Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 932045 - ST8524E Ariens
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Owner/Operator Manual Models 932045 - ST8524E 932046 - ST724 E 932047 - ST5524E 932048 - ST552 0 Sno-Thro ® 0058240 0A 7/06 Prin ted in USA U.S. Patents Pending ENGLI SH FRANÇAIS.
GB - 2 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONTROLS a nd FEA TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OPERA TION . . . . . . . . . . . .
GB - 3 NOTE: T o locat e your n earest Arien s Dealer , go to www .ariens.com on the internet. 2. Unders tand all Safe ty Preca utions pr ovided in the manu als. 3. Review c ontrol func tions and operatio n of the unit. Do no t operate the Sno-Thro unless all controls function as described in this man ual.
GB - 4 2. DANGER! 3. DANGER! SAFETY RULES Read, u nderstand, and fo llow all sa fety practi ces in Owner/Ope rator Manual before beginni ng assembly or operatin g. Failur e to follow instructi ons could res ult in persona l injury and/ or damage to unit.
GB - 5 NEVER p lace your hands or an y part of yo ur body or clothi ng inside o r near any mov ing part while unit is running. AL WA YS keep ha nds away fro m all pinch points. DO NOT t ouch unit part s which might be hot from operati on. Allo w part s to cool befo re attempt ing to maint ain, ad just or s ervice.
GB - 6 NEVER fill or dr ain fu el tank i n doors. Replac e fuel cap se curely and clean u p spilled f uel. Neve r fill con tainers insi de a vehicl e or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic li ner . Always pl ace containers on the gr ound away from yo ur vehicle b efore fil ling.
GB - 7 PACKAGE CONTENT S ASSEMBLY T ools Required: •P l i e r s • Open- End Wrenches : 3/8, 7/16, 1 /2, 9/16 in. and /or Adjusta ble Wrench • T i re Gauge Unfold Handlebar (Figure 4) 1. Remove the lower and loosen th e upper wing knobs on the hand lebar ass embly .
GB - 8 Inst all Discharge Chut e Crank 1. If neces sary , pos ition the cr ank sup port bracket as sho wn in Figure 6 . 2. Slide chute cran k through crank su pport br acket. 3. Connect the chute c rank to the pinion g ear on chute w ith spring cli p.
GB - 9 1. Attachment Cl utch Lever 2. S peed Selector 3. T ract ion Drive Clutc h Lever 4. Chute Cran k (932046, 0 47) 5. Muffler Guard 6. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 7. Discharge Chute 8. Impeller 9. Auger 10. Scr ape r Blade 1 1. A uger Gear case 12.
GB - 10 1. Attachment Cl utch Lever 2. S peed Selector 3. T ract ion Drive Clutc h Lever 4. Chute Cran k 5. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 6. Discharge Chute 7. Impeller 8. Auger 9. Scrape r Blade 10. A uger Gear case 1 1. Clean- out T ool 12. Oil Fill and D ipstick 13.
GB - 1 1 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 7 or Fi gure 8 for all Controls and Featur es locations . T raction Drive Clut ch - Lef t Hand Lever Squeez e the Traction Drive Clutch Lever against the Handleb ar (1) to engage w heel dri ve for propel ling unit .
GB - 12 Choke Control Kno b 1. Cho ke Closed po sition: cho kes off air to en gine for easie r start. 2. Cho ke Open pos ition: al lows for no rmal ope ration. IMPORT ANT : G radually o pen ch oke after engin e sta rts. Throttle (932046 , 047, 048) The thro ttle co ntrols the e ngine speed .
GB - 13 Chute Handle (932048) IMPORT ANT : If chute does no t stay in set po sition, adju st as dire cted in Di scha rg e Chute (9320 45, 046, 047) on page 19 , or re pair before o peration. Rotate the Chut e with Discha rge Chute Hand le. Always stand oppos ite the di rection of snow di scharge when ro tating the dischar ge chute.
GB - 14 PRE-S TART 1. Frozen Impeller IMPORT ANT : Before s tarting engine, c heck im peller to be sure i t is not frozen . T o chec k impeller: 1. With i gnition key switch in “ S top” p osition, squeez e Attachment Clutch Lever to Engag ed position.
