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    KNOWYOURSNOWTHROWER 
    READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATING 
    YOURSNOWTHROWER.ComparetheillustrationswithyourSNOWTHROWER 
    tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelocationofvariouscontrolsandadjustments.Save 
    thismanualforfuturereference. 
    Auger 
    ElectricDriveLever 
    Start(righthand) 
    Button 
    Primer 
    nitionBuSwitch --TractionDriveLever 
    (lefthand) 
    ,Remote 
    ChuteControl 
    LeverCrank 
    Assembly 
    -ChuteDeflector 
    Discharge 
    Chute 
    Choke 
    RecoilHeight 
    ControlThrottleStarterAdjust 
    ControlHandleSkid 
    Figure10 
    AugerDriveLever-Startsandstops 
    theaugerandimpeller(snowgathering 
    andthrowing) 
    TractionDriveLever-Propelsthe 
    snowthrowerforwardandinreverse. 
    SpeedShifterLever-Selectsthe 
    speedofthesnowthrower(6speedsfor- 
    wardand2speedsreverse). 
    CrankAssembly-Changesthedirection 
    ofsnowthrowingthroughthedischargechute. 
    ChuteDeflector-Changesthedistance 
    thesnowisthrown. 
    DischargeChute-Changestheheight 
    anddirectionthesnowisthrown. 
    HeightAdjustSkid-Adjuststheground 
    clearanceoftheaugerhousing. 
    ignitionKey-Mustbeinsertedtostart 
    theengine. 
    RecoilStarterHandle-Startstheen- 
    ginemanually. 
    F-001088J 11 ChokeControl-Usedtostartacold 
    engine. 
    PrimerButton-Injectsfueldirectlyinto 
    thecarburetormanifoldforfaststartsin 
    coldweather. 
    RemoteChuteControlLever-Push 
    forwardtodischargesnowhighandfar. 
    Pullremoteleverbacktodischargesnow 
    down. 
    ThrottleControl-Controlstheengine 
    speed. 
    ElectricStartButton-(ifsoequipped) 
    Usedtostarttheengineusingthe120Velec- 
    tricstarter. 
    ShearPin-Shearpinsaredesignedto 
    break(toprotectthemachine)ifanob- 
    iectbecomeslodgedintheaguerhous- 
    ing. 
    Toolbox-spareshearpinsandspacers 
    arelocatedintoolbox.  
    						
    							  
    Theoperationofanysnowthrowercan 
    resultinforeignobjectsbeingthrown 
    intotheeyes,whichcanresultinse- 
    vereeyedamage.Alwayswearsafety 
    glassesoreyeshieldswhileoperating 
    thesnowthrower. 
    Werecommendstandardsafety 
    glassesorawidevisionsafetymaskfor 
    overyourglasses. 
    _ARNING:ReadOwners  Manualbeforeoperating 
    machine.Neverdirectdis- 
    chargetowardbystandersstopthe 
    enginebeforeuncloggingdischarge 
    chuteoraugerhousingandbefore 
    leavingthemachine. 
    TOSTOPYOUR 
    SNOWTHROWER 
    1.Tostopthrowingsnow,releasethe 
    au_3erdrivelever.SeeFigure10. 
    2.Tostopthewheels,releasethe 
    tractiondrivelever. 
    3.Tostoptheengine,pushthe 
    throttlecontrollevertooffandpull 
    outtheignitionkey. 
    TOCONTROLSNOWDISCHARGE 
    1.Turnthechutecontrolrodtosetthe 
    directionofthesnowthrowing. 
    2.Loosenthewingknobonthechute 
    deflectorandmovethedeflectorto 
    setthedistance.Movethedeflector 
    (Up)formoredistance,(Down)for 
    lessdistance.Thentightenthe 
    wingknob(SeeFigure11). 
