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Cub Cadet 8526C Operator's Manual

Cub Cadet 8526C Operator's Manual

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Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE OPERATION
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Two-Stage Snow Thrower
60 Ottawa Street South, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1
Models:
8526C
10528C
769-02517
8/18/06

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  • Page 1 Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty OPERATOR’S MANUAL Models: 8526C 10528C Two-Stage Snow Thrower IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATION 769-02517 60 Ottawa Street South, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new snow thrower. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Safety Labels ............3 Maintaining Your Snow Thrower ...... 16 Safe Operation Practices ........

  • Page 3: Safety Labels

    Safety Labels WARNING This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the per- sonal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may A chute clean-out tool is fastened to the top...

  • Page 4: Safe Operation Practices

    WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle compo- nents contain or emit chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual.
  • Page 5 Operation Maintenance & Storage 1. Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts, in the 1. Never tamper with safety devices. Check their proper auger/impeller housing or chute assembly. Contact with the operation regularly. rotating parts can amputate hands and feet. 2.

  • Page 6: Setting Up Your Snow Thrower

    IMPORTANT: The snow thrower is shipped with oil and WITHOUT GASOLINE. After assembly, refer to separate engine manual for proper fuel and engine oil recommendations. 1. Observe the lower area of the snow thrower to be sure both cables are aligned with roller guides before Setting Up pivoting handle upward.
  • Page 7 4. Finish securing chute control assembly to chute support bracket with wing nut and hex screw removed earlier. See Figure 4. Setting Up Your Snow Thrower CAUTION Figure 4 Prior to operating your snow thrower, refer to Auger Control Test on page 13. 5.
  • Page 8 Drift Cutters (If Equipped) Drift cutters should be used when operating the snow thrower in heavy drift conditions. • On models so equipped, drift cutters are assembled to the auger housing inverted. See Figure 7. • Remove the carriage bolts by unthreading the hex Setting Up nuts which secure them, and reinstall the drift cutters facing forward before operating the snow thrower.

  • Page 9: General Recommendations

    Clean-Out Tool The clean-out tool is mounted to the rear of the auger housing and is designed to clear a clogged chute. Refer Clean-Out to page 11 for instructions on how to properly use it. Tool NOTE: This item is fastened with a cable tie to the rear of the auger housing at the factory.

  • Page 10: Operating Your Snow Thrower

    Know Your Snow Thrower Drive Control Shift Lever Four-Way Chute Control™ Heated Handles Auger Control Switch (optional)† Operating Headlight Your Snow Electric Start Button Thrower Gas Cap Fuel Tank Oil Fill Engine Controls Chute Assembly Recoil Starter Handle Electric Starter Outlet Primer Ignition WARNING...

  • Page 11: Auger Control

    Auger Control • To change the direction in which snow is thrown, squeeze the button on the joy-stick and pivot the joy-stick to the right or to the left. • To change the angle/distance which snow is thrown, pivot the joy-stick forward or backward. Ignition Key Operating The ignition key must be inserted and snapped in place...

  • Page 12: Stopping The Engine

    Gas & Oil Fill-Up 7. When disconnecting the extension cord, always unplug the end at the three-prong wall outlet before Service the engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in unplugging the opposite end from the snow thrower. the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Read instructions carefully.
  • Page 13 NOTE: Keep the key in a safe place. The engine cannot 2. In a well-ventilated area, start the snow thrower start without the ignition key. engine as instructed on the previous page. Make sure the throttle is set in the FAST position. Recoil Starter 3.

  • Page 14: Makingadjustments

    Shift Cable If the full range of speeds (forward and reverse) cannot be achieved, refer to the figure to the left and adjust the shift cable as follows: 1. Place the shift lever in the fastest forward speed position. Making 2.

  • Page 15: Skid Shoes

    2. With the drive control released, there must be 1/8” clearance between the friction wheel and the drive pulley in all positions of the shift lever. 3. With the drive control engaged, the friction wheel must contact the drive pulley. 4.

  • Page 16: Maintaining Your Snow Thrower

    Engine Refer to the separate engine manual packed with your unit for all engine maintenance. Lubrication Engine Maintaining Refer to the separate engine manual packed with your unit for all engine lubrication instructions. Your Snow Gear Shaft The gear (hex) shaft should be lubricated at least once Thrower a season or after every 25 hours of operation.
  • Page 17 Auger Belt Replacement To remove and replace your snow thrower’s auger belt, proceed as follows: 1. Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the engine by removing the two self-tapping screws. NOTE: Drain the gasoline from the snow thrower, or Maintaining place a piece of plastic under the gas cap.

  • Page 18: Drive Belt Replacement

    Augers • The augers are secured to the spiral shaft with two shear pins and cotter pins. If the auger should strike a foreign object or ice jam, the snow thrower is designed so that the pins may shear. Refer to Figure 9. •...

  • Page 19: Friction Wheel Removal

    Friction Wheel Removal If the snow thrower fails to drive with the drive control engaged, and performing the drive control cable adjust- ment on page 12 fails to correct the problem, the friction wheel may need to be replaced. Follow the instructions below.

  • Page 20: Off-Season Storage

    Observe the following, when preparing your snow thrower for off-season storage: • Drain fuel into an approved container outdoors, away from any open flame. Allow engine to cool. Extinguish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition prior to draining fuel. Fuel left in engine during warm Off-Season weather deteriorates and will cause serious starting problems.

  • Page 21: Trouble Shooting

    Problem Cause Remedy 1. Choke not in ON position. 1. Move choke to ON position. Engine fails to start 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. 4.

  • Page 22: Warranty

    TWO YEAR SUPREME WARRANTY: For two years from date of retail purchase within Canada, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its option, repair or replace, for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part or parts found to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty covers units which have been operated and maintained in accordance with the owner’s instructions furnished with the Warranty unit, and which have not been subject to misuse, abuse, commercial use, neglect, accident...

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