Poulan Pro 421916 manual

OWNER'S MANUAL MODEL NUMBER: 961940007 SNOW THROWER Always W ear Eye Protection During Operation IMPORT ANT MANU AL Do Not Throw Away WARNING: Read the Owner's Manual and fol low all W arnings and Safety In struc tions. F ail ure to do so can result in serious injury . 421916 08.21.08 TH Printed in U.S.A.[...]

2 IMPORT ANT Safe Operation Practices for W alk-Behind Snow Throwers This snow thrower is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing objects. F ailure to observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury . WARNING: This snow thrower is for use on sidewalks, driveways and other ground level surfaces. Caution should be e[...]

3 CONGRA TUL A TIONS on your purchase of a new snow thrower . It has been designed, engineered and man u - fac tured to give best possible dependability and per for - mance. Should you experience any problem you cannot easily remedy , please contact your nearest authorized service center . We have competent, well-trained tech ni cians and the prope[...]

4 P ARTS P ACKED SEP ARA TEL Y IN CARTON (1) POWER CORD (198563) (1) DISCHARGE CHUTE (2) SHEAR BOL TS 1/4-20 x 1-3/4 (198636) (2) SP ACERS (198638) (1) WASHER 3/8 (19131316) (1) L OCKNUT 5/16-18 (751153) (1) CARRIAGE BOL T 5/16-18 x 5/8 (72250505) (1) L OCKNUT 1/4-20 (191730) (1) NYL ON WASHER (179246) (1) SHOULDER BOL T 1/4-20 (179829) (1) SPRING [...]

5 AS SEMBL Y / PRE-OPERA TION Read these instructions and this manual in its entirety before you attempt to assemble or operate your new snow thrower . Reading the entire manual will familiarize you with the unit, which will assist you in assembly , operation and maintenance of the product. Y our new snow thrower has been as sem bled at the factory[...]

6 AS SEMBL Y / PRE-OPERA TION AUGER CONTROL ROD CONTROL ARM RUBBER SLEEVE L OOP OPENING UP FIG. 5 INST ALL AUGER CONTROL ROD (See Figs. 5 and 6) The auger control rod has the short loop on the end of the spring as shown. 1. Slide rubber sleeve up rod and hook end of spring into control arm with loop opening up as shown. 2. With top end of rod posit[...]

7 AS SEMBL Y / PRE-OPERA TION INST ALL DISCHARGE CHUTE / CHUTE ROT A TER HEAD (See Fig. 7) NOTE: The multi-wrench provided in your parts bag may be used to install the chute rotater head. 1. Place discharge chute assembly on top of chute base with discharge opening toward front of snow thrower . 2. Position chute rotater head over chute bracket. If[...]

8 OPERA TION KNOW YOUR SNOW THROWER READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR SNOW THROWER. Compare the illustrations with your snow thrower to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. These symbols may appear on your snow thrower or in literat[...]

9 MEETS A.N.S.I. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Our snow throwers conform to the standards of the American National Standards Institute. FIG. 10 OPERA TION Drive speed control lever - used to select forward or reverse motion and speed of snow thrower . T raction drive control lever - used to engage power -pro- pelled for ward or reverse motion of snow thrower[...]

10 OPERA TION TO CONTROL SNOW DISCHARGE (See Fig. 12) WARNING: Snow throwers have ex- posed rotating parts, which can cause severe injury from contact, or from ma- terial thrown from the discharge chute. Keep the area of operation clear of all persons, small children and pets at all times including startup. WARNING: If the discharge chute or au- ge[...]

11 TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK WARD (See Fig. 15) SELF-PROPELLING, forward and reverse movement of the snow thrower , is controlled by the traction drive control lever located on the left side handle. • Squeeze traction drive control lever to handle to en gage the drive system. • Release traction drive control lever to stop the forward or reverse [...]

12 TO ADJUST SKID PL A TES (See Fig. 17) NOTE: The wrench provided in your parts bag may be used to adjust the skid plates. Skid plates are located on each side of the auger housing and adjust the clearance between the scraper bar and the ground surface. Adjust skid plates evenly to proper height for current surface conditions. For removal of snow [...]

13 OPERA TION TO ST ART ENGINE Y our snow thrower engine is equipped with both a 120 V olt A.C. electric starter and a recoil starter . The electric starter is equipped with a three-wire power cord and plug and is designed to operate on 120 V olt A .C. household current. • Be sure your house is a 120 V olt A .C. three-wire ground ed system. If yo[...]

14 MAINTENANCE LUBRICA TION CHART GENERAL REC OM MEN DA TIONS The warranty on this snow thrower does not cover items that have been sub ject ed to operator abuse or negligence. T o receive full value from the warranty , operator must maintain snow thrower as in struct ed in this manual. Some ad just ments will need to be made periodically to proper[...]

15 MAINTENANCE SNOW THROWER Always observe safety rules when performing main te nance. TIRES • Maintain proper air pressure in both tires (14–17 P .S.I. / 19-24.5 N-m). • K eep tires free of gasoline / oil, which can harm rubber . NOTE: T o seal tire punctures and prevent flat tires due to slow leaks, tire sealant may be purchased from your l[...]

16 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: T o avoid serious injury , before performing any service or ad just ments: 1. Be sure the on/off switch is in the OFF position. 2. Remove safety ignition key . 3. Make sure the augers and all mov ing parts have completely stopped. 4. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it can not come [...]