GB - 15 4. Make su re that the trac tion clutch and attachment driv e clutch lev ers are f ully disen gaged. 5. Push P rimer Bu lb 2 or 3 tim es for co ld engine. NOTE: When tempe rature is below -15° F ( -26° C) additio nal primin g may be needed. 6.
GB - 16 Arien s Dealers will provide any servi ce or adju stments which m ay be requi red to keep your unit o perating at peak effici ency . Sh ould engine s ervice b e required , contact an Ariens dea ler or an authoriz ed engine manufac turer's se rvice ce nter .
GB - 17 CHANGE ENGINE OIL Change oi l after first 2 hours of op eration, ther eafter change oil every 25 hours (mo re often if requi red). Refer to Engine M anual for detailed instr uctions. Run engi ne just p rior to chan ging o il. W ar m oil will flow more fr eely and c arry away more co ntamination.
GB - 18 SCRAPER BLADE IMPORT ANT : Dam age to auge r/impel ler housin g will result i f blade wears do wn too far . Scra per blade is adjustable to compen sate f or wear . T o a djust scr aper blade: 1. T i p unit back onto handl ebar , supp ort housing and loo sen nuts retain ing blade.
GB - 19 DISCHARGE CHUTE (93204 5 , 046, 047) If ch ute does n ot stay in posi tion whil e operating, tighten nut on carr iage bolt at p ivot poin t to increas e tensio n on spri ng (Figure 19). SPEE D SELECTOR ADJUSTMENT T o adju st (Figur e 20): 1. Disconnec t pivot pin from the spe ed selector arm .
GB - 20 4. Remove belt finger b y removing c ap screw mountin g belt f inger to eng ine (Figu re 22 or Figure 23) . 5. Remove attachment driv e belt from e ngine sheav e (it may be nec essary to tu rn engin e sheav e using rec oil starter hand le).
GB - 21 T RACTION DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT NOTE: Housing and frame must be tipped a part and attachmen t drive bel t remove d from eng ine sheave in order t o change tra ction drive b elt (Figur es 21, 22, 23 and 24). 1. Remove at tachment drive bel t (See Remove Attachment Dr ive Belt on pag e 19).
GB - 22 2. Rem ove be lt cover . IMPORT ANT : The clutch ca ble must b e slack when clutc h lever is dise ngaged. 3. Adjust c able slack. a. With the clutch lever dis engaged, ad just lower cable adjuster on the attachment clutch arm so abo ut 1/16" (2 m m) of thread ext ends past the lowe r mounting n ut (Figur e 26).
GB - 23 5. Check Br ake When th e clutch lever is disengaged, the brake must c ontact the attachment b elt. When t he clutch leve r is engage d, the brake must be mor e than 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) away from th e bel t an d must no t cont act the f rame (Fi gure 2 7).
GB - 24 2. T i p the unit u p onto front h ousing on a level surface. 3. Remove loc k pin s from wheel axle s and remov e wheels . 4. Remove two bolts from top of bottom cov er . 5. Loosen two bottom s crews and slide c over off. 6. Disconnec t pivot pin from the spe ed selector arm .
GB - 25 SHORT T ERM IMPORT ANT : NEVER spray un it with high pressure water or s tore unit ou tdoors. Run with a ttachment clutc h engaged a few minute s after each use to fre e unit of any loose or me lting snow . Close f uel shut-off val ve. Inspec t unit for visible sig ns of wear , breakage or damage.
GB - 26 TROUBLESHOOTI NG PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Engine will not crank/st art. 1. Fuel t ank is em pty . 2. Fuel shut- off valve closed. 3. Build up of di rt and residu e around governo r/carbur etor . 4. Key Sw itch no t in run p osition. 5.
GB - 27 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 932045 932046 932047 932048 Description ST8524 E ST724E ST5 524E ST552 0 Engine - Briggs 15A19301 18E1 Te c u m s e h OH195SA Te c u m s e h LH195SP Te c u m s e h LH195SP Power Max - HP (k W) 8.5 (6.3) 7.0 (5.2) 5.
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