Walker SB36 manual

OWNER’S MANUAL Safety , Assembly , O perating, and Maintenance Instruc tions and ILLUSTRA TED P AR TS MANUAL Model SB 36 S ingle-Stage Snow blow er Please Read and Save These Instr uctions Effective Da te: 04- 01-99 For Safety , Read All Safet y and Op eration P/N 560 0-1 Instruc tions Prior to O per ating M achine Price $5.00 ™[...]

For eword Thank you. . . for purchasin g a W alk er snowbl ower . Every effort ha s been ma de to provi de you wit h the most r eliable p roduct o n the mark et, and we are sure y ou will be a mong ou r many sati sfied cus- tomers. I f for an y rea so n this pr odu ct d oes no t perfo rm to y our expe cta tio ns , pleas e c ontact u s at (970) 2 21[...]

T able of Conten ts Owner ’ s Manual General I nformat ion ________ ______ __ 1 HIGHLIGHTED INFORMA TION ________ _____ 1 GLOSSAR Y ____ ______ ______ _______ _____ 1 IDENTIFYING NUM BER LOCA TIONS ________ 1 SERVICING OF DRIVETRAIN GEARBOX ____ 2 UNIT DESCRIP TION _________ _______ _____ 2 Specificat ions ___________ _______ _____ 3 GROUND CLE A[...]

General Information 1 HIGHLIGHTED INFORMA TION W alker M anufactur ing recom mends that an y ser- vice r equir ing specia l tr aini ng or t ool s be pe rfo rmed by an a uthorized W alker Mower Dealer . There ar e several genera l pract ices to be a ware of in the area of sa fety . Mos t ac c id ents asso ci ate d wit h the oper - atio n or main ten[...]

General Information 2 SERVICING OF DRIVETRAIN GEARBOX Detailed servicing and r epair of the gearbox used on the snowblower drivetrain is no t covered in this man- ual. Only routine mainten ance and general service instructions are provid ed. For the service of the gear - box during the limited warranty per iod, it is imp ortant to find a local, aut[...]

Specifications 3 MODEL SB36 GROUND CLEA RANCE IN RAISE D POSITION 4-1/2 in. (1 1 cm) DIMENSIONS Height 38 in. (97 c m) Width 40-1/2 in . (103 cm) Length (E xcludi ng PTO Shaft) 32-3/4 in . (83 cm) Overall Length I nstalled on Tractor (Mo del MC/ MS) 89 in. (22 6 cm) BLOWER SPOUT 6 in. (15 cm) Spout Pos ition Ad justm ent 180° (Si de-to-Sid e) AUGE[...]

Component Identification 4 NOTE: Control Identifica tion sh own in Operating Instructions secti on and in Illustrate d Part s Manu al . Spout Po sitio n Cont rol H andle Deflecto r Snowblow er Housing Removab le Chain Guard C over Foot res t Wheel G uard Mount ing T ube Sock et Lift Chain Counterwei ght Spri ng PT O Shaft Coun te rwei ght Sprin g L[...]

Component Identification 5 Gauge Wheel Foot T rig ger Piv ot Scraper B lade Auger Counterwei ght Spring Hook T a b Right Angle Gear box Counterwei ght Spring Hook T a b Gauge Wheel Auger Drive Chain Flexib le Cou pling Lift Handle Pi vot Greas e Fittings Bottom View (Not Inst alled)[...]

Saf e ty I n str u ctions 6 Pay particu lar atten tion to any inform ation l abele d DANGER , W ARNIN G , CAUTION , IM PORT ANT , and NOTE in this man ual. When you see t he Safety Al ert Symb ol ( ), read, unde rst and, and foll ow the instr uctions. Fail- ure to compl y with safet y inst ructio ns may result in perso nal in jury . The ser iousne [...]

Safety Instru ctions 7 7. Do not wear loose fitting c lothing tha t could get caugh t in movin g part s. Always wear ade- quate prot ective clothin g i ncludin g long pants. Wearing s afety glasse s, sa fety sho es, a nd a helm et is ad visa ble a nd requi red by some local ordina nces and insu ranc e regula tions. 8. Prol onged e xposu re to loud [...]

