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    OP E R A TO R ' S M A NU A L SNO WT HR O W ER 12030809 (Rev . 3/13/ 2009) ST500 For F-Seri es Mow’n Machin e Power Unit s[...]

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    2 Introduction Gen’l (Re v . 2/19/2008) T O THE DEALER: Assemb ly and prop er installati on of this product is the respons ibil ity of the Woods ® dea ler . Read manua l instru ctions and safet y rules . Mak e su re all items on the Dealer ’s Pre-Del ivery and Deliver y Check Lists in the Ope rator ’s Manual are com pleted before r eleasin g[...]

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    Introduction 3 12030809 (Rev . 1/2/200 7) TAB LE OF CONTEN TS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 GENERAL INFORM A TIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SAFETY RUL ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Safety ST500 Snow blower SR (R ev . 1/2/2007) TRAINING  Safety instructions are important! Read all att achment and power unit manuals ; follow all safety ru les and safety d ecal i nformat ion. (Rep lace- ment manua ls and sa fety dec als ar e avail able from your dealer . T o lo cate your near est dealer , check the Dealer Loca tor at www .W[...]

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    Safety 5 ST500 Snowb l ower SR (Rev . 1/2 /2007)  When improperly oper ated, power unit c an roll over or up set. Use of rollover protec tive structure (ROPS) with seat belt se curely f astened will reduc e the possibility of injury or death if rollover or ups et occurs.  Never allow riders on power unit or att achment.  Do not operate PT [...]

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    6 Safety 12030809 (R ev . 1/2/2007 ) 1 - Seri al Number P late KEEP A W A Y! T o avoid injury from rotating auger , keep hands, feet, and clothing away . 12030480-A DA NGER KEEP A W A Y! T o avoid injury from rotating parts, shut off engine before unclogging discharge chute. 12030487-A DA NGER 2 - 1203 0487A 3 - 120 30480A MODEL NO. SE R IAL NO. W [...]

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    Operation 7 1203080 9 (Rev . 1/2/2007 ) OPERATION  Keep hands, feet, hair , and clothing away from equipment while engine is running. St ay c lear of all moving part s.  Make sure shields a nd guards are properl y installed and in good condition. Replace i f damaged.  Never place hands or body into discharge c hute or auger to unc log. Sto[...]

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    8 Owner Service 12030809 (Rev . 1/2/200 7) O WNER SER VICE The i nforma tion i n this sect ion is writ ten for opera tors who p ossess basic mecha nical skills. If you need he lp, your dealer h as tr ained ser vice t echni cians av ailabl e. For you protecti on, read an d follow all safet y inform a- tion in this manual. Routin e main tenance is no[...]

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    Assembly 9 1203080 9 (Rev . 1/2/2007) ASSEMBL Y Snowthrower Set-up Instructions Remove ste p and replac e with the shor t step incl uded with snow throwe r . Remove cotter pin on e nd of s tep rod and slide out. In stall shor ter step and r eplace r od and co tter pin. Slide l ever m ount ( 27) and lift moun t (28 ) onto l ift (29). Slide th is ass[...]

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    10 Assembly 120308 09 (Rev . 1/2/2007 ) Sto r a g e  Do not ope rate power unit wit h attachment removed. Att achment is required for power unit st abilit y . Wood blocks ca n be use d to sup port the re ar of the snowthro wer dec k when no t attached to the tracto r . Raise snowt hrower d eck to i t's highe st height to pr o- vide the nece[...]

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    Assembly 11 1203080 9 (Rev . 1/2/2007) ___ Presen t Operato r's Manua l and requ est that cus- tomer and al l operato rs read it before ope rating equipmen t. Poin t out the manual safety r ules, explain their me anings an d emph asiz e the increa sed sa fety ha zard s that e xist when sa fety rul es ar e not f ollow ed. ___ Point out the sa f[...]

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    12 Part s 12030809 (Rev . 1/2/200 7) ST500 SNOW THROWER MAI N ASSEMBLY 58 7 4 4 53 9 10 33 32 33 31 13 17 14 43 15 42 16 8 35 35 34 12 44 23 18 40 19 21 20 41 22 46 44 57 36 26 36 30 55 56 28 29 27 37 38 39 24 30 35 35 34 1 5 6 8 59 60 69 59 55 54 57 61 62 63 47 73 70 74 53 75 72 73 60 71 52 53 67 11 66 53 70 67 69 68 53 65 64 76 74 78 78 2 49 48 3[...]

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    Part s 13 1203080 9 (Rev . 1/2/2007) ST500 SNOW THROWER MAI N ASSEMBLY REF P ART QTY DESCRIPTION 1 72320 1 Auger ho using 2 1202015 2 1 Upper sp out 3 1202014 5 1 S pout deflector 4 70454 2 Thumbsc rew , 5/16 - femal e 5 70455 1 S pout handle 6 1202024 0 1 S pout lock rod 7 70388 1 Compres sion spri ng, 3/4 x .08 x 2 8 7210 2 2 Skid 9 70458 1 Auger[...]

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    14 Appendix Bolt T orque & Siz e Charts (Rev . 3/28/2007 ) BOLT T ORQUE C HART Always tighten har dware to these values unles s a different tor que value or ti ghtening p roce dure is li sted for a sp ecific applica tio n. F ast eners mus t alwa ys be replace d with t he sam e grade as sp ecified in the m anual par ts list. Always use the prope[...]

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    Appendix 15 Bolt T orque & Size Chart s (Rev . 3/28/2 007) BOLT SIZE CHART NOTE: Chart s hows b olt thr ead s izes an d corr espond ing he ad (wren ch) sizes f or standa rd SA E and metric bolts. ABBREVIATIONS AG ........ ............. .......... .......... .......... .......... . Agriculture ASABE ............ ........ American Soci ety of Agr[...]

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    F-8045 MM & Boundary (Rev . 12/1/2008) Wo od s Eq ui p me n t Comp any 260 6 South Illinois R oute 2 Post Of fice B ox 10 00 Oregon, Illinois 610 61 8 00-319-663 7 tel 800-3 99-6 63 7 fax www .W oodsEquipment.com LIMITED W ARRANTY (Mow ’ n Machine TM Zero-T urn Mowers and W oods Boundary TM Utility V ehicles) Please Enter Information Belo w a[...]

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    F-8495 MM & Boundary Repair Parts (Rev . 2/15/2006) LIMITED W ARRANTY (Mo w’ n Mac hine TM Zero -T urn Mower and W oods Boundary TM Utility V ehicle Replace ment P arts) W oods Equipment Company (“WOODS”) warran ts replacement parts fo r Mo w’ n Machine TM zero-tur n mo wers and attach ments and W oods Boundary TM utility v ehicles, acc[...]

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    W oods Equipment Company 2606 Sou th Illinois Route 2 P ost Off ice Bo x 1000 Oregon , Illinois 61061 U SA 800- 319-6637 te l 800- 399-6637 f ax www .Woods Equipmen t.com ©2001 Woods Equipment Company . All rights reserved. WOODS and the Woods logo are trademarks of W oods Equipment Com pany . All oth er trademarks, trade names, or ser vice marks [...]