Craftsman 90 Snow Manual

							  
KNOWYOURSNOWTHROWER 
READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATING 
YOURSNOWTHROWER.ComparetheillustrationswithyourSNOWTHROWER 
tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelocationofvariouscontrolsandadjustments.Save 
thismanualforfuturereference. 
Auger 
ElectricDriveLever 
Start(righthand) 
Button 
Primer 
nitionBuSwitch --TractionDriveLever 
(lefthand) 
,Remote 
ChuteControl 
LeverCrank 
Assembly 
-ChuteDeflector 
Discharge 
Chute 
Choke 
RecoilHeight 
ControlThrottleStarterAdjust 
ControlHandleSkid 
Figure10 
AugerDriveLever-Startsandstops 
theaugerandimpeller(snowgathering 
andthrowing) 
TractionDriveLever-Propelsthe 
snowthrowerforwardandinreverse. 
SpeedShifterLever-Selectsthe 
speedofthesnowthrower(6speedsfor- 
wardand2speedsreverse). 
CrankAssembly-Changesthedirection 
ofsnowthrowingthroughthedischargechute. 
ChuteDeflector-Changesthedistance 
thesnowisthrown. 
DischargeChute-Changestheheight 
anddirectionthesnowisthrown. 
HeightAdjustSkid-Adjuststheground 
clearanceoftheaugerhousing. 
ignitionKey-Mustbeinsertedtostart 
theengine. 
RecoilStarterHandle-Startstheen- 
ginemanually. 
F-001088J 11 ChokeControl-Usedtostartacold 
engine. 
PrimerButton-Injectsfueldirectlyinto 
thecarburetormanifoldforfaststartsin 
coldweather. 
RemoteChuteControlLever-Push 
forwardtodischargesnowhighandfar. 
Pullremoteleverbacktodischargesnow 
down. 
ThrottleControl-Controlstheengine 
speed. 
ElectricStartButton-(ifsoequipped) 
Usedtostarttheengineusingthe120Velec- 
tricstarter. 
ShearPin-Shearpinsaredesignedto 
break(toprotectthemachine)ifanob- 
iectbecomeslodgedintheaguerhous- 
ing. 
Toolbox-spareshearpinsandspacers 
arelocatedintoolbox.  
						

							  
Theoperationofanysnowthrowercan 
resultinforeignobjectsbeingthrown 
intotheeyes,whichcanresultinse- 
vereeyedamage.Alwayswearsafety 
glassesoreyeshieldswhileoperating 
thesnowthrower. 
Werecommendstandardsafety 
glassesorawidevisionsafetymaskfor 
overyourglasses. 
_ARNING:ReadOwners  Manualbeforeoperating 
machine.Neverdirectdis- 
chargetowardbystandersstopthe 
enginebeforeuncloggingdischarge 
chuteoraugerhousingandbefore 
leavingthemachine. 
TOSTOPYOUR 
SNOWTHROWER 
1.Tostopthrowingsnow,releasethe 
au_3erdrivelever.SeeFigure10. 
2.Tostopthewheels,releasethe 
tractiondrivelever. 
3.Tostoptheengine,pushthe 
throttlecontrollevertooffandpull 
outtheignitionkey. 
TOCONTROLSNOWDISCHARGE 
1.Turnthechutecontrolrodtosetthe 
directionofthesnowthrowing. 
2.Loosenthewingknobonthechute 
deflectorandmovethedeflectorto 
setthedistance.Movethedeflector 
(Up)formoredistance,(Down)for 
lessdistance.Thentightenthe 
wingknob(SeeFigure11). 
Knob thespeedyoudesirebymovingthe 
speedshifterleverleftintotheap- 
propriatenotchesontheshiftlever 
plate: 
Speeds1,2-Wet,Heavy 
Speed3-Light 
Speed4-VeryLight 
Speed5,6-Transportonly 
2.Engagethetractiondrivelever(left 
hand).Asthesnowthrowerstarts 
tomove,maintainafirmholdonthe 
handles,andguidethesnowthrow- 
eralongtheclearingpath.Donot 
attempttopushthesnowthrower. 
3.Tomovethesnowthrowerback- 
ward,movethespeedshifterlever 
rightintofirstorsecondreverseand 
engagethetractiondrivelever(left 
hand). 
