Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 500 Series & 600 Series MTD
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MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 001 9 Printed In US A Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubles hooting • W arranty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAFET Y RULES AN D INS TRUC TIO NS IN TH IS MAN U AL BE FORE A T TE MP TIN G TO OPER A TE TH IS MACHINE .
Thank you fo r purchasing an MTD Sn ow Thrower . It was care fully engineered to pro vide excellent per formance when properly ope rated and mainta ined. Please read this entire m anual prior to op erating th e equipme nt. It instru ct s you how to safely a nd easily set up, op erate and maintain your ma chine.
Impor t ant Safe Oper at ion Prac tices 2 3 T raining 1. Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions o n the machine and i n the manual(s ) bef ore attem pting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a saf e place for future and r egular reference a nd for ordering replac ement par ts .
4 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Safe Handling of Gasolin e T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or p roper t y damage us e ex treme ca re in handling gas oline.
5 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Clearing a Clogged Di scharge Chute Hand contac t with th e rotating imp eller inside th e discharge chute is the most com mon cause of injur y asso ciated with snow throwers. N ever use your hand to clean o ut the discharge chute.
6 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and d escribe s safet y sy mbols that may app ear on this pro duct . Read, und erst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on t he machine b efore at tempting to assem ble and op erate.
Ass embly & Se t -Up 3 7 Cont ents of Car ton • One Snow Throwe r • T wo Rep lacement Auger Sh ear Pins • One Pro duct R egistrati on Card • One Chute Control R od (if so equipp ed) • On.
8 S ectio n 3— A SSe mbl y & S et -U p NOT E: Make cer tain the c ables are se ated prope rly in the roller gui des. Se e Figure 3- 2. Figure 3- 2 3. Sec ure the handle by tighteni ng the plasti c knob l ocated on both th e lef t and rig ht sides of the handl e.
9 S ectio n 3 — A SSemb l y & S et -U p 3. Place chute onto chute base and e nsure chute control rod is posi tioned un der the handl e panel. I nstall he x bolt previousl y removed but d o not secure w ith wing nut at this time. Se e Figure 3-5.
10 S ectio n 3— A SSe mbl y & S et -U p 7. Push the chute control rod toward t he control pane l until the hol e in the rod line s up with the ho le in the chute control input cl osest to the chute contro l head and inse rt the hairp in clip removed earlie r .
11 S ectio n 3 — A SSemb l y & S et -U p Overhead Chut e Control Assembly Handle Assembly 1. Place the shif t lever in the For ward - 6 positi on. 2. Obser ve the l ower rear area of the snow thrower to b e sure both ca bles are align ed with ro ller guides b efore pi voting the handle upward.
12 S ectio n 3— A SSe mbl y & S et -U p 3. Finish secur ing chute control assemb ly to chute suppor t bracket wi th wing nut and h ex screw rem oved earlier. See Figure 3 - 1 4. Figure 3- 1 4 4. Inser t the chute dire ctio nal control rod into the sup por t bracket on t he rear of the dash pan el.
13 S ectio n 3 — A SSemb l y & S et -U p NOT E: Make cer tain the c ables are se ated prope rly in the roller gui des. Se e Figure 3- 1 8 . Figure 3- 1 8 2. Secure th e handle by tightenin g the plastic k nob lo cated on both th e lef t and ri ght sides of the handl e.
14 S ectio n 3— A SSe mbl y & S et -U p 2. Close the f lang e keeper s to secure the chu te assembly to the chute base. T he f lange keep ers will cli ck into place when p roperl y secure.
15 S ectio n 3 — A SSemb l y & S et -U p S e t- U p Shear Pins S torage (if so equipped) A pair of rep lacement auge r shear pins and b ow tie cotter pi ns are include d with your snow thrower. If your snow thrower has a 2-W ay or 4 -Way crank st yle, you may store th em in your snow thrower’s dash panel u ntil need ed.
16 S ectio n 3— A SSe mbl y & S et -U p Adjustments Chute Assembly NOT E: Uppe r chutes on mod els with 4 -Way Chute C ontrol ar e also controlle d by the Chute Direc tional Contro l. See Fig. 4 - 1 . The dis tance snow is thrown can b e adjusted by chan ging the angle of th e chute assembly.
