SNOWBEAR 324-110 Owner's manual

Brand: SNOWBEAR

Model: 324-110

Type: Owner's manual

SNOWBEAR 324-110

The SNOWBEAR 324-110 is a personal snowplow intended for light-duty snow removal, perfect for clearing parking lots, driveways, and lanes. It's designed to move freshly fallen snow, making it ideal for regular use during snowfall.

With its durable construction, the SNOWBEAR 324-110 can withstand the demands of winter weather. Its 48-inch blade efficiently pushes snow aside, while the adjustable skid shoes help you control the plowing depth. The plow's design allows it to trip forward if it encounters an obstacle, protecting both the plow and your vehicle.

SNOWBEAR 324-110

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OVERVIEW

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1) READTHEOWNER’SMANUALCAREFULLY.Knowyoursnowplow.Learnitsapplicationsandlimitations.

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2) KEEPAWAYFROMCHILDRENANDPETS.Besurechildrenandpetsarekeptasafedistancefromthe

plowoperatingarea.

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3) DONOTABUSETHESNOWPLOW.Followtheguidelinessetforthinthismanual.Donotforcethe

snowplowtodoajobitwasnotdesignedfor.

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4) MAINTAINTHESNOWPLOW.Keepthesnowplowcleanandlubricatedwhentheunitisnotinuseto

avoidcorrosion.Coverthewinchwhennotinuse(ifstoredoutside).

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5) INSPECTTHEPLOWBEFOREEACHUSE.Checkthealignmentofallmovingpartsandcheckforanyloose

boltsthatmayaffecttheoperation.

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6) NEVERSITORRIDEONTHESNOWPLOW.Seriousinjurycouldoccur.

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7) ONLYUSEORIGINALEQUIPMENTPARTSANDACCESSORIES.Consulttheowner’smanualforthe

recommendedaccessories.Theuseofimproperaccessoriesmaycausehazards.

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*ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS:PAGES7TO13*

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TROUBLESHOOTING‐PAGE14

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CAUTION:READBEFOREYOUPLOW

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 ALWAYScheckthatthehitchpinspassthroughtheappropriateholesinthemountingforks.IFTHE

PLOWISINCORRECTLYATTACHEDTOTHEMOUNTS,ITWILLPULLAWAYFORMTHEVEHICLEANDFALL

OFF.

 Notforcommercialuse.

 Lightsarerecommendedifplowingatnight.

 Donotplowatspeedsabove10mph(16km/hr)asthismaycauseyourenginetooverheat.

 Donotdriveonpublicroadwayswithplowattached.

 Installsafetyhookwhentransportingplowinraisedposition.

 Avoidallobstacles‐befamiliarwiththeterrain.

 Forbestresultsplowevery3to6inchesofsnowfall.

 Keephandsandfeetclearofbladeandwinch.

 Lowerthebladewhenparked.

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WARNING:Donotattempttooperatethesnowplowuntilyouhavethoroughlyreadandcompletely

understoodallinstructionscontainedinthismanual.Improperoperationcanresultinpersonalinjuryor

damagetoyourplowandvehicle.AsSnowbearPlowsInc.doesnotassembleorinstallthissnowplowwe

cannotbeheldresponsibleforpersonalinjuryordamagesthatmayoccurwithproductmisuse.

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INSTALLINGYOURVEHICLEMOUNTINGHARNESS

Overview:

Oursnowplowmountsareuniquebecausetheyuseexistingholesandattachmentpointsonyourvehiclesframe.UseonlySnowbear

CertifiedmountswithyourSnowbearpersonalsnowplow.

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Allofthemountkitshavebeendesignedusingmanufacturer’sframespecificationsaswellasactualframemeasurements.However

basedonourexperience,weknowthatthesemeasurementsarenotalwaysthesameandcaneasilyvaryby¼”ormore.

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Wehaveattemptedtocompensateforsomeoftheseinconsistenciesbyprovidingslotsinoursupportbracketswhereverpossible.You

mayhoweverstillneedtoadjusttheholesinyourmountingbrackets,orvehicleframe.Thiscanbeeasilydonebyusingafile,asmall

grinder,ordrill.

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Beforebeginningyourinstallationchecktheassemblydrawinginsideoftheboxtoconfirmthatyouhavethepropermountforyour

vehicle.Theaccessorypackageofyourvehicle(e.g.XLT,Custom,Sport,ExtendedCab,SLT,etc.)doesnotaffecttheframespecifications.

Manufacturerstendtohavemanymodels,butfewplatforms.Ourmountsaredesignedaroundtheseframesandplatforms.

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Installation:

Manycustomersfindthatthemountinstallationisintimidatingbecausetheyarenotfamiliarwiththeundersideoftheirvehicles.In

general,amountingharnessconsistsofacrossmember(shippedwithyourplowhardware)andasetofcustombracketstoattachthe

crossmembertothevehicle.

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Beginbylooselyattachingthebracketstotheframeofthevehicle,thenlooselyattachthecross‐membertothetwobrackets.

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Becarefulnottopinchanywiresorhosesbetweentheplowmountandyourvehicleframe.

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Whenthepartsareallinplace,pushtheassemblybackasfaraspossible(asthoughyouweretheplow)andbegintotightenthe

hardware.

