

SNOW BLOWER FOR JOHN DEERE X320 MANUAL
I really can't make much sense out of the online manual description. There is a hole on an arm of snowblower unit to which I'm pretty sure one end of the rod attaches.

The unit came with an approximatey 24" rod threaded at both ends with identical pinion U attachments at each end presumably to attach to some kind of hole in a bar. I am totally flummoxed as to the lifting mechanism. The snow blower is fully assembled and the issue I'm having is attaching it to the JD X I can generally see how the snowblower attaches to the front tractor assembly. It did not include a manual but I looked it up online. I suspect I didn't receive all the parts when I picked it up. Remember Me? Results 1 to 10 of I bought a very nice condition 44" JD snowblower at an auction. Move the snow thrower guide wheels to the storage position, and attach them with locking pins.Forum Rules. Pull the lift lever fully back and lock the snow thrower into the fully raised configuration. Attach the slotted ends of the snow chute with the spout control bracket, and secure with locking pins. Secure two yokes to the front lift shaft using locking pins. Push the lift lever completely forward to lower the snow thrower lift shaft.Īttach the sway bars to the sway-bar bracket using locking pins. Pivot the belt-tightening lever forward, then lock it beneath the snow thrower frame, which will tighten the belt. Push the PTO belt onto the tractor's drive sheave. Move the belt tightening lever on the tractor to the rear position, which will loosen the PTO belt.
SNOW BLOWER FOR JOHN DEERE X320 INSTALL
Install the drilled pin clips through holes in the latches and the snow thrower frame, then fasten them with spring clips. Slide the snow thrower frame the remaining way under the tractor, keeping it centered with the front of the tractor.Īttach both sides of the rear snow thrower frame to the draft arm pivot bolts using the C-shaped latches that were just opened. Remove both the drilled security pins from the C-shaped latches in the frame and let both latches swing open. Pivot both cams up and over the pivot pins until they both lock securely. Align the V-brackets onto the pivot pins. Push the snow thrower guide handle forward, then slide the snow thrower frame partway under the tractor. Position each cam on the snow thrower mount rearward, to the open position. Pull lift lever arm as far back as it will go to raise front lift shaft. Turn off the engine, remove the key and set the parking brake. Slide an M10 washer onto the end of the front lift shaft, then slide on a second washer then secure them both by fastening a small spring-locking pin onto the front lift shaft.ĭrive the tractor onto both pieces of 2x4s to raise the front of the tractor high enough to guide the snow thrower under the front axle. Secure it with a pre-drilled alignment pin, then place a small spring-locking pin through the pin's hole to prevent it from coming free. Install the welded lift rod onto the left side of front lift shaft. Slide in the oval shaped bearings onto both ends of front lift shaft, and secure the right side of the shaft with a large spring-lock pin. Install the manual lifting kit by placing the front lift shaft into the slotted holes on the mounting brackets you just installed.

Slide the two mounting brackets down so that bottom is level with tractor frame, then tighten the nuts.