    Knob thespeedyoudesirebymovingthe 
    speedshifterleverleftintotheap- 
    propriatenotchesontheshiftlever 
    plate: 
    Speeds1,2-Wet,Heavy 
    Speed3-Light 
    Speed4-VeryLight 
    Speed5,6-Transportonly 
    2.Engagethetractiondrivelever(left 
    hand).Asthesnowthrowerstarts 
    tomove,maintainafirmholdonthe 
    handles,andguidethesnowthrow- 
    eralongtheclearingpath.Donot 
    attempttopushthesnowthrower. 
    3.Tomovethesnowthrowerback- 
    ward,movethespeedshifterlever 
    rightintofirstorsecondreverseand 
    engagethetractiondrivelever(left 
    hand). 
    IMPORTANT:Donotmovethespeed 
    shifterleverwhilethetractionlever 
    isdown, 
    TOTHROWSNOW 
    1,Pushdowntheaugerdriverlever 
    (righthand). 
    2.Releasetostopthrowingsnow. 
    TOUSEWHEELLOCKOUTPIN 
    . Thelefthandwheelissecuredto 
    theaxlewithaklickpin.Thisunit 
    wasshippedwiththisklickpininthe 
    lockedposition(throughwheel 
    hole),SeeFigure12. 
    KlickPin 
    Figure11 
    HOWTOMOVEFORWARDAND 
    BACKWARD 
    1.Toshift,releasethetractiondrive 
    lever(lefthand)andmovethe 
    speedshifterlevertothespeedyou 
    desire.Groundspeedisdeter- 
    minedbysnowconditions.Select 
    F--O01088J Locked 
    Position 
    12 2-WheelDrive 
    Figure12 
    . 
    Foreaseofmaneuverabilityinlight 
    snowconditions,disconnectthe 
    klickpinfromthewheellocked 
    positionandpushintothesingle 
    wheeldriveposition(unlockedaxle 
    holeonly).SeeFigure13.  
    						
    							  
    KlickPin 
    Unlocked 
    Position 
    SingleWheelDrive 
    Figure13 
    NOTE:Makesurethattheklickpinis 
    inthesinglewheeldrivepositionofthe 
    axleonlyandnotthroughthelocked 
    position. 
    BEFORESTARTINGTHEENGINE 
    , 
    Beforeyouserviceorstarttheen- 
    gine,familiarizeyourselfwiththe 
    snowthrower.Besureyouunder- 
    standthefunctionandlocationofall 
    control_. 
    . 
    Checkthetensionofclutchcable 
    beforestartingtheengine.SeeTo 
    AdjustTheControlCablepara- 
    graphintheService&Adjust- 
    mentssectionofthismanual. 
    . 
    4. Besurethatallfastenersaretight. 
    Makesuretheheightadjustskids 
    areproperlyadjusted.SeeToAd- 
    justSkidHeightparagraphinthe 
    Service&Adjustmentssectionof 
    thismanual. 
    5.Checktirepressure(14-17 
    pounds).Donotexceedmaximum 
    amountofpressure. 
    CHECKTHEOIL: 
    NOTE:Theenginewasshippedfrom 
    thefactoryfilledwithoil.Checkthelev- 
    eloftheoil.Addoilasneeded. 
    1.Makesuretheunitislevel. 
    NOTE:Donotcheckthelevelofthe 
    oilwhiletheengineruns. 
    2.Removetheoilfillcap/dipstick. 
    Checktheoil. 
    3.ifnecessary,addoiluntiltheoil 
    reachestheFULLmarkontheoilfill 
    cap/dipstick(seeFigure14).Donot 
    addtoomuchoil. 
    F-O01088J OilFillC_q,o/Dipstick 
    NOTE:Oillevel 
    mustbebetween 
    fullandAddmark 
    Figure14 
    4.Tightenthefillcap/dipsticksecurely 
    eachtimeyouchecktheoillevel. 
    NOTE:Forextremecoldoperating 
    conditionsof0°Fandbelow,useapar- 
    tialsynthetic0W30motoroilforeasier 
    starting. 
