Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 611 Yard Machines
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IMPOR T ANT : Rea d saf ety rule s and in structions caref ully bef or e oper ating e quipment . MTD PR ODUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 36 8022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-9722 S n ow T h row e r Model 611 PRINTED IN U .
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Hardware P ack ............................. ............. ............. ................... ............
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symb ol point s out impor tant safe ty instruct ions whi ch, if not foll owed, coul d endange r the persona l safety and/ or proper ty of your self and o thers. Rea d and follow al l instruct ions in th is manual be fore attempting to operate this machine.
4 chute. Ke ep all s afety dev ices in place and working . 5. Never run an eng ine indoors or in a poorly ventil ated area. Engine ex haust contains carbon mon oxide, an odorless and dea dly gas . 6. Do not operate m achine wh ile under the influ ence of alcohol or dru gs.
5 SECTION 2: CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK Lay out the har dware accor ding to the il lustrat ion belo w for identific ation purp oses. Par t numbers ar e shown in parenthe ses. (Hardwa re pack may c ontain extra i tems which are not used on you r unit.) * The augers are secured to the spiral shaft with two shear bolts and hex lock nuts.
6 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR SNOW THROWER IMPORT ANT: After assemb ly, serv ice engin e with gasolin e, and che ck oil level as instr ucted in the separat e engine manu al pack ed with your uni t. NOTE: References to right or le ft side of t he snow thrower ar e determi ned from be hind the uni t in the operatin g posit ion.
7 Attaching Clu tch Grips (Use Hardware Group B.) • Slide th e pivot rod i nto the cover tub e as show n in Figure 3. NOTE: In some model s, the pivot rod and cove r tube may be pre-as semble d. Figure 3 • Pla ce the clutc h grips i n position on the rod as shown in F igure 4.
8 bolts fing er tight. At this point the shif t lever and shift lever spring a re not against each other. A s you tighten t he bol ts and nuts with two wre nches, t hese will pull together. Se e Figure 7. • Tighten all ha rdware assem bled to thi s point.
9 Fig ure 11 • Thre ad on e hex nut (D ) ont o th e eyeb olt on th e chut e directi onal contr ol assembl y until th ere is at least two inc hes of threads showi ng between the nut and the eye bolt head. See Figure 12 inset. • Place the eyebolt in to the hole located half way up the left handl e.
10 Traction Co ntrol & Shift Lever • To check the adjustme nt of the traction control and shift lev er, move the shi ft lever all the way to the right to fift h (5) positio n. With the tra ction con trol releas ed, push the sn ow thrower forward.
11 SECTION 4: KNOW YOUR SNOW THROWER WARNING: Be fami liar with all the controls and the ir proper opera tion. Kno w how to stop the mach ine and diseng age them qu ickly. Fig ure 16 Shift Lever The shif t lever is locate d below the handle panel . See Figure 16.
12 SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR SNOW THROWER Before Starting WARNING: Read, unde rstand, an d follow all instr uctions and warni ngs on the ma chine and in this ma nual befor e operating . • Check the o il level in the engine before operatin g; fill up if neces sary.
13 • As engi ne warms up and beg ins to ope rate evenly , rotate c hoke kno b sl owly to OFF pos ition. If engine falters, ret urn to FULL chok e, then slow ly move to OFF posit ion. T o Stop Eng ine • Run engine for a few minutes before sto pping to help dry off any moisture on the engine.
14 snow throw er has alr eady be en operated . Tip the snow throw er so that it rests on the auger hous ing. See Figu re 18. • Remove the f rame cov er unde rneath t he sn ow thrower by removing si x self-ta pping screws. For loca tion of the fram e cove r, see Figu re 18.
15 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR SNOW THROWER Lubrication WARN ING: Be fore lubr icatin g, repa iring, or insp ecting, d iseng age all clutch lev ers and stop e ngine. Wa it unti l all mo ving par ts have come to a compl ete stop. Disc onnect spar k plug wir e and ground i t against the engine to prevent unintend ed st arting.
16 SECTION 8: SERVICE WARN ING: Before servicing , repa iring, or insp ecting, d iseng age all clutch lev ers and stop e ngine. Wa it unti l all mo ving par ts have come to a compl ete stop. Disc onnect spar k plug wir e and ground i t against the engine to prevent unintend ed st arting.
17 • Unhook the idler spri ng from the hex bol t on the auger hous ing. See F igure 27. • Unhook the support br acket sp ring from the frame. NOTE: It ma y be neces sary to loosen the six nuts tha t conne ct the fr ame to the a uger housing t o aid in b elt remova l.
18 • Remove the six screws fr om the friction wheel assembl y (three fro m each side ). See Figure 30. Fig ure 30 • Remove the fric tion wheel rubber from b etween the frictio n wheel plate . • Reasse mble new fricti on wheel rubber to the frictio n wheel a ssembly , tightenin g the six s crews in rotation and with equal for ce.
19 SECTION 10: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE NOTE: For r epairs beyond the minor adjustme nts abov e, conta ct you r lo cal au thorized servic e de aler. T r ouble P ossible Caus e(s) Correct ive Action Engine fai ls to sta rt Fue l tank empt y, or stal e fuel.
20 SECTION 11: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 611 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ref. No. Pa r t No. Descriptio n 1 618-0123 Hous ing — R.H. 618-0124 H ousing — L.
21 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 Ref. No. Par t No. Description 1 710-16 52 Hex W ash er Screw 1/ 4-20 x.625 2 731- 13 24 Bel t Cover 3 7 32-0339 Extension Spring 4 7 10-0627 He x Scre w 5/16 -24 x .
22 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 13 14 15 19 9 18 20 22 23 25 21 24 23 22 18 26 28 27 32 31 30 34 29 33 18 16 35 38 36 37 39 40 43 42 41 40 39 44 45 Hook must be away from.
23 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 Ref. No. Par t No. D escr ipt ion 1 7 12-0116 Loc k J am Nut 3/8- 24 2 7 56-0 17 8 Flat Idler 3 7 84-5632A A uger Idler Arm 4 7 10-0459A He x Cap Scre w 3/8-24 x 1.
24 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 2 8 9 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 23 5 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 30 43 42 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 39 20 20 40 41 22.
25 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 Ref. No. Pa r t No. Descr iption 1 705 -5234 C lutch Le ver Ass emb ly - RH 2 720-0204 Grip 3 731 -150 0 Pivot Rod Co ver 4 747 -090 5 Piv ot R od 5 712 -3010 Hex Nut 5/16.
26 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 4 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 1 5 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 28 29 26 1 1 30 31 32 33 34 8 35 Blower Housing 36 20 20 37 37 38 39 40 27 41.
27 Snow Thr o w er Model 611 Ref. No. Part No. Description 1. 710-0599 Self-T app . Scre w 1/4-20 x 0 .5 ” 2. 784-5688 Dri ve Cab le Guid e Brac ket 3. 784-5687A A uger Clutch Ca ble Br ac ket 4. 756-0625 Roller Cabl e 5. 738-0924 Hex Scre w 1/4- 28 6.
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