MAINTENANCE
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES•Read and follow the maintenance schedule and the maintenance procedures listed in this section.
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Maintain engine per instructions below and in engine manual.
Service Dates
•Oil all pivot points on the snow thrower.
•Oil pivot points of two idler arms on the clutch/idler assembly.
•Apply penetrating oil to the control cables of the discharge chute.
•Fill grease zerks on front wheels and spindles with grease.
•The scraper plate and skid shoes on the bottom of the snow thrower are subject to wear. To prevent damage to the spiral auger housing, replace plate and shoes before wear is excessive.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE•Check oil level before each use. Maintain engine oil as instructed in the separate engine manual.
•Perform spark plug or other maintenance as instructed in the separate engine manual.
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: Before servicing or adjusting the snow thrower, shut off snow thrower and ATV engines, remove the spark plug wire(s), set the parking brake and remove the key from the ignition.
SPIRAL AUGERS•The spiral augers are secured to the auger shaft with two shear bolts and nylock nuts. If you hit a foreign object or if ice jams the augers, the snow thrower is designed so that the bolts will shear.
•If the augers will not turn, check to see if the shear bolts have sheared. See figure 30. Two replacement shear bolts and nylock nuts have been provided with the snow thrower. For future use order part number
•The skid shoes are mounted on each side of the spiral auger housing. They regulate the distance the scraper plate is raised above the plowing surface. When removing snow from a gravel driveway or and uneven surface, it is advisable to keep the scraper plate as high above the surface as possible to prevent possible damage to the spiral auger. On blacktop or concrete surface, keep the scraper plate as close to the surface as possible.
•Raise snow thrower off the ground and place a block under each end of the scraper plate. Loosen the six hex nuts securing the skid shoes to the housing. Adjust the skid shoes up or down and retighten the nuts securely. Adjust both skid shoes to the same height to keep the housing and the scraper plate level. See figure 31.
SHEAR BOLT AND
NYLOCK NUT
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