    NOTE:S.A.E.5W30motoroilmaybe 
    usedtomakestartingeasierinareas 
    wheretemperatureisconsistently20°F. 
    orlower. 
    FILLGAS: 
    NOTICE:ENGINESWHICHARE 
    CERTIFIEDTOCOMPLYWITHCAL- 
    IFORNIAANDUSEPAEMISSION 
    REGULATIONSFORULGEENGINES: 
    Arecertifiedtooperateonregularun- 
    leadedgasoline.Includethefollowing 
    emissioncontrolsystem(s):EM,TWC 
    (ifsoequipped).Includeanyuserad- 
    justablefeatures-thereforenootherad- 
    justmentsareneeded. 
    ,_WARNING:Experiencesin-  dicatesthatalcoholblended 
    fuels(calledgasoholor 
    thoseusingethanolormethanol) 
    canattractmoisturewhichleadsto 
    separationandformationofacids 
    duringstorage,Acidicgascandam- 
    agethefuelsystemofanengine 
    whileinstorage. 
    NOTE:Toavoidengineproblems,the 
    fuelsystemmustbeemptiedbefore 
    storagefor30daysorlonger.Startthe 
    engineandletitrununtilthefuellines 
    andcarburetorareempty.Usethecar- 
    buretorbowldraintoemptyresidual 
    gasolinefromthefloatchamber.Use 
    freshfuelnextseason.SeetheStor- 
    agesectioninthismanualforadditional 
    information. 
    13  
    						
    							  
    Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner 
    productsinthefueltankorpermanent 
    damagemayoccur. 
    1.Fillthefueltankonlywithafresh, 
    clean,unleadedregular,unleaded 
    premium,orreformulatedautomo- 
    tivegasoline.DONOTuseleaded 
    gasoline.Makesurethatthecon- 
    taineryoupourthegasolinefromis 
    cleanandfreefromrustorotherfor- 
    eignparticles.Neverusegasoline 
    thatmaybestalefromlongperiods 
    ofstorageinthecontainer. 
    AARNING:Gasolineisflam-  mable.Alwaysusecaution 
    whenhandlingorstoring 
    gasoline. 
    Donotfillfueltankwhilesnow 
    throwerisrunning,whenitishot,or 
    when,snowthrowerisinanen- 
    closedarea. 
    Keepawayfromopenflameoran 
    electricalsparkanddonotsmoke 
    whilefillingthefueltank. 
    Neverfillthetankcompletely.Fill 
    thetanktowithin1/4-1/2fromthe 
    toptoprovidespaceforexpansion 
    offuel. 
    Alwaysfillfueltankoutdoorsand 
    useafunnelorspouttoprevent 
    spilling. 
    Makesuretowipeupanyspilled 
    fuelbeforestatingtheengine. 
    Storegasolineinaclean,approved 
    containerandkeepthecapinplace 
    onthecontainer. 
    TOSTOPENGINE 
    Tostopengine,movethethrottlecon- 
    trollevertoSTOPpositionandre- 
    movekey.Keepthekeyinasafe 
    place.Theenginewillnotstartwithout 
    thekey. 
    TOSTARTENGINE 
    (electricstarter,ifequipped) 
    Besurethattheenginehassufficient 
    oil.Thesnowthrowerengineis 
    equippedwitha120voltA.C.electric 
    starterandrecoilstarter.Beforestart- 
    F-001088,.I ingtheengine,becertainthatyouhave 
    readthefollowinginformation. 
    AARNING:Thestaderis  equippedwithathree-wire 
    powercordandplugandis 
    designedtooperateon120voltAC 
    householdcurrent.Itmustbeproper- 
    lygroundedatalltimestoavoidthe 
    possibilityofelectricalshockwhich 
    maybeinjurioustooperator.Follow 
    allinstructionscarefullyassetforth 
    intheToStartEnginesection.De- 
    terminethatyourhousewiringisa 
    three-wiregroundedsystem.Aska 
    licensedelectricianifyouarenot 
    sure.Ifyourhousewiresystemis 
    notathree-wiresystem,donotuse 
    thiselectricstarterunderanycondi- 
    tions.Ifyoursystemisgrounded 
    andathree-holereceptacleisnot 
    availableatthepointyourstarterwill 
    normallybeused,oneshouldbe 
    installedbyalicensedelectrician. 
    whenconnecting120voltACPower 
    Cord,alwaysconnectthecordto 
    theSwitchBoxontheenginefirst, 
    thenplugtheotherendintothe 
    three-holegroundedreceptacle. 
