STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

•Lower the snow thrower to the ground and remove it from the tractor.

•Clean the snow thrower thoroughly. Wash off any salt deposits 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

•Raise the snow thrower to the transport position.

•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 18 on page 11.

•Lower the snow thrower to the ground.

•Remove the attachment pin and pull the auger housing assembly off of the tractor. Refer to figure 15 on page 10.

HINT: If the auger housing does not remove easily from the tractor, try placing 1" or 2" blocks of wood under the front skid shoes on the snow thrower. See the instructions for figure 15 on page 10.

PARTS TO REMOVE AT END OF SEASON

•Remove the "V" belt from the engine pulley and the clutch/idler assembly. See figure 16 on page 10.

•Remove the clutch/idler assembly. (The two hanger brackets and the two frame brackets should not create any interference with the mower deck and 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 two bolts which fasten it to the tractor draw bar and by loosening the two bolts fastening the tray's brace arms to the tractor. Be sure to retighten the two bolts and nuts which fastened the brace arms to the tractor. See figure 19 on page 12.

•If a front mounted attachment is to be used, remove the side plates from the front of the tractor. Be sure to reassemble the removed bolts and nuts to the tractor frame. See figures 1 and 2 on page 6.

PROBLEM

 

CAUSE

 

 

 

CORRECTION

 

Spiral augers stop

turning

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 in auger

Clogged discharge

chute

1. Tractor

ground

speed

too fast

1.

Use lower tractor gear

 

 

2.

Tractor

throttle

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 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. Lower skid shoes, raising

scraper

 

 

 

 

 

plate to reduce resistance

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Pull down slightly on lift handle to

 

 

 

 

 

temporarily

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

Snow thrower rocks backward while

Leveling

shoes

set too high

Adjust leveling

shoes as instructed

blowing snow

 

 

 

 

in Service and

Adjustments

section

17

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