Safety Instru ctions 8 13. Do not clear snow acro ss the face of s lopes. Use extreme ca ution when changin g directio n on slop es. Do not atte mpt to c lear stee p slopes . 14. Never ad just g auge whee ls or ski d shoes with the engine running. Before adjustin g heigh t o r servi cin g, dise ngag e the PTO clu tch , stop t he engi ne, a nd r emo[...]

Safety Instru ctions 9 SAFETY , CONTROL, A ND INSTRUCTION DECALS Safet y , Contr ol, and I nstruct ion Dec als ar e inst alle d on the ma chi ne; If any ar e missing , ill eg ible, or damage d, a repl acement shoul d be order ed and inst al led be fo re putti ng the ma chine i nt o oper at ion. The Decal Part Numbe r is li sted bel ow and i n th e [...]

Asse mbly Instr uctions 10 SETUP AND INST ALLA TION 1. Remove th e mower dec k from the tra ctor if necess ary . Refe r to the app ropria te T ractor Own er ’s Manu al. 2. At t ach ea ch of the lift brac ket s to t he pr edr ill ed holes on t he fr ont chas sis cr oss b ar wi th a 5/16-18 x 1 in . bolt and a W hiz lock nut. Th e locknuts s hould [...]

Asse mbly Instr uctions 11 3. Remove th e PT O cover (between th e footre sts). Remove the shipping wire from the counter- weight s prings , place the lift handl e in th e UP (back) posit ion, an d hook the c ounter weight springs onto t he hook tabs on the frame. Th e tabs are locate d below the right angle gearbox and dr ive sha ft (refe r to Cou[...]

Asse mbly Instr uctions 12 Align PTO Sha ft and PT O Coupler (shown before engaging snowblowe r mounting tubes with tractor s upport arms) b. Slide snowb lower ass embly onto tractor . Reachin g under the tr actor , pull the ring back on the PTO quick coup ler , slide th e coupl er on to t he tr ac tor s pli ne sha ft, a nd release the cou pler rin[...]

Asse mbly Instr uctions 13 1 1. Pull the li ft handle bac k to raise the snowblo wer to the UP position . Snowblower in UP (Raised) Position 12. Pul l the lift handle ba ck, press the fo ot trigge r , and hold on to the lift handle while letting it move forw ard to lower the snowblowe r to the DOWN positi on. Snowblower in DOWN (Lowered) Pos ition [...]

Asse mbly Instr uctions 14 PREOPERA TING CHE CKLIST Before operating t he sno wblower f or the fi rst time, and as a rout ine before dai ly opera tions, it is impor- tant to ma ke sur e the sno wblow er is pr operly pre- pared and re ady for ope ration. T he followin g is a lis t of it ems to be checke d. ( For a sn owblowe r with fr e- quent op er[...]

O p e r ati n g I nst r u c t io n s 15 CONTROL I D E N TIFIC A TION, L O C A T I O N , AND FUNCTION T r ac t or C o nt r o ls Refer to the appropria te T ractor Owner ’ s Manual for comple te information about tract or operating controls. Lift H a ndle The lift hand le is loc at ed to the rig ht of the o per ato r at the bac k of the s nowblo we[...]

Operatin g Instruc tions 16 Foot T rigger The foot trigger is located on the right fo otrest. Th e foot tri gger an d lift ha ndle are used to gether to lower the snowb lower . Pull the lift h andle b ack, press th e foot tri gger , and hold on to the lift handle while let- ting it move forward t o lower the s nowblo wer . IMPORT ANT : T o avoi d t[...]

Operatin g Instruc tions 17 PT O Clutch Engaged (Model MD Shown) PTO Clu tch Disengaged (Model MD Shown) STOPPING THE MACHINE 1. Slow the engine to idle; put the throttle in the IDLE position . 2. Pull the s teering le vers to the NEUTRAL po si- tion and then move the FSC lever bac kward to the NEUT RAL-P ARK position. 3. Disengag e the PTO clutch.[...]

