Skid Shoe; Routing The Drive Cable; Adjusting Auger Cable - MTD 31A-3BAD729 Operator's Manual

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MiddlePosition
LowPosition
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Skid Shoe
The spacebetweenthe shaveplateand the groundcan
be adjusted.Referto Figure7 for locationof shaveplate
and skid shoes.
Forclose snow removal,place skid shoesin the low
position.Whenthe areato be clearedis uneven,place
skid shoes in the middleor high position.See Figure4.
NOTE:It isnot recommended that you operatethis
snowthroweron gravelas loosegravelcan be easily
pickedup and thrownbythe augercausingpersonal
injuryor damageto the snowthrower.However, i f you
haveto operateit on gravel,keepthe skid shoeinthe
highestpositionfor maximumclearance.
1. Adjustskid shoes by looseningtwo hexnuts and
carriagebolts on each skid shoe,and movethe skid
shoeto the desiredposition.See Figure4.
2. Makecertainthe entirebottomsurfaceof skid shoe
is againstthe groundto avoidunevenwearon the
skid shoes.
3. Tightennuts and bolts securely.
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Routing The Drive Cable
Makesurethat the drivecane is routedparallelto
the left upper handle,thenacrossthe topof the
lowerhandleand finally parallelto the rightlower
handle. See Figure5.
Threecableties havebeen usedto looselytie the
two controlcablesto the lowerhandle.Twoof these
cableties are on eacharm, and thirdon thetop
crossbar of the lowerhandle.Tightenthesecable
ties to securethe cableto the lowerhandle.See
Figure5.
Adjusting Auger Cable
Periodicadjustmentto theauger controlcablemay be
requireddue to normalstretchand wearon the belt.
Adjustmentis neededif the augersseemto hesitate
whileturning,but theengine maintainsspeed,or
continueturningwith the augercontroldisengaged.
1. Loosenthe rearhex bolton the cableadjustment
bracket. See Figure6.
2. Slide the cableadjustmentbracketbackwards
taking outthe slackinthe augercable.
3. Retightenthe rear hexbolt
4. Start engineand verifyaugercontrolengagesand
disengagesproperly.
NOTE:If augercontinuesto rotatewith the control
disengaged,shutoff engineand readjust.
__i= ARNING: Do not over-tighten the
cable.Over-tightening may prevent the
auger from disengaging and compro-
misethe safetyof the snowthrower.
Setup And
WARNING
Do not Over,tighten the
cable,Over4ightening
mayprevent the auger
fro m disengaging and
compromise the safety
of the snowthrower.
IMPORTANT:
Check the adjustments
as instructedand make
any final adjustments
necessarybefore
operatingthe unit,
Check all nuts
bolts for tightness.
Failureto follow these
instrUctions maycause
damage to unit
NOTE:
it is not recommended
that you operate this
snowthrower on gravel
loose grave!can be
easily picked up and
thrown bythe auger
causing personalinjury
or damageto the snow
thrower: Howeverif
youhave to Operate
it on gravel;keep the
skid shoe in the highest
positionfor maximum
Clearance:
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