Removing Snowblower

1. Park machine safely. (See Parking Safely in Safety section.).

2. Disengage lift lock, and lower snowblower to the ground.

3. Tilt hood forward.

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   Spout control cable not shown.

   A - Chute and Spout Bracket

   B - Carriage Bolt, M6x45

   Remove M6 wingnut, M6.4 flat washer, and M6 serrated lockwasher that secure carriage bolt (A) under console. Lift chute and discharge spout bracket (B) and carriage bolt from console, and install hardware back onto carriage bolt for storage.

   NOTE: Chute and discharge spout bracket, with chute rod and discharge spout cable assembled, can be stored with snowblower without disconnection.

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5. Pivot assembled chute rod, discharge spout cable and bracket and lower to the ground. Do not disconnect any components from the bracket, or from the snowblower.

6. Lower hood.

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   C - Locking Cotter Pin

   D - Washer, M10x30 OD

   E - Lift Rod

   F - Lift Link

   G - Front Mounting Plate

   Disconnect and remove lift rod:
   • Remove locking cotter pin (C) and washer (D) securing lift rod (E) at each side of the machine. To disengage lift link (F) from front mounting plate (G), remove lift rod from lift arm and pivot assembly.
   
   

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8. Replace adjustable lift rod/link assemblies on the lift arms, and secure with hardware removed earlier for storage.

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   H - Primary Drive Belt

   I - Drive Sheave

   J - Spring Locking Pin

   K - Drilled Pin

   L - Latch

   Remove primary drive belt (H) from machine drive sheave (I).

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10. To expose the hanger slot, remove spring locking pin (J) and drilled pin (K) at each hanger bracket, and rotate latch (L) to the rear.

11. Pull the snowblower forward. The hanger brackets disengage from the hanger bushings on the rear mounting plates, and the snowblower frame drops to the ground.

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    M - Latch

    N - Drilled Pin

    O - Spring Locking Pin

    Rotate the latch (M) at each side of the machine, forward to the closed position. Install the drilled pin (N) and spring locking pin (O) removed earlier for storage.

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    Machines With Mechanical PTO Only

    P - Spring

    Q - Tensioning Arm Hole

    R - Spring Locking Pin

    S - Cable Bracket

    With frame on the ground, disconnect PTO cable (machines with mechanical PTO only).

    1. Remove cable spring (P) from hole (Q) in tensioning arm.

    2. Remove spring locking pin (R) that secures cable in bracket.

    3. Remove PTO cable from cable bracket (S).

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14. Slide snowblower from under machine for cleaning and storage.

    CAUTION: Avoid injury! When the attachment is removed, also remove any ballast that was added to the machine.

    Use only attachments and accessories recommended by the manufacturer.

15. Remove any weights that were installed when preparing machine.