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Thesnowthrowerskidshoesareadjustedupwardatthe factoryfor ship-
pingpurposes.Adjustthemdownwardpriorto operatingthe machine.
• Forclosesnowremovalona smoothsurface,raiseskidshoes
higheronthe augerhousing.
• Useamiddleor lowerpositionwhentheareato beclearedisuneven.
NOTE:Ifyou chooseto operatethe snowthroweron agravelsurface,
keepthe skidshoesin positionfor maximumclearancebetweenthe
groundandthe shaveplate.
Toadjustthe skidshoes:
1. Loosenthesixhexnuts(threeoneachside)andcarriagebolts.Move
skidshoestodesiredposition.SeeFig.10.
Figure10
2. Makecertaintheentirebottomsurfaceof skidshoeisagainstthe
groundto avoidunevenwearontheskidshoes.
3. Retightennutsandboltssecurely.
Operatinga snowthrowerequippedwithsteelskidshoesmayresult
in damageto naturalstone paversurfaces(e.g.sandstone,blue-
stone,limestone).Forinformationon availablepolymerskid shoes,
call 1-800-4MY-HOME.
Testing Auger Drive Control
Whentheaugercontrolis releasedandin the disengaged"up"posi-
tion,the cableshouldhavevery little slack, but shouldNOTbe tight.
Referto Fig.11for locationof controls.
NOTE:Whenengagingthe auger,youmay hear a "chirp"sound.
Thisis normal,it isthe beltengagingthe pulley.As the beltwears,
this soundwill not beheardwhenengagingthe auger.
3. With the engine runningand the augercontrolin the disengaged
"up" position,walkto the frontof the machine.Confirmthat the
augerhascompletelystoppedrotatingandshowsno signsof
motion.
4. Ifthe augershowsany signsof rotating,immediatelyreturnto the
operator'spositionandshutoff theengine.Waitfor all moving
partsto stopbeforereadjustingthe augercontrolcable.
Testing Wheel Drive Control & Speed Selector Lever
Referto Fig.11forlocationofcontrols.
1. Movethe speedselectorshiftleverintosixth(6) position.
2. Withthewheeldrivecontrolreleased,pushthesnowthrowerforward,
thenpullit back.Themachineshouldmovefreely.
3. Engagethedrivecontrolandattemptto movethemachineboth
forwardandback,resistanceshouldbefelt.
4. Movethe speedselectorshiftleverintothefastreverse(R2)position
andrepeattheprevioustwo steps.
Ifyouexperiencedresistancerollingtheunit,eitherwhenrepositioning
the speedselectorshiftleverfrom6 to R2or whenattemptingto movethe
machinewiththedrivecontrolreleased,adjustthedrivecontrolimmedi-
ately.SeeAdjustingDriveandAugerControls.
Shift Lever
Drive
_(--.---- Control
Auger
Control
Cable
Drive
Control
Cable
Figure11
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyread and followall
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyoursnow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
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2.
In a well-ventilatedarea,start the snowthrowerengineas
instructedin the Operationsection.
Whilestandinginthe operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe augercontrol and allowtheaugerto remain
engagedfor approximatelyten secondsbeforereleasingthe
augercontrol.Repeatthis severaltimes.
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