OPERATION
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TO USE WEIGHT TRANSFER SYSTEM ....................................
tnhardpackedor heavysnowconditions,conventional
snowthrowerstendtorideupandleaveunevenmounds
of snowbehind.Fortheseconditions, yournewtracked
snowthrowerhas a uniqueweighttransfersystem (See
Fig,,12) designedtominimize dde4Jp.
Theweighttransfersystemengaged shiftsmoreweight
to the auger housing,This weighttransferkeeps the
snowthrowerin con*actwith the groundand reduces
ride-upon ice andsnow°
in lighter snow conditions or when transporting,you
shouldrelease the weight transfer systemfor easier
steedng.
• To use the weighttransfer system,tiltupon upper
handleuntilbracket boltssnap intoplace in upper
slotsofweighttransferpedal.
• To release,hold upperhandlefirmlyand pushdown
ontheweighttransferpedalwiththebailof yourfool
NOTE: "[heweight transfersystemwill notwork if the
auger housingheightadjust skids are adjustedto the
highestposition.
TRACK DRIVE/FREE-WHEEL FEATURE
(Uftuphere)
WEIGHT TRANSFER
PEDAL UPPERSLOT'_
FIG.12
Thetracksystemonyoursnowthrowerhasaddvetlree-
wheelfeature(See Fig 12A) whichallowstheunittobe
transportedeasilywithoutthe enginebeingstarted.
• Touse free_heeling, liftuptheloopoftheklickpin
inthefronttrack wheelandpullthepinouLInstallIhe
pinthroughthe holeinthe shaftoutsideofthetrack
wheel Repeaton the oppositesideofthe unit.
• Tousenormaldrive,liftthe loopoftheIdickpinfrom
theoutsideholein the shaft.,Rotatethe fronttrack
wheeluntilthe hole in the trackwheelhuband the
outsideholeintheshaftareirHine_Placepinthrough
the bolein the track hub_Repeat on the opposite
sideofthe unit.
NOTE:. tf unit does not movewhen engineis started,
checkthepin locations°Pinsonbothsidesofunitshould
be inthe normaldrive positionforunittomove_
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
FILL/ADD OIL:
The engineon thissnowthrowerwasshippedwithout
oILAddoilbefore youstarttheengine_Removetheoil lilt
cap!dipstickand fill the crank case to FULL line on
d_pstick(about20 ounces) (See Fig. 13) with SA, E.
10W-30motoroil (orequivalent)_Donotoverfill.Tighten
thefillcap/dipsticksecurelyeachtime youcheckthe oil
level.
DRIVE WHEEL
RG.12A
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AND ADD MARK
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