Ariens 926013 ST8526DLE manual

Owner/Operator Manu al Models 926001 – S T926LE 926002 – S T1 1528LE 926003 – S T1332LE 926013 – S T8526DLE 926014 – S T9526DLE 926015 – S T1 1528DLE 926016 – S T1 1528DLE 926500 – S T1332DLE 926501 – S T1336DLE Sno-Thro ® 00584300B 11/06 Printed in USA ENGLISH FRANÇAIS[...]

GB - 2 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONTROLS a nd FEA TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 OPERA TIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MAINTENA NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

GB - 3 NOTE: T o lo cate your n earest Ari ens Dealer , go to www .a riens.com on the inte rnet. 2. Unders tand all Safe ty Preca utions provid ed in t he manu als. 3. Review c ontrol fu nctions and operatio n of the unit. Do no t operate the Sno-Th ro unless all controls function a s descri bed in thi s manual. 4. Review rec ommended lubrica tion,[...]

GB - 4 2. DANGER! 3. DANGER! SAFETY RULES Read, u nderstand, and fo llow all safety prac tices i n Owner/Ope rator Man ual before begi nning assemb ly or operatin g. Fail ure to follow instruc tions coul d result i n persona l injury and/ or damage to unit. AL W A YS re move ke y and/or wire fro m spark plug before as sembly , ma intenanc e or serv[...]

GB - 5 NEVER p lace yo ur hands or any part of your body o r clothi ng inside o r near any moving part whi le unit is running. AL WA Y S keep ha nds away fro m all pinch points. DO NOT t ouch unit parts which might be h ot from operati on. Allo w parts to cool before attempt ing to maint ain, adj ust or s ervic e. Never direct d ischarge towa rds p[...]

GB - 6 Neve r fill con tainers insi de a vehi cle or o n a truck o r trailer bed with a plastic liner . Always pl ace containe rs on the gr ound aw ay from yo ur vehicl e before filling. When p ractic al, r emove ga s-pow ered e quipme nt fro m the truc k or traile r and refuel it on the ground. If this is not p ossible, th en refuel such equ ipmen[...]

GB - 7 PACKAGE CONTENT S ASSEMBLY T ools Required: •P l i e r s • Open- End Wrenches : 3/8, 7/16, 1 /2, 9/16 in. and/or A djustable Wrench • T ire G auge Unfold Handlebar (Figure 4) 1. Remove the lower and loose n the upper wi ng knobs on the hand lebar as sembly . 2. Loosen the wing nu ts on the shift rod. 3. Put the s peed selec tor lever i[...]

GB - 8 Inst all Discharge Chute Crank 1. Remove th e cover from th e gear as sembly on the discha rge chut e. 2. Release t he lock teet h on the gear assembly with your finge r and ro tate the dischar ge chute 90 ° left. 3. Remove an d save the h airpin fro m the contr ol assembl y undernea th the cont rol panel. NOTE: Do not remov e the pin insta[...]

GB - 9 6. Insert the chute lock c able fitting i nto the br acket on the c hute pedes tal, and then conn ect the chute l ock cable to th e lock teeth by fittin g the cable ball end i nto the sl ot on the l ock teeth. NOTE: Press down on lock teeth with your fin ger to align t he cable ball end w ith the sl ot. 7. Replace the gear cov er remove d in[...]

GB - 10 Connect Battery (926500, 501 ) 1. Remove wing nuts from ba ttery cover . 2. Install wire le ad to ba ttery terminal . 3. Install batter y cover a nd tighten wing nuts. Check Function of Dual Handle Inter lock Withou t the engine running, press down ( engage) bot h clutc h lever s. Rele ase attachme nt clutch leve r . Attachment c lutch shou[...]

GB - 1 1 1. Attachment Cl utch Lever 2. S p eed Selec tor 3. Deflector Remot e Control 4. Chute Contr ol 5. T raction Drive Clutch L ever 6. Oi l Fill/Dip stick 7. Muffler Guard (926002, 003 , 016, 500, 5 01) 8. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 9. Discharge Chute 10. Im pell er 1 1. Clean-Ou t T o ol 12. A uger 13. Scr ape r Blade 14. A uger Ge arcase 15[...]

