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Customer S uppor t If you ha ve d iff icul ty as sem blin g t hi s pr oduct or h a ve an y q uest ion s r ega rdi ng t he co ntr ols , ope rat ion, or ma in ten anc e o f this machine , you can seek help f rom the exper t s. Choose from the options be low: Visit us on the web at ww w.cubcadet.com ◊ Locate your nearest C ub Cadet Dealer at (8 77) ...
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Im por tan t Safe Ope ra ti on Pr ac ti ces 2 3 T raining Read, un ders tan d, and foll ow all instru cti ons on the 1 . machine an d in the manual(s ) be fore at tempting to assembl e and op erate. Keep this manu al in a safe p lace for future an d regular re feren ce and for ord ering re placeme nt par ts . Be famili ar with all controls an d the ...
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4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safe Handling of G asoline T o avoid pe rsona l injur y or prop er t y dama ge use ex t reme car e in handling gas oline. Gas oline is e x treme ly f lammab le and the vapo rs are e xplosi ve. Serious p ers onal injur y can o ccur when gasolin e is spilled o n yours ...
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5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Clearing a Clogged Discharge Chute Hand conta ct w ith the rot ating impe ller inside th e discharge chute is the mos t common caus e of injur y associ ated with snow throwers. N ever use your han d to clean out the d ischarge chute. T o clear t he chute: SHUT TH E ...
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6 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Safet y Symbols This pa ge depi ct s and des cribe s safet y s ymb ols that may app ear on this pro duc t. Re ad, und ers tand, an d follow all ins truc tio ns on the machine b efore at tempt ing to assembl e and op erate. Sy m b o l Description READ T HE OPER A TOR ...
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Assembly Handle Place the shif t lever in th e For ward - 6 po sition 1 . Remove the lower p lastic w ing nut and c arriag e bolt f rom 2. each side of th e uppe r handle; the n raise the up per han dle assembl y until it snaps over the lower ha ndle. Make cer t ain the upp er ends of e ach cabl e are seated p roper ly in the prop er bracket s. Se ...
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Place chute assembl y onto chute base and s ecure chute 2. control assemb ly to chute supp or t bracket w ith clevis p in and cot ter pin removed e arlier. See See Fig. 3 -3. Finish secur ing chute control asse mbly to chute supp or t 3. bracket wi th wing nut an d hex sc rew removed ear lier . See Fig. 3 - 4. Check that all c ables are p rope rly ...
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Chute Cl ean-Out T ool The chute cl ean- o ut tool is f astene d to the top of the au ger housing wi th a mounting clip an d a cable t ie at the fac tor y . Cut the cab le tie be fore op erating th e snow thrower. See Fig. 3- 7 . Fu el Recommendat ions Use automotive gaso line (unleaded o r low lead ed to minimize combusti on chambe r dep osits) wi ...
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Checking Oil Lev el CAUTION: T he eng ine is shipp ed with o il in the engine. Y ou must , however , check th e oil level pri or to oper ating the snow thrower. Running the engin e with insuf f i cient oil can c ause ser ious engin e damage an d void the engin e warr anty. NOTE: Be sure to ch eck the e ngine on a l evel sur face with th e engine s ...
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Auger C ontrol W ARNI NG! Pri or to ope rating your snow thrower, caref ully read an d follow all th e instru cti ons bel ow . Perf orm all adjus tment s to verif y you r snow thrower is oper ating saf ely and p roper ly . Check the a djustme nt of the auge r control as foll ows: When th e auger contro l is releas ed and in th e disenga ged 1 . “ ...
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Ign iti on Key Oil Fil l Prime r Gasoline Cap Electric Starter Outlet Reco il Sta r ter Handle Oil D rain Cho ke Cont r ol Throttle Cont r ol Electric Starter Button Muffler T ra ck D rive Cont rol/Auger Contr ol Lo ck Headlight Chut e Ass emb ly Chute Cleanout T ool Aug er Sk id S hoe Shi f t Lever Chut e Dir ec ti ona l Contr ol Auge r Contr ol T ...
