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ATTACHING SNOW THROWER TO TRACTOR NOTE: An additional person's help may be required to mount the snow thrower to the front of the tractor. STEP 58: (SEE FIGURE 84) * Place the tractor and snow thrower on a flat_ level surface so that the tractor can be rolled forward to attach the snow thrower. * Remove the Attachment Pin from the snow thrower. * Extend the auger belt out behind the snow thrower, making sure the belt is still fooped over the top of the large drive pulley and underneath the two idler pulleys. The "V" side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of all three pulleys. * Roll the tractor up behind the snow thrower, centering it between the snow thrower's mounting plates. * Raise timerear of the snow thrower by lifting up on the lift handle until the notches in the mounting plates align with the shoulder bolts in the tractor's side plates. Guide the bolts into the notches. * To ease the assembly of the auger drive belt, delay the installation of the attachment pin until you have assembled the belt as instructed in steps 56 and 57 ATTACHMENT PIN (After it_sta//ingauger belt) 1/8" HAiRPiN X COTTER (KK) SHOULDER BOLT \ SIDE PLATE MOUNTING PLATE BEFORE INSTALLING THE AUGER BELT STEP 58: (SEE FIGURE 88) • The auger be_t comes preassembled to the pulleys on the snow thrower housing. Make sure the belt passes over the top of the auger pulley and then twists 1/4 turn to pass underneath each side idler pulley. The "V" side of the belt must mate with the grooves of the pulleys. TWIST 1/4 TURN :i AUGER PULLEY _ i TWIST 1/4 TURN IDLER PULLEY IDLER PULLEY FIGURE 88 INSTALLING THE AUGER BELT STEP 57: (SEE FIGURE 86) * Push the lift handle down to increase slack in the belt (attachment pin must first be removed). * Remove the 1/8" hairpin cotter (KK) that secures the end of the idler arm spring to the right side of the clutch idler assembly. Swing the idler arm to the left side. * Place the auger belt around the rear pulley and between the two pulleys on the idler arm. The "V" side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of the v-pulleys CLUTCH/IDLER ASSEMBLY 1/8" HAIRPIN COTTER (KK) _-tHemovefarom end o1spring) IDLER ARM FIGURE 54 RIGHT SIDE VIEW /" \ REAR I PULLEY LEFT SIDE OF TRACTOR FIGURE 88 23 VIEWED FROM UNOERNEATH

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ATTACHING
SNOW
THROWER
TO
TRACTOR
NOTE: An additional
person's help may be required to
mount the snow thrower to the front of the tractor.
STEP
58:
(SEE FIGURE
84)
*
Place the tractor and snow thrower on a flat_ level
surface so that the tractor
can be rolled forward to
attach the snow thrower.
*
Remove the Attachment
Pin from the snow thrower.
*
Extend the auger belt out behind the snow thrower,
making sure the belt is still fooped over the top of
the large drive pulley and underneath
the two idler
pulleys. The "V" side of the belt must be seated
in the
grooves of all three pulleys.
*
Roll the tractor
up behind the snow thrower, centering
it
between the snow thrower's
mounting plates.
*
Raise timerear of the snow thrower by lifting up on
the lift handle until the notches
in
the mounting
plates
align with the shoulder bolts in the tractor's side
plates. Guide the bolts into the notches.
*
To ease the assembly
of the auger drive belt, delay
the installation of the attachment
pin until you have
assembled the belt as instructed
in steps 56 and 57
ATTACHMENT
PIN
(After
it_sta//ingauger belt)
1/8"
HAiRPiN
X
COTTER (KK)
SHOULDER
BOLT
\
SIDE PLATE
MOUNTING
PLATE
FIGURE
54
RIGHT
SIDE
VIEW
BEFORE
INSTALLING
THE
AUGER
BELT
STEP 58:
(SEE FIGURE
88)
•
The auger be_t comes
preassembled
to the pulleys on
the snow thrower housing. Make sure the belt passes
over the top of the auger pulley and then twists
1/4 turn
to pass underneath
each side idler pulley. The "V" side
of the belt must mate with the grooves of the pulleys.
:
i
AUGER PULLEY
TWIST
_
i
TWIST
1/4 TURN
1/4 TURN
IDLER
PULLEY
IDLER
PULLEY
FIGURE 88
INSTALLING
THE
AUGER
BELT
STEP
57:
(SEE FIGURE
86)
*
Push the lift handle down to increase slack
in
the belt
(attachment
pin must first be removed).
*
Remove the 1/8" hairpin cotter (KK) that secures the
end of the idler arm spring to the right side of the
clutch idler assembly. Swing the idler arm to the left
side.
*
Place the auger belt around the rear pulley and
between the two pulleys on the idler arm. The "V"
side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of the
v-pulleys
CLUTCH/IDLER
ASSEMBLY
1/8" HAIRPIN
COTTER (KK)
_-tHemovea
from
IDLER
end o1spring)
ARM
/"
\
REAR
I
PULLEY
LEFT SIDE
OF
TRACTOR
FIGURE
88
VIEWED
FROM
UNOERNEATH
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