Ariens Compact Track 24 Manual page 19

To clear the discharge chute:
1. Shut off engine, remove key, disconnect
spark plug wire from spark plug.
2. Wait for impeller blades to stop rotating
completely.
3. Remove the snow clean-out tool (1) from
the auger housing and use it to remove
the clog from the discharge chute.
4. Replace the snow clean-out tool on the
auger housing.
5. Reconnect spark plug wire, and restart
engine.
Manual Discharge Chute Deflector
(920013)
ALWAYS position discharge chute deflector
at a safe angle before starting engine.
DO NOT throw snow any higher than
necessary.
Push deflector handle forward or down to
throw snow lower. Pull deflector handle up or
to the rear to throw snow higher.
IMPORTANT: If Chute Deflector does not
stay in set position, adjust as directed in
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS on page 28,
or repair before operation.
Remote Discharge Chute
Deflector Control (920014, 021, 022)
ALWAYS position discharge chute deflector
at a safe angle before starting engine.
DO NOT throw snow any higher than
necessary.
Place deflector remote in a forward notch to
throw snow lower. Place deflector remote in a
rearward notch to throw snow higher.
IMPORTANT: If Chute Deflector does not
stay in set position, adjust as directed in
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS on page 28,
or repair before operation.
Discharge Chute
Discharge chute rotates 205°.
ALWAYS position discharge chute in safe
direction and angle, away from operator and
bystanders, before starting engine.
Discharge Chute Crank
IMPORTANT: If chute does not stay in set
position, adjust as directed in SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS on page 28, or repair before
operation.
Rotate the chute with the discharge chute
crank handle.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT force frozen chute
controls. If frozen, take to warm place until
controls are free.
Axle Lock Pin (920013, 014, 021)
(Figure 18)
Use the axle lock pin to lock or unlock the
right or left wheel. Lock both wheels to
increase traction; unlock one wheel to allow
for easier turning of the unit.
NOTICE: Unit will not drive with both wheels
unlocked.
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1. Axle Lock Pin
Track Angle
(920022)
The track angle can be adjusted to position
the auger housing for level clearing, deep
cutting, or transport.
1. Squeeze the handlebar trigger and
press down on the handlebars to move
the auger housing into an up position.
Release the trigger to hold the position.
2. Squeeze the handlebar trigger and lift up
on the handlebars to move the auger
housing into a down position. Release
the trigger to hold the position.
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Wheel Unlocked
Wheel Locked
Figure 18