NOTE:Wesupplystandardgrade5boltsandlocknutswhichwillappeartightasyouthreadthemontothe

bolts,THISISNORMAL.

Operation:

Afterplowingforthefirsttime,werecommendthatyoure‐tightentheboltsonthemountingharness.Onmostvehiclesthe

componentswill“seat”intoeachotherafterthefirstuse.

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2WDvehiclesandvehiclesequippedwithSportpackagewillnormallyhavealowergroundclearanceduetothetiresizeaswellasthe

suspensionpackage.Youshouldexpectareductioningroundclearanceatthefrontofyourvehicle,becausethemountingtubesmust

beexposedbelowthelowestpartofyourvehiclesbody.Addinganextrahelperspring,orincreasingthetiresizewillgiveyoutheextra

clearanceyoumayneed.Minimalgroundclearancedoesnotaffectyourabilitytoplow,butitdoesmeanyoumustuseextracaution

whenplowing.Avoidinganyraisedorunevenareasthatyourplowhardwaremaygetcaughtuponwillensuretroublefreeuse.

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Withsomeapplicationsthemountingforksonthecross‐memberwillpointslightlydownwardafteruse,thisisanormalpartofthe

“SEATING”processandwillnotaffecttheoperationoftheplow.(Inmostcasessteelshimscanbeusedtobringtheforksbackup,but

youshouldbecarefulnottomakethempointupwardsoritwillbedifficulttoinstallyourplow.

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Yourplowisdesignedtomovefreshlyfallensnow.Itisnotsuitableforsmashingthroughpilesofice,orgradingsandandgravel.

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WARNING:

Ifyouoverloadthemountingharnessitisdesignedtoyieldorbreakbeforeyourploworvehicle’sframeisseverelydamaged.Itis

especiallyimportanttoexercisecautionwithheavierfullsizedtruckstoensurethatyouwillreceiveyearsoftroublefreeservicefrom

yourpersonalsnowplow.

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SnowbearmountsareanessentialpartoftheSnowbearplowandaredesignedandmanufacturedtospecificallyfitSnowbear

snowplows.Thesemountsarenotdesignedtofitothermanufacturers'plows.UsingaSnowbearmountonanon‐Snowbearproduct

willvoidtheSnowbearmountwarranty.Usinganon‐SnowbearmountonSnowbearsnowplowswillvoidthemanufacturer

warrantyfortheSnowbearsnowplow.SnowbearwillnotprovideassistancetocustomersusingSnowbearmountsorsnowplows

withnon‐Snowbearproducts.

SnowbearPlowsInc.cannotbeheldresponsible,anddisclaimsanyliability,foranypersonalinjuryordamagesthatmayoccurin

connectionwithsuchuseofanyunapprovedproductswithSnowbearproducts.

SnowBear

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PLOWINGINSTRUCTIONS

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TheSnowbearSnowplowisintendedforlightduty,personaluseonly.Itcanbeusedtoeffectivelyclearsnowfrom

parkinglots,lanewaysanddrivewaysquicklyandwithminimaleffort.

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ToobtainmanyyearsoftroublefreeservicefromyourSnowplow,besuretoobservethesebasicplowinginstructions.

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1. Beforebeginningtoplowcheckthatthehitchpinsareproperlyinstalledthroughtheholesonthemounting

forksunderthevehicle.Tocheckthispullforwardontheplow.Iftheplowmovesfromthevehiclewhenpulled

thehitchpinsarenotcorrectlyinstalled.

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2. Plowpromptlyafterevery3‐6inchesofaccumulationduringheavysnowfalls.

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3. Plowimmediatelyaftereachsnowfall.Theplowcannotbeusedtobreakthroughice.

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4. Exercisecautionandbefamiliarwiththeareathatyouareplowing.Hiddenobstaclescandamageboththeplow

andyourvehicle.

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5. Stayclearofallobstaclesbyatleast3feet(walls,telephonepoles,gate,etc.)asyourvehiclemayslipsidewayson

icecausingtheplowtostriketheobstacle.

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6. Neverramapileofsnow.Yourunitisnotdesignedtomoveblocksoficeandattemptingtodosowillvoidyour

warrantyandmaycausedamagetoyourvehicle.

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7. Donotexceed10mph(16km/hr).Excessivespeedscanoverloadtheploworcauseyoutolosecontrolofyour

vehicle.

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8. Whenyouencounterdriftsofsnow,proceedbyraisingtheplowtoremovethetoplayerofsnow,thenremove

thebaseonsuccessivepasses.

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9. Ifyourplowhopswhenplowingreduceyourspeed.

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10. Yourplowisdesignedtotripforwardifitisoverloadedorifitencountersasmallobstacleburiedinthesnow.The

plowwillautomaticallyresetitself.Ifyouareunsureastowhyittripped,examinethesnowpileforahidden

obstaclebeforeproceedingwithcaution.

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11. Alwayslifttheplowbeforebackingup.

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12. Alwayslowertheplowwhenparked.

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13. Removetheplowfromyourvehicleaftereachuseanddonotallowiceorsnowtoaccumulateonthewinch.

