevery50
hoursofoperation.
1. Remove the plasticbeltcoveron the frontof the engine by
removing the self-tapping screwandpressing theplastictabsto
release thebeltcove[
2. Visuallyinspect for frayed,cracked, o r excessively w ornoutbelts.
Replace, i f necessary, followinstructions
below
Replacing
Belts
NOTE:Therearetwobeltson thissnowthrower:an augerbo!land
drivebelt It is recommended t hat bothbeltsbe replaced at thesame
time
1.Remove thesparkplugwirefromsparkplugandgroundit against
theengineto prevent a ccidental s tarting
2 Draingasoline fromthegastankor placea pieceof plasticsheet
underneath thegascapto prevent g asolineleakage.
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