Toro 38818 - Adjusting the Skids and Scraper; Adjusting the Speed Selector

extremelycoldconditions(below0°For-18°C),use
0W-30detergentoilthathastheAmericanPetroleum
Institute(API)serviceclassicationSF,SG,SH,orSJ.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
andruntheengine;enginedamagewillresult.
Draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelonthe
dipstickreadsFull.
7.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandrotatethecap
clockwiseuntilitistight.
AdjustingtheSkidsand
Scraper
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Adjusttheskidsandthescraperinitiallyandthenasneeded
toensurethattheaugerdoesnotcontactthepavedorgravel
surface.Also,adjustthemasneededtocompensateforwear.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Checkthetirepressureinthetires.RefertoChecking
theTirePressureinSetup.
3.Loosenthe4angenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersideplates(
Figure27)untiltheskidsslideupand
downeasily.
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:
Ifthemachinedoesnotclearthesnowclose
enoughtothepavement,adjusttheskidstolower
thescraper;ifthepavementsurfacesarecracked,
rough,oruneven,adjusttheskidstoraisethe
scraper.
B.ForGravelSurfaces:
Supporttheaugerbladesafewinches(cm)above
theground,andadjusttheskidstopreventthe
machinefrompickinguprocks.
6.Toadjustthescraper,loosenthe5mountingscrews
(Figure28),levelthescraper,andtightenthemounting
screws.
7.Movetheskidsdownasfaraspossible.
8.Tightenthe4angenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersideplates(
Figure27).
AdjustingtheSpeedSelector
Adjustthespeedselectorlinkageinitiallyandwhenthe
machineisslow ,rstgearhasnospeed,orthespeedselector
leverdoesnotmoveintothirdgear.
1.Draingasolinefromthefueltankandtheengineoil
fromthecrankcase.RefertoEmptyingtheFuelTank
andtoChangingtheEngineOil.
2.Tipthemachineforwardandblockitsothatitcannot
fall.
3.Loosentheangenutsthatsecuretheselectorplateto
thecontrolpanel(
Figure29).
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