Assembly Instructions

3.Remove the PTO cover (between the footrests). Remove the shipping wire from the counter- weight springs, place the lift handle in the UP (back) position, and hook the counterweight springs onto the hook tabs on the frame. The tabs are located below the right angle gearbox and drive shaft (refer to Counterweight Spring Hook Tab Locations photo).

Remove PTO Cover Before

Attaching Springs To Frame

Spring Hook Tabs

Counterweight Spring Hook

Tab Locations (bottom view)

4.Install the spout assembly.

a.Remove the center bolt and nut mounting the spout discharge guard.

Spout Discharge

Guard

Spout Rotation

 

Remove This Bolt

Stop

 

To Install Spout

 

 

 

Install Spout Assembly

b.Lightly grease spout mounting neck and pivot area on the housing.

c.Slide spout onto housing neck with spout point backwards (opposite normal direc- tion) and then rotate to normal position.

d.Reinstall the bolt in the spout discharge guard along with the spout rotation stop as shown in the parts illustration (spout ro- tation stop included in hardware packet).

5.Lightly grease the tractor support arms.

6.Engage the snowblower mounting tubes on the tractor support arms.

Support Arms

Mounting Tubes

Engage Snowblower Mounting Tubes

with Tractor Support Arms

7.Slide the snowblower onto the tractor support arms and connect the snowblower PTO shaft to the tractor with the PTO quick coupler as fol- lows:

NOTE: Model MS and earlier Model MC do not have the PTO quick coupler. Use sliding joint to connect tractor to snowblower PTO.

a.Place the pilot end of the snowblower PTO shaft into the socket of the PTO quick cou- pler and rotate the PTO shaft until it is aligned correctly with the socket in the PTO quick coupler, then slide together. Use arrows on the shaft and tube for cor- rect alignment.

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