Craftsman 486.24838 manual Storage Recommendations, Removing the Spiral Auger Housing

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 ph_ See figure 54 on page 23.

*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 clutchddler assembly.

*Remove the auger ddve belt from the clutch/idler assembly See figure 56 on page 23

*Pull the spiral auger housing assembly off of the tractor

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 you replaced the engine pulley keeper on a manual attachment clutch tractor, reinsta{l the tractor's odgina] engine pulley keeper See figure 33 on page 16 or figure 39 on page 18

If you have a rod operated attachment clutch, remove the engagement rod from the tractor's clutch arm See figure 29 on page 15

•If a rear mounted attachment is to be used, remove the rear weight tray, leaving the bolts that you installed

in the sides of the tractor draw bar Retighten the bolts.

•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.

PROBLEM		CAUSE				CORRI=CTION
Spiral augers	don'tturn	1.	Upper	or lower V belt too loose		1.	Increase	tension	on V belt
		2.	Upper	or lower V belt broken		2.	Replace	V belt
		3.	Shear	bolts are sheared		3.	Replace	shear bolts
Clogged discharge chute		1. Tractor		ground	speed too fast	1.	Use lower tractor		gear
		2. Tractor		throttEe set too low		2.	increase	to full throttle
		3.	Snow too deep			3.	Raise the snow thrower
		4.	Snow melts during contact with			4.	Allow snow thrower to cool to
			the snow thrower				outdoor temperature			before using
Snow thrower stalls tractor engine		1	Object	jammed	in spiral auger	1	Stop engine, disengage the snow
							thrower clutch and clear the auger
		2	Hard or heavy		snow	2	Increase	to full throttle and
							decrease	ground	speed
Front wheels	slide instead of steering	Not enough traction at front wheels				1	Increase	scraper	plate clearance
							by lowering skid		shoes
						2	Pull down on lift handle to
							increase weight on front wheels
Snow thrower	rides up over snow	1 Tractor		ground	speed too fast	1	Reduce ground speed
		2	Bottom	snow is icy or hard packed		2	Lower the skid shoes			so that front
							of skid shoe is lower than the rear

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