CheckingandAdjustingthe
SkidsandScraper
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandthe
scraperandadjustthemifnecessary.
Allmodelsexceptmodel38654
Checktheskidsandthescrapertoensurethattheauger
doesnotcontactthepavedorgravelsurface.Adjustthe
skidsandthescraperasneededtocompensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.RefertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.
2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily
(Figure42).
Figure42
1.1/2inch(1.3cm)
3.Supportthesideplatessothattheyareatleast1/2
inch(1.3cm)abovealevelsurface.
Important:Theaugerbladesmustbe
supportedabovethegroundbytheskids.
4.Ensurethatthescraperis1/8inch(3mm)above
andparalleltoalevelsurface.
Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,oruneven,
adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.Forgravel
surfaces,adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntoprevent
thesnowthrowerfrompickinguprocks.
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,
supportthescraper1/8inch(3mm)offthe
pavement,thenadjusttheskidsdowntothe
pavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,you
canturnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetoward
thepavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
Skids
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandadjust
themifnecessary.
Model38654only
Checktheskidstoensurethattheaugerdoesnot
contactthepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsas
neededtocompensateforwear.
1.Checkthetirepressure.RefertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.
2.Movethesnowthrowertoalevelsurface.
3.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily
(Figure43).
Figure43
1.Skid
4.Pushdownonthehandlestoallowthepivoting
scrapertomovefullyforward,thensetthefrontof
thesnowthrowerdownsothatthefrontedgeofthe
pivotingscrapercontactstheground(Figure44).
Figure44
1.Pivotingscraper
5.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe
ground.
Note:Forasmoothsurface,youcansettheskids
slightlyhighertoincreasethescrapingaction,but
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