MTD 3BA manual Final Adjustments, Tire Pressure Pneumatic Tires, Skid Shoe, Drive Cable

Final Adjustments

IMPORTANT: Check the adjustments as instructed and make any final adjustments necessary before operating the unit. Check all nuts and bolts for tightness.Failure to follow these instructions may cause damage to unit.

Tire Pressure (Pneumatic Tires)

The tires are over-inflated for shipping purposes. Check tire pressure and reduce pressure, if needed, to 10-15 psi. Maintain equal pressure on both wheels of the snow thrower.

WARNING: Maximum tire pressure under any circumstance is 15 psi. Equal tire pressure should be maintained at all times. Excessive pressure (over 15 psi) when seating beads may cause tire/rim assembly to burst with force sufficient to cause serious injury

Skid Shoe

The space between the shave plate and the ground can be adjusted. Refer to Figure 6 for location of shave plate and skid shoes.

For close snow removal, place skid shoes in the low position. When the area to be cleared is uneven, place skid shoes in the middle or high position. See Figure 4.

NOTE: It is not recommended that you operate this snow thrower on gravel as loose gravel can be easily picked up and thrown by the auger causing personal injury or damage to the snow thrower. However, if you have to operate the it on gravel, keep the skid shoe in the highest position for maximum clearance.

•Adjust skid shoes by loosening two hex nuts and carriage bolts on each skid shoe, and moving the skid shoe to the desired position. See Figure 4.

•Make certain the entire bottom surface of skid shoe is against the ground to avoid uneven wear on the skid shoes.

•Tighten nuts and bolts securely.

High Position

Middle Position

Low Position

Skid Shoe

Hex Nut

Figure 4

Drive Cable

•Make sure that the drive cable is routed parallel to the left upper handle, then across the top of the lower handle and finally parallel to the right lower handle.

•Three cable ties have been used to loosely tie the two control cables to the lower handle. Two of these cable ties are on each arm, and third on the top cross bar of the lower handle. Tighten these cable ties to secure the cable to the lower handle. See Figure 5.

Drive Cable

Cable Tie

Upper

Handle

Auger

Cable

Cable Tie

Lower Handle

Figure 5

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