Columbia 28" - Skid Shoes, Tire Pressure, and Controls

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3
Setting Up
Your
Snowthrower
WARNING
Never use your hands
to clean snow and
ice from the chute
assembly or auger
housing.
Tire Pressure
The tires are over-inflated for shipping purposes.
Check the tire pressure before operating the snow
thrower. Refer to the tire side wall for tire manufacturer’s
recommended psi and deflate (or inflate) the tires as
necessary.
WARNING: Under any circumstance
do not exceed manufacturer’s recom-
mended psi. Equal tire pressure
should be maintained at all times.
Excessive pressure when seating
beads may cause tire/rim assembly
to burst with force sufficient to cause
serious injury. Refer to sidewall of tire
for recommended pressure.
• Movetheshiftleverintothefastreverse(R2)position
and repeat the previous two steps.
If you experienced resistance rolling the unit, either
when repositioning the shift lever from 6 to R2 or when
attempting to move the machine with the drive control
released, adjust the drive control immediately. To adjust,
proceed as follows:
• LoosentheNylocknutonthedrivecontrolcableand
unthread the cable one full turn. See Figure 3-12.
• Recheckadjustment.
NOTE: For more details, refer to Drive Control Adjustment
in the Adjustment Section of this manual.
Auger Control Test
Check the adjustment of the auger control as follows:
• Whentheaugercontrolisreleasedandinthe
disengaged “up” position (see Figure 3-11B), the cable
should have very little slack, but should NOT be tight.
WARNING:Do not over-tighten the
cable. Over-tightening may prevent the
auger from disengaging and compro-
mise the safety of the snow thrower.
• Inawell-ventilatedarea,startthesnowthrowerengine
as instructed on page 12.
• Whilestandingintheoperator’sposition(behindthe
snow thrower) engage the auger.
• Allowtheaugertoremainengagedforapproximately
ten seconds before releasing the auger control.
Repeat this several times.
• Withtheaugercontrolleverinthedisengaged“up”
position, walk to the front of the machine.
• Confirmthattheaugerhascompletelystopped
rotating and shows no signs of motion.
IMPORTANT: If the auger shows any signs of rotating,
immediately return to the operator’s position and shut
off the engine. Wait for all moving parts to stop before
readjusting the auger control cable.
• Toreadjustthecontrolcable,unhookthespring(found
on the end of the auger cable) from the auger actuator
bracket. See Figure 3-12.
• Pushthecablecouplerthroughtheendofthespring
to expose the lock nut. See Figure 3-13.
• ThreadtheNylocknutoutward(downthecoupler)
to provide more slack in the cable and reattach the
spring to the bracket.
• Repeataugercontroltesttoverifyforproper
adjustment. Repeat previous steps to adjust more, if
necessary.
Skid Shoes
Position the skid shoes based on surface conditions.
Adjust upward for hard-packed snow. Adjust downward
when operating on gravel or crushed rock surfaces. See
“Making Adjustment” Section.
Figure 3-13
Figure 3-12