TROUBLESHOOTING
A WARNING:
Only perform maintenanceinspectionsandprocedureswithtractorparkedonhard,level surface; PTO disengaged, engine stopped; parking brake locked and key removed.
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Pivot plate will not stay | Lock | pin | has | not |
| Slide | lock pin into | |||||||||
locked | in one position. | been | slid | into place. |
| locked | position. | |||||||||
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| Broken spring on lock pin, |
| Replace | spring. | |||||||||
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| Broken roll pin on lock pin. |
| Replace roll | pin. | |||||||||
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| Broken | lock | pin. |
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| Replace | lock | pin. | |||||
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Blower does not | Drive belt on tractor PTO |
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operate | at all. | loose | or | not | attached. |
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Auger does not | Broken | shear | bolt. |
| Replace | shear bolt. | ||||||||||
rotate. |
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| Faulty | auger | gearbox. |
| See | your | dealer. | |||||||
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Discharge fan does | Brok6n1shear |
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| Replace | shear bolt. | ||||||||||
not | rotate. | ‘Faulty PTO shaft |
| See | your | dealer. | ||||||||||
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Snowthrower vibrates | Faulty | bearings | (gearbox, |
| See | your | dealer. | |||||||||
excessively. | auger or discharge fan). |
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| Auger | or | discharge |
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| fan bent | or | broken. |
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| Faulty | auger | gearbox. |
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| Faulty | speed | reduction |
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| gearbox. |
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Uneven cut on | Cutting | edge | is | worn |
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bottom of blower. | back to blower |
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| cutting | edge. | |||||||||||
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Uneven cut on | Skid | shoes | are | not |
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bottom | of blower. | back | to blower housing. |
| shoes | accordingly. | ||||||||||
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Discharge chute does | Discharge chute | not |
| Lubricate | discharge chute. | |||||||||||
not | rotate. | lubricated. |
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| Worn | plastic | ring |
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| underneath | chute. |
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| Something is caught |
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| in discharge | fan. |
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| engine | off and all | |||
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