IMPORTANT:Donotmovethespeed 
shifterleverwhilethetractionlever 
isdown, 
TOTHROWSNOW 
1,Pushdowntheaugerdriverlever 
(righthand). 
2.Releasetostopthrowingsnow. 
TOUSEWHEELLOCKOUTPIN 
. Thelefthandwheelissecuredto 
theaxlewithaklickpin.Thisunit 
wasshippedwiththisklickpininthe 
lockedposition(throughwheel 
hole),SeeFigure12. 
KlickPin 
Figure11 
HOWTOMOVEFORWARDAND 
BACKWARD 
1.Toshift,releasethetractiondrive 
lever(lefthand)andmovethe 
speedshifterlevertothespeedyou 
desire.Groundspeedisdeter- 
minedbysnowconditions.Select 
F--O01088J Locked 
Position 
12 2-WheelDrive 
Figure12 
. 
Foreaseofmaneuverabilityinlight 
snowconditions,disconnectthe 
klickpinfromthewheellocked 
positionandpushintothesingle 
wheeldriveposition(unlockedaxle 
holeonly).SeeFigure13.  
						

							  
KlickPin 
Unlocked 
Position 
SingleWheelDrive 
Figure13 
NOTE:Makesurethattheklickpinis 
inthesinglewheeldrivepositionofthe 
axleonlyandnotthroughthelocked 
position. 
BEFORESTARTINGTHEENGINE 
, 
Beforeyouserviceorstarttheen- 
gine,familiarizeyourselfwiththe 
snowthrower.Besureyouunder- 
standthefunctionandlocationofall 
control_. 
. 
Checkthetensionofclutchcable 
beforestartingtheengine.SeeTo 
AdjustTheControlCablepara- 
graphintheService&Adjust- 
mentssectionofthismanual. 
. 
4. Besurethatallfastenersaretight. 
Makesuretheheightadjustskids 
areproperlyadjusted.SeeToAd- 
justSkidHeightparagraphinthe 
Service&Adjustmentssectionof 
thismanual. 
5.Checktirepressure(14-17 
pounds).Donotexceedmaximum 
amountofpressure. 
CHECKTHEOIL: 
NOTE:Theenginewasshippedfrom 
thefactoryfilledwithoil.Checkthelev- 
eloftheoil.Addoilasneeded. 
1.Makesuretheunitislevel. 
NOTE:Donotcheckthelevelofthe 
oilwhiletheengineruns. 
2.Removetheoilfillcap/dipstick. 
Checktheoil. 
3.ifnecessary,addoiluntiltheoil 
reachestheFULLmarkontheoilfill 
cap/dipstick(seeFigure14).Donot 
addtoomuchoil. 
F-O01088J OilFillC_q,o/Dipstick 
NOTE:Oillevel 
mustbebetween 
fullandAddmark 
Figure14 
4.Tightenthefillcap/dipsticksecurely 
eachtimeyouchecktheoillevel. 
NOTE:Forextremecoldoperating 
conditionsof0°Fandbelow,useapar- 
tialsynthetic0W30motoroilforeasier 
starting. 
NOTE:S.A.E.5W30motoroilmaybe 
usedtomakestartingeasierinareas 
wheretemperatureisconsistently20°F. 
orlower. 
FILLGAS: 
NOTICE:ENGINESWHICHARE 
CERTIFIEDTOCOMPLYWITHCAL- 
IFORNIAANDUSEPAEMISSION 
REGULATIONSFORULGEENGINES: 
Arecertifiedtooperateonregularun- 
leadedgasoline.Includethefollowing 
emissioncontrolsystem(s):EM,TWC 
(ifsoequipped).Includeanyuserad- 
justablefeatures-thereforenootherad- 
justmentsareneeded. 
,_WARNING:Experiencesin-  dicatesthatalcoholblended 
fuels(calledgasoholor 
thoseusingethanolormethanol) 
canattractmoisturewhichleadsto 
separationandformationofacids 
duringstorage,Acidicgascandam- 
agethefuelsystemofanengine 
whileinstorage. 
