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PARTS TO REMOVE AT END OF SEASON
• Remove the clutch/idler assembly. (The two hanger
brackets and the two shoulder bolts may be left
attached to the tractor frame.)
• Remove the drive belt from the engine pulley.
• If you replaced the engine pulley keeper on a manual
attachment clutch tractor, reinstall the tractor's original
engine pulley keeper. See figure 33 on page 16 or
figure 39 on page 18.
• If you have a rod operated attachment clutch, remove
the engagement rod from the tractor's clutch arm. See
figure 29 on page 15.
• If a front mounted attachment is to be used, remove
the side plates from the tractor. Be sure to assemble
bolts back into the empty holes in the tractor frame.
STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
• Lower the snow thrower to the ground.
• Remove the snow thrower from the tractor.
• Clean the snow thrower thoroughly. Wash off any salt
deposit which may have dried on the thrower and
housing.
• Any bare metal that has become exposed should be
painted or coated with a light oil to prevent rust.
• Store in a dry place.
REMOVING THE SPIRAL AUGER HOUSING
• Lower the snow thrower to the ground.
• Remove the clevis pins. See figure 54 on page 23.
• Lock the snow thrower's lift handle in the down
position to decrease belt tension.
• Release the spring tension from the auger belt idler
arm on the bottom of the clutch/idler assembly.
• Remove the auger drive belt from the clutch/idler
assembly. See figure 56 on page 23.
• Pull the spiral auger housing assembly off of the
tractor.
STORAGE
ADJUSTING LIFT HEIGHT, LEVELING
The snow thrower is equipped with two threaded lift
links for adjusting the lift height and leveling of the snow
thrower in the raised position.
TO ADJUST THE LIFT HEIGHT:
• Raise the snow thrower to the highest position.
• Check the clearance between the rear of the idler
bracket (item 39, page 30) and the lift shaft assembly
(item 1, page 32). A minimum 1/16" clearance in the
raised position is necessary to avoid possible damage
to the lift system.
• To increase the lift height, tighten the nuts on the
top of both lift links equally until 3" to 4" of ground
clearance is obtained. The maximum clearance is
approximately 4 inches for GT tractors and 3 inches
for YT tractors. Refer to figure 58 on page 24.
TO LEVEL WHEN RAISED:
• To keep the snow thrower level in the raised position,
loosen the nut on the top of the lift link on the high
side of the snow thrower until the snow thrower is
approximately level. It is not critical that the snow
thrower be exactly level in the raised position, it will
level out when it is lowered to the ground.
