960 Snowblower WARRANTY POLICY Buhler Manufacturing products are warranted for a period of twelve (12) months (90 days for commercial application) from original date of purchase, by original purchaser, to be free from defects in material and workmanship under correct, normal agricultural use and proper applications.
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960 Snowblower SNOWBLOWER This manual is for 96" Farm King Snowblower with a quick coupling hitch. With this hitch, the blower can be mounted on a tractor with either a quick hitch or the standard three-point hitch. All 96" Farm King snowblowers have a sealed oil bath gearbox. The snowblower is the push type and will mount to a tractor with 540 rpm PTO.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Do not operate the blower in the fully raised position. The three-point hitch on some tractors rises high enough to cause the PTO shaft to bind. This can cause damage to the PTO shaft and/or to the hitch and pins. Depth of cut can be partially controlled by tilting the blower forward or backward.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS – cont’d. Danger: Always stop blowing for servicing or unplugging. The PTO should be disengaged before dismounting from the tractor. Caution: Always check to see that both ends of the PTO shaft are securely attached as per instructions every time you are preparing to use the Snowblower.
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Fasten the two quick hitch arms (#57 & #58, left and right) to the main body. Use eight 5/8” x 1 ¼” hex bolts, lock washers and hex nuts. Note: Lift arms for quick coupling hitch are 30 ¾” long versus 35” for the standard three point hitch.
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS – cont’d. Mounting blower on tractor: The pins supplied with the snowblower are for a category 2 quick hitch. The quick coupling hitch has two holes both at the top of the hitch and at each lift arm. When using a quick coupler, the pins must be in the inside set of holes.
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960 Snowblower ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS – cont’d. PTO SHIELD All snowblowers are supplied with a PTO shield (#61). To install, remove the two rear bolts at the top of the gearbox (#38). Bolt the PTO shield to the gearbox by the hinges using these same bolts. A utility spring (#62) keeps the shield in place.
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WHEN ORDERING PARTS Always give your dealer the Model, Color and Serial Number of your machine to assist him in ordering and obtaining the correct parts. Use the exploded view and tabular listing of the area of interest to exactly identify the required part. ITEM PART # DESCRIPTION 902403...
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965923 Swivel Arm 967140 1'' x 10ga Narrow Rim Washer (pl) BU50505 Gearbox Complete w/o Oil F0585 PTO Shaft Complete 965925 Drive Shaft 968807 3/8'' x 3/8'' x 2'' Key 81627 1/2'' x 3'' Hex Bolt (pl) 902377 3/8'' x 3/8'' x 4 3/4'' Key 81552 5/16'' x 1 1/4'' Gr.
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960 Snowblower 96” FARM KING SNOWBLOWER PTO (Standard and Optional Long) - 12 -...