NOTE:Toavoidengineproblems,the 
fuelsystemmustbeemptiedbefore 
storagefor30daysorlonger.Startthe 
engineandletitrununtilthefuellines 
andcarburetorareempty.Usethecar- 
buretorbowldraintoemptyresidual 
gasolinefromthefloatchamber.Use 
freshfuelnextseason.SeetheStor- 
agesectioninthismanualforadditional 
information. 
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Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner 
productsinthefueltankorpermanent 
damagemayoccur. 
1.Fillthefueltankonlywithafresh, 
clean,unleadedregular,unleaded 
premium,orreformulatedautomo- 
tivegasoline.DONOTuseleaded 
gasoline.Makesurethatthecon- 
taineryoupourthegasolinefromis 
cleanandfreefromrustorotherfor- 
eignparticles.Neverusegasoline 
thatmaybestalefromlongperiods 
ofstorageinthecontainer. 
AARNING:Gasolineisflam-  mable.Alwaysusecaution 
whenhandlingorstoring 
gasoline. 
Donotfillfueltankwhilesnow 
throwerisrunning,whenitishot,or 
when,snowthrowerisinanen- 
closedarea. 
Keepawayfromopenflameoran 
electricalsparkanddonotsmoke 
whilefillingthefueltank. 
Neverfillthetankcompletely.Fill 
thetanktowithin1/4-1/2fromthe 
toptoprovidespaceforexpansion 
offuel. 
Alwaysfillfueltankoutdoorsand 
useafunnelorspouttoprevent 
spilling. 
Makesuretowipeupanyspilled 
fuelbeforestatingtheengine. 
Storegasolineinaclean,approved 
containerandkeepthecapinplace 
onthecontainer. 
TOSTOPENGINE 
Tostopengine,movethethrottlecon- 
trollevertoSTOPpositionandre- 
movekey.Keepthekeyinasafe 
place.Theenginewillnotstartwithout 
thekey. 
TOSTARTENGINE 
(electricstarter,ifequipped) 
Besurethattheenginehassufficient 
oil.Thesnowthrowerengineis 
equippedwitha120voltA.C.electric 
starterandrecoilstarter.Beforestart- 
F-001088,.I ingtheengine,becertainthatyouhave 
readthefollowinginformation. 
AARNING:Thestaderis  equippedwithathree-wire 
powercordandplugandis 
designedtooperateon120voltAC 
householdcurrent.Itmustbeproper- 
lygroundedatalltimestoavoidthe 
possibilityofelectricalshockwhich 
maybeinjurioustooperator.Follow 
allinstructionscarefullyassetforth 
intheToStartEnginesection.De- 
terminethatyourhousewiringisa 
three-wiregroundedsystem.Aska 
licensedelectricianifyouarenot 
sure.Ifyourhousewiresystemis 
notathree-wiresystem,donotuse 
thiselectricstarterunderanycondi- 
tions.Ifyoursystemisgrounded 
andathree-holereceptacleisnot 
availableatthepointyourstarterwill 
normallybeused,oneshouldbe 
installedbyalicensedelectrician. 
whenconnecting120voltACPower 
Cord,alwaysconnectthecordto 
theSwitchBoxontheenginefirst, 
thenplugtheotherendintothe 
three-holegroundedreceptacle. 
WhendisconnectingPowercord, 
alwaysunplugtheendinthethree- 
holegroundedreceptaclefirst. 
COLDSTART 
1.Besureaugerdriveandtraction 
driveleversareinthedisengaged 
(RELEASED)position. 
2.MovethrottlecontroltoFASTposi- 
tion. 
3.Removethekeysformtheplastic 
bag.Insertonekeyintoignition 
slot.Makesureitsnapsintoplace. 
Donotturnkey.Keepthesecond 
keyinasafeplace. 
4.Rotatechokeknobclockwisetothe 
chokeONposition. 
5.Connectthepowercordtothe 
switchboxontheengine. 
6.Plugotherendofpowercordintoa 
three-hole,grounded120VOLT,AC 
receptacle.(SeeWARNINGinthis 
section). 
14  
						

							  
. 
Pushtheprimerbuttonwhilecov- 
eringtheventholeasfollows:Re- 
movefingerfromprimerbutton 
betweenprimes. 
Donotprimeiftemperatureabove 
50°F(10°C). 
Pushtwotimeiftemperatureis50° 
F(10°C)to15°F(-10°C). 
