Yard Machines OEM-190-032 manual

Sa f ety • Assem b l y • Operation • Tips & T e c hniques • Maintenance • T r ou b leshooting • P a r ts Lists • W arranty W a rnin g : T hi s uni t i s e q u i p pe d w i t h a n i n t e r na l c o m bu s t i o n en g i n e a n d s h ou l d n ot b e u s e d o n o r n e a r a n y un i m pr o v e d f o r e s t - c o v er e d , b r [...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Model Number Serial Number BEFORE Y OU ST ART A SSEMBLING Y OUR NEW EQUIPMENT , please loca te the model pl ate a nd copy the in form ation fr om it in this Opera tor’ s Manual fo r futu re ref ere nce. Th e info rmation on the model pla te is v ery impor tant if y ou ne ed help fro m our Cus tomer S upport D[...]

3 1 R i d e r M o d e l I d e n t i fi c a t i o n F astAttach ™ Sno w Thr o wer Attachment NOTE: This O perator ’ s Manual c overs several models. Snow thrower hook-up ins truc tions var y by model. Not all features dis cusse d in this manu al are appl icab le to all snow thrower att achment s. T o The Owner Mod el O E M- 1 90-032 4 2 -i nch [...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1. Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) bef ore attempting to assemble and oper ate. K eep this manual in a saf e place f or future and regular ref erence and for ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be f amiliar with all controls and their proper operation. Know ho w [...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut han ds or feet n ear rotat ing pa r ts, in t he auger / i mpel ler hou sing o r chute a sse mbly. Contac t wit h the rotat ing par t s can a mput ate han ds and fe et. 2. The aug er / imp eller c ontr ol lever is a s afety d evic e. Never bypas s its o perat ion. D oing s o makes th e mach ine un safe and may c ause per [...]

6 3 Car ton Contents If you are missing any parts, please do not contact the retailer whe re yo u purchased thi s unit, call M T D directly at 1-330 -22 0 - 4 M T D or toll free at 1-8 0 0 - 8 0 0 -7 3 1 0. Idler Assembl y Idler Pulley & Pin Belt Keeper & Har dware Cable Ties Extension Spring Undercar riage Assembly Spare Shear Bolts & [...]

7 CONTENTS OF CAR T ON Before beginning installation, remov e all parts from the car ton to make sure e ve r y thing is present. Carton contents are listed below a nd shown in Figure 3. Hardwar e par t numbers are shown in par entheses. • One Auger H ousing As sembl y w / Lower V-belt • One Un dercarr iage Ass embly ( w / Up per V-belt 754 - 03[...]

8 Before install ing attachment , place tractor on a fir m and lev el surface. Place the PTO in the disengaged ( OFF) position, set the parking brak e, shut engi ne off and remov e ke y to pre vent unin tended star ting. 4 Assembl y Model Series 600-649 & All 800 series. W ARNING W ARN IN G : B efore i nstall ing at tach - ment , pl ace tr acto[...]

9 Before install ing attachment , place tractor on a fir m and lev el surface. Place the PTO in the disengaged ( OFF) position, set the parking brak e, shut engi ne off and remov e ke y to pre vent unin tended star ting. 4 Assembl y Model Series 600-649 & All 800 series. W ARNING Figure 5 R e v e r s i n g t he I d l e r As s em b l y H a r d w[...]

10 M ou n t i n g t h e I d l e r A s s e m b l y (42, 46, 50, 54 inch Dec ks with Electric PT O) If you’re mounting this s now thrower atta chment to a tractor e quipp ed with a ny deck o the r than a 42, 46, 5 0 or 54 -inc h dec k with el ectr ic PTO , proc eed to Moun ting the U nder carriag e Ass embly ( al l trac tors ) . However , if you’[...]

11 M o u nt in g U n de r ca rr i a g e As s e m b l y Make cer tain t he correc t upp er drive belt (754 - 049 8 ) is instal led on th e underc arriage a ssemb ly . If the appro pri - ate belt is not in stalle d, replac e it with t he correc t belt prior to pro ceed ing with m ounting t he underc arriag e. IM PORT ANT: Make cer tai n that the flat[...]

12 Bec ause this sn ow thrower attac hment is co mpatib le with several mod el lawn trac tors and g arden trac tors with ei ther an ele ctri c PTO or a manual PTO , four upper drive belt s are inclu ded. If you have had any problems loc ating the pr oper up per belts for i nstallat ion in th e previous steps, u se the ta ble below for qui ck refere[...]

13 4. Align the ho les in the re ar of the lif t arms wit h the holes in t he rear of the un dercarr iage and inse rt the clev is pi ns r emo ved in ste p 1 . Fa sten with the hai rpin clips. See Figure 1 4. 5. Mo ve the tra ctor’ s deck l ift le ve r in to the top notch on the right fen der allo wing the lift a rms a nd th e r ear of the underca[...]

14 Brac ket Assembl y W ARN IN G : B efore i nstall ing at tach - ment , pl ace tr actor o n a firm and l evel sur face . Place t he PTO i n the dis en - gag ed ( OFF ) p ositio n, set t he pa rking brake , shut eng ine of f and r emove key to prevent unin tend ed st ar ting. NOT E : Y our trac tor’s cutt ing dec k, PTO belt an d front dec k stab[...]

