9
3
Setting Up
Your Snow
Thrower
WARNING
Never use your hands
to clean snow and
ice from the chute
assembly or auger
housing.
IMPORTANT
If the tire pressure
is not equal in both
tires, the unit may not
travel in a straight
path and the shave
plate may wear
unevenly.
A
B
Figure 11
• Thread the nylock nut outward (down the coupler)
three full turns to provide more slack in the cable and
reattach the spring to the bracket.
• Repeat auger control test to verify for proper
adjustment. Repeat previous steps to adjust more, if
necessary.
Skid Shoes
Position the skid shoes based on surface conditions.
Adjust upward for hard-packed snow. Adjust downward
when operating on gravel or crushed rock surfaces. See
“Making Adjustment” Section.
Tire Pressure (Pneumatic Tires)
The tires are over-inflated for shipping purposes.
Check the tire pressure before operating the snow
thrower. Refer to the tire side wall for tire manufacturer’s
recommended psi and deflate (or inflate) the tires as
necessary.
• Loosen the nylock nut on the drive control cable and
unthread the cable one full turn. See Figure 13.
• Recheck adjustment.
• Retighten the nylock nut to secure the cable when
correct adjustment is reached.
NOTE:
For more details, refer to Drive Control Adjust-
ment in the Adjustment Section of this manual.
Auger Control
Check the adjustment of the auger control as follows:
• When the auger control is released and in the
disengaged “up” position (see Figure 11B), the cable
should have very little slack, but should NOT be tight.
See Figure 12.
WARNING:Do not over-tighten the
cable. Over-tightening may prevent the
auger from disengaging and compro-
mise the safety of the snow thrower.
• In a well-ventilated area, start the snow thrower
engine as instructed on page 12. Make sure the
throttle is set in the fast position.
• While standing in the operator’s position (behind the
snow thrower) engage the auger.
• Allow the auger to remain engaged for approximately
ten seconds before releasing the auger control.
Repeat this several times.
• With the engine running in the fast position and the
auger control lever in the disengaged “up” position,
walk to the front of the machine.
• Confirm that the auger has completely stopped
rotating and shows no signs of motion.
IMPORTANT:
If the auger shows any signs of rotating,
immediately return to the operator’s position and shut
off the engine. Wait for all moving parts to stop before
readjusting the auger control cable.
• To readjust the control cable, unhook the spring
(found on the end of the auger cable) from the auger
actuator bracket. See Figure 12.
• Push the cable coupler through the end of the spring
to expose the lock nut. See Figure 13.
Figure 13
Figure 1
Drive
Auger
