Ariens 921001 - ST824E, 921002 - ST1027LE, 921003 - ST1130DLE, 921004 - ST924DLE manual

Owner/Operator Manu al Models 921001 – S T824E 921002 – S T1027LE 921003 – S T1 130DLE 921004 – S T924DLE Sno-Thro ® 00660400 6/07 Printed in USA ENGLISH FRANÇAIS[...]

GB - 2 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CONTROLS a nd FEA 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 respons ibility 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 eale[...]

GB - 4 SAFETY DECALS AND LOCATIONS AL WA Y S replace m issing or da maged Saf ety Decals. Refer to figures bel ow for Sa fety Decal l ocations. 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 c[...]

GB - 5 AL WA Y S check ov erhead and s ide clear ances carefu lly before operatio n. AL W A YS be a ware of traffic when oper ating al ong stre ets or curbs. Keep c hildren and people awa y . Keep chi ldren out of work are a and under wa tchful car e of a respo nsible adult. NEVER allow ch ildr en to op erate or play on or ne ar unit . Be alert an [...]

GB - 6 Neve r carr y passeng ers. Check clutch a nd brake operatio n frequen tly . Adju st and se rvice as requir ed. All mo tion o f drive whe els and auger /impel ler mus t stop qu ickly w hen cont rol le vers are r eleased. DO NOT operate on steep s lopes. DO NOT clear s now across the face o f slopes . Keep all movemen t on slopes s low and gra[...]

GB - 7 PACKAGE CONTENT S ASSEMBLY T ools Requi red: •P l i e r s • Open-End Wrenches: 3/8, 7 /16, 1/2, 9/16 in. and/o r Adjustable Wre nch •T i r e G a u g e Unfold Handlebar (Fi gure 6, 7) 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 th e speed sele ct[...]

GB - 8 . . Inst all Discharge Chute and Dis charge Chute Crank (921002, 003, 004) (Fig ure 8) 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 h ardware removed i n step 2. NOTE:[...]

GB - 9 NOTE: After the chu te rod has b een inser ted through the hex hol e in the contr ol assembly , placing th e unit in the ser vice posi tion (s ee Servic e Posit ion on page 18) will ea se align ment and i nstallation of the hair pi n. 8. Secure the chut e rod to the control as sembly with the ha ir pi n remo ve d in s tep 6. I nsert the hai [...]

GB - 10 2. Insert the barrel on the c able end into t he bracket on left sid e of chute deflector (Figure 12 ). 3. Hold se al out of the way w hile rou ting the c able through the brack et on the le ft side of the disch arge ch ute, and then push the ca ble fitt in g into the bracket. 4. Push th e seal secur ely over the e nd of th e cable fitting [...]

GB - 1 1 1. Attachment Cl utch Lever 2. S p eed Selec tor 3. T raction Drive Clutch L ever 4. Chute Contr ol 5. Oi l Fill/Dip stick 6. Discharge Chute Defle ctor 7. Discharge Chute 8. Impeller 9. Clean-Out T ool 10. A uger 1 1. Scraper Bl ade 12. A uger Ge arcase 13. Recoi l S tarter Handle 14. E lectric S tar ter 15. W ing Kno bs 16. Ign ition Key[...]

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-O ut T o ol 1 1. Auger 12. A uger Ge arcase 13. Scr ape r Blade 14. Recoi l S tarter Handle 15. E lectric S tart er 16[...]

GB - 13 CONTROLS AND FEA TURES See F igure 13 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 raction Drive Clutch an d both clutches will diseng age. T racti[...]

GB - 14 Choke Control Kno b 1.C hoke C losed positi on: choke s off air to engi ne for easier start. 2.Choke O pen position : allows fo r normal oper ation. IMPORT ANT : G radually open chok e after engin e starts. Throttle The throttle control s the engine speed . T o inc rease or decrease th e engine speed, adj ust to: 1. Fas t (normal or warm st[...]

GB - 15 Discharge Chute Control (921 002, 003, 004) IMPORT ANT : If chute does no t stay in set po sition, adju st as di rected i n SER VICE AND ADJU STMENT S on p age 21 , or repair b efore ope ration. Rotate the Chut e with Discha rge Chute Control. IMPORT ANT : DO NO T force froz en chute co ntrols. If frozen, take to warm plac e until c ontrols[...]

GB - 16 FILLING FUEL T AN K Fuel Shut-Off V alve IMPORT ANT : The fuel shut-off val ve MUST be in the closed p osition p rior to trans porting the unit. The fue l shut-off va lve has two position s: 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 [...]

GB - 17 ST ARTING AND SHUT OFF IMPORT ANT : Allo w unit a nd engine to adjust to the out door t empe ratur e befor e clea r ing sn ow . Befo re shut-o f f, r un the attachme nt a few min utes to pr event impell er free ze-up. NOTE: T ry out ea ch control with out the engine ru nning to see h ow it works and what it does. Manual St art 1. T urn disc[...]

