STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
•Lower the snow thrower to the ground.
•Remove the snow thrower from the tractor.
•Clean the snow thrower thoroughly. Wash off any salt deposit which may have dried on the thrower and housing.
•Any bare metal that has become exposed should be painted or coated with a light oil to prevent rust.
•Store in a dry place.
REMOVING THE SPIRAL AUGER HOUSING
•Lower the snow thrower to the ground.
•Remove the attachment pin. See figure 21 on page 11.
•Lock the snow thrower's lift handle in the down position to decrease belt tension.
•Release the spring tension from the auger belt idler arm on the bottom of the clutch/idler assembly.
•Remove the auger drive belt from the clutch/idler assembly. See figure 23 on page 12.
•Pull the spiral auger housing assembly off of the tractor.
ADDITIONAL PARTS TO REMOVE AT END OF SEASON
•Remove the clutch/idler assembly. (The two hanger brackets and the two shoulder bolts may be left attached to the tractor frame.)
•Remove the drive belt from the engine pulley.
•If a rear mounted attachment is to be used, remove the rear weight tray by removing the bolt from the tractor hitch and loosening the two bolts fastening the tray's side braces to the tractor. Be sure to retighten the two bolts in the side of the tractor. See figure 25 on page 13.
•If a front mounted attachment is to be used,
remove the side plates from the tractor. Be sure to assemble bolts back into the empty holes in the tractor frame. See figures 1 and 2 on page 6.
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Spiral augers | don'tturn |
| 1. | Upper or lower V belt | too loose | 1. | Increase tension on V belt | ||||||||
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| 2. | Upper or lower | V belt | broken | 2. | Replace | V belt |
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| 3. | Shear | bolts are | sheared. |
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Clogged discharge | chute |
| 1. | Tractor | ground | speed | too fast | 1. | Use lower tractor gear | ||||||
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| 2. | Tractor throttle set too low | 2. | Increase | to full throttle | |||||||
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| 3. | Snow too deep |
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| 4. | Snow melts during contact with | 4. Allow | snow thrower | to cool to | |||||||
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Snow thrower stalls tractor engine | 1. | Object | jammed | in spiral auger | 1. | Stop | engine, disengage the snow | ||||||||
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Front wheels slide | instead | of steering | Not enough traction at front | wheels | 1. | Increase | scraper | plate clearance | |||||||
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Snow thrower | rides | up over | snow | 1. | Tractor | ground | speed | too | fast | 1. | Reduce ground | speed | |||
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| 2. | Bottom | snow is icy or hard | packed | 2. | Lower | the skid shoes | so that front | ||||
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