Ariens 926017 ST9526DLE manual

Owner/Operator Manu al Models 926016 – S T1 1528DLE 926017 – S T9526DLE 926021 – S T9526DLE T 926022 – S T1 1528DLET 926023 – S T1332DLE T 926500 – S T1332DLE 926501 – S T1336DLE Sno-Thro ® 00658800 6/07 Printed in USA ENGLISH FRANÇAIS[...]

GB - 2 9 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONTROLS AND FE A TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 OPERA TIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MAINTENA NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

GB - 3 DELIVERY Cust omer N ote: If you have pur chased this produ ct without c omplete a ssembly a nd instruc tion by y our retailer , it i s your resp onsibil ity to: 1. Read an d understand all as sembly instructio ns in this ma nual. If y ou do not un derstand or ha ve difficulty followin g the inst ructions , contact your neares t Ariens D eal[...]

GB - 4 1. W ARNING! 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/o r wire fro m spark plug before as sembly , ma inten[...]

GB - 5 Check fo r weak spots on docks, ramps or floors. Avoid uneven work areas an d rough te rrain. S tay alert for hidden haz ards . DO N OT operat e near drop- offs, ditches, o r emba nkments. Unit can sudd enly tur n over if a wheel is over t he edge of a cliff or ditch , or if an edg e caves in . Fall ing snow, fog, etc. can r educe vi sion an[...]

GB - 6 AL WA Y S shut off engine, r emove key , an d close fuel shut-o f f va lve or drain fue l when trans porting u nit on a truck or trailer . Use extra car e when load ing or un loading u nit onto trailer or truck. Secur e unit chassi s to transp ort vehi cle. NEV ER secure f rom rod s or linka ges that cou ld be dama ged. DO NOT t ransport m a[...]

GB - 7 PACKAGE CONTENT S ASSEMBLY T ools Requir ed: •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 wing 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 [...]

GB - 8 4. Remove the cover from the gear a ssembly on the disch arge ch ute. 5. Releas e the lock teeth on the gear as sembly with your f inger and r otate the disc harge chut e 90 ° lef t. 6. Remove and sa ve the hai rpin from the contr ol assem bly under neath the control panel. NOTE: Do not rem ove the pin i nstalled on t he chute rod. NOTE: T [...]

GB - 9 10. Replac e the gear cover removed in step 4 . IMPORT ANT : Rotate th e discharge c hute to the left when tig htening the pedestal har dware to ensure clearanc e betwe en the disc har ge chute and the belt cover . 1 1. T ighten pe destal hardwar e to 15 – 31 lbf-ft (20 – 42 N•m) . 12. Make s ure the d ischarge chu te rotates le ft and[...]

GB - 10 Check T rack T ension (926021, 022, 023) Check tracking o f unit with the differentia l locked, a nd tensio n of track s (see T r ack T ension A djust ment (92602 1, 022, 023) on page 29). Check Auger Gearcase Oil Check oil leve l in a uger gearc ase (s ee Check Auger Gearca se on page 20). Check Engine Crankcas e Oil IMPORT ANT : The engin[...]

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 8. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 9. Discharge Chute 10. Im pell er 1 1. Clean-O ut T o ol 12. A uger 13. Scr ape r Blade 14. A uger Ge arcase 15. Recoi l S tarter Handle 16. E[...]

GB - 12 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. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 8. Discharge Chute 9. Impeller 10. Cle an-out T ool 1 1. Auger 12. Scr ape r Blade 13. A uger Ge arcase 14. Recoi l S tarter Handle 15. E lectric S tart er 16. [...]

GB - 13 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 10 for all Contr ols 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 stop a ttachment, release T r action Drive Clutch an d both cl utches will diseng age. T racti[...]

GB - 14 Choke Control Kno b 1. Choke Cl osed positi on: chokes off air to engine for eas ier start. 2. Choke O pen positio n: allows for normal operati on. IMPORT ANT : Gra dually o pen ch oke after eng ine sta rts. Throttle The thro ttle co ntrols the e ngine sp eed. T o inc rease or decrease th e engine speed, adj ust to: 1. Fas t (normal or warm[...]

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 ST MENT S on p age 22 , or repair befor e opera tion. 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 fr ee. Heated H[...]

GB - 16 Drif t Cutters (Fig ure 15) Drift cutters break up s now drifts that ar e taller than the auger h ousing and direct t he snow into the a uger . S tor e the dri ft cutters on the au ger hous ing when no t in use. Install them as shown below s o they are taller tha n the snow to be cleared. T rack Angle (926021, 022, 023) (Fig ure 16) The tra[...]

GB - 17 T o add fuel to fuel t ank: 1. AL WA Y S place u nit in ope n or well -ventilate d area . 2. S top eng ine and al low to co ol. 3. Clean Fue l Cap and s urroundin g area to prevent dirt from entering Fue l T ank. 4. Remove Cap. IMPORT ANT : DO NO T use gas ohol or gas oline containing alcohol . See Engi ne Manual for cor rect type and gra d[...]

GB - 18 Manual St art 1. T urn discharge chute st raight ah ead. 2. Make su re that the tr action clut ch and attachme nt driv e clutch levers are f ully di sengag ed. 3. Push P rimer Bu lb 2 or 3 times for cold en gine. NOTE: When tempe rature is below -15° F (-26° C) additio nal pri ming may be needed. 4. If eng ine is co ld, appl y choke . See[...]