    WhendisconnectingPowercord, 
    alwaysunplugtheendinthethree- 
    holegroundedreceptaclefirst. 
    COLDSTART 
    1.Besureaugerdriveandtraction 
    driveleversareinthedisengaged 
    (RELEASED)position. 
    2.MovethrottlecontroltoFASTposi- 
    tion. 
    3.Removethekeysformtheplastic 
    bag.Insertonekeyintoignition 
    slot.Makesureitsnapsintoplace. 
    Donotturnkey.Keepthesecond 
    keyinasafeplace. 
    4.Rotatechokeknobclockwisetothe 
    chokeONposition. 
    5.Connectthepowercordtothe 
    switchboxontheengine. 
    6.Plugotherendofpowercordintoa 
    three-hole,grounded120VOLT,AC 
    receptacle.(SeeWARNINGinthis 
    section). 
    14  
    						
    							  
    . 
    Pushtheprimerbuttonwhilecov- 
    eringtheventholeasfollows:Re- 
    movefingerfromprimerbutton 
    betweenprimes. 
    Donotprimeiftemperatureabove 
    50°F(10°C). 
    Pushtwotimeiftemperatureis50° 
    F(10°C)to15°F(-10°C). 
    Pushfourtimesiftemperatureis 
    below15°F(-10°C). 
    8.Pushdownonthestarterbutton 
    untiltheenginestarts.Donotcrank 
    formorethan10secondsatatime. 
    Thiselectricstarteristhermallypro- 
    tected.Ifoverheateditwillstopau- 
    tomaticallyandcanberestarted 
    onlywhenithascooledtoasafe 
    temperature(awaitofabout5to10 
    minutesisrequired). 
    9.Whentheenginestarts,releasethe 
    starterbuttonandmovechokele- 
    verto1/2chokeposition.When 
    enginerunssmoothly,movechoke 
    levertoNoChokePosition. 
    10.Disconnectpowercordfromrecep- 
    tacle,first,andthenfromswitch 
    box. 
    NOTE:Allowtheenginetowarmupfor 
    severalminutesbeforeblowingsnowin 
    temperaturesbelow0°F. 
    11.RunengineatfullthrottleFAST 
    whenthrowingsnow. 
    WARMSTART 
    Ifrestartingawarmengineafterashort 
    shutdown,leavechokeatOFFanddo 
    notpushtheprimerbutton.Iftheen- 
    ginefailstostart,followtheColdStart 
    instructions. 
    TOSTARTENGINE 
    (recoilstarter) 
    Besurethattheenginehassufficient 
    oil.Thesnowthrowerengineis 
    equippedwitharecoilstarter.Before 
    startingtheengine,becertainthatyou 
    havereadthefollowinginformation. 
    F-001088J COLDSTART 
    1.Besureaugerdriveandtraction 
    driveleversareinthedisengaged 
    (RELEASED)position. 
    2.MovethrottlecontroltoFASTposi- 
    tion. 
    3.Removethekeysformtheplastic 
    bag.Insertonekeyintoignition 
    slot.Makesureitsnapsintoplace. 
    Donotturnkey.Keepthesecond 
    keyinasafeplace. 
    4.Rotatechokeknobclockwisetothe 
    chokeONposition. 
    5.Pushtheprimerbuttonwhilecov- 
    eringtheventholeasfollows:Re- 
    movefingerfromprimerbutton 
    betweenprimes. 
    Donotprimeiftemperatureabove 
    50°F(10°C). 