GB - 12 1. At tachment Clutc h Lever 2. Speed Selecto r 3. Defl ector Remote Con trol 4. Chu te Control 5. Traction Driv e Clutch Lev er 6. Oil Fill/ Dipsti ck 7. Dis charge Chu te Deflecto r 8. Dis charge Chu te 9. Impeller 10. Cle an-out T ool 1 1. Auger 12. Scr ape r Blade 13. Auge r Gearca se 14. Recoi l S tarter Handle 15. Electri c S ta r ter[...]

GB - 13 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 10 or Figure 1 1 for all Control s and Features locations . Dual Handle Interlock When A ttachment Clutch and then Traction Drive Clutch are engag ed, the Attach ment Clutc h will rem ain engaged (lever do wn) if r eleased. T o sto p attachment, release T r action Drive Clutch an d both cl utches will dise[...]

GB - 14 Choke Control Kno b 1. Cho ke Closed po sition: chokes off air t o engine fo r easie r star t. 2. Cho ke Open pos ition: al lows for normal operatio n. IMPORT ANT : Gra dually o pen ch oke after eng ine sta rts. Throttle The thr ottle co ntrols the e ngine speed. T o increa se or decre ase the en gine spee d, adjust to: 1. F ast (nor mal or[...]

GB - 15 Discharge Chute Control IMPORT ANT : If chute does no t stay in set po sition, adju st as di rected i n SER VICE AND ADJU STMENT S on p age 22 , or repair before operatio n. Rotate the Chut e with Discha rge Chute Control. IMPORT ANT : DO NO T force frozen chute co ntrols. If frozen, take to warm plac e until c ontrols are free . Heated Han[...]

GB - 16 FILLING FUEL T AN K Fuel Shut-Off V alve IMPORT ANT : The fuel shut-off val ve MUST be in the closed p osition p rior to trans porting the unit. The fue l shut-off va lve has two position s: T o add fuel t o fuel t ank: 1. AL W A YS pl ace unit in o pen or wel l-ventil ated area. 2. S top engi ne and all ow to cool. 3. Cle an Fuel Cap and s[...]

GB - 17 3. Check Dual Handle Interl ock Withou t the engine running, press down ( engage) bot h clutc h lever s. Rele ase attachme nt clutch leve r . Attachment c lutch should re main engaged until traction clutc h lever is released, then bo th clutch es must diseng age. If clutc hes do not engage or diseng age properly , adjust or rep air bef ore [...]

GB - 18 5. P ush Pr imer Bu lb 2 or 3 tim es for c old engin e. NOTE: When tempe rature is below -15° F (-26° C) additio nal pri ming may be needed. 6. Inse rt key i nto ignit ion sw itch on engine an d push into "Ru n" positio n. DO NOT twist k ey after it is inserte d. 7. If engin e is cold , apply choke. A warm engi ne requir es less[...]

GB - 19 Arien s Dealers will provi de any s ervice or a djustments which m ay be requi red to k eep your uni t operati ng at peak effici ency . Shoul d engine s ervice b e required , contact an Ariens dealer o r an author ized engi ne manufac turer's se rvice ce nter . SERVIC E POSITION Place unit on a f lat level surface. T i p unit for ward [...]

GB - 20 CLEAN ENGINE Refer to Engine M anual f or detailed ins tructions . CHECK ENGINE OIL The en gine cr ankcase oil sho uld be checke d every 5 hours of operat ion. Oil level M UST b e maintain ed in safe op erating ran ge on dipstick at all times or engi ne damage w ill resul t (See Engi ne Manual ). Park uni t on a level surface. Re fer to Eng[...]

GB - 21 11 Figure 2 0 2 1 1 Oil Grea se OS0642 OS7135 OS7140 OS7150[...]

GB - 22 SCRAPER BLADE IMPORT ANT : Dam age to auge r/impel ler housin g will result i f blade wea rs down too fa r . Scra per blade is adju stable to com pensa te for wear . T o a djust sc raper bla de: 1. Tip unit back onto handlebar , supp ort housi ng and loo sen nuts retain ing blade. 2. A djust r unners t o fully r aised p osition (h ousing cl[...]

GB - 23 NOTE: Insert th e hair pin wi th the loo p end on the left side o f the ch ute rod so the cont rol lever will co ver its full r ange of tr avel. 6. A lign co rrect chu te rod hol es in chute control assem bly as s hown in F igure 24, and then se cure chute r od in pos ition with hair pin remov e in step 1. 7. Ch eck and adjust attach ment c[...]

