Ariens 926101-ST926LE manual

Owner/Operator Manu al Models 926001 – S T926LE 926002 – S T1 1528LE 926003 – S T1332LE 926004 – S T926DLE 926005 – S T1 1526DLE 926006 – S T1328DLE 926101 – S T926LE 926102 – S T1 1528LE 926103 – S T1332LE 926300 – S T1 1526DLE 926301 – S T926DLE 926302 – S T1332LE 926303 – S T1328LE 926304 – S T1 1528LE 926500 – S T1[...]

2 Arie ns Company 655 West Ryan Street P. O . B o x 1 5 7 Bril li on, Wi sc on si n 541 10-0157 USA T elephone (920) 75 6-2141 Facs imil e (920) 75 6-2407 EC DECLARA TION OF CONFORM ITY ISSUED BY THE MANUF ACTURER DÉCLARA TION DE CONFORMITÉ CE ÉMISE P AR LE F ABRICANT – EU-ÜBEREINSTI MMUNGSERKLÄRUNG DES HERSTELL ERS – DICHIARAZ IONE DI CON[...]

3 CE Sound and Vibration – Niveau sonor e et vibra tion CE – CE-Geräuschpegel und Vibrat ionswerte – Livello sonor o e vibrazi oni CE – Soni do y vibraci ón CE – CE-lydnivå og Vibrasj onsmåling – CE ljudnivå och V ibrations-mät ning – CE-melut aso Tärinä – CE DŸwiêku i Wibracji – CE zvuk a vibrace Fred J. Moreaux: Qualit[...]

GB - 4 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CONTROLS AND FE A TURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OPERA TIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 MAINTENA NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

GB - 5 NOTE: T o locate y our neares t Ariens D ealer , g o 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 - 6 2. DANGER! 3. DANGER! SAFE T Y R UL ES 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 remov e key a nd/or wir e from s park plug before as sembly , ma intenanc e or[...]

GB - 7 AL WA YS keep hands an d feet away from all rotating parts during operation. R otating parts ca n cut off body par ts. 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 YS keep hands awa y from all pinch po ints. DO NOT t ouch unit parts which might be h ot from oper[...]

GB - 8 NEVER fill fuel tank when engi ne is run ning o r hot from operati on. NEVER fill or dr ain f uel t ank indo ors. Replac e fuel cap secure ly and cle an up spi lled fuel . 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 [...]

GB - 9 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 Adju stable Wrench • T ire Gaug e Unfold Handlebar (Fi gure 4) 1. Remove th e lower and l oosen the upper wing knobs o n the handl ebar assembl y . 2. Loosen th e wing nuts on the sh ift rod. 3. Put the s peed sele ctor le [...]

GB - 10 Inst all Di scharge Chute and Discharge Chute Crank (Fig ure 5) 1. Grease undersi de of disch arge chu te ring (if not alread y gr eased ). 2. Remove mounting h ardware from a uger housi ng. 3. Install di scharge c hute over opening in the auge r housin g. Finger tighten the mounting hardware removed i n step 2. NOTE: Leave dis charge chute[...]

GB - 1 1 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 [...]

GB - 12 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 - 13 1. Attachment Cl utch Lever 2. S p eed Selec tor 3. Deflector Remot e Control 4. Chute Contr ol 5. T raction Driv e Clutch Lev er 6. Oi l Fill/ Dipst ick 7. Muffler Guard 8. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 9. Discharge Chute 10. Im pell er 1 1. Clean-Ou t T ool 12. A uger 13. Scr ape r Blade 14. A uge r Gear case 15. Recoi l S tarter Handle 16. [...]

GB - 14 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 10 for all C ontrols and Feature s location s. 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 attachme nt, release T r action Drive Clutch an d both cl utches will diseng age. T rac[...]

GB - 15 Throttle T he th rottle contr ols the eng ine sp eed. T o increase o r decreas e the engi ne speed, adjust to: 1. Fast (no rmal or war m starts) 2. Part-Thr ottle 3. Slow ( cold weath er starts) 4. S top (engine is off) (Not on 12 V mode ls) Electric S tarter (120V elect ric st art models) The el ectric starter will start a pr operly c hoke[...]

GB - 16 If remo te wheel lo ck does not lock or unlo ck prop erly , adju st or repair bef ore oper ation (see REMOTE WHEEL LOCK (926002, 00 3, 102, 103, 302, 303 , 304) on p age 23). Axle Lock Pin (Figure 13) (926001, 101, 504, 505) Use the axle lock pin to loc k or unloc k the righ t or left wheel. L ock both w heels to i ncrease t raction; unl oc[...]

GB - 17 IMPORT ANT : DO NOT us e gasohol o r gasoli ne containing alcohol . See Engi ne Manual for corre ct type and gra de of fuel. 5. Fi ll fuel tank to wi thin 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) be low bottom of filler neck with unleaded gasolin e. NOTE: T a nk capacity i s 1 gallon ( 3.8 li ters). 6. Re place Fue l Cap and ti ghten. 7. AL WA YS clea n up any s p[...]

GB - 18 NOTE: A warm en gine req uires les s choking than a cold e ngine. 5. S et throttl e to prop er starting posi tion. 6. In sert ke y into ig nition s witch. 12V - T u rn key to RU N positio n. 120V or 24 0V - Push key into RUN position. DO NOT twis t key after it is ins erted. 7. G rasp starter handle and pul l rope out s lowly unti l it pull[...]

GB - 19 Tip s for Op eration Snow is best removed as soon as pos sible after s now fall. T o clear an area, r un unit in an overl apping s eries of paths. For l arge areas, s tart in the midd le and thr ow snow to each side, s o snow is not clear ed more than once. AL W A YS direct snow away fro m area to be c leared and with dir ection of th e win[...]