    Pushtwotimeiftemperatureis50° 
    F(10°C)to15°F(-10°C). 
    Pushfourtimesiftemperatureis 
    below15°F(-10°C). 
    6.Pullthestarterhandlerapidly.Do 
    notallowthehandletosnapback, 
    butallowittorewindslowlywhile 
    keepingafirmholdonthestarter 
    handle. 
    7.Astheenginewarmsup,move 
    chokeleverto1/2chokeposition. 
    Whenenginerunssmoothly,move 
    chokelevertoNoChokePosi- 
    tion. 
    NOTE:Allowtheenginetowarmupfor 
    severalminutesbeforeblowingsnowin 
    temperaturesbelow0°E 
    8.RunengineatfullthrottleFAST 
    whenthrowingsnow. 
    WARMSTART 
    Ifrestartingawarmengineafterashort 
    shutdown,leavechokeatOFFanddo 
    notpushtheprimerbutton.Iftheen- 
    ginefailstostart,followtheColdStart 
    instructions. 
    FROZENSTARTER 
    Ifthestarterisfrozenandwillnotturn 
    engine: 
    1.Pullasmuchropeoutofthestarter 
    aspossible. 
    15  
    						
    							  
    2.Releasethestarterhandleandletit 
    snapbackagainstthestarter. 
    Iftheenginestillfailstostart,repeatthe 
    twopreviousstepsuntiltheengine 
    starts.Thencontinuewiththedirec- 
    tionsforcoldstart. 
    Tohelppreventpossiblefreeze-upof 
    recoilstarterandenginecontrols,pro- 
    ceedasfollowsaftereachsnowremov- 
    aljob. 
    1.Withtheenginerunning,pullthe 
    starterropehardwithacontinuous 
    fullarmstrokethreeorfourtimes. 
    Pullingofstarterropewillproducea 
    loudclatteringsound.Thisisnot 
    harmfultotheengineorstarter. 
    2.Withtheenginenotrunning,wipeall 
    snowandmoisturefromthecarbu- 
    retorcoverinareaofcontrollevers. 
    Alsomovethrottlecontrol,choke 
    cofltrot,andstarterhandleseveral 
    times. 
    ,_WARNING:Neverrunen-  gineindoorsorinenclosed, 
    poorlyventilatedareas.En- 
    gineexhaustcontainsCARBON 
    MONOXIDE,ANODORLESSAND 
    DEADLYGAS.Keephands,feet, 
    hairandlooseclothingawayfrom 
    anymovingpartsonengineand 
    snowthrower. 
    Thetemperatureofmufflerand 
    nearbyareasmayexceed150°F. 
    Avoidtheseareas. 
    DONOTallowchildrenoryoung 
    teenagerstooperateorbenear 
    snowthrowerwhileitisoperating. 
    _bARNING:Donotattempt  toremoveanyitemthatmay 
    becomelodgedinauger 
    withouttakingthefollowingprecau- 
    tions: 
    •Releaseaugerdrivelever. 
    •Movethrottlelevertostopposi- 
    tion. 
    •Remove(donotturn)ignition 
    key. Disconnectsparkplugwire. 
    Donotplaceyourhandsinthe 
    augerordischargechute.Usea 
    prybar. 
    SNOWTHROWINGTIPS 
    1.Formaximumsnowthrowerefficien- 
    cyinremovingsnow,adjustground 
    speed,NEVERthethrottle.Go 
    slowerindeep,freezingorwet 
    snow.Ifthewheelsslips,reduce 
    forwardspeed.Theengineisde- 
    signedtodelivermaximumperfor- 
    manceatfullthrottleandshouldbe 
    runatthispowersettingatalltimes. 
    2.Mostefficientsnowthrowingisac- 
    complishedwhenthesnowisre- 
    movedimmediatelyafteriffalls. 
    3.Forcompletesnowremoval,slightly 
    overlapeachpathpreviouslytaken. 
    4.Thesnowshouldbedischarged 
    downwindwheneverpossible. 
