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CAUSE
PROBLEM
CORRECTION
Clogged discharge chute
Spiral augers don't turn
Snow thrower stalls tractor engine
TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Upper or lower V belt too loose
1. Increase tension on V belt
2. Upper or lower V belt broken
2. Replace V belt
3. Shear bolts are sheared.
3. Replace shear bolts
1. Tractor ground speed too fast
1. Use lower tractor gear
2. Tractor throttle set too low
2. Increase to full throttle
3. Snow too deep
3. Raise the snow thrower
4. Snow melts during contact with
4. Allow snow thrower to cool to
the snow thrower
outdoor temperature before using
Front wheels slide instead of steering
Snow thrower rides up over snow
1. Object jammed in spiral auger
1. Stop engine, disengage the snow
thrower clutch and clear the auger
2. Hard or heavy snow
2. Increase to full throttle and
decrease ground speed
Not enough traction at front wheels
1. Increase scraper plate clearance
by lowering skid shoes
2. Pull down on lift handle to
increase weight on front wheels
1. Tractor ground speed too fast
1. Reduce ground speed
2. Bottom snow is icy or hard packed
2. Lower the skid shoes so that front
of skid shoe is lower than the rear