GB - 20 MAINTENANCE SCH EDULE The char t below s hows the rec ommended mainten ance sched ule tha t should be p erformed on a regula r basis. M ore freq uent ser vice may b e requir ed. * After first fi ve hour s of oper ation. ** After first two h ours of operati on. CHECK DUAL HAND LE INTERLOCK Withou t the engine running, press down ( engage) bo[...]

GB - 21 GENERAL LUBRICATION IMPORT ANT : Wipe eac h fitting cl ean befor e and after lubrica tion. Do not wipe g earcase fi ller plug; wiping the gearc ase filler plug may r emove thr ead sealant and cause l eak s. IMPORT ANT : DO NOT al low grease or oil to get on friction disc, fri ction pla te or belts. NOTE: Apply S tens Mix Hi-T emp Grease or [...]

GB - 22 RUNNERS Runners sho uld be adjusted as co ndi tio ns requir e (Fig ure 19). 1. P osition unit on a har d, flat, s mooth l evel sur face. 2. A djust r unners b y inserti ng a spacer of desired thick ness und er cente r of scrap er blade, lo osen runner hardware, slide r unners to flat surfa ce. Allow 1/8 in. (3 mm) between s craper b lade an[...]

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 22, 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 5. L oosen the top jam nut 1 – 3 tu rns. 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[...]

GB - 25 If chute does not rota te freely: T ighten th e cable b y loosenin g the up per adjustm ent nut, and t hen tig htening th e lower ad justment nut agains t the brack et (Figur e 27). SPEED SELECTOR ADJUSTMENT T o adjust (F igur e 28 ) : 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 3. Ch eck brak e. When th e clutch lever i s disengag ed, the b rake must contact attachment bel t. When t he clutch leve r is engage d, the brake must be mor e than 1/16 in. (1.6 m m) away f rom the belt (Figure 31) . 4. Re peat steps 1 – 3 unti l spring e xtension an d brake cleara nce are with in sp ecified ran ge. 5. Che ck belt f ing[...]

GB - 27 5. A djust spr ing extensi on. a. With the tr action d rive clutch lever d isengage d, loos en th e jam nut o n the ca ble adjus ter . b. T urn the adj uster body up the ca ble for m ore spri ng extensio n. c.Turn the adj uster body down the c able for les s spri ng extensio n. d.F inger tig hten the jam nut, a nd then hol d the adjus ter b[...]

GB - 28 Inst all new att achmen t drive belt: 1. P lace new attachment belt on to attachment pul ley . NOTE: Holding do wn the at tachment clutc h lever will make i t easier to reconnec t the h ousing an d frame. 2. Tip housing and fram e back to gether an d secure with hex bolts. 3. P lace bel t onto engi ne sheav e. 4. Re position and sec ure bel[...]

GB - 29 BATTERY (92650 0, 501) Charging 1. P lace unit o n a level surface an d shut off engin e. 2. Di sconnect n egative ( -) cabl e first, then positive (+) cab le. 3. L oosen win g nut an d remove battery . Plac e battery on bench or other we ll venti lated plac e. 4. Co nnect positiv e (+) lea d of char ger to posi tive (+) ter minal, and n eg[...]

GB - 30 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 - 31 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 926001 926002 926003 926004 92600 5 926006 Descri ption ST926 LE ST1 15 28LE ST133 2LE ST926 DLE ST1 15 26DLE S T1328D LE Engine - T ecumseh LH318SA OH318SA OH358SA OH318SA OH318SA O H358SA Power Max - HP (kW) 9.0 (6.7) 1 1.5 (8.6) 13.0 (9.7) 9.0 (6.7) 1 1.5 (8.6) 13.0 (9.7 ) Fast Idl e S peed - RPM (min -1 ) 3[...]

GB - 32 SPECIF ICA TIONS Model N umber 926101 9261 02 926103 926300 9 26301 92 6302 Descri ption 926L E 1 15 28LE 133 2LE ST 1 1526D LE ST926DL E ST1332 LE Engine - T ecumseh LH318SA OH318SA OH358SA OH318SA OH318 SA OH358SA Power Max - HP (kW) 9.0 (6.7) 1 1.5 (8.6) 13.0 (9.7) 1 1.5 (8.6) 9.0 (6.7) 13.0 (9.7) Fast Idl e S peed - RPM (min -1 ) 3600 ?[...]

GB - 33 SPECIF ICA TIONS Model N umber 926303 926304 926500 926501 926504 926505 Descri ption ST1328 LE S T1 152 8LE ST133 2DLE ST1 336DLE ST852 6LE ST852 6L Engine - T ecumse h OH 358S A OH 318SA OH35 8SA OH358 SA LH3 18SA LH318SA Power Max - HP (kW) 13.0 (9.7) 1 1.5 (8.6) 13.0 (9. 7) 1 3.0 (9.7) 8.5 (6.3) 8.5 (6.3) Fast Idl e S peed - RPM (min -1[...]

Arie ns Company • 655 W. R yan St, P. O. Box 1 57 • Bri llion, W I 54110-01 57• (920) 75 6-2141 • w ww.ariens .com AL W2 - 121305 Ariens Limited Warranties 2-Year Limited Lawn and Garden Consumer Warranty Ariens Com pany (Ari ens) warran ts to the origina l purchas er that Ariens an d Grave ly brand c onsumer products manufactured by Ar ien[...]

Ariens Com pany • 655 W. Ryan St, P .O. Box 157 • Brillion , WI 54110 -0157• (920) 756-21 41 • www.a riens.com AL W2 - 121 305 Exceptions, Limita tions, Exclusions These wa rranties ar e subject to the followi ng condi tions, limi tations, and exc lusions: T o obt ain w arran ty se rvice , the f oll o wing condi tio ns must be met: • The [...]

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