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TO USE WEIGHT
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tn hardpacked or heavy snowconditions, c onventional
snowthrowerstendtorideup andleaveunevenmounds
of snowbehind.Forthese conditions, yournewtracked
snow throwerhas a uniqueweighttransfersystem (See
Fig,,12) designedto minimize dde4Jp.
Theweight transfersystemengaged shifts moreweight
to the auger housing,This weight transferkeeps the
snow thrower in con*actwith the groundand reduces
ride-upon ice and snow°
in lighter snow conditions or when transporting,you
should release the weight transfer system for easier
steedng.
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To use the weighttransfer system,tilt up on upper
handle untilbracket boltssnap intoplace in upper
slotsof weighttransferpedal.
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To release,hold upperhandlefirmlyand pushdown
onthe weighttransferpedalwiththebailof you rfool
NOTE: "[heweight transfersystemwill notwork if the
auger housingheight adjust skids are adjustedto the
highestposition.
TRACK
DRIVE/FREE-WHEEL
FEATURE
(Uftuphere)
WEIGHT TRANSFER
PEDAL UPPER SLOT'_
FIG.12
The tracksystemon yoursnowthrowerhasa ddvetlree-
wheelfeature (See Fig 12A) whichallowstheunitto be
transportedeasilywithoutthe enginebeingstarted.
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To use free_heeling, liftup the loopof the klickpin
inthefronttrack wheel andpull the pinouLInstall I he
pinthroughthe holein the shaftoutsideofthe track
wheel Repeat on the oppositeside of the unit.
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To use normaldrive, liftthe loopoftheIdickpinfrom
the outsidehole in the shaft.,Rotatethe fronttrack
wheel untilthe hole in the trackwheel huband the
outsideholeintheshaftare irHine_Placepinthrough
the bole in the track hub_Repeat on the opposite
sideof the unit.
NOTE:. tf unit does not move when engine is started,
checkthepin locations° Pinson bothsidesofunitshould
be in the normaldrive positionfor unitto move_
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
FILL/ADD
OIL:
The engineon this snow throwerwas shippedwithout
oILAddoilbefore you startthe engine_ Removetheoil lilt
cap!dipstickand fill the crank case to FULL line on
d_pstick(about 20 ounces) (See Fig. 13) with SA, E.
10W-30motoroil (orequivalent)_ Do not overfill. Tighten
the fillcap/dipstick securelyeachtime youcheckthe oil
level.
DRIVE WHEEL
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