    5.Fornormalusage,settheskidsso 
    thatthescraperbaris1/8above 
    theskids.Forextremelyhard- 
    packedsnowsurfaces,adjustthe 
    skidsupwardsothatthescraper 
    bartouchestheground. 
    6.Ongravelorcrushedrocksurfaces, 
    settheskidsat1-1/4belowthe 
    scraperbar.SeeToAdjustSkid 
    HeightparagraphintheService& 
    Adjustmentssectionofthismanu- 
    al.Rocksandgravelmustnotbe 
    pickedupandthrownbythema- 
    chine. 
    . 
    . 
    9. Afterthesnowthrowingjobhas 
    beencompleted,allowtheengineto 
    idleforafewminutes,whichwill 
    meltsnowandaccumulatediceoff 
    theengine. 
    Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughly 
    aftereachuse. 
    Removeiceandsnowaccumulation 
    andalldebrisfromtheentiresnow 
    thrower,andflushwithwater(ifpos- 
    sible)toremoveallsaltorother 
    chemicals.Wipesnowthrowerdry. 
    F-001088J16  
    						
    							  
    CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES 
    SERVICERECORDS 
    FillindatesasyouBefore 
    completeregularEach 
    service.UseOften 
    CheckEngineOilLevel 
    !ChangeEngineOil 
    ]]ghtenAllScrewsand_._ 
    Nuts 
    CheckSparkPlug 
    LubncateAllPivot 
    Points EveryEveryEvery 
    51025EachBeforeSERVICE 
    HoursHoursHoursSeasonStorageDATES 
    ,j 
    LubricateDiscDrive 
    PlateZerk 
    (SeeMaintenance) 
    CheckFuel 
    DrainFuel 
    CheckCable 
    Adjustment 
    (SeeCableAdjustment) 
    AdjustDriveBelt 
    GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS 
    Thewarrantyonthissnowthrower 
    doesnotcoveritemsthathavebeen 
    subjectedtooperatorabuseornegli- 
    gence.Toreceivefullvaluefromthe 
    warranty,theoperatormustmaintain 
    thesnowthrowerasinstructedinthis 
    manual. 
    Someadjustmentswillneedtobe 
    madeperiodicallytoproperlymaintain 
    yoursnowthrower. 
    AlladjustmentsintheServiceandAd- 
    justmentssectionofthismanual 
    shouldbecheckedatleastonceeach 
    season. 
    AFTEREACHUSE 
    •Checkforanylooseordamaged 
    parts. 
    •Tightenanyloosefasteners. 
    •Checkandmaintaintheauger. 
    •Checkcontrolstomakesurethey 
    arefunctioningpropedy. 
    F-001088J •Ifanypartsarewornordamaged, 
    replaceimmediately. 
    LUBRICATIONCHART 
    Lubricate 
    DiscDrive 
    PlateZerk 
    WithaHi 
    TempEP.. 
    Moly 
    Grease. 
    17 Figure15  
    						
    							  
    PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS 
    HORSEPOWER9HP 
    DISPLACEMENT19.34cu.in. 
    GASOLINE4quarts 
    CAPACITY(unleaded) 
    OILCAPACITY5W30 
    20ozcapacity) 
    ;PARKPLUG:ChampionRJ19LM 
    (Gap.030in.)or 
    equivalent 
    VALVECLEARANCE:Intake:.010In. 
    Exhaust:.010In. 
    SNOWTHROWER 
    ASREQUIRED 
    Thefollowingadjustmentshouldbe 
    preformedmorethanonceeachsea- 
    son. 
    1.Augerdrivebeltshouldbeadjusted 
    afterthefirst2to4hoursofuse, 
    againaboutmid-seasonandtwice 
    eachseasonthereafter(SeetoAd- 
    justBeltsparagraphintheSer- 
    viceandAdjustmentsection). 
    LUBRICATION-EVERY25HOURS 
    LubricateDiscDrivePlateevery 
    twenty-five(25)hoursandattheendof 
    theseasonand/orbeforestorage. 
