Adjustments And Operation - Cub Cadet 341 Installation And Maintenance Instructions Manual

A. ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: If the snow thrower is to be
used on gravel surfaces, use extreme
caution to avoid picking up gravel with
the shave plate or auger. Loose gravel
can damage the auger or housing, and
could be thrown at high speed by the
impeller—causing
bystanders or damage to surrounding
objects.
1. Skid Shoe Adjustment
The skid shoes are mounted on each side of the
auger housing. They determine the distance the
shave plate is raised above the plowing surface.
The shave plate should be high for a gravel
driveway or other uneven surfaces and low for
paved surfaces. Adjust the skid shoes as follows:
a. Raise the snow thrower assembly slightly off
the ground and place a spacer under each end
of the shave plate.
b. Loosen the hex nuts and bell washers
securing the skid shoes to the housing. Refer
to Figure 24.
c. Move the skid shoes up or down to the desired
position and securely tighten the hex nuts.
Adjust both skid shoes to the same height.
AUGER
HOUSING
SKID SHOE
HEX NUTS AND
BELL WASHERS
Figure 24
2. Drift Cutters
Drift cutters on both sides of the auger housing can
be adjusted to the up position for a higher cut.
Refer to Figure 25 and proceed as follows:
a. Remove each drift cutter by removing the two
hex insert lock nuts and carriage bolts.
SECTION IV. ADJUSTMENTS AND OPERATION
possible injury
b. Turn the drift cutters to the up position and
secure with the carriage bolts and hex insert
lock nuts as shown in Figure 25.
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CARRIAGE
BOLT
3. Lift Latch Adjustment.
The lift index rod is operated by the trigger
assembly on the lift handle, through the latch
release cable. The cable is adjustable to assure
proper engagement and release.
a. If the index rod does not latch securely, loosen
the upper jam nut and tighten the lower jam
nut until the rod fully seats in the latch slot of
the lift latch bracket. Refer to Figure 26.
b. If the release cable has excess slack and it is
difficult to disengage the rod from the latch
slot, loosen the lower jam nut and tighten the
upper jam nut until the excess slack is
removed from the cable. Refer to Figure 26.
LIFT LATCH
BRACKET
14
DRIFT
CUTTER
HEX INSERT
LOCK NUT
Figure 25
UPPER JAM NUT
LIFT
BRACKET
LOWER JAM NUT
RELEASE CABLE
LIFT INDEX ROD
Figure 26