Ariens 920001- ST624E manual

Owner/Operator Manual Model 920001 - ST624 E Sno-Thro ® 01990600 6/07 Prin ted in U SA ENGLI SH FRANÇAIS[...]

GB - 2 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONTROLS a nd FEA TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OPERA T ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MAINTENA NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

GB - 3 DELIVERY Cust omer N ote: If yo u have purchased this pr oduct without c omplete a ssembl y and ins tructio n by your retailer , it i s your resp onsibil ity to : 1. Read an d understand al l assemb ly instruc tions in this ma nual. If you do no t unders tand or have difficulty followin g the in structi ons, con tact your neares t Arien s De[...]

GB - 4 SAFETY DECALS AND LOCATIONS AL WA YS rep lace mis sing or da maged Saf ety Decal s. Refer to figures bel ow for Sa fety Deca l locations . 1. W ARNING! 2. DANGER! 3. DANGER! SAFETY RULES Read, u nderstand, and fo llow a ll safety practice s in Owner/Ope rator Man ual before beginning ass embly or operatin g. Fail ure to fol low instr uctions[...]

GB - 5 Check fo r weak spots on dock s, ramps or floors . A voi d uneven work areas and rou gh terrain. S tay a lert for hidden haz ards . DO NOT o perate ne ar drop-o ffs, ditches, o r emba nkments. Unit can s uddenly turn ove r if a whe el is over t he edge of a cliff or ditch , or if an edge cav es in. Fall ing snow, fog, etc. can reduce vision [...]

GB - 6 DO NOT operate on steep slopes. D O NOT c lear snow across the face o f slopes . Keep all move ment on slopes s low and gr adual. DO NO T make s udden change s in spe ed or dir ection. Use a slo w speed to avoid stops or shifts on slop es. Avoid sta rting or stoppi ng on a slope. DO NOT park uni t on a slop e unle ss abso lutely neces sary .[...]

GB - 7 PACKAGE CONTENT S ASSEMBLY T ools Required: •P l i e r s • Open- End Wrenches : 3/8, 7/1 6, 1/2, 9/16 in. and/or Adjustab le Wrench • T ire G auge Unfold Handlebar (Figure 4) 1. Remove the lower and loose n the u pper wing knobs on the h andlebar assemb ly . 2. Loosen the wing nu ts on the shi ft rod. 3. Put the s peed sel ector l ever[...]

GB - 8 2. Connect the ch ute crank to the pi nion gear on chute wi th spring c lip pin . Check Function of Dual Handle Inter lock Withou t the engine running, press d own (engag e) both clutc h leve rs. Rele ase at tachment clu tch le ver . Attachment c lutch shoul d remain engaged until tracti on clutc h lever is releas ed, then both clu tches mu [...]

GB - 9 1. Attachment Clutc h Lever 2. S peed Se lector 3. T raction Drive Clutc h Lever 4. Chute Cra nk 5. Muffler Guard 6. Discharg e Chute D eflector 7. Discharg e Chute 8. Impeller 9. Auger 10. Scr aper Bl ade 1 1. Auger Gea rcase 12. Clean -out T ool 13. Oil Fill and D ipstick 14. Gas T ank and Cap 15. S tarter Bu tton 16. El ectric S tar ter 1[...]

GB - 10 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 7 for all Control s and Featur es locati ons. Dual Handle Interlock When A ttachment Clutch and then T raction Dr ive Clutch are engag ed, the Attach ment Cl utch will r emain engaged (lever do wn) if released. T o stop a ttachment, release T raction Drive Clutc h and both clutches will diseng age. T racti[...]

GB - 1 1 Throttle The thro ttle co ntrols the engine speed . T o incr ease or dec rease th e engine speed, adj ust to: 1. Fas t (normal or warm starts) 2. Par t-Thr ott l e 3. Slow (cold weathe r starts) 4. S top (e ngine is off) Electric S t arter The el ectric s tarter will start a properly choked and cranked engine when the s tarter button is pu[...]

GB - 12 Scraper Blade The s craper bl ade allows the back of the hou sing to keep be tter contact with the s urface be ing clear ed. It also p revents damage to the h ousing fr om norm al wear . IMPORT ANT : DO NOT al low Scr aper Blade to wear too fa r or Auger /Impelle r housi ng will be come damaged . Runners The runn ers con t rol the dis tance[...]

GB - 13 T O STOP IN AN EMERGENCY Imme diately r elease both contro l leve rs to stop unit in an em ergency . Stop engine, r emove key and wait for all r otating parts to stop before le aving op erator ’s position. ST ARTING AND SHUT OFF IMPORT ANT : Allo w unit and engine to adjust to the out door t empe ratur e befo re cl ea ring snow . Bef ore [...]