GB - 19 IMPORT ANT : DO NO T overload unit capacity b y attempti ng to clear snow at too fast a rate. U se slow speed t o clear deep or h ard packed sn ow . Tip s for Op eration Snow is best removed as soon as pos sible after s now fall. T o cl ear an area , run unit in an o verlappin g serie s of paths. For l arge areas, s tart in the midd le and [...]

GB - 20 CHECK DUAL HANDL E INTERLOCK 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 releas ed, then bo th clutch es must diseng age. CHECK FASTE NERS Make s ure all hardw are is ti ghtened pro perly . CHECK C LUTC[...]

GB - 21 CLEAN BATTERY 926023, 500, 501 IMPORT ANT : Ba ttery is m aintenanc e-free. Do n ot tamper with or attemp t to open ba ttery . See SERVI CE AND ADJUSTMENTS on page 22 for chargi ng proc edur es. T erminal s Keep ba ttery and its terminals clean. IMPORT ANT : Rem ove battery fr om unit be fore cleani ng. Remove corrosio n from ba ttery termi[...]

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. T ip un it back onto handl ebar , s upport hou sing and loo sen nuts retain ing blade 2. Adjus t runner s to full y raised p osition ( housin g c[...]

GB - 23 NOTE: Insert th e hair pin wi th the loo p end on the left side o f the ch ute rod s o the cont rol lever will co ver its full r ange of tr avel. 6. Align correct c hute rod holes in chute co ntrol assem bly as s hown in F igure 25, and then se cure chute r od in pos ition with hair pin remo ve in step 1. 7. Check and adjus t attachment c l[...]

GB - 24 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 28). SPEE D SELECTOR ADJUSTMENT T o adju st (Fig ure 29): 1. Place unit into service position . 2. Disconnec t adjus tment pivo t pin from s peed selec tor lever by [...]

GB - 25 3. With th e attachmen t clutch disengag ed, ch eck that t he attachment idl er arm lig htly touc hes the fram e. Se e Figur e 31. 4. T ighte n jam nut o n the adju stment bar rel. Check Att achment Idler Arm Roller Clearance NOTE: It will be difficult to check the measu rement inside th e frame. Us e a 1/2 in . (12.7 mm ) minimum spacer as[...]

GB - 26 2. Adjus t attachmen t idler p osition. Se e Figur e 34. a. Loosen i dler adjus tment nut. b. T o incr ea se spri ng ext ension, move i dl er close r to belts and ti ghten adju stment nut. Return to S tep 1 . c. T o decrease spring e xtensio n, move id ler away fr om belts and t ighten adj ustment nu t. Return to S tep 1 . Check Att achment[...]

GB - 27 2. Replac e the belt cov er . 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. Place speed se lecto r in fastes t forward speed. 2. Place unit in ser vice po sition. 3. Measure t he len gth of the trac tion drive clutch spring at the top [...]

GB - 28 3. Remove hair pin und er the c ontrol panel connec ting the d ischarge chu te rod from the chute r otation lever an d slide the di scharge c hute rod forward. IMPORT ANT : Disc onnect c hute lock cable and deflec tor cable, i f equipped . 4. Remove belt finger (F igure 39) . IMPORT ANT : Use c are when ro tating the belt fingers. DO NOT b [...]

GB - 29 4. Install ne w traction dr ive belt on to attachment pulley and engi ne sheav es. 5. Pull the drive plate as se mbl y toward the fric tio n disc and ti ghten t he sto p bol t. NOTE: Make sure the driv e plate as sembly re turn spring r emains conne cted to the frame. 6. Replac e attachment drive be lts ( Attachment Driv e Belts R eplacemen[...]

GB - 30 SHORT T E RM 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 roper[...]

GB - 31 TROUBLESHOOTI NG PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Engine will not crank/st art. 1. Fuel t ank is empty . 2. Fuel shut- off valve closed . 3. Build up of di rt and residu e around governo r/carbur etor . 4. Key Sw itch no t in run p osition. 5. Ignition sw itch starter c ircuit not functioning . 6. Battery discha rged, wires loose. 7. Fuse [...]

GB - 32 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 926016 926017 9260 21 926022 Descripti on ST1 152 8DLE ST9526 DLE ST95 26DL ET ST1 152 8DLET Engine - T ecumseh OH318SA Te c u m s e h OH318SA Te c u m s e h OH318SA Te c u m s e h OH318SA Power Max - HP (kW) 1 1.5 (8.6) 9.5 (7.0) 9.5 (7.0) 1 1.5 (8.6) Maxi mum RPM 3600 ± 150 Displace ment - in. (cc) 19.4 (318[...]

GB - 33 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 926023 926500 926501 Desc ript ion ST13 32DLET ST13 32DLE ST 1336DLE Engine - T ecumseh OH358SA Te c u m s e h OH358S A Te c u m s e h OH358SA Power Max - HP (kW) 13.0 (9.7) 13.0 (9.7 ) 13.0 (9 .7) Maximum RPM 3600 ± 150 Dis place ment - in . (cc) 21.8 ( 358) 21.8 (358 ) 21.8 (35 8) Electric S tart 12V 12V 12V[...]

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