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T rack Drive Control / Auger Clu tch Lock* The tr ack drive control is l ocated o n the right han dle. Sque eze the control gri p against the h andle to eng age the tr ack drive. Releas e to stop. Note : Always releas e the drive contro l befo re changing sp ee ds. F ailure to do so w ill result in increas ed wear on your m achine’s drive sys tem ...
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Oil Fil l Engine oil leve l can be ch ecked and o il adde d through th e oil f ill. Oil Drain Engine oil c an be drain ed throu gh the oil dra in. Muf f le r Engine ex haust e xist s the engin e via the mu f f ler. W ARNI NG! D o not touch th e muf f le r while the engine is h ot or running . The mu f f ler is hot a nd can cause a severe b urn. Ele ...
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Starting the Engine W ARNI NG! Al ways keep hands an d feet cl ear of moving p ar ts. D o not use a p ressurize d star ti ng f luid. Vapor s are f lammabl e. NOTE: Allow th e engine to war m up for a few mi nutes af ter star ti ng. Th e engine w ill not develo p full p ower until it reaches oper ating tempe ratures . Electric Starter W ARNI NG! T h ...
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Recoil S tarter CAUTION ! Do not pull t he st ar ter handle w hile the engine r unning. W ARNI NG! T o avoid unsuper v ised en gine oper ation, n ever leave the engine unat ten ded wh ile running. T urn the e ngine of f a f ter use and re move ignition key Inser t the i gnition key full y into the slot, Fig . 5- 1 . Make 1 . sure it snaps into plac ...
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Maintenance Engi ne Refe r to the Engine Ma intenance sec tio n. Sha ve Pla te and Skid S hoes The shave plate and sk id sho es on the b ot tom of the sn ow thrower are subjec t to wear. They should b e che cked per iodic ally and repl aced whe n necess ar y . T o rem ove the skid sh oes: Remove the fo ur carria ge bo lts and h ex f lang e nuts w h ...
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NOTE: Wh en lubri cating the h ex shaf t , be car eful no t to get any oil on the aluminum dr ive plate or the ru bber f ric tion whe el. Doi ng so will hin der the snow thrower ’s drive sys tem. Wip e of f any excess or spill ed oil. Auger S haf t At least once a seas on, rem ove the shear pins f rom the aug er shaf t. Spr ay lubricant insid e t ...
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Drive Con trol When th e drive control is re lease d and in the dise ngage d “up” positio n, the cab le shoul d have very lit tl e slack . It shoul d NOT be tight. NOTE: If e xcessive slack is present in the drive ca ble or if the sn ow thrower’s drive is diseng aging intermit tentl y during op eratio n, the cab le may be in ne ed of adjus tm ...
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Maintena nce Schedule Ta sk sF irst 5 Hrs .E ach Use or Ev er y 5 Hr s. Ev er y Season or 25 Hrs. Ev er y Season or 5 0 Hr s. Ev er y Season or 1 00 H rs . Se rv ic e Dates Che ck engine oil Change engine oil Che ck spark plug Se rv ic e spark plug Clean ex haust area W ARNI NG! T o prevent accident al st ar t-up, shut of f the engin e and remove t ...
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Reinst all the oil f ill er cap/dipstick secure ly . 6. CAUTION ! Thoro ughly wash yo ur hands with s oap and water as so on as possib le af ter han dling used oi l. NOTE: Please d ispose of us ed motor o il in a manner that is frie ndly to the enviro nment. T ake it to a rec yling center o r other collec tio n center . Spark Plug W ARNI NG! D O NO ...
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Of f - Season Storage Engines s tored over 30 days nee d to be dr ained of f uel to prevent deter ioration a nd gum fro m forming i n the fue l sys tem or on esse ntial carb uretor par t s. I f the gasolin e in your engine d eterior ates during s torage, you may ne ed to have the carbur etor , and othe r fuel s yste m compon ents, s er vice d or re ...
