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Safe Operation Practices • Set-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Service • Troubleshooting • Warranty
Otraep Or ’s Mlauna
Two-Stage Snow Thrower — 500 Series & 600 Series
WARNING
READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019
Printed In USA Form No. 769-08128
(June 4, 2012)
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To The Owner 1 Thank You Thank you for purchasing an MTD Snow Thrower. It was carefully in this manual may not be applicable to all models. We reserve engineered to provide excellent performance when properly the right to change product specifications, designs and operated and maintained. equipment without notice and without incurring obligation. Please read this entire manual prior to operating the equipment. If applicable, the power testing information used to establish It instructs you h
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Important Safe Operation Practices 2 WARNING! This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury. When you see this symbol. HEED ITS WARNING! CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING! Engine Exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain v
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5. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area. Safe Handling of Gasoline Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme care and deadly gas. in handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the 6. Do not operate machine while under the influence of vapors are explosive. Serious personal injury can occur when alcohol or drugs. gasoline is spilled on yourself or your clothes which can ignite. Wash your
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14. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission Clearing a Clogged Discharge Chute (CPSC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hand contact with the rotating impeller inside the discharge this product has an Average Useful Life of seven (7) years, chute is the most common cause of injury associated with snow or 60 hours of operation. At the end of the Average Useful throwers. Never use your hand to clean out the discharge chute. Life have the machine inspected annua
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Safety Symbols 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. Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate WARNING— ROTATING BLADES Keep hands out of inlet and discharge openings while machine is running. There are rotating blades inside WARNING—
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Assembly & Set-Up 3 Contents of Carton • One Snow Thrower • Two Replacement Auger Shear Pins • One Product Registration Card • One Chute Control Rod (if so • One Snow Thrower Operator’s • One Chute Assembly equipped) Manual • One Engine Manual • One Electric Start Cord† † If Equipped There are four chute control styles available that determine your set-up. Refer to the images above and on the next page to determine which chute control style you have. If your product resembles the image on the l
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NOTE: Make certain the cables are seated properly in the 2-Way & 4-Way Assembly roller guides. See Figure 3-2. Remove all loose parts before assembling. Handle Assembly 1. Place the shift lever in the Forward-6 position 2. Observe the lower rear area of the snow thrower to be sure both cables are aligned with roller guides before pivoting the handle upward. Pivot the handle upward. See Figure 3-1. Figure 3-2 3. Secure the handle by tightening the plastic knob located on both the left and r
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3. Place chute onto chute base and ensure chute control Chute Assembly rod is positioned under the handle panel. Install hex bolt 1. Remove hairpin clip, wing nut and hex screw from chute previously removed but do not secure with wing nut at this control head and clevis pin and bow-tie cotter pin from time. See Figure 3-5. chute support bracket. See Figure 3-3. Chute Control Head Chute Support Bracket Chute Chute Base Figure 3-5 Figure 3-3 4. Squeeze the trigger on the joystick and rotate
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5. Rotate the joystick to the one o’clock position so that the 7. Push the chute control rod toward the control panel until silver indicator arrow on the pinion gear below the control the hole in the rod lines up with the hole in the chute panel faces upward. See Figure 3-7. control input closest to the chute control head and insert the hairpin clip removed earlier. See Figure 3-9. Figure 3-7 Figure 3-9 NOTE: The joystick will be angled slightly to the right at the one o’clock position. See
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Chute Assembly Overhead Chute Control Assembly 1. Remove wing nut and hex screw from chute control Handle Assembly assembly and clevis pin and cotter pin from chute support 1. Place the shift lever in the Forward-6 position. bracket. Position the chute assembly (forward-facing) over the chute base. See Figure 3-12. 2. Observe the lower rear area of the snow thrower to be sure both cables are aligned with roller guides before pivoting the handle upward. See Figure 3-11. Figure 3-12 2. Place