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14. THESNOWPLOWISNOTINTENDEDFORTRANSPORTATIONONPUBLICROADS.Todriveonthehighwaywitha

plowattachedmoststatesandprovincesrequiretheinstallationofalightingkitcompletewithturnsignals.A

safetychainisalsorequired,whichwouldnotallowtheplowtofalloffthefrontofthetruck.Alwaysconsultyour

localregulatoryagencyfortheirparticularrequirements.

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Note:Drivingatspeedsabove10mph(16km/hr)withtheplowattachedmaycauseyourenginetooverheat.

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SnowBear

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PLOWINGLANEWAYS

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Note:Toensureeasymaintenanceoflanewaysthroughoutthewinterseason,plowyourlanewaysas

widelyaspossibleduringthefirstsnowfalls.

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Technique:

Settheplowonanangleandproceeddownthelaneclosetotheedgewherethesnowwillbepiled.Becareful

tostayclearofditches,trees,buildingsandanyotherobstaclesthatmayrunparallelwiththelaneway.

Attheendofthelaneway,turnthevehiclearoundandwithoutchangingtheangleoftheplow,returnonthe

othersideofthelanewaytoaccumulateasecondpileofsnow.Repeatthisactiontopushthesnowpileback

further.

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PLOWINGPARKINGAREAS

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Hint:Alwaysplowparkingareasaswidelyandasdeeplyaspossibleduringthefirstsnowfalls.

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Technique:

Generally,workingfromthecentertoonesideandthenfromthecenteragaintotheotherside.

Dothisbysettingtheplowonanangleandproceeddownthecenteroftheparkinglotuntilyoureachthefar

edge.

Lifttheplowandbackuptothepositionthatyoustartedfrom.

Now,plowaparallelandslightlyoverlappingpath.

Afteryouhaveplowedhalftheparkinglot,exitthevehicle,adjusttheplowtotheoppositeangleandstarting

fromthecenteragain,workprogressivelyinalateraldirection,towardstheouteredgeoftheparkinglot.

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Note:Whenapproachingtheendofthelot,reduceyourspeedandstopbeforethebladeslamsthe

snowpile.Yourplowshouldnotbeusedtostackthesnow.

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ASSEMBLYTOOLSREQUIRED

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RATCHETINGWRENCH

9/16”SOCKET

3/4”SOCKET

15/16”SOCKET

3/8”OPENENDEDWRENCH

1‐1/16”OPENENDEDWRENCH

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Item Quantity Description PartNumber Item Quantity Description PartNumber