17 SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS TO REPL ACE BEL TS (See Fig. 21) The auger and traction drive belts are not adjustable. If the belts are damaged or begin to slip from wear , they should be replaced. It is recommended that the belt(s) be replaced by a qualified service center . NOTE: It is recommended that both the auger and traction drive belt be replac[...]

18 STORAGE Immediately prepare your snow thrower for storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or more. WARNING: Never store the snow thrower with gaso line in the tank in side a build ing where fumes may reach an open flame, spark or pilot light as on a fur nace, water heater , clothes dryer or gas ap pli ance. A[...]

19 TROUBLESHOOTING Does not start 1. Fuel shut-off valve (if so 1. T urn fuel shut-off valve to OPEN position. equipped) in OFF position. 2. Safety ignition key 2. Insert safety ignition key . is not inserted. 3. Out of fuel. 3. Fill fuel tank with fresh, clean gasoline. 4. Throttle in STOP position 4. Move throttle to FAST position (or ON/OFF swit[...]

20 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) AUGER HOUSING / IMPELLER ASSEMBL Y 2 (EXPLODED) 2 10 9 1 11 11 3 12 12 4 13 14 15 17 8 7 11 5 6 11 16 18 35 19 21 22 23 24 25 23 22 21 20 36 26 27 28 30 29 31 31 32 33 34 01.07.004-B[...]

21 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) AUGER HOUSING / IMPELLER ASSEMBL Y NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . 1 175321X479[...]

22 NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . 1 2 3 (5x) 4 (5x) 01.07.003-A KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007[...]

23 NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 4 3 01.11.001-A 1 174762X479 SKID P[...]

24 KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) CONTROL P ANEL / DISCHARGE CHUTE 1 2 4 6 6 *11 *12 *8 *9 *13 *10 3 5 7 14 15 01.09.002-B 1 404770X428 CHUTE WELDMENT 2 178633X428 DEFLECTOR WELDMENT 3 420673 DEFLECTOR CONTROL ASSEMBL Y 4 420325 DEFLECTOR SEAL 5 414280 KNOB BL ACK 6 128415 POP RIVET 7 175[...]

25 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) CONTROL P ANEL / DISCHARGE CHUTE 1 2 2 *3 *6 *6 *4 *5 01.09.007-A 1 420337 LEVER/CABLE ROT A TOR AS SEMBL Y 2 17501010 SCREW 10 − 24 X .625 *3 420678 ROT A TOR HEAD *4 420677 ROT A TOR PIVOT BRACKET *5 420675 PULLEY PIVOT *6 420674 CABLE ASSEMBL Y NOTES: 1. ITEMS INDICA TED WITH AN * [...]

26 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) HANDLES KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 3 5 5 3 4 5 5 01.08.004-A 1 2 3 4 5 6 01.08.007-B NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailur[...]

27 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) HANDLES NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . 1 4 5 6 7 7 8 10 11 14 14 12 13 13 12 2[...]

28 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) HANDLES NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 7 8 9 10 01.12.001-A KEY [...]

29 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) HANDLES KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 7 6 01.10.007-B 01.05.002-B 1 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ail[...]

30 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) DRIVE 01.02.003-D 31 29 28 26 27 26 25 30 24 24 4 41 40 40 3 6 5 76 8 9 76 10 11 12 11 9 9 76 13 37 39 76 36 76 38 76 15 14 16 20 19 21 44 17 18 32 33 34 33 42 24 22 24 4 43 50 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 67 49 51 57 58 52 64 4 1 2 7 35 35 65 23 23 23 59 63 61 62 66 60 48 49 45 47 46 15 11 ITE[...]

31 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) DRIVE KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower an[...]

32 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) DRIVE NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION 1a 1b 1b [...]

33 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) CHAS SIS / ENGINE / PULLEYS NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . KEY P ART NO . NO .[...]

34 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) CHAS SIS / ENGINE / PULLEYS NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . KEY P ART NO . NO .[...]

35 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) WHEELS 2 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 2 23 17 19 20 16 18 24 22 21 23 22 15 18 17 16 20 19 21 01.15.001-A NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement[...]

36 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) WHEELS NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . KEY P ART NO . NO . DESCRIPTION KEY P AR[...]

37 NOTE: All component dimensions given in U.S. inches. 1 inch = 25.4 mm IMPORT ANT : Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) replacement parts. F ailure to do so could be hazardous, damage your snow thrower and void your warranty . REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) BAG OF P ARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 12 13 [...]

38 REP AIR P ARTS SNOW THROWER - MODEL 961940007 (96194000701) DECALS 1 2 4 9 12 6 11 10 5 3 1 KEY P ART NO . NO. DESCRIPTION 1 181037 DECAL, DANGER 2 422042 DECAL, POUL AN, 11 HP / 30" 3 181035 DECAL, DANGER, DEFLECTOR 4 181042 DECAL, DANGER 5 422043 DECAL, POUL AN 6 181033 DECAL, INSTRUCTION 9 415475 DECAL, SPEED CONTROL 10 183730 DECAL, REM[...]

39 SERVICE NOTES[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY The Manufacturer warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this product as manufactured is free from defects in materials and work man ship. For a period of two (2) years from date of purchase by the original consumer pur - chaser , we will repair or replace, at our option, without charge for parts or labor incurred in repl[...]