4
Making
Adjustments
Drive Control
Whenthedrivecontrol isreleasedandinthedisen-
gaged“up” position, thecableshouldhaveverylittle
slack. It shouldNOTbetight.
Auger Control
Refer toAuger Control Test onPage11toadjust the
auger control.
Checktheadjustment of thedrivecontrol asfollows:
1.
Withthedrivecontrol released, pushthesnow
thrower gentlyforward. Theunit shouldroll freely.
2.
Engagethedrivecontrol andgentlyattempt topush
thesnowthrower forward. Thewheelsshouldnot
turn. Theunit shouldnot roll freely.
3.
Withthedrivecontrol released, movetheshift lever
backandforthbetweentheR2positionandtheF6
positionseveral times. Thereshouldbenoresistance
intheshift lever.
Figure 3
4.
5.
6.
7.
If anyof theabovetestsfailed, thedrivecableisin
needof adjustment. Proceedasfollows:
Loosenthelower hexnut onthedrivecablebracket.
SeeFigure3.
WARNING
Positionthebracket upwardtoprovidemoreslack(or
downwardtoincreasecabletension).
Read, understand,
andfollowall instruc-
tionsandwarnings
onthemachineand
inthismanual before
operating.
Retightentheupper hexnut.
Chute Assembly
Thedistancesnowisthrowncanbeadjustedbychang-
ingtheangleof thechuteassembly. Todoso:
1.
2.
Stoptheenginebyremovingtheignitionkeyand
loosentheplasticwingknobfoundontheleft sideof
thechuteassembly.
Neverattempt to
makeanyadjust-
mentswhilethe
engineisrunning,
except wherespeci-
fiedinoperator’s
manual.
Pivot thechuteupwardor downwardbeforeretight-
eningthewingknob. SeeFigure4.
Figure 4
12
| Categories | MTD Snow Blower Manuals, Snow Blower Manuals |
|---|---|
| Download File |
|
| Document Type | Owner's Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Brand | MTD, Snow Blower |
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | mtdproducts.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | MTD Products |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)