1 8.00 1/2‐13x1.50"HHCS N/A 29 N/A CHAINLINK N/A

2 14.00 1/2FLATWASHER(2FORCASTERKIT) N/A 30 2.00 14"HEAVYDUTYCABLETIES N/A

3 17.00 1/2‐13LOCKINGHEXNUTN/A 31 1.00 35ABREAKERBRACKET 297‐042

4 16.00 3/8‐16X1.00CARRIAGEBOLT,BLACK N/A 32 6.00 6"HEAVYDUTYCABLETIES N/A

5 38.00 3/8‐16LOCKINGHEXNUTN/A 33 1.00 5/8X4.00HITCHPINW/CLIP N/A

6 18.00 3/8‐16X1.00HHCSN/A 34 1.00 35ACIRCUITBREAKER 263‐347

7 2.00 1/2‐13HEXNUT N/A 35 1.00 WINCHUNIT+MODULE+WIREDREMOTE 263‐282

8 1.00 .637X.797ODX1.50SLEEVE N/A 36A 1.00 60"BLADE‐LH 297‐611

9 1.00 5/8‐18X2‐1/2HHCS N/A 36B 72"BLADE‐LH 297‐580

10 2.00 5/8FLATWASHER N/A 37A 1.00 60"BLADE‐RH 297‐610

11 1.00 5/8‐18LOCKINGHEXNUT N/A 37B 72"BLADE‐RH 297‐579

12 4.00 5/16‐18X1.00HHCS N/A 38 1.00 LOWERA‐FRAME 297‐745

13 14.00 5/16‐18NYLONLOCKNUT(8FORCASTERKIT) N/A 39 1.00 UPPERA‐FRAME 297‐753

14 5.00 1/2‐13X1.25HHCS N/A 40 1.00 HDWINCHARM 297‐740

15 2.00 1/2‐13X2.00HHCS N/A 41 1.00 HDWINCHARM 297‐741

16 1.00 5/16‐18U‐BOLT(RELEASEHANDLE) N/A 42 1.00 WINCHMOUNT 297‐595

17 1.00 3/8‐16U‐BOLT(WINCHSTRAP) N/A 43 1.00 RELEASEHANDLE 297‐008

18 3.00 1/2X2.00CLEVISPIN N/A 44 1.00 RELEASEROD 297‐632

19 5.00 1/8"HITCHPINCLIP(2FORCASTERKIT) N/A 45 1.00 2"HOLLOWSHANKRECEIVER 324‐135

20 2.00 1/2‐13EYEBOLT(4.5") 262‐930 46 2.00 12"SNOWPLOWSPRING 297‐094

21 4.00 3/8‐16X3/4HHCS,ZP N/A 47A 1.00 60"SCRAPERBAR(2PC) 297‐617/618

22 2.00 D‐CLIP(2FORCASTERKIT) N/A 47B 1.00 72"SCRAPERBAR(2PC) 297‐649/650

23 1.00 D‐SHACKLE N/A 48 1.00 LIGHTDUTYSKIDSHOEKIT(60/72") 297‐158

24 1.00 CARABINER N/A 49 1.00 BLADESTIFFENER(60/72/82/84") 297‐633

25 8.00 5/16‐18X.75HHCS(8FORCASTERKIT) N/A 50 1.00 UTVWIREEXTENSIONKIT 263‐282

26 6.00 1/2‐13X1.00HHCS(2FORCASTERKIT) N/A 51 2.00 CASTERSTAND 297‐788

27 1.00 5/16‐18X1.00HHCS,ZP N/A 52 2.00 LOCKINGPINW/RETAINER 363‐016

28 2.00 1/2X1.25CLEVISPIN(2FORCASTERKIT) N/A 53 1.00 60/72"UPPERBLADESTIFFENER 297‐918

SNOWPLOWPARTSLIST

Beforeyoubeginpleaseverifythatallofthepartsbelowhavebeenincludedwithyourplow.Yourplowispackagedinthreeboxes.

*Snowbearlimitóreservasladerechadecambiarproductosonúmerosdepartesinlanotificaciónanterior,ybajoningunaobligacióndeincorporartalescambiosenproductospreviamentemanufacturados

*Snowbearlimitedreservestherighttochangeproductsorpartnumberswithoutpriornotification,andundernoobligationtoincorporatesuchchangesintopreviouslymanufacturedproducts

*Snowbearalimitédesréservationsladroitedechangerdesproduitsoudesnumérosdelapiècesansavispréalable,etsousaucuneobligationd'incorporerdetelschangementsauxproduitsprécédemmentmanufacturés

Avantquevouscommenciezsvpvérifiezquetouteslespiècesci‐dessousontétéinclusesavecvotrecharrue.Votrecharrueestempaquetéedansdestroisboîtes.

Antesdequeustedcomienceporfavorverifiquequetodaslaspiezasabajosehayanincluidoconsuarado.Suaradoseempaquetaentrescajas.

*SnowBear® Plows Inc

*SnowBearMD Plows Inc

*SnowBear® Plows Inc

DET. A

DET. B

#14, X3

#2, X6

#3, X3

#4, X12

#5, X12

DET. C

DET. D

DET. E

#3, X4

#5, X12

#21, X4

#6, X8

ATTACH SCRAPER

BAR USING 1" H/W

PROVIDED

USE 1/2" H/W TO

ATTACH BLADES

TOGETHER

USE 3/8X3/4 H/W

TO ATTACH UPPER

BLADE SUPPORT

USE 3/8X1.0" H/W

TO ATTACH LOWER

BLADE SUPPORT

USE 3/8X1.0" H/W TO

ATTACH SKID SHOE

PLATE TO BLADE.

THEN 1/2" H/W TO

ATTACH SKID SHOE TO

PLATE

#9, X1

#10, X2

#11, X1

#8, X1

INSERT RELEASE PIN ON UPPER A-FRAME

INTO ARCHED BRACKET ON LOWER A-FRAME

CONNECT UPPER AND LOWER A-FRAME USING

5/8 X 2.5" BOLT AND SLEEVE, WASHER, AND

LOCK NUT

ATTACH WINCH TO WINCH MOUNTING

BRACKET USING 5/16 H/W PROVIDED

ENSURE STRAP IS WOUND IN THE

DIRECTION ILLUSTRATED BELOW.

#12, X4

#13, X4

9-10"

FROM GROUND

AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES OF HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT CAN BE HAD WITH

FLIPPING THE 2" RECEIVER UPSIDE DOWN

9-10"

FROM GROUND

DETERMINE THE DESIRED HEIGHT OF

THE WINCH ARMS WHEN MOUNTED

TO YOUR UTV. THE HEIGHT OF THE

PIN GOING THROUGH THE WINCH

ARMS SHOULD BE 9-10 " FROM THE

TERRAIN BEING PLOWED.

DET. F

INSERT THE 2" TUBULAR MALE RECEIVER INTO

YOUR VEHICLES 2" FEMALE RECEIVER. SECURE

THE DRIVER SIDE WINCH ARM TO THE 2" FEMALE

RECEIVER USING 1/2" H/W PROVIDED. INSERT

PRE-ASSEMBLED UPPER & LOWER A-FRAME'S

INTO THE DRIVER SIDE WINCH ARM HOLE AT THE

DESIRED PLOWING HEIGHT, THEN ATTACH THE

PASSENGER SIDE WINCH TO THE 2" FEMALE

RECEIVER USING 1/2" H/W PROVIDED..

#1, X8

#3, X8

39/40

SLIDE U-BOLT (ITEM #17) THROUGH

WINCH STRAP HOOP, AND SECURE TO

LOWER A-FRAME USING 3/8 H/W

PROVIDED. SECURE LOOSELY WITH

LOCK NUTS. TO MUCH TORQUE MAY

CAUSE THE STRAP TO TEAR.

SECURE WINCH MOUNT

SUB-ASSEMBLY TO WINCH ARMS

USING 1/2" H/W PROVIDED. ENSURE

MOTOR OF WINCH IS FACING THE

PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

#5, X2

#17, X1

#3, X2

#15, X2

DET. G

SECURE BLADE TO UPPER A-FRAME

USING ITEM # 27 CLEVIS PIN & ITEM # 2

1/2" FLAT WASHER ON R-CLIP SIDE OF PIN.

