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
•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 22.
•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.
•Pull the spiral auger housing assembly off of the tractor. See figure 22.
PARTS TO REMOVE AT END OF SEASON
•Remove the short "V" belt from the engine pulley and the clutch/idler assembly. See figure 11 or 15.
•Remove the engine pulley keeper and replace it with the tractor'soriginal engine pulley keeper (manual attachment clutches only).
•Remove the engagement rod from the tractor's clutch arm (manual attachment clutches only). See figure 8.
•Remove the clutch/idler assembly. (The two hanger brackets and the two shoulder bolts may be left attached to the tractor frame.)
•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 bo.lts fastening the tray's side braces to the tractor. 13esure to retighten the two bolts in the side of the tractor. See figure 25.
•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 figure 2.
PROBLEM
Spiral augers don'tturn
Clogged discharge chute
CAUSE
1.Upper or lower V belt too loose
2.Upper or lower V belt broken
3.Shear bolts are sheared.
1.Tractor ground speed too fast
2.Tractor throttle set too low
3.Snow too deep
4.Snow thrower warmer too warm
CORRECTION
1. | Increase | tension on V belt | ||
2. | Replace | V belt |
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3. | Replace | shear | bolts | " |
1. | Use lower tractor gear | |||
2. | Increase | to full | throttle | |
3. | Raise the snow | thrower | ||
4. | Allow snow thrower to cool to | |||
| outdoor | temperature | before using | |
Snow | thrower | stalls | tractor | engine | 1. | Object | jammed | in | spiral auger |
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| 2. | Hard | or heavy | snow | |
Front | wheels | slide | instead | of steering | Not enough traction | at front wheels | |||
Snow thrower rides up over snow | 1. | Tractor | ground speed too fast |
| 2. | Bottom | snow is icy or hard packed |
1. Stop engine, disengage the snow |
thrower and clear the auger
2.Increase to full throttle and decrease ground speed
Lower skid shoes, raising scraper
plate and reducing resistance
Pull down slightly on lift handle to temporarily increase weight on front wheels
1.Reduce ground speed
2.Lower the skid shoes so that front of skid shoe is lower than the rear
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