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3. Finish securing chute control assembly to chute support 5. Remove the hairpin clip from the rear of the chute control bracket with wing nut and hex screw removed earlier. assembly. See Figure 3-14. 6. Insert chute directional control rod into rear of the chute control assembly. Secure the chute directional control rod to the chute control assembly with the hairpin clip removed earlier. See Figure 3-16. 2 1 Figure 3-14 4. Insert the chute directional control rod into the support bracket
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NOTE: Make certain the cables are seated properly in the 2. Close the flange keepers to secure the chute assembly roller guides. See Figure 3-18. to the chute base. The flange keepers will click into place when properly secure. See Figure 3-20. Figure 3-18 Figure 3-20 2. Secure the handle by tightening the plastic knob located on both the left and right sides of the handle. Remove NOTE: If the flange keepers will not easily click into place, and discard any rubber bands, if present. They ar
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2. Close the flange keepers to secure the chute assembly U-Joint Crank Assembly to the chute base. The flange keepers will click into place when properly secure. See Figure 3-24. Handle 1. Place the shift lever in the forward-6 position. 2. Observe the lower rear area of the snow thrower to be sure both cables are aligned with roller guides before pivoting the handle upward. See Figure 3-22. Figure 3-24 NOTE: If the flange keepers will not easily click into place, use the palm of your hand
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Drift Cutters (if so equipped) Set-Up 1. Remove the two screws and lock nuts that secure each Shear Pins Storage (if so equipped) drift cutter, and remove them from the sides of the auger A pair of replacement auger shear pins and bow tie cotter pins housing. are included with your snow thrower. If your snow thrower has 2. Turn the drift cutters around and position them as shown a 2-Way or 4-Way crank style, you may store them in your snow in Figure 3-28 to the outside of the auger housing.
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Skid Shoes Adjustments The snow thrower skid shoes are adjusted upward at the factory Chute Assembly for shipping purposes. Adjust them downward, if desired, prior NOTE: Upper chutes on models with 4-Way Chute Control are to operating the snow thrower. also controlled by the Chute Directional Control. See Fig. 4-1. CAUTION: It is not recommended that you operate The distance snow is thrown can be adjusted by changing the this snow thrower on gravel as it can easily pick up and angle of the
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Auger Control WARNING! Prior to operating your snow thrower, carefully read and follow all instructions below. Perform all adjustments to verify your snow thrower is operating safely and properly. Refer to the Controls and Features section for the location of the auger control and check the adjustment as follows: 1. When the auger control is released and in the disengaged “up” position, the cable should have very little slack. It should NOT be tight. 2. In a well-ventilated area, start the
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Controls and Features 4 Shift Lever † Drive Control 4-Way/2-Way Chute Directional Control † Auger Control Headlight † Heated Grips † Steering Trigger † Chute Assembly Drive Control Drift Cutter † Shift Lever † Clean Out Auger Control Tool Overhead Chute Directional Control † Standard Chute Directional Control † Augers U-Joint Chute Skid Shoe Directional Control † † If Equipped Figure 4-1 Snow thrower controls and features are described below and Skid Shoes illustrated in Figure 4-1. Posit
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Drift Cutters (If so Equipped) Steering Trigger Controls (If so Equipped) The drift cutters are designed for use in deep snow. Their use is optional for normal snow conditions. Maneuver the snow thrower so that the cutters penetrate a high standing snow drift to assist snow falling into the augers for throwing. Heated Grips (If so Equipped) CAUTION: It is recommended that you wear gloves when using the heated grip. If the heated grip become too hot, turn it off. The left and right wheel s
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2-Way Chute Directional Control (If so Equipped) Overhead Chute Directional Control (If so Equipped) The overhead chute directional control is located in the center of the snow thrower between the handle panel and lower handle. To change the direction in which snow is thrown, rotate the chute directional control. Standard/U-Joint Chute Directional Control The chute directional control is located on the left side of the (If so Equipped) dash panel. • To change the direction in which snow i