(REQUIRED AT 3 JOINTS ONLY)

#27, X3

#2, X3

27 2

DET. H

DET. I

#6, X2

#5, X2

#12, X1

#13, X1

ATTACH RELEASE HANDLE TO BRACKET ON

UPPER A-FRAME AS SHOWN. USING 3/8"

H/W PROVIDED. CONNECT ONE END OF THE

RELEASE ROD TO THE RELEASE HANDLE,

AND THE OTHER END TO THE SPRING

LOADED RELEASE PIN ON THE UPPER

A-FRAME USING 5/16" H/W PROVIDED.

DET. J

-HOOK SPRINGS TO REAR OF BLADE

-SECURE SPRINGS TO UPPER A-FRAME USING

EYEBOLTS, WASHERS AND LOCK NUTS

PROVIDED.

-TIGHTEN UNTIL LIGHT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH

THE COILS OF THE SPRING.

-INSERT CASTER STANDS AS SHOWN AND

SECURE IN PLACE WITH RETAINER PIN

SUPPLIED.

#3, X2

#2, X2

#20, X2

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WINCH WIRING DIAGRAM

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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Ifyouareexperiencingdifficultieswithyourplow,pleaseconsultthetroubleshootingtipsbelow.Thisisintendedasa

guide,toassistyouinresolvingcommontechnicalissuesandperformingsimpleadjustments.Ifyourequirefurther

assistance,pleasecontacttheSnowBearCustomerServicedepartmentat1.800.337.2327.

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1. Plowrocksortipsfromsidetoside.

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a. Yourplowisintendedtorockfromsidetosideby8to10inches.Thiswillhelptocompensatefor

differencesintheterrainthatyouareplowing,andshouldnotbereducedbyaddingshimsorwashers.

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b. Iftheplowisrockingexcessively,checkthe5/8”pivotbolt(#6)toensurethatthereisnomorethan¼”

offreeplay.The5/8”locknutcanbetightened,ifrequired.

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c. Checkthespringsandeyeboltstoensurethatthereisadequatetension.Ifthespringsappearloose,

tightenthelocknutsontheeyeboltsto¼”pastthepointoftension.

2. Winchstrapisbreaking.

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a. ThesinglemostcommoncauseofabrokenstrapislackoffreemovementintheUBolt,wherethe

strapattachestotheAFrame.EnsurethatthelocknutsontheUBoltaresufficientlyloose,andthereis

plentyofplayintheUBolt.

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3. Winchdoesnotengage,orwinchhesitates.



CAUTION‐Disconnectpowerfromtheplow,priorto

workingonthewinchorwiring.

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a. Ensurethatthebatterycableissecurelygroundedtothenegativeterminalonyourbattery.DONOT

GROUNDTOVEHICLEFRAME.

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b. Ensurethattheswitchonthecontrolbox(underyourhood)isinthe“ON”position.Checkyour

contactsandconnectorstoensurethattheyaresecureandfreeofanydirtorcorrosion.Dielectric

greasecanbeusedtoprotectelectricalconnectionsagainstdirtandcorrosion.

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4. Plowoperationisbackwards(i.e.bladeliftswhenitshouldlower)

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a. Ensurethattheredwireonthe2’winchconnectorisconnectedtothepositive(top)terminalonthe

winch,andtheblackwireisconnectedtothenegative(bottom)terminal.

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5. Wiring,controlswitchorcontrolboxaregettinghot.

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a. Circuitbreakermustbeinstalledbetweentheredbatterycableandthepositiveterminalonyour

battery.Ensurethatthebreakerbracketisconnectedbetweenthebatteryandthebrassterminalon

thecircuitbreaker.

REMEMBER

ThisplowisintendedforpersonaluseONLY.Theplowisnotratedfor

commercialuse,anditisnotdesignedtobetransportedatspeedsgreaterthan10mph

(16km/hr).Commercialuseortravellingabovetherecommendedspeedswillvoid

yourwarrantyandcancauseseriousdamagetotheplow,yourvehicle,oryourperson.

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SnowBear®

15

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VUED’ENSEMBLE

1) LIREATTENTIVEMENTLEMODED’EMPLOI.Sefamiliariseraveclechasse‐neige.Sefamiliariseravecses

applicationsetseslimites.

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2) GARDERÀDISTANCEDESENFANTSETDESANIMAUXDOMESTIQUES.S’assurerquelesenfantsetlesanimaux

domestiquessetrouventàunedistancesécuritairedelazoned’utilisationduchasse‐neige.

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3) ÉVITERL’USAGEABUSIFDUCHASSE‐NEIGE.Suivrelesdirectivesdecemoded’emploi.Nepasutiliserlechasse‐

neigepoureffectuerunetâchepourlaquelleiln’estpasconçu.

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4) ENTRETENIRLECHASSE‐NEIGE.Garderlechasse‐neigepropreetlubrifiélorsqu’iln’estpasutiliséafind’éviterla

corrosion.Couvrirletreuillorsqu’iln’estpasutilisé(sirangéàl’extérieur).

