Ariens 939002 ST520 manual

Owner/Operator Manual Models 939001 – ST520 E 939002 – ST520 Sno-Thro ® 0058260 0A 6/06 Prin ted in USA ENGLI SH FRANÇAIS[...]

GB - 2 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONTROLS AND FE A TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OPERA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 MAINTENA NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

GB - 3 1. Read an d understand all as sembly ins tructio ns in this ma nual. If y ou do not un derstand or ha ve difficulty followin g the inst ructions, c ontact your neares t Ariens D ealer for a ssistance. Ma ke su re all as sembly has been proper ly compl eted. NOTE: T o lo cate your nearest Ari ens Dealer , go to www .ariens.com on the intern [...]

GB - 4 1. W ARNI NG! 2. DANGER! 3. DANGER! SAFETY RULES Read, u nderstand, and fo llow all sa fety practi ces in Owner/Ope rator Manual before beginni ng assemb ly or operatin g. Failur e to follow instructi ons could res ult in persona l injury and/ or damage to unit. AL WA YS remov e key a nd/or wire f rom spark pl ug before as sembly , maintenan[...]

GB - 5 NEVER o perate unit a fter or during the use of medica tion, dru gs or alco hol. Safe operatio n requires your com plete and unimpaired atte ntion a t all times. NEVER a llow anyone to o perate this unit when thei r alertn ess or co ordinati on is im paired. DO NOT operat e unit without wearing ad equate winter outer ga rments. Wear adequat [...]

GB - 6 Keep uni t free of ice o r other debr is. Clean up o il or fuel spills . This product is equipped with an internal c ombustion type en gine. DO NOT use unit on or near an y uni mp rove d, fo rest- cover ed or brus h cov ered la nd unle ss exhaus t system is equippe d with a spark arreste r meeti ng applica ble loc al, state or federal l aws.[...]

GB - 7 PACKAGE CONTENT S ASSEMBL Y T ools Required: •P l i e r s • Open- End Wrenches : 3/8, 7/16, 1 /2, 9/16 in. and /or Adju stable Wrench • T ire Gaug e Unfold Handlebar (Figure 4) 1. Remove the lowe r and loose n the upper hardwar e on the h andlebar as sembly . 2. Ro tate the handle bars into o perating position. 3. Install and tig hten [...]

GB - 8 Check Tire Pressure Check t ire press ure and ad just to the pressu re listed o n tire sidewal l. Check Auger Gearcase Oil Check oil leve l in auge r gearcas e (see Chec k Auger Gearca se on page 14). Check Engine Crankcas e Oil IMPORT ANT : The engine is shipped with 5W-30 oil in crankc ase. Refer to Engine Ma nual for detail ed instruct io[...]

GB - 9 1. Attachment Cl utch Lever 2. T raction Dr ive Clutch L ever 3. Chute Handl e (939001, 00 2) 4. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 5. Discharge Chute 6. Impeller 7. Auger 8. Scrape r Blade 9. Auger G earcase 10. Cle an-out T ool 1 1. Oil Fill and Dipstic k 12. Gas T ank and Cap 13. Elect ric S tarter (939001 ) 14. Recoi l S tarter Handle 15. P rime[...]

GB - 10 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 6 fo r all Contr ols and Featur es locations. T raction Drive Clut ch - Lef t Hand Le ver IMPORT ANT : Do not "feathe r" the tractio n drive clutc h to control speed or r un the unit wi th the tra ction drive clutch parti ally engag ed. Continued u se with the traction drive clu tch partially eng[...]

GB - 1 1 T o c lear the di scharge c hute: 1. Shut off the en gine. 2. W ait 10 seco nds and ma ke sure i mpeller bl ades have s topped rotating. 3. Remove the snow c lean-out too l (1) from the auger ho using and u se it to remove the clog from the dis charge chute. 4. Replac e the snow cl ean-out tool on the auge r housin g. Discharge Chute Defle[...]

GB - 12 T O STO P IN AN EMERGENCY Imme diately rel ease both control l evers to s top unit in an em ergency . S top engine, remove k ey and wai t for all r otating parts to stop befo re leavin g operator ’s position. ST ARTING AND SHUT OFF IMPORT ANT : Allow unit a nd engine to adjust to the out door temp e rat ure bef ore cleari ng sn ow . Befor[...]

GB - 13 Tip s for Operation Snow is best re moved as s oon as poss ible after snow fall. T o c lear an ar ea, run u nit in an o verlappin g series o f paths. For l arge areas, s tart in the midd le and throw snow to each side, s o snow is n ot cleared m ore than once. AL W A YS direct snow away from ar ea to be cl eared and with dir ection of th e [...]