Pushfourtimesiftemperatureis 
below15°F(-10°C). 
8.Pushdownonthestarterbutton 
untiltheenginestarts.Donotcrank 
formorethan10secondsatatime. 
Thiselectricstarteristhermallypro- 
tected.Ifoverheateditwillstopau- 
tomaticallyandcanberestarted 
onlywhenithascooledtoasafe 
temperature(awaitofabout5to10 
minutesisrequired). 
9.Whentheenginestarts,releasethe 
starterbuttonandmovechokele- 
verto1/2chokeposition.When 
enginerunssmoothly,movechoke 
levertoNoChokePosition. 
10.Disconnectpowercordfromrecep- 
tacle,first,andthenfromswitch 
box. 
NOTE:Allowtheenginetowarmupfor 
severalminutesbeforeblowingsnowin 
temperaturesbelow0°F. 
11.RunengineatfullthrottleFAST 
whenthrowingsnow. 
WARMSTART 
Ifrestartingawarmengineafterashort 
shutdown,leavechokeatOFFanddo 
notpushtheprimerbutton.Iftheen- 
ginefailstostart,followtheColdStart 
instructions. 
TOSTARTENGINE 
(recoilstarter) 
Besurethattheenginehassufficient 
oil.Thesnowthrowerengineis 
equippedwitharecoilstarter.Before 
startingtheengine,becertainthatyou 
havereadthefollowinginformation. 
F-001088J COLDSTART 
1.Besureaugerdriveandtraction 
driveleversareinthedisengaged 
(RELEASED)position. 
2.MovethrottlecontroltoFASTposi- 
tion. 
3.Removethekeysformtheplastic 
bag.Insertonekeyintoignition 
slot.Makesureitsnapsintoplace. 
Donotturnkey.Keepthesecond 
keyinasafeplace. 
4.Rotatechokeknobclockwisetothe 
chokeONposition. 
5.Pushtheprimerbuttonwhilecov- 
eringtheventholeasfollows:Re- 
movefingerfromprimerbutton 
betweenprimes. 
Donotprimeiftemperatureabove 
50°F(10°C). 
Pushtwotimeiftemperatureis50° 
F(10°C)to15°F(-10°C). 
Pushfourtimesiftemperatureis 
below15°F(-10°C). 
6.Pullthestarterhandlerapidly.Do 
notallowthehandletosnapback, 
butallowittorewindslowlywhile 
keepingafirmholdonthestarter 
handle. 
7.Astheenginewarmsup,move 
chokeleverto1/2chokeposition. 
Whenenginerunssmoothly,move 
chokelevertoNoChokePosi- 
tion. 
NOTE:Allowtheenginetowarmupfor 
severalminutesbeforeblowingsnowin 
temperaturesbelow0°E 
8.RunengineatfullthrottleFAST 
whenthrowingsnow. 
WARMSTART 
Ifrestartingawarmengineafterashort 
shutdown,leavechokeatOFFanddo 
notpushtheprimerbutton.Iftheen- 
ginefailstostart,followtheColdStart 
instructions. 
FROZENSTARTER 
Ifthestarterisfrozenandwillnotturn 
engine: 
1.Pullasmuchropeoutofthestarter 
aspossible. 
15  
						

							  
2.Releasethestarterhandleandletit 
snapbackagainstthestarter. 
Iftheenginestillfailstostart,repeatthe 
twopreviousstepsuntiltheengine 
starts.Thencontinuewiththedirec- 
tionsforcoldstart. 
Tohelppreventpossiblefreeze-upof 
recoilstarterandenginecontrols,pro- 
ceedasfollowsaftereachsnowremov- 
aljob. 
1.Withtheenginerunning,pullthe 
starterropehardwithacontinuous 
fullarmstrokethreeorfourtimes. 
Pullingofstarterropewillproducea 
loudclatteringsound.Thisisnot 
harmfultotheengineorstarter. 
2.Withtheenginenotrunning,wipeall 
snowandmoisturefromthecarbu- 
retorcoverinareaofcontrollevers. 
Alsomovethrottlecontrol,choke 
cofltrot,andstarterhandleseveral 
times. 
