MTD 3BA Maintaining Your Snow Thrower, Skid Shoe, General Recommendations, Lubrication, Engine

•Remove the self-tapping screw and press the tabs that secure the belt cover to the snow thrower housing. Pull the belt cover from around the engine and chute and keep it away. You can now access the auger cable.

•Tighten two hex nuts on the auger cable towards the spring to increase the tension on the auger belt. See Figure 7.

•Reassemble the belt cover.

•Start engine and verify auger control engages and disengages properly.

NOTE: If auger continues to rotate with the control disengaged, shut off engine and readjust.

Washer

Belt Cover

Hex

Nut

Spring

Self-Tapping

Screw

Auger Cable

Figure 7

Skid Shoe

The space between the shave plate and the ground can be adjusted. For close snow removal, place skid shoes in the low position. Use middle or high position when area to be cleared is uneven.

1.Adjust skid shoes by loosening the four hex nuts and carriage bolts and moving skid shoes to desired position. See Figure 8. Make certain the entire bottom surface of skid shoe is against the ground to avoid uneven wear on the skid shoes.

2.Retighten nuts and bolts securely.

High Position

Middle Position

Low Position

Skid Shoe

Hex Nut

Figure 8

SECTION 6: MAINTAINING YOUR SNOW THROWER

WARNING: Before lubricating, repairing, or inspecting, disengage all controls and stop engine. Wait until all moving parts have come to a complete stop. Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground it against the engine to prevent unintended starting.

General Recommendations

1.Always observe safety rules when performing any maintenance.

2.The warranty on this snow thrower does not cover items that have been subjected to operator abuse or negligence. To receive full value from the warranty, operator must maintain the snow thrower as instructed in this manual.

3.Periodically check all fasteners and hardware to make sure these are tight.

Lubrication

For a view of the lubrication points on the snow thrower, see Figure 9.

•Lubricate pivot points on the auger control and drive control with a light engine oil once a season.

•Lubricate the auger idler bracket with a light engine oil once a season.

Lube here

Figure 9

Engine

Listed below are general recommendations about maintaining your snow thrower engine. For further details, refer to the accompanying engine manual.

Check Oil Level

•Before operating snow thrower, check the oil level.

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