ATTACHING SNOW THROWER TO TRACTOR
NOTE: An additional person's help may be required to mount the snow thrower to the front of the tractor.
•Place the tractor and snow thrower on a flat, level surface so that the tractor can be rolled forward to attach the snow blower.
•Remove the Attachment Pin from the snow thrower.
•Extend the belt out behind the snow thrower, making sure the belt is still looped over the top of the large drive pulley and underneath the two idler pulleys. The "V" side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of all three pulleys.
•Roll the tractor up behind the snow thrower, center- ing it between the snow thrower's mounting plates.
•Raise the rear of the snow thrower by lifting up on the lift handle until the notches in the mounting plates align with the shoulder bolts in the tractor's side plates. Guide the bolts into the notches.
•To ease the assembly of the auger drive belt, delay the installation of the attachment pin shown in figure 29 until you have assembled the belt as instructed for figures 30 and 31.
| ATTACHMENT PIN |
1/8" HAIRPIN | |
COTTER |
|
SHOULDER |
|
BOLT |
|
| MOUNTING PLATE |
SIDE |
|
PLATE |
|
FIGURE 29 | RIGHT SIDE VIEW |
INSTALLING THE AUGER BELT
•The auger belt comes preassembled to the pulleys on the snow thrower housing. Make sure the belt passes over the top of the auger pulley and then twists 1/4 turn to pass underneath each side idler pulley. The "V" side of the belt must mate with the grooves of the pulleys. See figure 30.
TWIST | AUGER PULLEY |
TWIST | |
1/4 TURN | 1/4 TURN |
IDLER | IDLER |
PULLEY | PULLEY |
FIGURE 30
•Push the lift handle down to increase slack in the belt (attachment pin must first be removed).
•Remove the 1/8" hairpin cotter that secures the end of the idler arm spring to the right side of the clutch idler assembly. Swing the idler arm to the left side. See figure 31.
•Place the auger belt around the rear pulley and between the two pulleys on the idler arm. The "V" side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of the "V" pulleys. See figure 31.
Hold this drawing above you while viewing the Clutch/Idler Assembly from underneath the tractor. Right and left in the drawing will be the reverse of the viewer's right and left.
1/8" HAIRPIN
COTTER
(Removed from
end of spring) | IDLER | |
ARM | ||
|
REAR | LEFT SIDE |
PULLEY | OF |
| TRACTOR |
FIGURE 31 | VIEWED FROM UNDERNEATH |
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