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Safety • Assembly • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Single-Stage Snow Thrower - Model 2N1 & 2P5
IMPORTANT:
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
769-04201
PRINTED IN U.S.A. MTD Products Ltd., P. O. Box 1386, KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2G 4J1 7/8/08
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This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new snow thrower. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Table of Contents Safety Symbols ................................................... 3 Adjustments & Maintenance ........................... 10 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Off-Season Storage .......................................... 11 Set Up & Adjustment ...............
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This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. 1 Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Safety Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate. Symbols WARNING— ROTATING BLADES Keep hands out of inlet and discharge openings while machine is running. There are rotating blades inside. WARN
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WARNING: Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle compo- nents contain or emit chemicals known to State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. 2 DANGER: This machine was built to be operated according to the safe operation practices in this manual. As with any type of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious injury. This machine is capable of amputating hands and feet and throwing objects
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Operation Maintenance & Storage 1. Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts, in the auger/ 1. Never tamper with safety devices. Check their proper impeller housing or chute assembly. Contact with the operation regularly. Refer to the maintenance and adjust- rotating parts can amputate hands and feet. ment sections of this manual. 2 2. The auger/impeller control lever is a safety device. Never 2. Before cleaning, repairing, or inspecting machine disengage bypass its operation. Doing so make
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Positioning the Upper Handle 1. Remove packing material, if present. 2. Raise the upper handle in the direction shown in Figure 3-1 until it clicks into the operating position. 3 Make sure not to pinch or crimp the cable. 3. Tighten the knobs. See Figure 3-2. Snow Thrower Setup Chute Assembly Rotate the discharge chute to the left or right using chute handle. The angle of the discharge chute controls the distance that the snow is thrown. Tilt the discharge chute up for greater distance;
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Auger Control 4 Recoil Starter Know Gasoline Cap Your Snow Chute Control Handle Thrower Chute Oil Fill Ignition Key Assembly Primer Gasoline Cap Oil Fill Throttle Electric Control Starter Button WARNING Choke Shave Plate Control Electric Be familiar with Starter Oil Drain Recoil Auger Outlet all the controls on Starter the snow thrower Figure 4-1 and their proper operation. Know how to stop the machine Choke Lever Auger Activating choke control closes the choke plate on and disengage
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Before Starting IMPORTANT: For complete and detailed engine starting, stopping and storing instructions, it is recommended that you read the engine manual also 5 included with this unit. Gas and Oil Fill-Up Operation 1. Check oil and gasoline level and add if necessary. Follow related instructions in the separate engine manual packed with your snow thrower. WARNING: Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Never fuel the m
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Recoil Starter To Engage Augers 1. To engage the augers and start throwing snow, MPORTANT: Do not pull the starter handle with engine squeeze the auger control against the handle. running. Release to stop the augers. WARNING: To avoid unsupervised 5 engine operation, never leave the Engaging the Drive engine unattended while running. Turn 1. Lifting up on the handle will allow the rubber on the Operation the engine off after use and remove augers to propel the snow thrower forward. Pushi
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WARNING: NEVER attempt to make WARNING: Run the engine com- any adjustments while the engine is pletely dry of gasoline before tipping running, except where specified in the snowthrower. operator’s manual. 2. To adjust, tip the snow thrower back so that it rests on 6 the handle. Shave Plate 3. Loosen the four lock nuts and bolts which secure the 1. To check the adjustment of the shave plate, place Adjustments shave plate to the housing. See Figure 6-1. Move the the unit on a level surface
