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STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
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Lower the snow thrower to the ground.
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Remove the snow thrower from the tractor.
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Clean the snow thrower thoroughly. Wash off any salt
deposit which may have dried on the thrower and
housing.
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Any bare metal that has become exposed should be
painted or coated with a light oil to prevent rust.
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Store in a dry place.
REMOVING THE SPIRAL AUGER HOUSING
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Lower the snow thrower to the ground.
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Remove the attachment pin. See figure 54 on page
24.
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Lock the snow thrower's lift handle in the down
position to decrease belt tension.
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Release the spring tension from the auger belt idler
arm on the bottom of the clutch/idler assembly.
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Remove the auger drive belt from the clutch/idler
assembly. See figure 56 on page 24.
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Pull the spiral auger housing assembly off of the
tractor.
PROBLEM
Spiral augers don't turn
Clogged discharge chute
Snow thrower stalls tractor engine
Front wheels slide instead of steering
Snow thrower rides up over snow
STORAGE
PARTS TO REMOVE AT END OF SEASON
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TROUBLESHOOTING
CAUSE
1. Upper or lower V belt too loose
2. Upper or lower V belt broken
3. Shear bolts are sheared.
1. Tractor ground speed too fast
2. Tractor throttle set too low
3. Snow too deep
4. Snow melts during contact with
the snow thrower
1. Object jammed in spiral auger
2. Hard or heavy snow
Not enough traction at front wheels
1. Tractor ground speed too fast
2. Bottom snow is icy or hard packed
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Remove the clutch/idler assembly. (The two hanger
brackets and the two shoulder bolts may be left
attached to the tractor frame.)
Remove the drive belt from the engine pulley.
If you replaced the engine pulley keeper on a manual
attachment clutch tractor, reinstall the tractor's original
engine pulley keeper. See figure 33 on page 17 or
figure 39 on page 19.
If you have a rod operated attachment clutch, remove
the engagement rod from the tractor's clutch arm. See
figure 29 on page 16.
If a rear mounted attachment is to be used, remove
the rear weight tray, leaving the bolts that you installed
in the sides of the tractor draw bar. Retighten the
bolts.
If a front mounted attachment is to be used, remove
the side plates from the tractor. Be sure to assemble
bolts back into the empty holes in the tractor frame.
CORRECTION
1. Increase tension on V belt
2. Replace V belt
3. Replace shear bolts
1. Use lower tractor gear
2. Increase to full throttle
3. Raise the snow thrower
4. Allow snow thrower to cool to
outdoor temperature before using
1. Stop engine, disengage the snow
thrower clutch and clear the auger
2. Increase to full throttle and
decrease ground speed
1. Increase scraper plate clearance
by lowering skid shoes
2. Pull down on lift handle to
increase weight on front wheels
1. Reduce ground speed
2. Lower the skid shoes so that front
of skid shoe is lower than the rear
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