GB - 24 6. Tighten th e bottom ja m nut. 7. Re -install bottom c over . 8. Ch eck func tion of remo te wheel l ock. If whe el lock doe s not func tion prop erly , take unit to Dealer for repairs. DEFLECTOR REMOTE Deflect or must stay i n selected p osition whi le throwing snow . If def lector does not stay in se t positio n: 1. Tighten nu t beneath[...]

GB - 25 If chute does not rota te freely: T ighte n the cabl e by loose ning the up per adju stment nut, and t hen tig htening th e lower ad justment nut agains t the brack et (Figur e 29). SPEE D SELECTOR ADJUSTMENT T o adju st (Fig ure 30) : 1. P lace uni t into se rvice pos ition. 2. Di sconnect a djustmen t pivot pi n from spee d selecto r leve[...]

GB - 26 2. Re position the id ler on th e attachment be lt idler arm to adjust the spring ex tension, if n ecessa ry . a. Remove belt cov er and l oosen id ler adju stment nut. b. T o increa se spri ng ext en sion, move idl er close r to the en gine shea ve. c. T o decr ease spri ng exte nsion, m ove idler farther fr om the eng ine sheav e. d. T ig[...]

GB - 27 T RACTION DRIVE CLUTCH ADJ UST MENT If driv e slips, adju st tract ion clutc h to comp ensate for friction disc wea r . T o a djust tractio n clutch: 1. P lace sp eed se lector in fastest fo rward s peed. 2. P lace uni t in serv ice posi tion. 3. M easure t he length o f the tracti on drive c lutch spring at the top of the tract ion cable. [...]

GB - 28 Inst all new att achment drive belt: 1. Pl ace new a ttachment be lt onto attach ment pulley . NOTE: Holding down the attach ment clutch lever wi ll make it e asier t o reconnec t the housi ng and fr ame. 2. Tip housing a nd frame back toge ther and sec ure with he x bolts. 3. Pl ace belt onto en gine shea ve. 4. Rep osition a nd secur e be[...]

GB - 29 FRICTION DISC REPLACEMENT 1. P lace uni t into se rvice pos ition. 2. Remove bot tom cover b y removin g six hex bol ts. 3. W ith axl e locked , hold one wheel so friction disc will no t rotate and r emove thr ee cap sc rews hold ing fricti on disc to carrie r . 4. Re mov e both wheels . 5. Re move right and left bearing flanges from frame [...]

GB - 30 SHORT T ERM IMPORT ANT : NEVER spray u nit with high pre ssure water or s tore unit ou tdoors. Run with a ttachment cl utch engaged a few mi nutes after each use to fre e unit of any loose or melting snow . Close f uel shut-off val ve. Inspec t unit f or visible s igns of wear , br eakage or damage. Keep al l nuts, bolts and screws p roperl[...]

GB - 31 TROUBLESHOOTI NG PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Engine will not crank/st art. 1. Fuel t ank is em pty . 2. F uel shut-off valve closed. 3. Bu ild up of dir t and residue ar ound governo r/carbur etor . 4. Key Sw itch no t in run p osition. 5. Ign ition swi tch starter circ uit not functioning . 6. Battery discha rged, wires loose. 7. F u[...]

GB - 32 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 926001 926002 92600 3 926013 Descripti on ST926L E ST1 15 28LE ST1332 LE ST85 26DLE Engine - T ecumseh LH31 8SA Te c u m s e h OH318SA Te c u m s e h OH358S A Te c u m s e h LH318SA Power Max - HP (kW ) 9.0 (6.7) 1 1.5 (8.6) 1 3.0 (9.7) 8.5 (6.3) Fast Idle S peed - RPM (min -1 ) 3600 ± 150 Displacement - in. ([...]

GB - 33 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 926014 926015 926016 926500 926501 Descripti on ST9526 DLE ST1 15 28DL E ST1 1 528DLE ST1332 DLE ST1336 DLE Engine - Briggs 20B414012 2E1 Briggs 21C3140 1 17E1 Te c u m s e h OH318SA Te c u m s e h OH358SA Te c u m s e h OH358SA Power Max - HP (kW) 9.5 (7.0) 1 1.5 (8.6) 1 1.5 (8.6) 13.0 (9.7) 13 .0 (9.7) Fast I[...]

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