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Remove the belt shields on the left side of the unit.
Engage both the auger and transmission drive belts. Loosen
hardware and adjust the large one-piece belt stop on the
engine to gain approximately 1/Sfl clearance between the
belts and the belt stop with belt engaged. Secure the belt
stop hardware. See Figure 10.
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Chech the alignment of the transmission drive pulley
on the engine and the large pulley on the transmission input
shaft.
3. Belt tension for the auger drive is regulated by the
position of the set collar on the Auger Control clutch rod.
With the Auger Control lever engaged, there should be
3/8'r to l/2f' clearance between the collar and the front ear
of the rod bracket.
Loosen the square-head setscrew to
position the stop collar. See Figure 11-
securely. Be sure both shoes are at equal height. For clear¬
ing smooth pavement, raise the shoes to allow the scraper
bar to rest on the ground. See Figure 13*
CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
The chain is in correct adjustment when all slack has been
removed.
Figure 11
1.
Remove the belt shields and chain guard from the left
side of the unit.
2.
Loosen but do not remove all hardware holding the
side plate to the blower housing and bearing clamp. Loosen
but do not remove ail hardware hotding the adjustment
plate and bearing clamp to the blower housing. Move the
bearing housing down and back to remove all slack from
both chains connected to tho sprocket and the shaft assem¬
bly. IMPORTANT: Be sure the bearing housing is parallel
to the blower housing.
4. Adjust the Touch-O-Matic control engagement at the
control wire clamp.
Loosen the damp screw.
PuD the
upper extension wire down and the lower extension wire up
until there is 3 or S'1/4 inch dearanee between the damp
and the cud of the lower extension wire-
Tighten
the clamp screw securely. See Figure 12.
Figure 12
5. Adjust the auger housing side-skid shoe height to suit
the type of surface to he cleared. For moving across gravel
Or crushed stone, loosen the mounting nuts and lower the
shoes to raise the housing scraper bar, Retighlen the nuts
Visually check the alignment of both chains.
Move the
sprockets and/or bearing housing to achieve proper align¬
ment. Secure all hardware at this time making sure it is very
tight.
ADJUSTMENT PLATE
Figure 14
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