    ToLubricate 
    1.Positionspeedselectorleverinfirst 
    gear. 
    2.Standthesnowthroweruponthe 
    augerhousingend. 
    3.Removethebottompanel. 
    4.Turndiscdriveplateclockwiseby 
    handuntilgreasezerkisclearly 
    visibleatfrontcenter.See 
    Figure16. 
    5.Placeacoinor(ashimofequal 
    thickness)betweentherubberfric- 
    tionwheelanddiscdriveplateto 
    F-001088J preventrubberfrictionwheelcon- 
    tactingthedrivediscplate. 
    6.Togreasezerk,useahandgrease 
    gun,lubricatewithaHiTempEP 
    Molygrease.Fillzerkonlyuntil 
    greasebecomesvisiblebelowbear- 
    ingassemblylocatedundergrease 
    zerk.DONOToverfill. 
    CAUTION:DONOTallowgreaseto 
    comeincontractwiththediscdrive 
    plateorfrictionwheelordamagewill 
    result. 
    IMPORTANT:Removecoinanden- 
    surethatagapexistsbetweenfriction 
    wheelanddiscdriveplate. 
    NOTE:Cleanallexcessgreasefound 
    onfrictiondischub. 
    SprocketsHexShaftandSprockets 
    (RequireNo 
    Lubrication 
    Friction 
    Wheel 
    Disc 
    Drive 
    Plate 
    18 FrictionBearing 
    heelPointatwhich 
    inorShimbegreasevisibleshould 
    ,_GapBetween 
    FrictionWheel 
    C_andDiscDrive 
    Plate 
    GreaseZerk 
    Figure16 
    LUBRICATION-NOTREQUIRED 
    1.HexShaftandSprockets-Hex 
    shaftandsprocketsrequirenolu- 
    brication.Allbearingsandbushings 
    arelifetimelubricatedandrequire 
    nomaintenance,SeeFigure16. 
    NOTE:Anygreasingoroilingofthe 
    abovecomponentscancausecontami- 
    nationofthefrictionwheel.Ifthedisc  
    						
    							  
    driveplateorfrictionwheelcomein 
    contactwithgreaseoroil,damageto 
    thefrictionwheelwillresult. 
    Shouldgreaseoroilcomeincontact 
    withthediscdriveplateorfriction 
    wheel,besuretocleantheplateand 
    wheelthoroughly. 
    NOTE:Forstorage,thehexshaftand 
    sprocketsshouldbewipedwith5W30 
    motoroiltopreventrusting. 
    2.AugerGearBox-Theaugergear 
    boxislubricatedatthefactoryand 
    shouldnotrequireadditionallubrica- 
    tion.Ifforsomereasonthelubri- 
    cantshouldleakout,haveauger 
    gearcasecheckedbyacompetent 
    repairman. 
    ENGINE 
    LUBRICATION 
    Checkthecrankcaseoillevelbefore 
    startingtheengineandaftereachfive 
    (5)hoursofcontinuoususe.See 
    Figure17.AddS.A.E.5W30motoroil 
    asneeded.Tightenfillcap/dipstickse- 
    curelyeachtimeyouchecktheoillev- 
    el. 
    OilFillCap/Dipstick 
    tf 
    Figure1 7 
    Changetheoileverytwenty-five(25) 
    hoursoratleastonceayearifthe 
    snowthrowerisnotusedfortwenty- 
    five(25)hours. TO 
    1. 
    2_ 
    . 
    4. CHANGEENGINEOIL 
    Positionthesnowthrowersothat 
    theoildrainplugisatthelowest 
    pointontheengine. 
    Removetheoildrainplugandthe 
    oilfillcap/dipstick.Draintheoil 
    intoasuitablecontainer. 
    NOTE:Theoilwilldrainmorefreely 
    whentheengineiswarm. 
    Afterdrainingalltheoil,reinstallthe 
    oildrainplugsecurely. 
