Checking The Tire Pressure; Installing The Skids - Toro 38086 Operator's Manual

Figure 13
1. Chute control rod
2. Chute control rod bracket
5. Insert the carriage screw into the worm gear bracket
mounting hole (Fig. 14).
6. Position the worm gear into the bracket, align the
slotted holes in the worm gear and the bracket, and
insert the chute gear rod through the slotted holes in
the bracket and the worm gear (Fig. 14).
7. Loosely mount the worm gear and the bracket to the
mounting flange with a carriage screw, a flat washer,
and a locknut (Fig. 14).
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Figure 14
1. Worm gear bracket
2. Carriage screw
3. Flat washer
4. Locknut
8. Slide the worm gear into the teeth of the chute gear
and tighten the locknut.
9. Operate the discharge chute control (Fig. 18) and
move the worm gear slightly outward if the discharge
chute control binds.

Checking the Tire Pressure

Check the pressure of the tires because they are
over-inflated at the factory for shipping. Reduce the
pressure in both tires to between 7 and 15 psi
(48 and 103 kPa) equally.
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3. Screws
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8
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2
3
4
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5. Worm gear
6. Chute gear rod
7. Mounting flange
8. Slotted hole

Installing the Skids

1. Check the air pressure in the tires; refer to Checking
the Tire Pressure on page 11.
2. Move the snowthrower onto a flat surface and check
that the scraper (Fig. 15) is parallel to the ground. If it
is not, adjust the scraper; refer to Adjusting the
Scraper and Skids on page 23.
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1. Scraper
3. Remove two flange bolts and flat washers that secure
the ends of the scraper to the side plates (Fig. 16).
4. Install the bolts through the rear slots in the skids, with
the washers between the skids and the side plates
(Fig. 16). Do not tighten the bolts.
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1. Flange bolts
2. Skid
3. Flat washers
5. Install two flange bolts through the front slots of both
the skids and the side plates, with the washers
between the skids and the side plates. Do not tighten
the bolts.
Note:
The following steps describe how to adjust the
skids for paved surfaces. For gravel or crushed rock
surfaces, refer to Adjusting the Scraper and Skids on
page 23.
6. Support the scraper 1/8 in. (3 mm) above a level
surface if you use the snowthrower on smooth
pavement.
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Figure 15
2. Pipe plug
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3
3
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Figure 16
4. Locknut
5. Sideplate