Toro 38605 - Adjusting the Skids and Scraper; Adjusting the Speed Selector

SG,SH,orSJ.Forextremelycoldconditions(below
0°For-18°C),use0W-30detergentoilthathas
theAmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)service
classicationSF,SG,SH,orSJ.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagewill
result.Draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelon
thedipstickreadsFull.
7.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandrotatethe
capclockwiseuntilitistight.
AdjustingtheSkidsand
Scraper
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Adjusttheskidsandthescraperinitiallyandthenas
neededtoensurethattheaugerdoesnotcontactthe
pavedorgravelsurface.Also,adjustthemasneededto
compensateforwear.
1.Movethesnowthrowertoalevelsurface.
2.Checkthetirepressureinthetires.RefertoChecking
theTirePressureinSetup.
3.Loosenthe4angenutsthatsecurebothskidsto
theaugersideplates(Figure27)untiltheskidsslide
upanddowneasily.
Figure27
1.Augersideplate(2)3.Skid(2)
2.Flangenuts(4)
4.Supporttheaugerbladessothattheyare1/8inch(3
mm)offtheground(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Augerblade
3.Mountingscrew(5)
2.Scraper
5.Checkthescraperadjustment.Thescrapershouldbe
1/8inch(3mm)aboveandparalleltoalevelsurface.
A.ForConcreteandAsphaltSurfaces:
Ifthesnowthrowerdoesnotclearthesnowclose
enoughtothepavement,adjusttheskidsto
lowerthescraper;ifthepavementsurfacesare
cracked,rough,oruneven,adjusttheskidsto
raisethescraper.
B.ForGravelSurfaces:
Supporttheaugerbladesafewinches(cm)above
theground,andadjusttheskidstopreventthe
snowthrowerfrompickinguprocks.
6.Toadjustthescraper,loosenthe5mounting
screws(Figure28),levelthescraper,andtightenthe
mountingscrews.
7.Movetheskidsdownasfaraspossible.
8.Tightenthe4angenutsthatsecurebothskidsto
theaugersideplates(Figure27).
AdjustingtheSpeedSelector
Adjustthespeedselectorlinkageinitiallyandwhenthe
snowthrowerisslow,rstgearhasnospeed,orthe
speedselectorleverdoesnotmoveintothirdgear.
1.Draingasolinefromthefueltankandtheengine
oilfromthecrankcase.RefertoEmptyingtheFuel
TankandtoChangingtheEngineOil.
2.Tipthesnowthrowerforwardandblockitsothatit
cannotfall.
3.Removethe4ange-headboltsthatsecurethe
bottomcovertotheframeandremovethecover
(Figure33).
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