15 5 Figure 20 B e f o re i n s ta l l i n g a tta c h m en t, pl a c e tr a c t or on a f ir m a n d le v el s u rf a ce . P l ac e t h e PT O i n th e di sen ga ge d (OF F) p os it i on , se t th e pa r k i n g bra ke , s h ut en gi n e o ff an d re m o ve k e y t o p re ve n t u n i n te n d ed st a rt i n g. I MP OR T AN T : Ma k e c e rt a in [...]

16 Attaching the Chute Directional Contr ol 1 . Se cure the up per chute c rank rod to t he joint bl ock (A) on t he lower chute cr ank rod wi th the c otter pin ( B ) provide d. See Figure 24. 2. Attach t he chute dire ctio nal contr ol assem bly to the upper li ft l ink on the l eft s ide of the aug er housing assem bly with t wo hex screws as il[...]

17 7 M o u n t i n g A u ge r H o u s i n g All Models Before install ing attachment , place tractor on a fir m and lev el surface. Place the PTO in the disen- gaged ( OFF ) position, set the parking brak e, shut engi ne off and remov e ke y to pre vent unin tended star ting. M o u n t i n g A u g e r A s s e m b l y 1 . P o si tio n t h e a ug e r[...]

18 Figure 2 9 1 . At tach an d route the up per drive bel t around th e spind le pulley and id ler pulley found o n the und ercarr iage, the elec tric P TO clutch and t he PTO idler pull ey as illustrated in Fi gure 29. Make sure that the be lt is routed to t he INSIDE of the b elt keeper on t he underc arriag e idler pul ley and the remai ning kee[...]

19 Belt Routing V arious Models 8 Before install ing attachment , place tractor on a fir m and lev el surface. Place the PTO in the disen- gaged ( OFF ) position, set the parking brak e, shut engi ne off and remov e ke y to pre vent unin tended star ting. W ARNING 46 inch Man ua l Older S t yle S et up 42 i n. E lectric and Man ual Olde r Style Se [...]

20 W ARN IN G : B e famili ar with a ll cont rols and t heir p rop er op erat ion. Know how to sto p the ma chine an d dise ngag e them q uickly. Engaging the A ugers and Impeller Power to the snow thrower attac hment is ac tivated by engagi ng the trac tor’s PTO . 1 . Place t he trac tor’s throttl e control i n the F AST (rab - bit ) posit ion[...]

21 10 Operation OPERA TION W ARN IN G : R ead , unde rsta nd, an d follow all ins truct ions an d warnings on th e trac tor , att achm ent , and in t he Op erator ’s Manuals b efore o pe rating . Y our snow thr ower attach ment is ca pable of di splac ing snow and cl earing a pat h a width of 42 in ches. Obser ve the fo llowing op erating ins tru[...]

22 11 A d j u s t m e n t s A l l M o d e l s Making Adjustments W ARNING: Ne ve r att em pt t o m ak e an y ad ju stm en ts w hi le t he e ng in e is ru nn in g, e x cep t wh ere spec if ie d in the Oper at or’ s Man ua l. P l ace tra ct or o n a f ir m a nd l ev el su rfa ce. Pl ace the PTO in t he d is en- gag ed (OF F) po si ti on, set the pa[...]

23 12 M a i n t e n a n c e A l l M o d e l s Before lubr icating, repairing, or inspecting, place tractor on a fir m and lev el surface. Place the PTO in the disengaged ( OFF) position, set the parking brak e, shut engi ne off, and remov e ke y to pre vent unin tended star ting. Maintenance W ARN IN G : B efore l ubrica ting, rep airing , or insp [...]

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25 13 R E F N O . P A R T N U M B E R D E S C RI P T I O N Q t y 1 A u g er G e a r B o x ( I n c l . R e f . 2 3 - 4 1 ) 1 2 I m p e l l er A s s e m b l y , 1 2 ” 1 3 H o u s i n g A s s e m b l y 1 4 H o u s i n g B r a c e B r a c k e t 1 5 LH S p i r a l A u g er 3 6 R H S p i r a l A u g er 3 7 H e x C a p S c r e w , 5 / 1 6 - 2 4 x . 7 5 [...]

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29 R E F N O . P A R T N o . D E S C R I P T I O N Q t y . 1 S p i n d l e A s s e mb l y ( I n c l . 3 8 - 4 4 ) 1 2 P ul l e y M o u n t i n g B r a c k e t 1 3 H e x C a p S c r e w , 3 / 8 - 1 6 x 1 . 7 5 2 4 S e l f T a p p i n g S c r ew 4 5 C l e v i s P i n , . 5 x 1 . 1 8 2 6 B e l t K e e p e r P i n † 4 7 C l e v i s P i n , 3 / 8 x . [...]

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The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by MTD LL C with re spec t to new merchan dise purc hased an d used in th e United St ates, its posse ssion s and territor ies. “ MTD” warrant s this pro duc t against defe cts in materi al and work man- ship for a per iod of t wo ( 2) years c ommen cing on t he date of orig inal purcha se and w[...]