,_WARNING:Neverrunen-  gineindoorsorinenclosed, 
poorlyventilatedareas.En- 
gineexhaustcontainsCARBON 
MONOXIDE,ANODORLESSAND 
DEADLYGAS.Keephands,feet, 
hairandlooseclothingawayfrom 
anymovingpartsonengineand 
snowthrower. 
Thetemperatureofmufflerand 
nearbyareasmayexceed150°F. 
Avoidtheseareas. 
DONOTallowchildrenoryoung 
teenagerstooperateorbenear 
snowthrowerwhileitisoperating. 
_bARNING:Donotattempt  toremoveanyitemthatmay 
becomelodgedinauger 
withouttakingthefollowingprecau- 
tions: 
•Releaseaugerdrivelever. 
•Movethrottlelevertostopposi- 
tion. 
•Remove(donotturn)ignition 
key. Disconnectsparkplugwire. 
Donotplaceyourhandsinthe 
augerordischargechute.Usea 
prybar. 
SNOWTHROWINGTIPS 
1.Formaximumsnowthrowerefficien- 
cyinremovingsnow,adjustground 
speed,NEVERthethrottle.Go 
slowerindeep,freezingorwet 
snow.Ifthewheelsslips,reduce 
forwardspeed.Theengineisde- 
signedtodelivermaximumperfor- 
manceatfullthrottleandshouldbe 
runatthispowersettingatalltimes. 
2.Mostefficientsnowthrowingisac- 
complishedwhenthesnowisre- 
movedimmediatelyafteriffalls. 
3.Forcompletesnowremoval,slightly 
overlapeachpathpreviouslytaken. 
4.Thesnowshouldbedischarged 
downwindwheneverpossible. 
5.Fornormalusage,settheskidsso 
thatthescraperbaris1/8above 
theskids.Forextremelyhard- 
packedsnowsurfaces,adjustthe 
skidsupwardsothatthescraper 
bartouchestheground. 
6.Ongravelorcrushedrocksurfaces, 
settheskidsat1-1/4belowthe 
scraperbar.SeeToAdjustSkid 
HeightparagraphintheService& 
Adjustmentssectionofthismanu- 
al.Rocksandgravelmustnotbe 
pickedupandthrownbythema- 
chine. 
. 
. 
9. Afterthesnowthrowingjobhas 
beencompleted,allowtheengineto 
idleforafewminutes,whichwill 
meltsnowandaccumulatediceoff 
theengine. 
Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughly 
aftereachuse. 
Removeiceandsnowaccumulation 
andalldebrisfromtheentiresnow 
thrower,andflushwithwater(ifpos- 
sible)toremoveallsaltorother 
chemicals.Wipesnowthrowerdry. 
F-001088J16  
						

							  
CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES 
SERVICERECORDS 
FillindatesasyouBefore 
completeregularEach 
service.UseOften 
CheckEngineOilLevel 
!ChangeEngineOil 
]]ghtenAllScrewsand_._ 
Nuts 
CheckSparkPlug 
LubncateAllPivot 
Points EveryEveryEvery 
51025EachBeforeSERVICE 
HoursHoursHoursSeasonStorageDATES 
,j 
LubricateDiscDrive 
PlateZerk 
(SeeMaintenance) 
CheckFuel 
DrainFuel 
CheckCable 
Adjustment 
(SeeCableAdjustment) 
AdjustDriveBelt 
GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS 
Thewarrantyonthissnowthrower 
doesnotcoveritemsthathavebeen 
subjectedtooperatorabuseornegli- 
gence.Toreceivefullvaluefromthe 
warranty,theoperatormustmaintain 
thesnowthrowerasinstructedinthis 
manual. 
Someadjustmentswillneedtobe 
madeperiodicallytoproperlymaintain 
yoursnowthrower. 
AlladjustmentsintheServiceandAd- 
justmentssectionofthismanual 
shouldbecheckedatleastonceeach 
season. 
AFTEREACHUSE 
•Checkforanylooseordamaged 
parts. 
•Tightenanyloosefasteners. 
•Checkandmaintaintheauger. 
•Checkcontrolstomakesurethey 
arefunctioningpropedy. 
F-001088J •Ifanypartsarewornordamaged, 
replaceimmediately. 
LUBRICATIONCHART 
Lubricate 
DiscDrive 
PlateZerk 
WithaHi 
TempEP.. 
