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SERVICING YOUR SNOWBLOWER
Adjustment
AUGER
Auger
clearance
TOLOWER
TO
RAISE
SCRAPER SKIDSHOE
(rear-mounttype)
SCRAPER
Scraperclearance
3/32 5/32in
(2.0 4.0mm)
SKIDSHOE
(rear-mounttype)
Place the snowblower on a level
surface. (For track-type
snowblowers, step on the foot
pedal, and set the auger in the
middle position.)
Loosen the skid shoe nuts, and
adjust the skid shoes to obtain the
auger ground clearance for snow
conditions recommended below.
Adjust the rightand left skid
shoes equally. Retighten the nuts
securely.
Operation on rough or unevensurfaces with less than therecommended auger groundclearance can damage thesnowblower.
Loosen all the nuts holding the
scraper, and adjust the scraper to
the specified ground clearance.
Retighten the nuts securely.
Inspect the scraper.Replace the scraper if it is excessively worn.
3.
AUGER GROUND CLEARANCE RECOMMENDATIONS
SCRAPER GROUND CLEARANCE
3/32 5/32 in (2.0 4.0 mm)
1.
2.
5/32 5/16 in (4.0 8.0 mm)
3/32 3/16 in (2.0 5.0 mm)
1 1-3/16 in (25.0 30.0mm)
For ordinary snow conditions
For smooth, ice-covered
surfaces
For rough or uneven surfaces
4.
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