Yard Machines E6C0F manual

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    O PERA T OR’S M ANU AL SNO W THR O WER MODELS E600E, E610E E640F , E660G E6C0F IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTR UCTIONS CAR EFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC. P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This uni t is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest- covered, brush-c o[...]

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    2 SECTION 1: FINDING YOUR MODEL NUMBER This Ope rator’s Manua l is a n importa nt par t of you r new snow throwe r. It will help you a ssem ble, prep are an d maint ain the uni t for best p erforman ce. Ple ase read and under stand what it sa ys. Before you st art to prepare your sn ow thrower , p lease lo cate the m odel pla te on the equi pment[...]

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    3 SECTION 3: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARN ING: THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS WHICH, IF NOT FOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE P ERSONAL SAFETY AND/OR PROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READ AND FOLLOW A LL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE YOUR SNOW THROWER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS[...]

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    4 repairs, a djustments, or inspections. N ever place your hand in the disc harge or collec tor openings. Use a st ick or wooden b room handle t o unclog the discharg e opening. • Take al l possible precautions when leaving the unit unattende d. Di se nga ge the col le cto r/im pe lle r, shif t into neutr al, stop the e ngine, and rem ove the ke [...]

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    5 SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY AUGER SHEAR BOLTS (SPARES) NOTE: The a ugers are s ecured to the spir al shaft with two s hear bol ts and hex lock nuts . If you hi t a hard forei gn objec t or ice ja m, the snow thrower is designe d so that t he bolt s may sh ear. Two replac e- ment she ar bolts and nuts are provided for your c on- venience. Store in a safe [...]

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    6 Figure 5 FINAL ADJUSTMENTS A uge r Control Adjustment To check the adjustme nt of the auger contr ol, push forward on the lef t hand cont rol, depr essing the rub- ber bumpe r on end of co ntrol. Th ere should be slack in the cable. Rele ase the control. T he cabl e should be st raight. M ake certai n you can depres s the auge r control ag ainst [...]

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    7 SECT IO N 5: OP ER ATION OPERA TING CONTROLS SHIF T LEVE R The shift l ev er is lo cated in t he cen ter of the h andle panel. T he shift le ver ma y be moved into one of eight positio ns. Run engi ne with throttle in the f ast position . Use the s hift lev er to deter min e ground sp eed. See Figure 8. Forwar d - T here are s ix speeds. P osit i[...]

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    8 THR OTTLE CO N TR O L The thrott le control is loc ated on the engin e. It regu- lates the speed of the engi ne. See Figure 10. BEFORE ST ARTING WARNING: Observe all Warn ing Labels on the sn ow thro wer prio r to use. Se e Fig ure 2 . Your snow thrower is shipped with oil; however, you must c heck the o il level befor e operating . Be careful n [...]

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    9 Follow all inst ruction s carefull y. Deter mine th at your house wi ring is a three wire g rounded s ystem. As k a licensed electric ian if yo u are not c ertain. If your house wi ring sys tem is no t a three-wi re grounded system , do not us e this elec tric star ter under a ny con- ditions . If your system is grounde d and a thr ee-hole recept[...]

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    10 SECTION 6: ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: NEVER attempt to clean chute or make any adjustmen ts while engine is running. Refer to label in Fig ure 2 in s afe ty se cti on. CHUTE ASSEMBL Y ADJUSTMENT The distan ce sn ow is thrown can be adjusted by adjusti ng the a ngle of the chute as sembly. The sharpe r the angle, t he short er the di stance snow is thr[...]

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    11 Minor carbureto r adjustment may be required to co m- pensate for differences in fu el, tem perature, altitude and lo ad. Refer to th e separate engine manual pack e d with your unit for carburetor adj ustment i nformation . TRA CTION CONTR O L ADJ USTMENT Refer to the FINAL ADJUSTMENTS in SECTION 4: ASSEMB L Y to adjus t the traction control. I[...]

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    12 WHEELS Oil or spra y lubric ant into bea rings at wheels at l east once a season. P ull the k lick pins and remo ve wheels, clean and coat axl es with a multipurpos e automotiv e greas e. See Figu re 18. Figure 18 AU G E R S H A F T At lea st once a sea son, rem ove shear bolt s on auger shaft. Oil or spr ay lubricant inside s haft. Also l ubri-[...]

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    13 T o r emov e shav e p late, remov e the carri age bolts, bell washers and hex nuts which attach it to the snow thrower housing. Reassemble new shav e plate, mak- ing sur e heads o f the car riage bo lts are to the ins ide of the h ousing. Ti ghten sec urely . ENGI NE Refer to separate en gine manual f or all engin e ser- vice proc edures. BEL T [...]

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    14 DRIVE BEL T 1. Follow steps 1 th rough 4 o f previo us instru c- tions. 2. Pull id ler pu lley up , and lift b elt off eng ine pulle y and fric tion wheel di sc. See Figure 21 . 3. Back ou t the stop bolt un til the su pport brac ket rests o n the auger pulley . See Figure 23. 4. Slip bel t between fr iction whee l and f riction wheel dis c. See[...]