Moly 
Grease. 
17 Figure15  
						

							  
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS 
HORSEPOWER9HP 
DISPLACEMENT19.34cu.in. 
GASOLINE4quarts 
CAPACITY(unleaded) 
OILCAPACITY5W30 
20ozcapacity) 
;PARKPLUG:ChampionRJ19LM 
(Gap.030in.)or 
equivalent 
VALVECLEARANCE:Intake:.010In. 
Exhaust:.010In. 
SNOWTHROWER 
ASREQUIRED 
Thefollowingadjustmentshouldbe 
preformedmorethanonceeachsea- 
son. 
1.Augerdrivebeltshouldbeadjusted 
afterthefirst2to4hoursofuse, 
againaboutmid-seasonandtwice 
eachseasonthereafter(SeetoAd- 
justBeltsparagraphintheSer- 
viceandAdjustmentsection). 
LUBRICATION-EVERY25HOURS 
LubricateDiscDrivePlateevery 
twenty-five(25)hoursandattheendof 
theseasonand/orbeforestorage. 
ToLubricate 
1.Positionspeedselectorleverinfirst 
gear. 
2.Standthesnowthroweruponthe 
augerhousingend. 
3.Removethebottompanel. 
4.Turndiscdriveplateclockwiseby 
handuntilgreasezerkisclearly 
visibleatfrontcenter.See 
Figure16. 
5.Placeacoinor(ashimofequal 
thickness)betweentherubberfric- 
tionwheelanddiscdriveplateto 
F-001088J preventrubberfrictionwheelcon- 
tactingthedrivediscplate. 
6.Togreasezerk,useahandgrease 
gun,lubricatewithaHiTempEP 
Molygrease.Fillzerkonlyuntil 
greasebecomesvisiblebelowbear- 
ingassemblylocatedundergrease 
zerk.DONOToverfill. 
CAUTION:DONOTallowgreaseto 
comeincontractwiththediscdrive 
plateorfrictionwheelordamagewill 
result. 
IMPORTANT:Removecoinanden- 
surethatagapexistsbetweenfriction 
wheelanddiscdriveplate. 
NOTE:Cleanallexcessgreasefound 
onfrictiondischub. 
SprocketsHexShaftandSprockets 
(RequireNo 
Lubrication 
Friction 
Wheel 
Disc 
Drive 
Plate 
18 FrictionBearing 
heelPointatwhich 
inorShimbegreasevisibleshould 
,_GapBetween 
FrictionWheel 
C_andDiscDrive 
Plate 
GreaseZerk 
Figure16 
LUBRICATION-NOTREQUIRED 
1.HexShaftandSprockets-Hex 
shaftandsprocketsrequirenolu- 
brication.Allbearingsandbushings 
arelifetimelubricatedandrequire 
nomaintenance,SeeFigure16. 
NOTE:Anygreasingoroilingofthe 
abovecomponentscancausecontami- 
nationofthefrictionwheel.Ifthedisc  
						

							  
driveplateorfrictionwheelcomein 
contactwithgreaseoroil,damageto 
thefrictionwheelwillresult. 
Shouldgreaseoroilcomeincontact 
withthediscdriveplateorfriction 
wheel,besuretocleantheplateand 
wheelthoroughly. 
NOTE:Forstorage,thehexshaftand 
sprocketsshouldbewipedwith5W30 
motoroiltopreventrusting. 
2.AugerGearBox-Theaugergear 
boxislubricatedatthefactoryand 
shouldnotrequireadditionallubrica- 
tion.Ifforsomereasonthelubri- 
cantshouldleakout,haveauger 
gearcasecheckedbyacompetent 
repairman. 
ENGINE 
LUBRICATION 
Checkthecrankcaseoillevelbefore 
startingtheengineandaftereachfive 
(5)hoursofcontinuoususe.See 
Figure17.AddS.A.E.5W30motoroil 
asneeded.Tightenfillcap/dipstickse- 
curelyeachtimeyouchecktheoillev- 
el. 
OilFillCap/Dipstick 
tf 
Figure1 7 
Changetheoileverytwenty-five(25) 
hoursoratleastonceayearifthe 
snowthrowerisnotusedfortwenty- 
five(25)hours. TO 
1. 