GB - 18 T RAVELING T o t ravel from on e work area to another: 1. Set Thro ttle to Sl ow or Part-Thr ottle positi on. 2. Press d own on h andlebars enough to r aise front of un it slightly off surface. 3. Engage wheel d rive clutch without engaging attachme nt drive c lutch. T RANSPORT AL W A YS shut off engine , remo ve key , and close fu el shut-[...]

GB - 19 CLEAN ENGINE Refer to Engine M anual f or detailed ins tructions . CHECK ENGINE OIL The en gine cr ankcase oil sho uld be checke d every 5 hours of operat ion. Oil level M UST b e maintain ed in safe op erating ran ge on dipstick at all times or engi ne damage w ill resul t (See Engi ne Manual ). Park uni t on a level surface. Re fer to Eng[...]

GB - 20 Figure 23 Oil Grease OS7136 OS7141 OS7142 921002 921002, 003, 004 OS7143 921001 921003, 004[...]

GB - 21 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 runners t o full y raised p osition (h ousing c[...]

GB - 22 DEFLECTOR R EMOTE (921 002, 003, 0 04) Deflect or must stay i n selected p osition whi le throwing snow . If def lector does not stay in se t positio n: 1. T ighte n nut benea th contro l panel to in crease pres sure on defle ctor c ontr o l (Fig ure 27) . If def lector does not follow fu ll range of travel: 1. Push d eflector re mote all t[...]

GB - 23 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 29). DISCHARGE CHUTE DEFLECTOR (921 001) Deflect or must stay i n select ed position while blo wing snow T o a djust, loos en then re tighten ha rdware to de sired d[...]

GB - 24 ATTACHMENT CLUTCH/BRAKE ADJUSTMENT (Figur es 33, 34 and 35) Remove Att achment Cable Slack 1. Remove the bel t cover . 2. Loosen jam nu t on cable adjustm ent barrel, and then tur n the adju stment bar rel up or down to lengthe n or shorte n cable a nd remove a ll cable slac k. See Figur e 33. 3. With the attachment cl utch dis eng age d, c[...]

GB - 25 Adjust the Attachment Clutch Cable Spring Extension 1. Check the attachment c lutch cabl e spring extens ion. Measur e the len gth of the attach ment c lutch cable spring with the cl utch lever disenga ged. Then m easure the a ttachment clutc h spring with the clu tch leve r engaged . See Fi gure 36. • If sp ring extens ion is with in the[...]

GB - 26 Check Att achment Brake See F igure 38. 1. With the clutch le ver diseng aged, brake pad mus t contact attach ment be lts. With clutc h lever engaged , brake pad m ust be more than 1/1 6 in. (1.6 m m) from b elts. If t here is m ore than 1/16 in. (1.6 mm ) gap, go to Check Bel t Finger Cl earance on page 26. If there i s less than 1/16 in. [...]

GB - 27 b. T urn the a djuster bod y up the c able to decrea se the di stance between the clutc h lever and handleba r . c. T urn the a djuster body down the cabl e to increas e the distanc e between th e clutch lever and handleba r . 5. Check the traction clutch l ever dis tance and repeat adjustme nt steps if ne cessary . 6. T ighte n the jam nut[...]

GB - 28 2. T ip ho using an d frame ba ck together and sec ure with hex bolts. 3. Place belt onto e ngine sh eave. 4. Reposi tion and s ecure belt fingers . IMPORT ANT : With clutc h lever eng aged, b elt finger on the sid e opposit e the belt idler shou ld be les s than 1/8 in. (3 mm) from be lt, but not t ouching t he belt. Adjus t belt fing er a[...]

GB - 29 5. Disconnec t pivot pin from the spe ed selector arm. Save th e hardware for reinstallati on. 6. Remove sp ri ng cl ip pin neares t drive spr ock et from he x shaft. 7. Remove left bearing fla nge fr om fra me. 8. Slide hex shaft to the l eft to remove pinion sprock et and frict ion disc assembly from hex shaf t. 9. Remove friction di sc a[...]

GB - 30 TROUBLESHOOTI NG PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Engine will not crank/st art. 1. Fu el 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. Electric starter not fun ctioning . 1. Fill fu el tank. 2. Open fuel shut-off valve . 3. Clean a[...]

GB - 31 SPECIFICA TIONS Model N umber 921001 921002 921003 921004 Descripti on ST824E ST102 7LE ST1 130 DLE ST92 4DLE Engine - T ecumseh LH318SA Te c u m s e h LH358SA Te c u m s e h LH358SA Te c u m s e h LH318SA Power Max - HP (kW) 8.0 (5.97) 10.0 (7.4 6) 1 1.0 (8.20) 9.25 (6.90) Fast Idle S peed - RPM (min -1 ) 3600 ± 150 Displace ment - in. (c[...]

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