    Filltheenginecrankcasewith 
    S.A.E.5W30motoroil,pouring 
    slowly.DONOTOVERFILL. 
    SPARKPLUG 
    Checkthesparkplugeverytwenty- 
    five(25)hours.Replacethesparkplug 
    iftheelectrodesarepittedorburnedor 
    iftheporcelainiscracked. 
    1.Makesurethesparkplugisclean. 
    Cleanthesparkplugbycarefully 
    scrapingtheelectrodes(donot 
    sandblastoruseawirebrush). 
    2.Checkthesparkpluggapwitha 
    feelergaugeandresetgapto0.30 
    ifnecessary.SeeFigure18. 
    3.Beforeinstallingthesparkplug, 
    coatthethreadslightlywithoilfor 
    easyremoval.Tightenthespark 
    plugtoatorqueof15foot-pounds. 
    FeelerGauge 
    0.030 
    SparkPlug 
    Figure18 
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    ,_WARNING:Alwaysdiscon-  nectthesparkplugwireand 
    placeitwhereitcannot 
    makecontactwithsparkplugtopre- 
    ventaccidentalstartingwhenmak- 
    inganyadjustmentsorrepairs. 
    TOADJUSTSKIDHEIGHT 
    Thissnowthrowerisequippedwithtwo 
    heightadjustmentskids,locatedon 
    theoutsideoftheaugerhousing.See 
    Figure19. 
    Theseskidselevatethefrontofthe 
    snowthrower. 
    Mountin_Nuts 
    ,.O 
    AugerHousmgHeightAdjustSkid 
    Figure19 
    Fornormalhardsurfaces,suchasa 
    paveddrivewayorwalk,adjustthe 
    skidsasfollows. 
    1.Positionthesnowthroweronalevel 
    surface. 
    2.Makesurebothtiresareequallyin- 
    flated.Propertirepressureis14to 
    17PSI.Seesideoftireformaxi- 
    muminflation.Donotexceedside- 
    wallmaximumpressureontire. 
    3.Placetheextrashearboltssupplied 
    (foundinpartsbag)undereach 
    endofthescraperbarnexttothe 
    adjustableskids. 
    4.Loosenthemountingnutsthathold 
    theadjustableskids.Tobringthe 
    frontofthesnowthrowerdown, raisetheadjustableskids.Tighten 
    themountingnuts.SeeFigure19. 
    NOTE:Forrockyorunevensurfaces, 
    raisethefrontofthesnowthrowerby 
    movingtheskidsdown. 
    ,_WARNING:Becertainto  maintainproperground 
    clearanceforyourparticular 
    areatobecleared.Objectssuchas 
    gravel,rocksorotherdebris,if 
    struckbytheimpeller,maybe 
    thrownwithsufficientforcetocause 
    personalinjury,propertydamageor 
    damagetothesnowthrower. 
    TOADJUSTSCRAPERBAR 
    Afterconsiderableuse,themetalscrap- 
    erbarwillhaveadefinitewearpattern. 
    Thescraperbarinconjunctionwiththe 
    skidsshouldalwaysbeadjustedtoal- 
    low1/8betweenthescraperbarand 
    thesidewalkorareatobecleaned. 
    . 
    2. Positionthesnowthroweronalevel 
    surface. 
    Makesurebothtiresareequallyin- 
    flated.Propertirepressureis14to 
    17PSI.Seesideoftireformaxi- 
    muminflation.Donotexceedside- 
    wallmaximumpressureontire. 
    3.Loosenthecarriageboltsandnuts 
    securingthescraperbartotheau- 
    gerhousing. 
    4.Adjustthescraperbartotheproper 
    position. 
    5.Tightenthecarriageboltsandnuts, 
    makingsurethatthescraperbaris 
    parallelwiththeworkingsurface. 
    . 
    Forextendedoperation,thescraper 
    barmaybereversed.Ifthescraper 
    barmustbereplacedduetowear, 
    removethecarriageboltsandnuts 
    andinstallanewscraperbar. 
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