17 S ect ion 3 — A SSem bl y & S e t -U p Auger Con trol WA R N I N G ! Prio r to operating yo ur snow thrower , caref ully read and fo llow all instru ctio ns below. Perf orm all adjustm ents to verif y your sn ow thrower is operati ng safely and properly .
Con tro ls and Fea tures 4 18 Snow thrower controls and featu res are describ ed b elow and illustrate d in Figure 4 - 1 . Shif t Le ver ( If so Equipped) The shif t l ever is located o n the handle pa nel and is use d to determi ne ground sp eed and d irec tion of travel.
19 S ectio n 4 — c ontrol S and F ea tu reS Drif t Cutters (If so Equipped) The dr if t cutter s are designe d for use in de ep snow. Their use is optional f or normal sn ow conditions. Ma neuver the snow thrower so that the cut ter s penet rate a high stan ding snow drif t to assist snow falling into th e augers fo r throwing.
20 S ectio n 4 — c ontrol S and F ea tu reS 2 -W ay Chute Directional Control (If so E quipped) The chute dire cti onal control is lo cated on the le f t side of the dash pane l. • T o chang e the direc tion in w hich snow is thrown, sque eze the but ton on th e joy-stick an d pivot the joy-s tick to the right or to the l ef t.
Operation 5 21 Starting and S topping the Engine Refe r to the Engine Op erator ’ s Manual pa cked with your snow thro wer for in struc tions on star ting a nd stopping the engine.
Maint enance & Adjustments 6 22 Maintenance Engin e Refe r to the Engine Op erator ’ s Manual pa cked with your snow thrower . Tire Pressure Refe r to the Assemb ly & Set-up se ctio n for infor mation regard ing tire pressure.
23 S ectio n 6 — M ainte nance & a djuStMent S Auger Con trol Refe r to the Assemb ly & Set-up se ctio n for instru ctio ns on adjusting th e auger control c able. Skid Shoes Refe r to the Assemb ly & Set-up se ctio n for instru ctio ns on adjusting th e skid sho es.
24 S ectio n 6 — M ainte nance & a djuStMent S Chute Bra cket Adjustment ( If so E quipped) If the spir al at the bot tom of the chu te direc tional control is not fully en gaging with th e chute assembly, the chute bracket can b e adjusted . T o do so: 1.
Se r vice 7 25 Belt Replac ement Auger Belt T o rem ove and replace your snow thrower ’ s auge r belt, p roceed as follows: 1. Allow the eng ine to run until it is out of f uel. Do n ot attem pt to pour fu el from th e engine. 2. Remove the p lastic be lt cover on the front of the e ngine by removing t he two s elf-tappi ng screws.
26 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 7. Remove the b elt from a round the auge r pulley , and slip th e belt b et ween the sup por t bracket an d the auger p ulley . Se e Figur e 7 -5. NOT E: Multi- spee d unit shown . Figure 7 -5 8. Repla ce the auger be lt by followin g instruc tions in revers e order .
27 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 6. Back out th e stop bo lt to increase the cl earance bet wee n the fri ctio n wheel d isc and fric tion w heel. S ee Figure 7- 7 . Stop Bolt Figure 7 - 7 7. Slip the drive b elt of f the pu lley and be twee n fric tion whe el and fric tion w heel disc .
28 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 5. Care fully rem ove the hex nut whi ch secures the h ex shaf t to the snow thrower fr ame and lightly t ap the shaf t ’s end to dislodg e the ball b earing fro m the right side of th e frame. See Figure 7-9. NOT E: Be care ful not to damag e the threads on th e shaf t.
T ro ubleshooting 8 29 Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to s tar t 1. Choke not in CHO KE positi on. 2. Spark plu g wire disconne cted . 3. Fuel tank emp ty o r stale f uel. 4. Engine not primed. 5. Faulty sp ark plug. 6. Key not in ignitio n on engine.
Repla cement Pa r ts 9 30 Component P ar t Numbe r and Description 929 - 0 071A † E x tensio n Cord , 1 1 0V 954- 0 4050 Auger Drive Belt (22” , 2 4” & 26 ” ) 954- 0 4 260 Wheel D rive Bel.
At tac hme nts & Acces sor ies 10 31 The fo llowing at tachme nts and accessori es are available fo r your snow thrower . Phone (80 0) 800 - 73 10 for informati on regarding compatibilit y, price and availabilit y (have your full mod el number a nd serial numb er ready).
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