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Usea middleor lowerpositionwhentheareato be clearedis
uneven,suchas a graveldriveway.
NOTE:Ifyou chooseto operatethe snowthroweron a gravelsurface,
keepthe skidshoesin positionfor maximumclearancebetweenthe
groundandthe shaveplate.
Operatinga snowthrowerequippedwith steelskidshoesmayresult
indamageto naturalstonepaversurfaces(e.g.sandstone,blue-
stone,limestone). Forinformationonavailablepolymerskid shoes,
call 1-800-4MY-HOME.
Toadjustthe skidshoes:
1. Loosenthe fourhex nuts(twooneach side)andcarriagebolts.
Moveskidshoesto desiredposition.See Figure14.
2. Makecertain theentirebottomsurfaceof skid shoeis againstthe
groundto avoidunevenwearonthe skidshoes.
3. Retightennutsand bolts securely.
Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand followall
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyour snow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1. Whentheaugercontrolis releasedand in the disengaged"up"
position,the cableshouldhavevery little slack. It shouldNOTbe
tight.
2. In a well-ventilatedarea,start the snowthrowerengine.Referto
Startingthe Engineinthe Operationsection.
3. Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe augers.
4. Allowtheaugersto remainengagedfor approximatelyten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5. With theauger controlin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the
frontof the machine.
6. Confirmthat the augershavecompletelystoppedrotatingand
showNOsignsof motion.If anyauger showsANY signof
rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff
the engine.Waitfor ALLmovingpartsto stopbeforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupper hexbolt on the
augercablebracket.SeeFigure15.
8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9. Retightenthe upperhex bolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
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