settheskidsfarenoughdowntopreventtheauger
bladesfromcontactingtheground.
Note:Thepivotingscraperonthesnowthroweris
notrecommendedforuseongravelsurfaces.Butif
youmustusethesnowthroweronagravelsurface,
adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntopreventthepivoting
scraperfrompickinguprocks.
6.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe
augersides.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,you
canturnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetoward
thepavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
TractionCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspect
thetractioncableandadjustitif
necessary.
Yearly—Inspectthetractioncable
andadjustorreplaceitifnecessary.
Ifthesnowthrowerdoesnotdriveintheforwardor
reversespeedsoritdriveswhenyoureleasethetraction
lever,adjustthetractioncable.
Withthetractionleverdisengaged,checkthepininthe
elongatedslotintheleftsideofthesnowthrowerabove
thetire.Thereshouldbeagapof1/32to1/16inch(1
to1.5mm)fromthefrontoftheslottothefrontedge
ofthepin(Figure45).
Figure45
1.Pin
2.1/32to1/16inch(1to1.5mm)
Ifthelefthand(traction)cableisnotproperlyadjusted,
dothefollowingsteps:
1.Loosenthejamnut.
2.Loosenortightentheturnbuckletoadjustthepin
untilitisthepropergapfromthefrontedgeofthe
slot.
3.Tightenthejamnut(Figure46).
Figure46
1.Jamnut2.Turnbuckle
CheckingandAdjustingthe
Auger/ImpellerCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspectthe
auger/impellercableandadjustitif
necessary.
Yearly—Inspecttheauger/impeller
cableandadjustorreplaceitif
necessary.
1.Removethe2screwsfromtherightsideofthebelt
coverasshown.
2.Liftuptherightsideofthebeltcover(Figure47).
Figure47
3.Withtheauger/impellerleverdisengaged,ensure
thatthegapbetweentheaugerclutchassemblyand
thetabis1/16inch(1.5mm)(Figure48).
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