Operatin g Instruc tions 18 RECOMMENDA TIONS FOR S NOWBLOWING IMPORT ANT : Operat e the e ngine at full speed when snowb lowing , to allow the engi ne to produc e full ho rsep ower and to i ncrease efficien cy of the e n- gine co oling system . • When o perating on a slope, re duce sp eed and use caution to start, stop, and m aneuver . Avoid shar[...]

Operatin g Instruc tions 19 Throw Snow to Bot h Sides CLOGGING CHECKLIST In cas e of clo gging, the snow thr owing ac tion wil l de- crease an d final ly stop. W hen this occurs, di sen- gage the PTO clutch, sto p the e ngine, di sconnec t the fu el solen oid wi re [dies el eng ines] or spark plu g wire(s) [ gasoline engi nes], and remo ve the ig n[...]

20 Operator ’ s Notes[...]

Mainten ance I ns tru ction s 21 CAUTION Maintenance procedur es requiring special trai ning or tools should be perfor med by a trained technicia n. MAINTENANCE SC HEDULE CHART - R ECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERV ALS - SB3 6 SNOWBLOWER Service Item Daily 25 Hours Y ea rly Reference Page Check Au ger Condi tion X 14 Check Lift Han dle an d Foot Trigger Fu[...]

22 M a i n te n a n ce I n s t r u c t io n s L UBRICATION LUB R IC A T I O N Proper lub ricati on is an important mainten ance pro- cedur e. It red uces wear and ma kes the ma chin e quieter and ea sier to operate. G r e as e Fit t i n g a nd Oil P o i n t Lub r i ca t ion Lubric at e the grea se fitti ngs and oil poi nts after ev - ery 25 hour s [...]

23 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s L UBRICATION Drive Chain Lubrication Lubric ate the dri ve chain every 25 hours. A l i g h t pene trating oi l or spec ial p urpose c hain o il is reco m- mended. Lubrica te the d rive c hain as fo llows: 1. R emove th e thr ee (3 ) scr ews fa steni ng t he re - movabl e chain guard c over to the snow blower housin [...]

Mainten ance I ns tru ction s L UBRICATION 24 Ident Lubrication No. No. Location T ype Places Ident Lubr ication No. No. Locatio n T ype Places 1 Spout Deflector Pivot Oil 2 2 Spout Position Control Oil 2 Handle Pivot 3 Foot T rigger Latch Grease 1 (Grease Slide Area) 4 Mounting T ube Socket s Grease 2 5 Lift Handle Pivot Grease 3 6 Spout Deflector[...]

Mainten ance I ns tru ction s L UBRICATION 25 2 3 1 4 4 9 10 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 8 11 11 12 Rear View Bottom V iew Snowblower Lubrication Point s[...]

26 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s REPLACING/REP AIRING REPLACING /REP AIRING Gear box Replaceme nt Remove an d replac e the g earbox a s follows: 1. Remove the ge arbox c over . T wo (2) bol ts (one on each si de) fasten th e cover to mo unting tabs on the frame. 2. Loosen the set scre w fastening th e PT O U-joint to the ge arbox s haft a nd slid e[...]

27 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s REPLACING/REP AIRING Drive Chain The dr ive chain sh ould b e r epl ac ed if, when ad jus t- ed pro perly , it can be pulled away from the f ront of the auger s proc ket mo re tha n 1/2 of t he hei ght of a tooth on th e sprock et. Running the snow blower with a worn chain in creases w ear on the sprock- et s . 1. R[...]

28 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s REPLACING/REP AIRING S p r o c k e t s A spro cket s hould b e repla ce d when the t eeth be- come asym met ric (when the fr ont sid e of a tooth is a different sha pe than the bac k side of the to oth). NOTE: Gene rally; a small sprock et we ars fa ster than a la rge spr ocket. Sprock et Wear D r i v e S h a f t S [...]