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Belt Replac ement Auger Belt NOTE: It is not n ecessar y to remove both b elts in o rder to chang e either o ne. If chang ing just on e belt , be cer t ain to check the condition o f the other b elt . Drain th e gasoline f rom the sn ow thrower , or place a pie ce 1. of plast ic f ilm under th e gas cap. Remove the p lastic b elt cover at the front ...
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Unhook t he idler sp ring f rom the he x bol t on the aug er 6. housing. S ee Fig. 7-4. Lif t the au ger be lt from th e auger p ulley , and slip b elt 7 . bet we en the supp or t bra cket and the aug er pulley. See Fig. 7- 5. Repla ce auger drive b elt by foll owing instr uc tions in 8. reverse o rder. Rep eat the Auger Control T est o n page 1 1 ...
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Slip the drive b elt of f th e pulley an d bet wee n fric tio n 6. whe el and dri ve pulley . Se e Fig. 7 - 7 . Remove and rep lace bel t in the revers e order. 7 . NOTE: Engag ing the dri ve control will ease re -ass embl y of the be lt. F ric tion Wheel Remo val The r ubber o n the fr ic tion whe el is subje ct to wear a nd should b e checked a f ...
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If repl acing the entire ass embl y , p ut the ne w fric tio n 6. whe el assemb ly in place an d follow the s teps in revers e to re -assemb le. If you onl y want to replace th e fric tio n whee l rubb er continue with s tep 7 . Remove the fo ur screws f rom the fr ic tion wh eel ass embly. 7 . See Fig. 7- 1 1 . Remove the f ric tion wh eel r ubbe ...
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T roub leshooting 9 27 Problem Cause Remedy Engine fa ils to star t Fuel tank empt y, or stale f uel. 1. Blocke d fue l line. 2. Choke not in the O N positio n. 3. F ault y spark p lug. 4. Safet y key not i n ignition s witch on eng ine. 5. Spark plu g wire disconn ec ted. 6. Primer bu tto n not bein g used p roper ly . 7. Fil l tan k wit h cle an, ...
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Component P ar t Numbe r and Des cri pti on 9 29 - 0 0 71 Ex tension Cord, 1 1 0V 954- 04 050 Auger Drive Belt 954- 036 7 Wheel D rive Belt 684 - 04 1 5 9 F ric tion Wheel A ssembly 93 5 - 0 4054 F ric tion Wheel Rubb er 725- 1 629 Lamp, 1 1 4 1 738- 0 4 1 2 4A Shear Pin, 1 .50 7 1 4 - 0 40 40 Bow-tie Cotter Pin 784 -5 580 Skid Shoe, Standard 790 - ...
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MTD CONSUMER GROUP INC (MTD), the California Air Resour ces Board (CARB) and the United States En vironment Protection Agency (U . S. EP A) Emission Control System W arranty Statement (Owner’ s Defect Warranty Rights and Ob ligations) EMISSION CONTROL SY STEM CO VERAGE IS AP PLICABLE T O CERTIF IED ENGINES P URCHASED IN C ALIFORNIA IN 200 5 AND T ...
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(4) Re pair or repla cement of any warranted par t un der the warra nty provi sions of th is ar tic le must be p er formed at no ch arge to the owner at a warrant y station. ( 5) N otwi thstan ding th e provisions of Su bsec tion (4 ) ab ove , warrant y ser vic es or repair s must be provi ded at all MTD d istrib ution c enters that are franch ised ...
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Th e lim it ed w ar r an t y se t for t h be low i s gi ven b y Cub C ad et L LC w i th re sp ec t to n ew m er ch and is e pur ch as e d and u se d in t he Un it ed S t a te s, it s p os se ss io ns an d ter r i tor ie s, a nd b y MT D Pr o duc t s Li mi te d wi t h re sp ec t to n ew m er ch and is e pur ch as e d and u se d in C an ad a an d / o ...
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