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Operation
DANGER
When the snowthrower is in operation, the impeller
and auger can be rotating and cut off or injure
hands and feet.
• Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthrower, and before
unclogging the discharge chute, cycle the
auxiliary hydraulics lever, move to the O
position, stop the engine, and wait for all moving
parts to stop. Remove the key.
• Use a stick, not your hands , to remove an
obstruction from the discharge chute.
• Stay behind the handles and away from
the discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
• Keep face, hands, feet, and any other part of
your body or clothing away from concealed,
moving, or rotating parts.
Refer to your traction unit Operator's Manual for more
information on installing and removing attachments on your
traction unit.
Important: Always use the traction unit to lift and move
the attachment.
Removing the Snowthrower
Note: To install the snowthrower, refer to
Snowthrower (page
8).
1. Start the engine and lower the attachment to the
ground or onto a trailer, then stop the engine.
2. Remove the chute control bracket as follows:
•
On 200/300 series traction units, remove the
knobs, washer, and handle clamp from the chute
control bracket and remove the bracket.
•
On TX series traction units, remove the knobs and
retaining plate from the chute control bracket and
remove the bracket.
3. Install the fastening hardware on the chute control
bracket for safe keeping.
4. On 200/300 series traction units, remove the chute
control cable from the cable guide.
5. Disconnect the hydraulic lines and remove the
snowthrower from the mount plate. Refer to the
Operator's Manual for your traction unit for instructions.
Operating Tips
•
Always use full throttle (maximum engine speed).
•
If your traction unit has a speed selector, use the slow
position (turtle).
•
If your traction unit has a flow divider, set it as appropriate
for the snow conditions (i.e., vary the setting from 10
o'clock for heavy snow to 12 o'clock for lighter snow).
•
The discharge chute can be rotated 180° side to side. The
direction is controlled by turning the chute control crank
in the chute control bracket.
FF
•
The chute deflector, on top of the discharge chute, can be
moved up and down to control the height and distance
snow is thrown
1. Discharge chute
•
Remove snow as soon as possible after it falls. This
produces the best snow removal results.
•
Adjust the skids to match the type of surface being
cleaned; refer to
•
The snowthrower is designed to clean snow down to the
4 Installing the
contact surface, but there are times when the front of
the snowthrower may tend to ride up. If this happens,
reduce the forward speed.
•
Discharge snow downwind whenever possible and
overlap each pass to ensure complete snow removal. If
wheels slip, reduce the forward speed.
•
Run the snowthrower for a few minutes after clearing
snow so moving parts do not freeze.
•
Do not overload the snowthrower by clearing snow at too
fast a rate. If the engine slows down, reduce the forward
speed or adjust the flow divider (where applicable) to
supply more power to the snowthrower.
•
In some snow and cold weather conditions, some controls
and moving parts may freeze. Therefore, when any
control becomes hard to operate, stop the machine and
wait for all moving parts to stop; then check all parts for
freeze up. Do not use excessive force when trying to
operate frozen controls. Free all controls and moving
parts before operating.
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(Figure
7).
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Figure 7
2. Chute deflector
Adjusting the Skids (page
13).
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