Yard Machines 615 Bedienungsanleitung

IMPORT ANT : Read safet y rules and instru ctions car efully before op eratin g equipm ent. MTD PRODUCTS INC. P .O. BOX 368022 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-9722 Snow Thrower Models 615, E6A5E, E645E, E665E PRINTED IN U.S.A. Warning: This unit is equi pped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest- covered, [...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important S afe Ope ration Practices ................. ............. ............. ................... ..... 3 Contents of Hardw are Pack ....................... ............. ................... ............. ........... 5 Assembl ing Yo ur Snow Thrower ... ............. ............. ................... ........[...]

3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This Warni ng symbol points out im portant sa fety instruc tions whic h, if not follo wed, could en danger the perso nal safe ty and/o r proper ty of y ourself and o thers. Read a nd follo w all instruc tions i n this manual before at temptin g to operate your Snow Thrower . Failure to c omply with th[...]

4 • When cle aning, repai ring, or inspe cting, make c ertain collect or/impe ller and all mov ing parts have sto pped. Disconne ct spa rk plug w ire and ke ep away from plug to preven t acciden tal st arting. • Do not run engin e indo ors, exc ept when starting engine a nd transp orting s now thro wer in or o ut of building . Open do ors. Exha[...]

5 SECTION 2: CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK Lay ou t the hardware ac cording t o the illustrat ion for id entificat ion purpo ses. Part numbers are shown in paren theses. (Hard- ware pa ck may contain extra i tems whic h are no t used on your unit .) A ATTACHING THE HANDLES B ATTACHING THE HANDLE PANEL D ATTACHING THE CLUTCH CABLES (2) Hex Nuts (712-012[...]

6 SECTION 3: ASSEMBLING YOUR SNOW THROWER IMPORT ANT : Afte r as sembl y, serv ice en gine with gasolin e, and che ck oil level as inst ructed in the separat e engine manu al pack ed with your uni t. NOTE: Referenc es to right or left s ide of t he snow thrower ar e determi ned from be hind th e unit in the operatin g posit ion. Unpacking • Remov[...]

7 Assembling the hand les and handle pane l (hardware a and b) • Raise bot h clutc h grips. • Lower lef t and right han dles (A) dow n through handle pane l (B) betw een the pivot rod and the clutch gri ps and attach using hard ware B. See Figure 2. Figure 2 • Do not tig hten at this time. • Lay handl e panel ass embly beh ind snow thr ower[...]

8 Attaching th e clutch cables (har dw are d) • Thread hex nuts onto the “ Z” fittings (s ee insert,) . Insert “ Z” fittin g into hole in c lutch grips. Se e Figure 6. Figure 6 • Route th e left cable be tween engine and spee d selecto r plate and the n between handle panel and clutch l ever pivot r od before thread ing onto the left ?[...]

9 • Thread one hex nut ont o the eyebolt on the chute directi onal contr ol asse mbly un til there is at le ast two inch es of threads s howin g betwe en the nu t and the head of the ey ebolt. S ee Figure 10. Fig ure 10 • Place the eyebo lt into the hole locate d half way up the left handle. Secu re with cupped washe r (cupped side against the [...]

10 NOTE: If you a re uncertai n that you have reach ed the correct ad justm ent, refer to the Ad justm ent sectio n. Adjusting the skid shoes The space bet w een t h e sh a ve p la t e and t h e g r o und can b e a d j u st e d. For close s n o w rem o val on a sm o oth surf a ce, l o wer the skid s h oes in t o a l o w posi t ion on t h e au g er [...]

11 Safety ignition key The ignitio n key mu st be ins erted in the switch before the unit will start. Re move the igni tion key when s now thrower is not i n use. See Figure 15 . Fuel cutof f va lve The fuel cu toff va lve, loc ated under the fuel tank, controls f uel flow from tan k. SECTION 5: OPERATING YOUR SNOW THROWER Fig ure 15 Gas and oil fi[...]

12 NOTE: Always cover vent h ole in primer bu tton when pushing. Additional priming may be necessa ry for firs t start i f tem perature i s belo w 15 o F. • Electr ic Start: Push star ter butt on on top of t he engin e to cr ank the engi ne. W hen engine s tarts, releas e starter butto n. • Recoil Star t: Grasp s tarter handle (see Figure 1 5) [...]

13 SECTION 6: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WARN ING: N EVER atte mpt to clean chute or make any adjustments while engine is running. Chute assembly adju stment The dista nce sno w is thr own can be c ontrolled by adjusti ng the angl e of the to p section of the chute assemb ly. Skid shoe adjus tment The space betw een the sha ve plate and th e ground can be [...]

14 SECTION 7: MAINTAINING YOUR SNOW THROWER WARN ING: D isconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine before performing any repairs or maintenance. Engine Refer to en gine manu al for en gine l ubrication inst ructi ons. WARN ING: When following instruct- ions in separate e ngine manual for draining oil, be sure to protect frame to av[...]

15 SECTION 8: SERVICE WARN ING: D isconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine before performing any repairs or maintenance. Engine Refer to s eparate engine m anual for all engine maintena nce pr ocedures . Augers The augers are se cured to the s piral sha ft with two shear b olts and hex l ock n uts . S ee Figu re 20. If you hit a [...]