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    15 SECTION 9: OFF-SEASON STORAGE WARN ING: N ever store engine with fuel in tank indoors or in poorly venti- lated are as, where fuel fumes may r each an open flame, spark or pilot light as on a furnace , water heater , clothes drye r or other gas appliance. 1. If unit is to be stor ed over 30 days , prepare th e engine for stora ge as instr ucted [...]

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    16 NOTES[...]

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    17 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 618-0123 RH Reducer Housing 2 618-0 124 LH Reducer Ho using 3 710-0642 He x Screw 1/4 -20 x .75 4 711-0909 Spiral Ax le 26" 711-0910 Spiral Ax le 28" 5 714-0161 K ey 6 715- 0143 Pin- Spi ral 7 717-0 528 Worm Gear , 20T 8 717-0526 Wo r m Shaft 9 718-0 186 Thrust Collar 10 721-0325 Grease Plug 11 721-[...]

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    18 Blower Housing Models E600E, E610 E, E640 F, E660G, and E6C0F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 10 9 18 19 20 21 22 23 13 25 23 22 26 18 27 28 13 30 30 31 32 31 32 33 16 18 35 36 37 38 39 41 40 42 43 40 39 44 45 34[...]

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    19 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 712-0116 L ock J am Nut 3/8-24 2 756-0178 Fl at Idle r 3 784-5632A A uger Idler Arm 4 710-0459A Hex Ca p Screw 3/8 -24 x 1.50 5 738-0281 Sh oul der Scre w 6 736-0174 W av e W asher 7 732-0611 E xtension S pr ing 8 712-3068 He x Nut 5/ 16-18 9 712-3010 He x Nut 5/ 16-18 10 736-0119 Loc k W asher 5/16 11 05931 [...]

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    20 Handle Assembly Models E600E, E610E, E640F, E660G, and E6C0F 37 52 43 22 45 23 18 46 25 42 49 7 23 45 5 12 42 49 4 55 64 26 26 8 10 14 41 19 40 7 59 67 12 40 30 23 39 12 20 14 38 24 58 45 35 2 15 45 15 25 53 61 54 25 34 43 60 23 33 46 66 29 6 62 43 16 17 22 1 26 55 65 56 52 20 ITEM #21 GOES T O GR OUND WIRE OF LIGHT ASSEMBL Y 12 57 56 11 36 21 4[...]

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    21 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 625-00 07 Li ght Ass ’ y, To p M o u n t 2 684-00 08A Shift Arm Ass ’ y. 3 684-00 22 Chu te Crank Ass ’ y. 4 684-00 36 Han dle Ass ’ y - Engagem ent R.H. 5 684-00 37 Han dle Ass ’ y - Engagem ent l.H. 6 684-01 03 Han dle P anel Ass ’ y 7 710-02 62 Carriage Bolt 5/16-18 x 1. 5 8 710-02 76 Carriage [...]

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    22 Frame Assembly Models E600E, E610E, E640 F, E660G, and E6C0F 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 16 ” Whee ls 4 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 1 5 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 28 29 26 1 1 30 31 32 33 34 8 35 Drive Clut ch Cabl e Au ger Clutc h Cabl e Auger C l utch Cable Blower Housing 36 20 20 37 37 38 39 40 27[...]

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    23 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-1652 He x Screw 2 784-5688 Dri ve Cab le Guide Br ack et 3 784-5687A A uger Clutch Cab le Brac ket 4 756-0625 Roller Cab le 5 738-0924 He x Screw 1/4 -28 6 684-0030 Fr ame Assem bly 7 741-0563 Ball Bearing 8 736-0105 Bell W asher 9 71 2-011 6 Lock Jam Nut 10 741-0598 He x Flange Bearin g 11 736-01 88 Flat[...]

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    24 REF . NO . PA R T NO . D ESCRIPTION 1 710-0599 He x Wa sher Scre w 1/4-20 x.5 2 731-1324 Belt Co ver 3 732-0339 Extens i on Spring 4 710-0627 He x Screw 5/16 -24 x .75 5 710-3005 He x Cap Screw 3 /8-16 x 1.25 6 05896A Drive Clutch Brac ket 7 748-0234 Should er Spacer 8 756-0985 Pulle y Half 9 754-034 3 V -Belt 10 75 6-09 84 Pul ley Half 11 736 -[...]

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    25 REF . NO . PA R T NO . DESCRIPTION 1 710-1652 Hex W asher Sc rew 1/4-20 x .625 2 731-1324 Belt Cov e r 3 732-0710 Extension Spring 4 710-0627 Hex Sc rew 5/16-24 x .75 5 710-3005 He x Cap Scre w 3/8-16 x 1. 25 6 058 96A Dr ive Clut ch Id ler B rack e t 7 748-0234 Shoulder Sp acer 8 756-0987 Pulle y Half 9 754-0346 V -Belt 10 756-0986 Pulley Half [...]

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    MANUF A C TURER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The l imit ed warran ty se t for th be low is gi ven by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and used in the United States, i ts possess ions and ter r itories. MTD war rants this prod uct against def ects in mate r ial a nd workman ship for a period of two (2) y[...]