MAINTENANCE
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The warrantyon thissnowthrowerdoes notcoveritems that have been subjectedto operator abuse or negli- gence,.To receivefull value from the warranty,operator must maintain snowthrower as instructedinthis manual.
Some adjustments will need to be made periodically to propedy mainlain your snow thrower,
All adjustments inthe Service and Adjustments section of this manual should be checked at feast once each
season,
AFTER FIRST USE
eCheck thetracks for tension and adjust if necessary (See To Adjust Track paragraph on page 23). Checkthe track adjustment and fasteners reguladyr
eBe sure that all tasteners are tight..
AS REQUIRED
The following adjustments should be performed more than once each season.
eAuger and Track Drive Belts shouid be adjusted alter the first 2 hours of use and again after 25 hours and at the beginning o! each season SeeTo Adjust Belts paragraph on page 19
eAll screws and nuts should be checked often to make sure they are tight, pre{erabty alter each use.
SNOW THROWER
LUBRICATION - EVERY TEN HOURS
•Weight Transter System _Coat weight transler side plates with clinging type grease, such as Lubrip_ate, every ten (10) hours and before storage,, See Lu- brication Chart on page 26
eAuger Shaft- Using a hand greasegun,lubricatethe auger shaft zerk fittings (See A, Fig 16) every ten
(10)operating hours, Each time a shear bolt is replaced (see TO Replace Auger Shear Bolt para - graph on page 23), the augershaft MUSTbe greased,
eFor storage or when replacing shear boils, remove shear boils and lubricate auger shaft zed_s,,Rotate augers several times on the shaft and reinstal! the shear bolts.
LUBRICATION - NOT REQUIRED
eHex Shaft and Gears- Hex shaft and gears require nolubrication, Altbearings andbushings are liletime lubricated andrequireno maintenance (See Fig 17),,
NOTE: Any greasing or oiling of the above components can cause contamination ol the frictionwheel, Ifthe disc
driveplate or friction wheel come in contact with grease or oil, damage to the friction wheel will result,,
(PULL UP GENTLY AT CENTER)
FIG. 15
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FIG. 16
FRICTION
WHEEL
| HEX |
CHAINS | SHAFT |
Should grease or oilcomein contactwith the discdrive plate or frictionwheel, be sure to clean the plate and wheel thoroughly_
NOTE: Forstorage,the hexshaft and gears shouldbe
17)_
eAuger Gear Box - The auger gear box has been factory lubricatedfor lite If for some reason lubri- cantshould leak out, have augergearcase checked by a competent repairrnan_
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