29 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s REPLACING/REP AIRING 8. When the spr ocke ts are al ig ned pr ope rly , tig ht- en the s et screw in the driv e shaft s procket. 9. Rein stall and adj ust th e drive c hain by r evers ing the remo val pro cedures . Refer to ADJ UST- MENT S of Drive Chai n in this secti on. 10. Reche ck t he spro cket alig nme nt w i[...]

30 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s REPLACING/REP AIRING 19. Lubr icate the driv e chain. Refer to LUBRICA- TION of Drive Chain in thi s sect ion. 20. Reins tall the auger guards and the chain guar d cover by reve rsing t he rem oval pr ocedu res. Snowblowe r Housin g Auger S haft Bo lt Auger Shaft Sprock et Bolt Auger S haft Key Pla te Sp ac er W ash[...]

31 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s REPLACING/REP AIRING/ ADJUSTME NTS S c r a p e r B l a d e Inspec t the scrape r blade for wea r or damage be- fore each use. Th e blade is ha rdened and if the gauge whee ls (or s kid shoes ) are proper ly adjusted , the blade s hould gi ve a reaso nable amoun t of ser- vice bef ore rep lacem ent. Th e blade s houl[...]

32 Mainten ance I ns tru ction s ADJUSTME NTS Loo se n C h a i n T e n s ion B l o c k M o u n ting Bolt 2. Position the c hain ten sion block so the chai n has 1/4 to 1/2 in. ( 6 to 13 mm ) of sla ck. 3. Retighten the c hain tens ion bl ock moun ting nu t and b olt. 4. Rec heck the drive c hain t ension. P r op e r Ch a i n T e n s ion G a uge W h[...]

Removal and S torage Instructions 33 REMOV AL 1. Park the tractor on a level surfac e and low er th e snowb lowe r . 2. Remove th e hitch pins from the ends of th e sup- port arm s. 3. Slide th e PT O shaft out of t he PT O coupler while s liding the snowbl ower off the tractor sup- port arms. END OF SEASON STORAGE 1. Clean the snowblow er tho roug[...]

34 ITEM PART DESC RIPTION NO. NO. NO. REQ’D ITEM PART DESCRIP TION NO. NO. NO. REQ’D Use only genuine Walker replacement parts. Effective Date 04-01-99 MAIN BODY COMPONENTS Spout/Deflector Assembly 1 5640 Grommet (1/4 x 3/8) 1 2 5641 Handle, Deflector Position Control 1 3 5685-1 Decal, Danger (#23555) 2 4 5604 Spout Deflector 1 (Includes Item #[...]

35 Effective Date 04-01-99 Use only genuine W alker replacement parts. MAIN BODY COMPONENTS[...]

36 ITEM PART DESC RIPTION NO. NO. NO. REQ’D ITEM PART DESCRIP TION NO. NO. NO. REQ’D Use only genuine Walker replacement parts. Effective Date 04-01-99 AUGER AND DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS Auger Assembly 1 5602 Auger 1 5602-4 Auger Assembly * (Includes Items # 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, F034 & F168) 2 5615 Key Plate, Auger Shaft 1 3 5613 1-1/16 x 1-1/2 x .1[...]

37 Effective Date 04-01-99 Use only genuine W alker replacement parts. AUGER AND DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS[...]

Use only genuine Walker replacement parts. Effective Date 04-01-99 38 KEY TO ABBREVIA TIONS USED IN ILLUSTRA TED P A RTS LIST A T . ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ........ ........................ ........... All-T errain CCW ............... ............. .[...]

39 LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR WA L K E R M O D E L S B 3 6 SIN GLE - S T A GE SN OWB LO W ER 1. WHA T THIS W ARRANTY COVERS, AND FOR HOW L ONG: W alker Manufacturing company will, at its option, rep air or replace, without charge, any p art covered by this warranty which is found to be defective in material and/or workmanship within one (1) year af ter [...]

W ALKER MFG . CO. • 592 5 E. HARMONY RO AD, FORT COLL INS, CO 80528 • (9 70) 221-5614 FORM NO. 050399 PRINTED IN USA © 1999 W ALKER MF G . CO[...]