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Remove the belt cover by removing five hex screws. See Figure 6-3. Then simply pull the belt off by grasping it from the bottom of the auger pulley and pulling off. Once you remove the belt from the pulleys, you can push down on the idler pulley to release the belt from under belt 6 keeper. Idler Pulley To replace the belt follow these instructions and refer to Adjustments Figure 6-4: 1. Push down on the Idler pulley. & 2. Put belt on top of the auger pulley under belt keeper. Maintenance
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Problem Cause Remedy 1. Choke not in ON position. 1. Move choke to ON position. Engine fails to start 2. Spark plug wire disconnected. 2. Connect wire to spark plug. 7 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. 4. Engine not primed. 4. Prime engine as instructed in Trouble- “Operating Your Snow Thrower”. 5. Clean, adjust gap, or replace. 5. Faulty spark plug. Shooting 6. Clean fuel line. 6. Blocked fuel line. 7. Insert key fully into the switch. 7. Safety key no
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4 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For FOUR YEARS from the date of retail purchase within Canada, MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED will, at its option, repair 8 or replace, for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part or parts found to be defective in material or workmanship. This warranty does not cover: 1. Any part which has become inoperative due to misuse, commercial use, abuse, neglect, accident, improper mainte- Warranty nance or alteration; or 2. The unit if it has not been operated and/or maintained i
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Models/Modèles 2N1 & 2P5 1 2 6 14 12 20 13 15 28 11 21 3 16 4 29 27 8 9 23 19 26 10 6 18 30 5 23 24 7 26 17 25 24 22 23 NOTE: Snow thrower features/components vary by model. NOT all parts listed above and pictured on the previous page are standard equipment. REMARQUE: Les caractéristiques/composants des souffleuses varient d’un modèle à un autre. Les pièces énumérées ci-dessus et illustrées sur la page précédente ne sont pas TOUTES fournies en série. 14
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Models/Modèles 2N1 & 2P5 REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE 9 RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 731-06452 Shroud Ass’y (Mod els w/elec tric start) Capot (Modèles avec démarreur électrique) Illustrated 731-06458 Shroud Ass’y (Mod els w/o elec tric start) Capot (Modèles sans démarreur électrique) 2 710-04669 Hex Wash B-Tapp Scr #10 x .62" Lg. Vis taraudée no. 10 x 0,62 po de lg. Parts/ 3 710-1205 Eyebolt 1/4-20 Boulon à oeil 1/4-20 4 720-0279 Hand le Knob As sem bly Bou ton Pièces 5 710-0895 H
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Models/Modèles 2N1 & 2P5 Electric starter shown for reference only/ 43 Le démarreur électrique est illustré comme référence seulement. 3 13 2 30 29 1 16 34 33 39 35 12 11 40 26 37 9 8 31 32 37 6 7 22 6 21 25 5 28 20 24 23 4 14 17 27 38 3 36 41 39 19 10 42 15 44 18 45 46 NOTE: Snow thrower features/components vary by model. NOT all parts listed above and pictured on the previous page are standard equipment. REMARQUE: Les caractéristiques/composants des souffleuses varient d’un modèle à un autre
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Models/Modèles 2N1 & 2P5 REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE 9 RÉF PIÈCE DE SCRIP TION DE SCRIP TION 1 710-04373A Hi-Lo Screw #12-16 x .75 Vis no. 12-16 x 0,75 Illustrated 2 790-00335 Elec tric Start Sup port Bracket Sup port 3 710-1005 Hex Tap Scr. 1/4-14 x .5" Lg. Vis taraudée 1/4-14 x 0,50 po de lg. Parts/ 4 710-0879 Hex Screw 3/8-24 x 1.25 Vis à tête hex. 3/8-24 x 1,25 5 736-0247 Flat Washer .406 x 1.25 x .157 Rondelle plate 0,406 x 1,25 x 0,157 Pièces 6 756-04353A Pul ley Half 4L-V x 2.30 OD Mo
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NOTES: For parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page 2. Adressez-vous au «Service après-vente» à la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires. 15
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NOTES: For parts and/or accessories refer to customer support on page 2. Adressez-vous au «Service après-vente» à la page 2 pour ce qui concerne les pièces et/ou accessoires. 14
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GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE QUATRE ANS MTD PRODUCTS LIMITED s’engage à réparer ou à remplacer gratuitement, à son choix, à l’acheteur initial, toute pièce ou partie de pièce qui s’avère défectueuse en raison d’un vice de matière ou de fabrication, dans un délai de QUATRE ANS à partir de la date d’achat au détail au Canada. 8 Cette garantie ne couvre pas: 1. Les pièces rendues inutilisables par un emploi incorrect, une utilisation commerciale, un emploi abusif, une négligence, un entretien incorrect