2_ 
. 
4. CHANGEENGINEOIL 
Positionthesnowthrowersothat 
theoildrainplugisatthelowest 
pointontheengine. 
Removetheoildrainplugandthe 
oilfillcap/dipstick.Draintheoil 
intoasuitablecontainer. 
NOTE:Theoilwilldrainmorefreely 
whentheengineiswarm. 
Afterdrainingalltheoil,reinstallthe 
oildrainplugsecurely. 
Filltheenginecrankcasewith 
S.A.E.5W30motoroil,pouring 
slowly.DONOTOVERFILL. 
SPARKPLUG 
Checkthesparkplugeverytwenty- 
five(25)hours.Replacethesparkplug 
iftheelectrodesarepittedorburnedor 
iftheporcelainiscracked. 
1.Makesurethesparkplugisclean. 
Cleanthesparkplugbycarefully 
scrapingtheelectrodes(donot 
sandblastoruseawirebrush). 
2.Checkthesparkpluggapwitha 
feelergaugeandresetgapto0.30 
ifnecessary.SeeFigure18. 
3.Beforeinstallingthesparkplug, 
coatthethreadslightlywithoilfor 
easyremoval.Tightenthespark 
plugtoatorqueof15foot-pounds. 
FeelerGauge 
0.030 
SparkPlug 
Figure18 
F-001088J19  
						

							  
,_WARNING:Alwaysdiscon-  nectthesparkplugwireand 
placeitwhereitcannot 
makecontactwithsparkplugtopre- 
ventaccidentalstartingwhenmak- 
inganyadjustmentsorrepairs. 
TOADJUSTSKIDHEIGHT 
Thissnowthrowerisequippedwithtwo 
heightadjustmentskids,locatedon 
theoutsideoftheaugerhousing.See 
Figure19. 
Theseskidselevatethefrontofthe 
snowthrower. 
Mountin_Nuts 
,.O 
AugerHousmgHeightAdjustSkid 
Figure19 
Fornormalhardsurfaces,suchasa 
paveddrivewayorwalk,adjustthe 
skidsasfollows. 
1.Positionthesnowthroweronalevel 
surface. 
2.Makesurebothtiresareequallyin- 
flated.Propertirepressureis14to 
17PSI.Seesideoftireformaxi- 
muminflation.Donotexceedside- 
wallmaximumpressureontire. 
3.Placetheextrashearboltssupplied 
(foundinpartsbag)undereach 
endofthescraperbarnexttothe 
adjustableskids. 
4.Loosenthemountingnutsthathold 
theadjustableskids.Tobringthe 
frontofthesnowthrowerdown, raisetheadjustableskids.Tighten 
themountingnuts.SeeFigure19. 
NOTE:Forrockyorunevensurfaces, 
raisethefrontofthesnowthrowerby 
movingtheskidsdown. 
,_WARNING:Becertainto  maintainproperground 
clearanceforyourparticular 
areatobecleared.Objectssuchas 
gravel,rocksorotherdebris,if 
struckbytheimpeller,maybe 
thrownwithsufficientforcetocause 
personalinjury,propertydamageor 
damagetothesnowthrower. 
TOADJUSTSCRAPERBAR 
Afterconsiderableuse,themetalscrap- 
erbarwillhaveadefinitewearpattern. 
Thescraperbarinconjunctionwiththe 
skidsshouldalwaysbeadjustedtoal- 
low1/8betweenthescraperbarand 
thesidewalkorareatobecleaned. 
. 
2. Positionthesnowthroweronalevel 
surface. 
Makesurebothtiresareequallyin- 
flated.Propertirepressureis14to 
17PSI.Seesideoftireformaxi- 
muminflation.Donotexceedside- 
wallmaximumpressureontire. 
3.Loosenthecarriageboltsandnuts 
securingthescraperbartotheau- 
gerhousing. 
4.Adjustthescraperbartotheproper 
position. 
5.Tightenthecarriageboltsandnuts, 
makingsurethatthescraperbaris 
parallelwiththeworkingsurface. 
. 
Forextendedoperation,thescraper 
barmaybereversed.Ifthescraper 
barmustbereplacedduetowear, 
removethecarriageboltsandnuts 
andinstallanewscraperbar. 
F-001088J20