MTD 235 manual

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    Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an internal c ombu stion en gine and s hould not be u sed on or near any unim proved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaust system[...]

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    2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T ab le of Contents BE FORE Y OU S T ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipmen t and copy th e info rmation t o the sample model pla te pro vided to the righ t. Y ou can locate the model pl ate b y standing at the opera ting position a nd looking down a t the rear [...]

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    3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is sym bol po int s ou t i mporta nt s af ety in st ruc tio ns wh ich, i f no t f oll ow ed , c ou ld en dan ger th e p erso nal sa fe ty a nd /or p rope r ty of y our se lf an d o the rs . Re ad and f ollo w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be fo re a tte mp tin g to ope rat e th is ma chi ne . F ai lur e to co[...]

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    4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1. Read, understand, and f ollow all instructions on the machine and in the manual(s) bef ore attempting to assemble and oper ate. K eep this manual in a safe place f or future and regular ref erence and for ordering replacement par ts. 2. Be f amiliar with all controls and their proper operation. Know ho w t[...]

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    5 Operation 1 . Do not pu t hand s or feet near r otati ng par ts , in the aug er / im - pell er hous ing or c hute a ssem bly. Contac t wit h the ro tati ng par ts c an amp utate h and s and feet . 2. The aug er / imp elle r cont rol lever is a s afety d evic e. Never bypas s its o perat ion. D oing s o makes th e mach ine un safe and may c ause p[...]

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    6 NOTE: This O perator ’ s Manu al covers several model s. Snow thrower features var y by model. Not al l features disc ussed in t his manua l are appli cabl e to all snow thrower mode ls. NOTE: All referen ces to lef t or rig ht side of t he snow thrower is from the o peratin g posit ion only Contents of Car ton Car ton contents are l isted belo[...]

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    7 4 Kno w Y our Snow Thr ower Choke Lever Activati ng choke cont rol clo ses the c hoke plate on carburetor an d aids in s tar ting en gine. Refer to the engi ne manual pac ked with unit for m ore detail ed instru cti ons. Primer Depres sing prim er forces fuel d irect ly into engine’s carburetor to aid in c old -weather star ting . Refer to engi[...]

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    8 Bef ore Star ting W ARN I NG : Befor e star ti ng the engin e, re ad, un ders tan d, and foll ow all inst ructi ons and wa rnings on t he machin e and in t his manu al. P o si t i o ni n g t h e D i sc ha r g e C hu t e 1 . Loosen t he wing kn ob found on t he lef t side of t he disc harge c hute and pivot th e upper c hute upward or downward to [...]

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    9 5. If you have a groun ded t hre e - prong r ece pta cle, proce ed as follows. 6. Move Choke Control to the “ Full ” posit ion. 7 . Push Primer three ( 3 ) times, mak ing sure to cover vent hole when pu shing. 8. Conne ct power cor d to switch box on da sh panel. Plug the other e nd of power cord into a t hree- prong 1 20 -vol t, ground ed, A[...]

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    10 W ARN I NG : Discon nec t the sp ark plug wire an d ground i t again st the e ngine to prevent unin tend ed st ar ting. W ARN I NG : NEVE R att empt to m ake any adjust ment s while t he eng ine is running , except whe re sp ecifi ed in th e ope rator ’ s manu al. Shave Plate 1 . T o chec k the adjus tment of the s have plate , plac e the unit[...]

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    11 Bef ore serv ici ng, re pa ir i ng , or i ns pe ct in g, di sen gage the co nt rol bai l an d s top en gi ne. W ait un til al l m ov in g parts ha ve come to a c omp let e s top . Di sco nne ct spa rk pl ug wi re an d g rou nd it ag ain st t he eng ine to pre ve nt uni nt end ed sta rtin g. W ARNING 6 A d j u s t m e n t s & M a i n t e n a [...]

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    12 4. Remove the spark p lug and pour o ne (1 ) ounc e of engine o il throug h the spar k plug hol e into the cylind er . Cover spark p lug hole wi th a rag and c rank the eng ine several times to di strib ute the oil. Rep lace spark pl ug. NOTE: Refer to the eng ine manua l for more informati on on prepar ing the sn ow thrower engine for storag e.[...]

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    13 P le as e d o N O T r et ur n t he un it to t h e r et ai l er f r o m wh i c h i t w a s p ur c h as ed , w i t h o ut fi r s t c on ta c ti ng Cu st o me r S up po rt . Log onto www .whi teo utd oor .com or call a customer service representative at 1(800) 949-4483 8 T r ouble- Shooting Note: Y ou will need the model numbe r and serial n umber[...]

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    14 23 33 31 2 10 40 16 18 26 34 42 21 44 25 43 32 25 34 36 5 24 25 22 35 7 7 1 6 9 5 48 19 4 28 47 41 30 37 27 39 3 53 14 11 15 45 46 12 20 29 17 13 8 51 50 52 49 Y ou can determine which drive pulley system your unit has by measuring this hole. Units with a 3/8” hole use these par t numbers. Y ou can determine which drive pulley system your unit[...]

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    15 REF NO. P ART N o. DESCRIPTI ON Qt y . 1 629 - 0 236 Ex tens ion C ord 1 2 71 0 - 0 627 Hex Sc rew, 5/16-24 x .75 1 6 71 0 - 1003 Scr ew , #10- 16 x .625 2 4 71 0 - 30 25 Hex Sc rew, 5/16-1 8 x .625 4 5 71 2- 04 0 63 Hex Flan ge Lo ck Nut , 5 /16-1 8 2 6 725 - 01 57 Push M ount Cab le Ti e 1 7 726 - 01 5 4 Push M ount Cab le Ti e 1 8 726 - 020 5[...]

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    16 9 P ar t Li st : Sno w Th ro wer F or parts and / or acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 0 0 - 949 - 4 48 3 ww w . w h i t eo u t do o r . c o m 1 16 25 25 27 26 28 29 27 37 35 3 4 15 8 5 6 34 22 17 7 2 36 14 32 21 20 33 19 31 30 27 29 10 11 12 18 24 4 13 9 23 38[...]

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    17 9 REF NO. P ART NUM BER DESCRIPTION Qt y . 1 684- 0 4 1 27 Chute Assem bly 1 2 7 10- 04 07 1 Carriage B olt 5 /1 6 - 18 x 1 .0” 1 3 7 10- 04 5 1 Carriage B olt 5 /1 6 - 18 x 0. 750” 1 4 7 1 2- 040 63 Flange Lo ck Nut , 5 /1 6 - 1 8 6 5 7 20 - 028 4 Chute Kno b Assemb ly 1 6 7 31 - 0 438 8A Chute Hand le 1 7 7 31 - 0 4426A Upper Chu te 1 8 73[...]

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    18 10 A ccessor ies & Kits The fol lowing a ccessories and kits a re av ailable f or single-stage , t wo- cy cle snow thr owe rs. See the reta iler fr om which yo u purchased y our snow th row er , an a uthoriz ed MTD Service Dealer or pho ne ( 800 ) 8 00 - 73 1 0 for in forma tion regarding price an d av ailability MOD EL DE SCRI PT IO N OEM- [...]

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    19 11 NOTE S : Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information. F or parts and / or acce ssories pleas e call 1 - 8 0 0 - 949 - 4 48 3 ww w . w h i t eo u t do o r . c o m[...]

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    The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by MTD LLC with respec t to new merchan dise purc hased a nd used in t he United St ates, its pos ses- sions an d territori es. “ MTD” warrant s this pro duc t against d efects in m aterial and work manshi p for a perio d of two ( 2 ) years com menci ng on the d ate of origina l purchas e and wi[...]