GB - 14 MAINTENANCE SCH EDULE The char t below s hows the recom mended mainten ance sched ule that s hould be p erformed on a regula r basis. M ore freq uent servic e may be r equired . * After first fi ve hour s of operati on. ** After first two h ours of operati on. CHECK FASTE NERS Make s ure all hardw are is tigh tened pro perly . CHECK C LUTCH[...]

GB - 15 IMPORT ANT : DO NOT allow gre ase or oil to get o n the belt s. NOTE: Apply A riens Hi -T emp G rease or equival ent to the lubr ication fi ttings. S ee SER VICE P AR TS on page 20 . Sno-Thr o shoul d be lub ricated (Fi gure 10) at beginning of seas on or ever y 25 operat ing hours . Auger Shaf t NOTE: T o g rease au ger shaft, remov e shea[...]

GB - 16 For Replacement: 1. Align shear bolt holes in auger with s hear bolt hole s in the sha ft. 2. Drive sh ear bolt through h ole (if she ar bolt was brok en thi s wi ll dri v e rema ining par t fr om shaf t) . 3. Secure she ar bolt with n ut. NOTE: DO NOT overtig hten the sh ear bolt. Tighten shear bol t to 5.8 – 1 2.2 lbf-ft (7.9 – 16.5 N[...]

GB - 17 3. Check a ttachment cl utch lever measuremen t and tighten the jam nut on the attachm ent clutch cable adjus tment bar rel wh en the cl utc h lever measur ement is in range. P roceed to s tep 6. NOTE: If clutch cannot be adjusted to the speci fied range w ith the ca ble adjus tment alon e, perform steps 4–5 . 4. Remove two screw s secu r[...]

GB - 18 T o adjust tract ion cl utc h ( Figur e 19) : 1. Loosen jam nut on tractio n clutch ca ble adj us tment bar rel. T urn adj ustment bar rel up the c able to decreas e the dis tance between cl utch lever and handleba r . T urn the adjustment ba rrel down t he cable to increas e the distance b etween clu tch lever and hand lebar . 2. Check tra[...]

GB - 19 T RACTION D RIVE BELT REPLACEMENT NOTE: Housing and frame must be tipped a part and attachmen t drive bel t remove d from eng ine shea ve in order t o change tra ction driv e belt (Figur es 20 a nd 21). 1. Shut o f f eng ine, remo ve key , disconn ect spark plug wir e and allow u nit to coo l completel y . 2. Remove at tachment drive bel t [...]

GB - 20 8. Replac e attachment dri ve belt (Se e Rep lac e Attachment Driv e Belt on page 18). 9. Check traction dr ive clutc h adjustm ent. See T rac tion Drive Clutch Ad justm ent on page 17. SHORT T ERM IMPORT ANT : NEV ER spray un it with high pr e ssure water or s tore unit ou tdoors. Run with a ttachment clutc h engaged a few minute s after e[...]

GB - 21 TROUBLESHOOTI NG PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Engine will not crank/st art. 1. Fuel ta nk is em pty . 2. Build up of di rt and residu e around governo r/carbur etor . 3. Key Sw itch no t in run p osition. 4. Electric starter not fun ctioning . 1. Fill fu el tank. 2. Clean a rea around governo r/carburetor . 3. Put Key Swi tch in to run[...]

GB - 22 SPECIFICA TIONS Model Number 939001 939002 Descriptio n ST520E ST520 Engine - T ecumseh LH195SA LH195SA Engine P ower – hp (kW) at Maxi mum RP M 5.0 (3.7) 5.0 (3.7) Fast Idle S peed-RP M (min -1 ) 3600 ± 150 Displac ement - in. (c c) 1 1.88 ( 195) El ec tri c S t art 120V Recoil Fuel See En gine Manu al T ank Capacity - qt. (L ) 2.0 (1.9[...]

Arie ns Company • 655 W. R yan St, P. O. Box 1 57 • Brilli on, WI 541 10-0157• (9 20) 756-214 1 • www.ari ens.com AL W2 - 427 06 Ariens Limited Warranties 2-Year Limited Lawn and Garden Consumer Warranty Ariens Com pany (Ariens ) warran ts to the original purchas er that Ariens an d Gravely brand consum er products manufactured by Ari ens C[...]

Ariens Com pany • 655 W. Ryan St, P .O. Box 157 • Brillion , W I 54110-0157 • (920) 756-2141 • www.ariens.com A L W2 - 42 706 Exceptions, Limita tions, Exclusions These wa rranties ar e subject to the following conditio ns, limitations, a nd exclus ions: T o obt ain warra nty se r vice, the fo llow ing co nditi ons mu st be met: • The pur[...]

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