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5) INSPECTERLECHASSE‐NEIGEAVANTCHAQUEUTILISATION.Vérifierl’alignementdetouteslespiècesmobileset

vérifierqu’aucunboulondesserrén’entravelefonctionnement.

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6) NEJAMAISS’ASSEOIROUROULERSURLECHASSE‐NEIGEsousrisquedeblessuresgraves.

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7) UTILISERUNIQUEMENTLESPIÈCESETLESACCESSOIRESD’ÉQUIPEMENTD’ORIGINE.Consulterlemoded’emploi

pourconnaîtrelesaccessoiresrecommandés.L’utilisationd’accessoiresinadéquatspeutêtredangereux.

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ATTENTION:ÀLIREAVANTDEDÉNEIGER

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 TOUJOURSvérifierquelesgoupillesd’attelagessontinséréesdanslestrousappropriésdesfourches.SILE

CHASSE‐NEIGEN’ESTPASBIENATTACHÉAUXFIXATIONS,ILSEDÉTACHERADUVÉHICULEETTOMBERA.

 Neconvientpasàl’utilisationcommerciale.

 Despharessontrecommandéspourl’utilisationlesoir.

 Nepasdéneigeràplusde10mph(16km/h)commececipeutfairesurchauffervotremoteur.

 Nepasroulersurdesvoiespubliquessilechasse‐neigeestattachéauvéhicule.

 Installerlecrochetdesécuritélorsdutransportduchasse‐neigeenpositionélevée.

 entraînerl’échauffementdumoteur.

 Évitertouslesobstacles‐sefamiliariseravecleterrain.

 Pourobtenirdesrésultatsoptimaux,déneigeraprèschaquechutedeneigede3à6pouces.

 Garderlesmainsetlespiedséloignésdelalameetdutreuil.

 Abaisserlalamelorsquelevéhiculeestenstationnement.

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AVERTISSEMENT:Nepastenterd’utiliserlechasse‐neigesansavoirluattentivementetcomprisàfondtoutesles

directivescontenuesdansceguide.Uneutilisationincorrectepeutentraînerdesblessuresàlapersonneoudes

dommagesauchasse‐neigeouauvéhicule.PuisqueSnowBearMDn’assemblepas,niinstallecechasse‐neigesurle

véhicule,nousnepouvonspasêtretenupourresponsablepourtoutesblessurespersonnellesoudommagespouvant

résulterdel’usageinappropriédeceproduit.

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INSTALLATIONDUHARNAIS

DEFIXATIONSURLEVÉHICULE

Vued’ensemble

Lesfixationsdenotrechasse‐neigesontuniquesparcequ’ellesutilisentlestrousetlespointsd’attacheexistantsdu

chassisduvéhicule.

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Touslesensemblesdefixationontétéconçusselonlesspécificationsduchâssisdesfabricantsainsiquelesmeasures

réellesdeschâssis.Toutefois,noussavonsparexpériencequecesmesuresnesontpastoujourslesmêmeset

peuventfacilementvarierde1/4poouplus.

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Noustentonsdecompensercertainesdecesirregularitiesenintégrantdesfentesauxsupportslorsquecelaest

possible.Ilpeuttoutefoisêtrenécessairededevoirréglerlestrousdessupportsdefixationouduchâssisduvéhicule

àl’aided’unelime,d’unepetitemeuleuseoud’uneperceuse.

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Avantdecommencerl’installation,examinerleschémademontageinclusdanslaboîteafindes’assurerd’avoirles

fixationscorrectespourlevéhicule.L’ensembled’accessoirespourvotrevéhicule(parex.XLT,Custom,Sport,Cabine

surdimensionnée,SLT,etc.)n’influencepaslechâssisduvéhicule.Lesfabricantsonttendanceàoffrirdenombreux

modèlesconstruitssurunnombrerestreintdechâssis.Nosfixationssontconçuesenfonctiondeceschâssisou

plateaux.

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Installation

Denombreuxclientstrouventl’installationdelamontureintimidantecarilsnesontpasfamiliersavecledessousde

leurvéhicule.Ilpeuttoutefoisêtrenécessairededevoirréglerlestrousdessupportsdefixationouduchâssisdu

véhicule.Cecipeuts’accomplirfacilementavecunelime,unepetitemeuleuseouunepereceuse.

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Engénéral,unharnaisdefixationsecomposed’unetraverse(expédiéeaveclesferruresduchasse‐neige)etd’unjeu

desupportssurmesureservantàmonterlatraversesurlevéhicule.

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Pourinstallerlesupport:

1. Commencerparattacherlessupportsauchâssisduvéhiculesanslesserrer.

2. Attacherensuitelatraverseauxdeuxsupportssansserrer.

3. Unefoislespiècesenplace,pousserl’ensembleaussiloinquepossible(commesionétaitlechasseneige)et

commenceràserrerlesferrures.

Remarque:Nousfournissonsdesboulonsetdescontre‐écrousdecatégorie5standardquisemblentserrés

lorsqu’onlesenfilesurlesboulons.Cephénomèneestnormal.

Attention:*Prendresoindenepascoincerdefilsélectriquesoudetuyauxentrelafixationduchasseneigeetle

chassisduvéhicule.

