31A-3CDE799 MTD snow thrower

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IMPORTANT:This unitis shippedwith the enginefull of oil. After
assembly,see page10for fuel andoildetails.
Removing From Carton
1. Cutthecornersof the cartonandlay the sidesflaton the ground.
Removeall packinginserts.
2. The upperhandleis packagedunattachedto the snowthrower,
thoughconnectedby cables.Movethe snowthrowerandupper
handleout of the carton.
3. Makecertainthe cartonhas beencompletelyemptiedbefore
discardingit.
Before Assembly
,_ WARNING:Disconnectthe spark plugwire and Ground
itagainstthe engineto prevent unintendedstarting.
NOTE: Referenceto right,left,frontor rearof the unitis fromthe
operatingpositionunlessotherwisestated.
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Setting Up The Handle
1. If applicable,removecabletie securingupper handleto lower
handlefor shippingpurposes.Removeall protectiveplasticwrap-
pingfromhandlesas shownin Figure1.
NOTE: BecarefulNOTto removethe threelooselyfittedcable ties
thatwill beutilizedlaterto securecables.
2. Loosenandremovethe starknob,handletab,andcarriagescrew
oneach sideof the lowerhandle.SeeFigure2.
3. Slideoneof the looselyfittedcabletiesfromthe rightside of the
lowerhandleupto the cross memberof the lowerhandle.Leave
the secondcabletie in placeonthe rightside of the lowerhandle.
IMPORTANT:It will benecessaryto liftthe upperhandlewhilesliding
upthis cabletie to preventdamagetothe cable.
4. Liftthe upperhandleupand positionit overthe lowerhandle,
aligningthe holeswherethe starknobswereremoved(1).
CAUTION:Be careful not to bend or kink the cables,
5. Inserta carriagescrewfromthe outsidethrougha handletab,the
upperand lowerhandles,and intothe star knob(2). Repeaton the
otherside.
6. Tightenthestarknobsoneachsideof the handle.Referto Figure3.
NOTE:The augercableandspeedcontrolcable routedown the left
lowerhandlefromthe speedcontrolbox.The drivecableis routed
acrossthetop of the lowerhandleanddownthe rightside of the lower
handle.SeeFigure4.
7. Threecabletieshavebeenusedto looselytie the controlcables
to the lowerhandle,includingthe cabletie you relocatedin step 3.
Positioncabletiesnow,as in Figure4,and tightento securecables
to the lowerhandle.Trimoff excessmaterialof cableties.
Skid Shoe
Thespacebetweentheshaveplateand thegroundcanbe adjusted.Refer
to Figure6onpage8 forlocationofshaveplateandskidshoes.Forclose
snowremoval,placeskidshoesin lowposition.Whenareatobe clearedis
uneven,placeskidshoesin themiddleor highposition.SeeFigure5.
Figure 2
Figure 3
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