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Forclose snow removalon a smoothsurface,raiseskid shoes
higheron the auger housing.
Use a middleor lowerpositionwhenthearea to be clearedis
uneven,such as a graveldriveway.
NOTE:If you chooseto operatethe snowthroweron a gravelsurface,
keepthe skid shoesin positionfor maximumclearancebetweenthe
groundand the shaveplate.
Toadjustthe skid shoes:
1.
Loosenthe fourhex nuts (two on each side)and carriagebolts.
Moveskid shoesto desiredposition.See Figure14.
2.
Makecertain theentirebottomsurfaceof skid shoeis againstthe
groundto avoidunevenwearon the skid shoes.
3.
Refightennutsand bolts securely.
Auger
Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyread and followall
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustments to verifyyoursnow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1.
Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.See Figure15
inset.Whentheauger controlis releasedand in the disengaged
"up"position,the cableshouldhavevery little slack. It should
NOT be tight.
2.
In a well-ventilated area,start the snowthrowerengine.Referto
Startingthe Enginein the Operationsection.
3.
Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe augers.
4.
Allowtheaugersto remainengagedfor approximately ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5.
With theauger controlin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the
front of the machine.
6.
Confirmthat the augershavecompletelystoppedrotatingand
show NOsignsof motion.If anyauger showsANY signof
rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff
the engine.Waitfor ALL movingparts to stop beforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7.
Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupper hexbolt on the
augercablebracket.See Figure15.
8.
Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9.
Retightenthe upperhex bolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
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Smooth Surface
Uneven Surface
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