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Safety • Set-Up • Operation • Adjustments • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Parts Lists • Warranty
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Model 230, S230
Model 240, S240
Model 250, S250
Model 260, S260
Model 261, S261
Single-Stage Snow Thrower
IMPORTANT
READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATION
Warning: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush-
covered or grass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust syst
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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 Labels ...................................................... 3 Adjustments & Maintenance ........................... 10 Safe Operation Practices ................................... 4 Off-Season Storage .......................................... 12 Set Up & Adjustment .............
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FOR TURNING, 1 NOT LIFTING POUR TOURNER, Safety PAS POUR LE LEVAGE Labels 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 at- tempting to operate this machine. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury. When you see this symbol. HEED ITS WARNING! Your Responsibility Restrict the use
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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 1. Never tamper with safety devices. Check their proper auger/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 makes
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Contents of Carton Carton contents are listed below with part numbers in parentheses. 1. Two Ignition Keys (725-0201) 1 3 2. 2.6 oz Bottle of 2 Cycle Oil (737-04037) 3. Extension Cord (if so equipped) (629-0236) Setup And WARNING: Disconnect the spark plug Adjustment wire and ground it against the engine to 2 prevent unintended starting. Positioning the Upper Handle 1. Remove packing material, if present. 2. Making sure not to pinch the cable in the process, pivot the upper handle into the
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Auger Control 4 Know Electric Starter Button Your Snow Starter Handle Figure 4A Key Thrower Fuel Cap Primer Chute Assembly Spark Plug Access Chute Handle IMPORTANT: This unit runs on a mixture of gasoline Choke Lever and oil. Do NOT operate the snow thrower without first Shave Plate reading the engines Auger operator’s manual for instructions regard- Figure 4 ing proper fuel and IMPORTANT: This unit runs on a mixture of gasoline Spark Plug Cover engine oil. and oil. Do NOT operate
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Before Starting Electric Starter(if equipped) WARNING: Before starting the WARNING: The electric starter must engine, read, understand, and follow be used with a properly grounded all instructions and warnings on the three-prong receptacle at all times to 5 machine and in this manual. avoid the possibility of electric shock. Follow all instructions carefully prior to 1. The spark plug wire was disconnected for safety. operating the electric starter. Operation Attach spark plug wire to spar
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7. As engine warms up and begins to operate evenly, Operating the Snow Thrower rotate choke lever slowly to the 1/2 Choke position. The pitch of the chute assembly controls the angle at When the engine begins to run smoothly, move the which the snow is thrown. choke to the OFF position. If engine falters, return 1. Loosen the star knob found on the left side of the to FULL choke, then slowly move to 1/2 then OFF 5 chute assembly and position. pivot the upper chute upward or downward T
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Shave Plate 1. To check the adjustment of the shave plate, place the unit on a level surface. The wheels, shave plate and augers should all contact level surface. Note that if the 6 shave plate is adjusted too high, snow may blow under Side View the housing. If the shave plate wears out excessively, or the unit does not self-propel, the shave plate may Adjustments be too low and needs to be adjusted. & NOTE: On new units or units with a new shave plate installed, the augers may be slight
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Replacing Belt WARNING: Before servicing, repairing, or inspecting, disengage the control Idler Pulley bail and stop engine. Wait until all 6 moving parts have come to a complete stop. Disconnect spark plug wire and ground it against the engine to prevent Adjustments unintended starting. & Remove the belt cover by removing five hex screws. See Figure 9. Then simply pull the belt off by grasping it from the Maintenance bottom of the auger pulley and pulling off. Once you remove the bel
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Observe the following, when preparing your snow thrower for off-season storage: • Drain fuel into an approved container outdoors, away from any open flame. Allow engine to cool. Extin- 7 guish cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition prior to draining fuel. Fuel left in engine during warm weather deteriorates and will cause Off-Season serious starting problems. • If unit is to be stored over 30 days, prepare for Storage storage as instructed in the separate engine manual pa
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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. 8 3. Fuel tank empty or stale fuel. 3. Fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline. 4. Engine not primed. 4. Prime engine as instructed in “Operating Your Snow Thrower”. Trouble- 5. Clean, adjust gap, or replace. 5. Faulty spark plug. 6. Clean fuel line. Shooting 6. Blocked fuel line. 7. Insert key fully into the switch. 7. Safety key no
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Models/Modèles 230-260 15 7 14 1 11 3 13 45 8 12 46 7 6 51 23 33 31 9 30 4 27 41 47 50 28 37 44 35 25 38 52 39 22 25 34 48 36 42 32 21 5 26 49 25 43 17 5 10 2 19 20 18 16 29 40 24 14
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Models/Modèles 230-260 REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DES CRIPT ION DES CRIPT ION Illustrated 1 629-0236 Cord-Extension 110V3M 2 Prong Corde 2 710-0627 Hex L-Bolt 5/16-24 x .75 Gr. 5 Boulon hex 5/16-24 x 0,75 Qual. 5 o 3 710-1003 Hex Wash B-Tapp Scr #10 x .62" Lg. Vis taraudée n . 10 x 0,62 po de lg. Parts/ * 4 710-0805 Screw-Hex Cap 5/16-18 x 1.5 Gr. 5 Vis à tête hex. 5/16-18 x 1,5 Qual. 5 ** 710-3025 Screw-Hex Cap 5/16-18 x .625 Gr. 5 Vis à tête hex. 5/16-18 x 0,625 Qual. 5 Pièces
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Models/Modèles 230-260 REF PART NO. NO. N° DE N° DE RÉF PIÈCE DES CRIPT ION DES CRIPT ION Illustrated 1 684-04127 Lower Chute Ass’y (Incl. #5-7 and 10) Ens. de la goulotte inf. comp. les nos. 5-7 et 10 2 710-04071 Carriage Screw 5/16-18 x 1.0 Vis ordinaire 5/16-18 x 1,0 3 710-0451 Carriage Bolt 5/16-18 x .75 Boulon ordinaire 5/16-18 x 0,75 Parts/ 4 712-04063 Flange Locknut 5/16-18 Gr. F, Ny lon Contre-écrou à embase 5/16-18 Qual. F, ny lon 5 720-0284 Han dle Knob Ass em bly Bou ton Pièces
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TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is given by MTD LLC with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in the United States and/or its territories and possessions, and by MTD Products Limited with respect to new merchandise purchased and used in Canada and/or its territories and possessions (either entity respectively, “MTD”). 10 MTD warrants this product (excluding its normal wear parts as described below) against defects in material and workman- ship for a peri