LessupportsSnowBearMDsontdescomposantsessentielsduchasse‐neigeSnowBearMD.Ilssontconçusetfabriqués

spécialementpourleschasse‐neigesSnowBearMD.Ilsnesontpascompatiblesavecleschasse‐neigesd'autres

fabricants.L'utilisationd'unsupportSnowBearMDsurunproduitd'uneautremarqueaurapoureffetd'annulerla

garantiedusupportSnowBearMD.L'utilisationd'unsupportd'uneautremarquesurunchasse‐neigeSnowBearMD

aurapoureffetd'annulerlagarantiedufabricantduchasse‐neigeSnowBearMD.SnowBearMDnefourniraaucune

assistanceauxclientsquiutilisentdessupportsoudeschasse‐neigesSnowBearMDavecd'autresproduits.

SnowBearMDnesauraitêtretenueresponsableetrejettetouteresponsabilitépourtouteblessureindividuelleou

toutdommagedécoulantdel'utilisationdeproduitsnonapprouvéspouruneutilisationaveclesproduits

SnowBearMD.

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INSTRUCTIONSDEDÉNEIGEMENT

Lechasse‐neigeestconçuuniquementpouruneutilisationpersonnellepourdestravauxdedéneigementlégers.Ilpeutêtre

utilisépourenleverefficacement,rapidementetavecuneffortminimal,laneigedesparcsdestationnement,desalléesetdes

entrées.

Pourprofiterduservicesansproblèmeduchasse‐neigependantdenombreusesannées,s’assurerd’observerlesdirectives

dedéneigementdebaseci‐dessous.

1. Avantdecommenceràdéneiger,vérifierquelesgoupillesd’attelagesontbieninstalléesdanslestrousdesfourchesde

montagesituéessouslevéhicule.Pourcefaire,tirerlechasse‐neigeversl’avant.Silechasse‐neigesedétachedu

véhiculelorsqu’ilesttiré,lesgoupillesd’attelagenesontpasbieninstallées.

2. Déneigerrapidementaprèschaqueaccumulationdeneigede3à6poucespendantdeschutesdeneigeimportantes.

3. Déneigerimmédiatementaprèschaquechutedeneige.Lechasse‐neigenepeutpasêtreutilisépourbriserlaglace.

4. Fairepreuvedeprudenceetsefamiliariseraveclessurfacesàdéneiger.Desobstaclescachéspeuventendommagerle

chasse‐neigeetlevéhicule.

5. Resteràunedistanced’aumoins3piedsdetouslesobstacles(murs,poteauxtéléphoniques,barrières,etc.),carle

véhiculepeutglisserdecôtésurlaglaceetcauserlechasse‐neigedeheurterl’obstacle.

6. Nejamaisfoncersurunbancdeneige.L’unitén’estpasconçuepourdéplacerdesblocsdeglace;detellestentatives

annulentlagarantieetrisquentd’endommagerlevéhicule.

7. Nepasdépasserunevitessede16km/h(10mph).Unevitesseexcessivepeutsurchargerlechasse‐neigeouentraînerla

pertedecontrôleduvéhicule.

8. Enprésenced’amoncellementsdeneige,éleverlechasse‐neigepourenleverlacouchesupérieuredeneige,puisenlever

lacoucheinférieureparpassagessuccessifs.

9. Silechasse‐neigesautependantledéneigement,ralentir.

10. Lechasse‐neigeestconçupourbasculerversl’avantlorsqu’ilestsurchargéouqu’ilheurteunpetitobstacleenterrédans

laneige.Toutefois,lechasse‐neigeseremetautomatiquementenétatdeservice.Silacausedubasculementn’estpas

connue,examinerl’amoncellementdeneigepourvoirs’ilcachedesobstaclesavantdeprocéderavecprudence.

11. Toujourséleverlechasse‐neigeavantdefairemarchearrière.

12. Toujoursabaisserlechasse‐neigelorsquelevéhiculeestenstationnement.

13. Retirerlechasse‐neigeduvéhiculeaprèschaqueutilisationetnepaspermettrel’accumulationdeglaceoudeneigesurle

treuil.

14. LECHASSE‐NEIGEN’ESTPASCONÇUPOURLACONDUITEDUVÉHICULESURDESVOIESPUBLIQUES.Pourconduireun

véhiculeavecunchasse‐neigeinstallésurl’autoroute,laplupartdesÉtatsetdesprovincesexigentl’installationd’un

ensembledephares,ycomprisdesclignotants.Unechaînedesécuritéestégalementrequiseafind’empêcherlechasse‐

neigedetomberdudevantduvéhicule.Toujoursconsulterl’organismederéglementationlocalafindeconnaîtreses

exigencesparticulières.

Remarque:Conduireàunevitessesupérieureà16km/h(10mph)lorsquelechasse‐neigeestfixéauvéhiculepeutentraînerla

surchauffedumoteur.

Utilisation

Aprèslepremierdéneigement,nousrecommandonsderesserrerlesboulonsduharnaisdefixation.Surlaplupart

desvéhicules,leséléments«s’asseyent»l’unsurl’autreaprèslapremièreutilisation.

