pavement,thenadjusttheskidsdowntothe
pavement.
Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,you
canturnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetoward
thepavement.
CheckingandAdjustingthe
TractionCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Inspect
thetractioncableandadjustitif
necessary.
Yearly—Inspectthetractioncable
andadjustorreplaceitifnecessary.
Ifthesnowthrowerdoesnotdriveintheforwardor
reversespeedsoritdriveswhenyoureleasethetraction
lever,adjustthetractioncable.
Withthetractionleverdisengaged,checkthepininthe
elongatedslotintheleftsideofthesnowthrowerabove
thetire.Thereshouldbeagapof1/32to1/16inch(1
to1.5mm)fromthefrontoftheslottothefrontedge
ofthepin(Figure33).
Figure33
1.Pin
Ifthelefthand(traction)cableisnotproperlyadjusted,
dothefollowingsteps:
1.Loosenthejamnut.
2.Loosenortightentheturnbuckletoadjustthepin
untilitisthepropergapfromthefrontedgeofthe
slot.
3.Tightenthejamnut(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Jamnut2.Turnbuckle
CheckingandAdjustingthe
Auger/ImpellerCable
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours—Checkthe
auger/impellercableandadjustitif
necessary.
Yearly—Checktheauger/impeller
cableandadjustitifnecessary.
1.Removethe5fastenersonthefrontenginecover
(
Figure35),butdonotremovethecover.
Figure35
2.Removethefastenersontheleftbeltcover,then
removethecoverinthesequenceshowninFigure36.
Figure36
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