Ariens 939 SNO-THRO 939001 - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
1.1 The Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.2 Service and Replacement Parts . . . . . . . 1-5
1.3 Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.4 Unauthorized Replacement Parts . . . . . . 1-5
1.5 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.6 Technical Service Communications . . . . .1-5
2.0 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
2.1 Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.2 Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.3 Practices and Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.4 Required Operator Training . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.5 Safety Decals and Locations . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.6 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.7 Service Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.8 Cleaning and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Safety Rules 8
3.0 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
4.0 General Maintenance & Adjustments . . 4-11
4.1 Controls and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4.2 Service Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.3 Stopping in an Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.4 Starting and Shutting Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4.5 Fuel Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.6 Pre-Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.7 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4.8 Attachment Drive Belt Replacement . . . 4-15
4.9 Traction Drive Belt Replacement . . . . . . 4-16
4.10Shear Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4.11 Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
5.0 Service and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.1 Discharge Chute Deflector . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.2 Discharge Chute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.3 Runners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.4 Attachment Clutch/Brake Adjustment . . 5-18
5.5 Traction Drive Clutch Adjustment . . . . . . 5-19
6.0 HandleBars & Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
6.1 Inspect Lower Handlebar . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
6.2 Replace Lower Handlebar . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
6.3 Traction Drive Clutch Lever and Cable . 6-20
6.4 Attachment Control Lever and Cable . . . 6-21
7.0 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
7.1 Engine Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
7.2 Engine Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
7.3 Engine Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
8.0 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
8.1 Transmission Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
8.2 Transmission Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
9.0 Auger/Impeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
9.1 Auger/Impeller Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
9.2 Shear Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
9.3 Discharge Chute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
9.4 Discharge Chute Crank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
9.5 Runner and Scraper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
10.0 Gear Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
10.1 Aluminum Gear Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Service Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32