Section 5: Maintenance

 

Maintenance Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interval

Item

 

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before each use

Engine oil

 

Check level and condition

 

 

All fasteners

 

Check for tightness

 

 

Auger drive lever

 

Check operation

 

 

Wheel drive lever

 

Check operation

 

After each use

Handlebar control levers and linkages

 

Lubricate

 

 

Snowthrower

 

Remove all snow, slush and ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every 25 hours of operation

Engine oil

 

Change

 

or annually

Tires

 

Check pressure and condition

 

 

Auger gear box

 

Check oil level

 

 

Belts

 

Check for wear

 

 

Cooling air screen

 

Check condition and clean

 

 

Spark plug

 

Check, clean, re-gap or replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every 50 hours of operation

Drive chains

 

Apply oil to drive chains, remove excess

 

or annually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annually

Belts

 

Check for wear, damage and

 

 

 

 

adjustment

 

 

Brake

 

Adjust

 

 

Auger

 

Grease (through grease fittings)

 

 

Rusted areas

 

Sand, repaint

 

 

 

 

 

This table describes service guidelines only and does not provide complete service information. For complete service information, contact your local authorized dealer.

 

Optional Kits and Accessories

 

 

Kit

Description

Model/Part Number

Electric Starter Kit - 110V

Allows for electric starting of the unit using house current

6857

Electric Starter Kit - 12V D.C.

Allows for electric starting of the unit using battery

. . . .

16008

Tire Chain Kit

Includes tire chains for added traction

. . . .

1756278

Drift Slicer Kit

Includes drift slicers and mounting hardware

. . . .

10771

Cab Kit

Includes three-sided protective cab, framework and hardware

. . . .

42500

Light Kit

Includes light, mounting hardware and wire lead

. . . .

16009

Blizzard Pack

Includes Light Kit, Cab Kit, and Electric Starter Kit - 110V

42501

Service Kit

Includes two V-belts, spark plug, four shear bolts and top lock nuts,

 

 

 

fuel stabilizer, 1 qt. motor oil and spray lubricant

. . . .

1771731

The items listed above are available for your snowthrower. The information is the most current available at the time this literature was printed. To order the kits listed above, contact your dealer or call or write to the addresses listed on page 3 of this manual.

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Troy-Bilt 42012, 42031, 42010, 42030 manual Maintenance Chart, Kit Description, Service, Model/Part Number