GB - 14 T o clear an area , run unit in an o verlappin g serie s of paths. For l arge areas , start in the mi ddle and throw snow to each sid e, so snow is not cle ared mor e than once. AL W A YS direct snow away fro m area to be cleared and with dir ection of th e wind. T RAVELING T o trave l from one wo rk area to a nother: 1. Set Thro ttle to Sl[...]

GB - 15 Wheels mus t stop qui ckly wh en traction drive c lutch lever is releas ed. If clutc hes do not eng age or diseng age proper ly , adjust or rep air bef ore op erati on (s ee Attachment Clutch /Brake Ad ju stment on page 19 and Tr a c t i o n Drive Clutch A djustment on page 21). CHECK C LUTCH SPRING ADJUSTMENT Make s ure the a ttachment clu[...]

GB - 16 SCRAPER BLADE IMPORT ANT : Damage to auge r/impeller housin g will result i f blade wea rs down too fa r . Scra per blad e is adju stable to compen sate fo r wear . T o adj ust scr aper bla de: 1. T ip un it back onto han dlebar , suppor t housing and loo sen nu ts retaining bl ade 2. Adjus t runner s to fu lly rais ed positi on (hous ing c[...]

GB - 17 SPEE D SELECTOR ADJUSTMENT T o ad just (F igure 1 8): 1. Disconnec t adjus tment pivo t pin fro m speed selec tor arm . Save har dware fo r reins tallation. 2. Pl ace t he spe e d sel ector on dash pane l in th e fast est forwa rd speed position . 3. T urn the speed selec tor arm s traig ht down towards th e ground a s far as it will go. 4.[...]

GB - 18 7. Remove hex bolts s ecuring h ousing to frame ( two on ea ch side ). T ip h ousing a nd frame a part on pivo t pin. 8. Remove attachment dr ive belt from lowe r pulley (hold brake away from bel t). Replace Att achment Drive Belt 1. Place new belt on to lower pul ley . NOTE: Holding do wn the a ttachment clu tch leve r will make i t easier[...]

GB - 19 NOTE: T o gain b elt clear ance , remove swin g gate spacer (Fig ure 2 2) so driv e pla te can be s lid ove r until finger is out of frame and drive p late can swing past stop ho le in f rame. See Figure 23 . 2. Pull idl er away fro m traction d rive be lt and remov e belt fro m idler , crank shaft pulle y and driven p ulley ( it may be nec[...]

GB - 20 4. T ighte n jam nut o n cable a djustment ba rrel. Check Att achment Idler Arm Roller Clearance 1. Place the unit i nto the ser vice pos ition. Rem ove the botto m cover . 2. With th e clut ch lever enga ged, chec k the clearanc e betw een the fr ame an d plastic roller on the lowe r end of th e attachmen t idler arm. See Figure 26. • If[...]

GB - 21 Check Att achment Brake (Figure 29) 1. With the clutch le ver diseng aged, br ake pad must contact attach ment belt. W ith clu tch lever engaged , brake pad m ust be mor e than 1/1 6 in. (1.6 mm ) from bel t. If there i s more than 1/16 in. (1.6 mm ) gap, go to Check B elt Fin ger Clearan ce (Fig ure 30) on page 21. If ther e is less than 1[...]

GB - 22 T o ad just tra ction clutc h (Fig ure 32 ): 1. With th e tractio n drive c lutch lev er diseng aged, loosen the jam nu t on the cable ad juste r . T urn adj ustment ba rrel up the cable to decrease the dis tance between cl utch lev er and han dlebar . T urn the adjustmen t barre l down the cab le to increas e the dis tance between c lutch [...]

GB - 23 13. Insert new fric tion dis c assembly into fr ame. Install wash ers on to carrie r bearing and slide in to speed s elector ar m. 14. Slide hex shaft throug h new fricti on plate assem bly . Install pinion ge ar and was her onto hex sh aft and slide shaft into right be aring. 15. Install le ft bearing using ha rdware re moved in step 7. 16[...]

GB - 24 TROUBLESHOOTI NG PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Engine will not crank/st art. 1. Fu el t ank is empty . 2. Fuel shut- off valve closed . 3. Build up of di rt and residu e around governo r/carb uretor . 4. Key Sw itch no t in r un positi on. 5. Electric starter no t function ing. 1. Fill fu el tank. 2. Open fuel shut-off val ve. 3. Clean [...]

GB - 25 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 9200 01 Descri ptio n ST62 4E Engine - T ecumseh OH195SA Power Max - HP (k W) 6.0 (4.5) Maximu m RP M 3600 ± 150 Displ acement - in . (cc) 1 1.88 (195) Electric S tart 120V Fuel See Engin e Manual T ank Cap acity - qt (Li ters) 3.5 (3.3) Snow Cle aring Widt h - in. (cm) 24 (61.0) Chute Rot ati on Angl e 186° [...]

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