16 • Unhoo k the support br acket sp ring from the fr ame. NOTE: It may be nec essary to loos en the six nuts that connect the fr ame to the a uger hou sing t o aid in b elt removal . • Lift the re ar auger belt fr om the auger pulley, and slip belt be tween the su pport brack et and the auger pulley. S ee Figure 22. Repeat this ste p for the f[...]

17 Fig ure 25 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE Warning: Neve r stor e eng ine wit h fuel in tank indoors or in poorly ventilated areas, whe re fuel fumes may reach an open flame, spark or pilot light as on a furnace, w ater heater , clothes drye r or other gas applianc e. • If unit i s to be store d over 30 day s, prepar e engin e for storage as ins[...]

18 SECTION 10: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Note: For r epairs beyond th e minor a djustmen ts abov e, contac t your local au thorized s ervice de aler. T rouble Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action Engine f a ils to start Fuel tan k empty , or s tale fuel. Blocke d fuel line. Chok e not in O N positio n Faul ty sp ark plug. Key not in swit ch on eng ine [...]

19 REF . NO. PA R T NO. DESCRIPTION 1 618-0123 Housing—R.H. 618-0124 H ousing—L.H . 2 710-0642 Hex Screw 1 /4-20 x .75 3 71 1- 1020 Spir al Ax le 22 " 71 1-0 908 Spira l Axle 24" 4 714-0161 Key 5 715-0143 Pin-Spiral 6 717-0526 Shaft-W orm 7 717-0528 Gear-Wo rm 8 718-0186 Collar -Thrust 9 721-0325 Plug 10 721-0327 Seal-Oil 1 1 736-0351[...]

20 Models 31A-615, E6A5E, E645E, and E665E 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 15 15 17 18 20 21 19 23 15 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 36 40 41 42 43 44 39 45 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 54 11 12 14 53 35 38[...]

21 REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 705-5234 Clutch Lever As sembly - RH 2 705-5233 Clutch Leve r Assembly - LH 3 720-0274 Grip 4 784-5717 Control Pan el Assembly (615, E6A5E) 784-5718 Control Pa nel Asse mbly (E6 45, E665) 5 735-0199A Bumper R ubber 6 749-0910B Handle R H 7 749-091 1B Handle LH 8 629-0058 Light Harn ess † 9 7 31-1 500 P ivot R [...]

22 Models 31A-615, E6A5E, E645E, and E665E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 17 9 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 22 26 18 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 31 32 33 16 18 35 36 37 38 39 41 40 42 43 40 39 44 45 34[...]

23 REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 712-01 16 Lock J am Nut 3/8-2 4 2 7 56-0 178 F lat I dl er 3 784-5632 Auger Idler Arm 4 710-0459A Hex Cap Screw 3/8-24 x 1.50 5 738-0281 Shoulder Screw 6 7 36-0 174 Wave Washer 7 732-061 1 Exten sion S pring 8 712-3068 Hex Nut 5/1 6-18 9 712-3010 Hex Nut 5/1 6-18 10 736 -01 19 Lock W asher 5/ 16 1 1 05931 Housi [...]

24 Models 31A-615, E6A5E, E645E, and E665E 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 16” Wh eels 13” or 15 ” Whee ls 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 Drive Clutch Cable Auge r Clut c h Cable Blower Hous ing 36 20 20 37 37 38 39 40 27[...]

25 REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 710-1652 Hex S crew 2 784-5688 Drive Cable Gu ide Bracket 3 784-5687A A uger Clutch Cable Bracket 4 756-0625 Rolle r Cable 5 738-0924 Hex S crew 1/4- 28 6 684-0030 Fram e Assemb ly 7 741-0563 Ball Bearing 8 736-0105 Bell Washer 9 712-01 16 Lock Jam N ut 10 741- 0598 Hex Flan ge Bear ing 1 1 736-0188 Flat Washer [...]

26 REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 7 10-1 652 Hex Washer Scre w 1/4 -20 x. 5 2 7 31-1 324 Belt Cove r 3 7 32-0 339 Ext ens ion Sp ri ng 4 710-0627 Hex Screw 5 /16-24 x .7 5 5 710-3005 Hex Cap Screw 3/8-16 x 1.2 5 6 05896A Dri ve Clutc h Brac ket 7 748-0234 Shoul der Spac er 8 7 56-0 985 Pull ey H al f 9 754-0343 V -Belt 10 75 6-0984 Pulley Half 1[...]

27 REF . NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION 1 710-16 52 Hex W asher Screw 1/4-20 x .50 2 731- 1324 Bel t Cove r 3 732- 0710 Ext ensi on Sp ring 4 710-06 27 Hex Screw 5/1 6-24 x .75 5 710-30 0 5 Hex Cap Screw 3/8-16 x 1. 25 6 05896 A Drive Clutch Idl e r Bracket 7 748- 0234 Sho uld er Sp ac er 8 756- 0987 Pul ley Ha lf 9 754- 034 6 V - Belt 10 756-0986 Pulle[...]

MANUF ACTURER’S LIMITED W ARR ANTY FOR: The limit ed warranty set fo rth below is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC (“MTD”) wi th respect to ne w merchan- dise purc hased and used in the Uni ted States, its poss es- sions an d territorie s. MTD warran ts this product ag ainst defects in material a nd workmansh i p for a perio d of two (2) ye ars comm[...]