Lesvéhiculesàdeuxrouesmotricesetlesvéhiculesmunisd’unensemblesportontnormalementunegardeausol

inférieureenraisondeladimensiondespneusetdelasuspension.Ilfauts’attendreàuneréductiondelagardeau

solàl’avantduvéhiculeparcequelestubesdefixationdoiventêtreexposéssouslapartielaplusbassedela

carrosserieduvéhicule.L’ajoutd’unressortauxiliairesupplémentaireoulaposedepneusdedimensionsupérieure

permettentd’obtenirlagardesupplémentairenécessaire.Lagardeausolminimalen’affectepaslacapacitéde

déneigermaisexigeuneprudenceextrêmelorsdudéneigement.L’évitementdetoutezoneenreliefouinégaledans

laquellelesferruresduchasse‐neigepourraientrestercoincéesassureuneutilisationsansproblème.

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Pendantcertainesapplications,lesfourchesdemontagedelatraversepointerontlégèrementverslebasaprès

l’utilisation.C’estuneétsationapenormaleduprocessus«d’assise»quin’influenceenrienlefonctionnementdu

chasse‐neige.(Danslaplupartdescas,descalesd’acierpeuventêtreutiliséespourremonterlesfourches,maisilfaut

prendresoindenepaslesfairepointerverslahautsinonl’installationduchasse‐neigeseradifficile).

Lechasse‐neigeestconçupourdéplacerdelaneigefraîchementtombée.Iln’estpasconçupourenleveroupousser

degrandsamasdeglace,deneige,desableoudugravier.Letirageversl’arrièren’estpasrecommandéaveccette

unité.

Avertissement:

Leharnaisdefixationestconçudetellefaconqu’encasdesurcharge,ilcèdeousebriseavantquelechasse‐neigeou

lechâssisduvéhiculesoientsérieusementendommagés.Ilestparticulièrementimportantdefairepreuvede

prudenceaveclesgrosvéhiculesafind’assurerdesannéesdeservicesansproblèmeduchasse‐neigepersonnel.

DÉNEIGEMENTDESALLÉES

Remarque:Pourassurerl’entretienfaciledesalléesenhiver,déneigerlesalléesdefaçonqu’ellessoient

lespluslargespossibleaprèslespremièreschutesdeneige.

Technique:

Réglerlechasse‐neigeenbiaisetdescendrel’alléeenplaçantlechasse‐neigeprèsdubordoùlaneigevaêtre

amoncelée.Prendresoinderesteràl’écartdesfossés,desarbres,desbâtimentsetdetoutautreobstacleparallèles

àl’allée.Auboutdel’allée,fairetournerlevéhiculesanschangerl’angleduchasse‐neigeetpasserdel’autrecôtéde

l’alléepourempilerunautreamoncellementdeneige.Répétercetteopérationpourpousserl’amoncellementde

neigedavantageversl’extérieur.



DÉNEIGEMENTDESAIRESDESTATIONNEMENT

Conseil:Toujoursdéneigerlesairesdestationnementdefaçonàcequ’ellessoientlespluslargesetlesplus

profondespossibleaprèslespremièreschutesdeneige.

Technique:

Demanièregénérale,procéderducentreversuncôtéetensuiteducentreversl’autrecôté.Pourcefaire,réglerle

chasseneigeenbiaispuispartirducentreduparcdestationnementetserendrejusqu’aubout.Éleverlechasse‐

neigeetretournerenpositiondedépart.Faireensuiteuncheminparallèleenchevauchantlégèrementlechemin

precedent.Aprèsavoirdéneigélamoitiéduparcdestationnement,sortirduvéhiculeetréglerlechaque‐neigeà

l’angleopposeensuite,encommençantdenouveauàpartirducentre,déneigerprogressivementendirection

latéraleversl’extérieurduparcdestationnement.



Remarque:Àl’approchedel’extrémitéduparc,ralentirets’arrêteravantquelalameneheurte

l’amoncellementdeneige.Lechasse‐neigenedoitpasêtreutilisépourtasserlaneige.



LESOUTILSD'ASSEMBLÉEONTEXIGÉ

CLÉDERATCHETING

9/16”DOUILLE

¾”DOUILLE

15/16”DOUILLE

3/8”CLÉOUVERTE

1‐1/16”CLÉOUVERTE



DET. A

DET. B

#14, X3

#2, X6

#3, X3

#4, X12

#5, X12

DET. C

DET. D

DET. E

#3, X4

#5, X12

#21, X4

#6, X8

Attaché la barre

grattoir avec 1 "

materiaux

Utilize 1/2 " materiaux

pour attacher les

lames du

chasse-neige

ensemble

Utilize 3/8 X 3/4

materiaux

pour attacher la

lame de support

Utilize

3/8X1.0 "

materiaux

pour attacher la

lame de support

Utilize 3/8 X1.0 "

materiaux pour attacher

soulier a la lame.

Apres utilise les

materiaux 1/2" pour

attacher soulier a la

plaque.

#9, X1

#10, X2

#11, X1

#8, X1

Insérer la goupille du cadre supérieur dans

le support arquée du cadre inférieur.

Connecté le cadre supérieur et inférieur en

utilisant les verrous 5/8 X 2.5", manches,

frein d'ecrou et rondelle

Attaché le treuil au support de montage

treuil en utilisant 5/16 materiaux inclus.

Assuré que la sangle est enroulée dans la

direction illustré ci-dessous.

#12, X4

#13, X4

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