Assembly & Set-Up - MTD 300 Series Operator's Manual

Assembly & Set-Up
Contents of Carton
• One Snow Thrower
• One Snow Thrower Operator's
Manual
Assembly
Setting Up The Handle
1. Remove cable tie (if present) securing upper handle to
lower handle for shipping purposes. Remove all protective
plastic wrapping from handles.
NOTE: Be careful NOT to remove the three loosely fitted
cable ties that will be utilized later to secure cables.
2. Loosen and remove the wing knob, saddle washer, handle
tab and carriage screw on each side of the lower handle.
See Fig. 3-1.
Figure 3-1
3. Slide one of the loosely fitted cable ties from the right side
of the lower handle up to the cross member of the lower
handle. Leave the second cable tie in place on the right side
of the lower handle. See Fig. 3-3 for reference.
IMPORTANT:
It will be necessary to lift the upper handle while
sliding up this cable tie to prevent damage to the cable.
4. Lift the upper handle up and position it over the lower
handle, aligning the holes where the wing knobs were
removed (1). See Fig. 3-2.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to bend or kink the cables.
5. Insert a carriage screw from the outside through a handle
tab, the upper and lower handles, a saddle washer and into
the wing knob (2). Repeat on the other side.
6. Tighten the wing knobs on each side of the handle. Refer
to Fig. 3-2.
• Two Replacement Auger Shear Pins
• One Product Registration Card
NOTE: The auger cable routes down the left lower handle
and the drive cable is routed across the top of the lower
handle and down the right side of the lower handle. See
Fig. 3-3.
7. Three cable ties have been used to loosely tie the control
cables to the lower handle, including the cable tie you
relocated in step 3. Position cable ties now, as in Fig. 3-3,
and tighten to secure cables to the lower handle. Trim off
excess material of cable ties.
• One Chute Assembly
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Figure 3-2
Drive Cable
Cable Ties
Auger Cable
Figure 3-3
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