Sno-Bus Mfg avenger User manual

Avenger
OwnersManual

Congratulations
on
the
purchase
ofyour
new
AVENGER
ATV.
WeatSno-Bus
Mfg.,Inc.
aresure
that
you,
your
family'and
friends,
will
have
many
years
ofenjoyment
withthisvehicle.
The
AVENGER
isago
anywhere,
doanything
vehiclewithawide
spectrumofapplications
forfirn
andwork.
It's the
NEWgenerationAMPHIBIOUS
ATV Yourimagination
isthe
only
limitations
ofit'scapabilities.
Thismanual
has
been
prepared
toacquaint
you
withtheoperation
and
maintenance
ofyournewAVENGER.
Weurge
you
toreadit carefirlly
and
followthe
recommendations
contained
tohelpassure
the
mosttrouble-free
operations
ofyourATV.
OWNERSHIP
INFORM,{IION
Yournew
AVENGER
isprovided
withaVehicle
ldentification
Number
and
engine
number.
The
VIN islocatedonthe
insiderightquarter
panel
ofyour
AVENGER.
DISCLAIMER
Sno-Bus
Mfg.Co.,
Inc.whose
policy
isoneofcontinuous
improv€ment,
reservesthe
righttodiscontinue
orchange
specifications,
models,
equipment,
orprices
without
incurring
obligation.
Thisalso
applies
tolocal
asiembly
ormanufacture
areas
where
localcontent
requir€ments
mayaffect
standard
andoroptionalspecifications.

Wr|.fsnty
In theevent
that
youexperience
aproblem withyoul Av€ngerwhichisdue to adefect mmaterialor
woilqnanship,
andwithin thenotmalwarranty
p€riod,
wesuggestthat
youcontactthedealerfromwhom
you purchased
yourmachiDe
for warrantyrepairs. Iffor anyreasonthesellingdealercannotr€pan
your
machine,thenanyauthorizedAvenger dealercancompletewarrantyserviceasrequired.
Ge[eralmaintenanceitems
notcoveredby warmntyar€outlin€d
as
follows:
l. variablespeeddrivebelts
2. Damagetovehicledue
tocollision.
3. Completeassemblies
areootrcplaced,
just individualparts.
4. Additional servicework requested
over-and'abovethatnecessaryto satisrythewarranty
obligations.
5. Tmnsponationchargesand/;ortraveltimetoandfiom anotherserlicing point. Deliverymust
be madeto anauthorized
Av€ng€rdealerfor service.
6. Partsor laborrcquir€dto remedytroublecausedby neglect,normalwear,improperlubrication
or whenabuseor misuseis evident. Thewarmntycovelsdefectiveworkmanship andmaterial
only.
7. Tiavelingtimeormil€age,t€lephonecallsorteleg-ams,taxi or towing charges.
8. Rentalofa vehicleduringperiod
whehwarrantyrepainarebeingcompleted.
All warranty
parts
for repairssre limitedlo ih€warrantyterms expressed
in the
"Statemenl
of Warranty" on
thebackcoverofthis
manual.
Ignition S*itch
Thekeyswitch
onthedashconFolsatlelectricaltunctionsofyourAvenger.The"off'position
grounds
theignitioncircuit and
stopsth€motor. Onelectricstartmodels,tumingthekeyto theextreme
right"start"
position
will ene.giz€
thestartermotor. Thekeyswitchisspring-loadedin the"start' position andwill
retumto the"on" positionwhenreleased.
CAUTION: DO NOT OPERATE THE ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR MORE THAN 10
SECONDS
WITHOUT ALLOWING T&SECOND INTERVALSFORCOOLING. OPERATING
THE ELECTRIC STARTER BEYOUND THESE TWO LIMTTATIONS CAN CAUSEA
PREMATIJRE FAILURE OF THE STARTER OR RING GEAR WIIICH IS NOT COVERED BY
WARRANTY.
Cboke
Thisisapush-pull controllocatedonthedashboard.Thechokeshould beusedonlyto stancoldengines.
l-€t theenginetum ovei until it startsor attempts to start
(nolongerlhan l0 seconds)with throttlein theidle
position. Ifengine atGmpts
to startandstops,it maybeover-choked.
Hold throttleopenand
push
choke
in. Tum engineoverudtil it starts
(10secondintervals).
CAUTION: OVERCRANKTNG
OFENGINEWITH CHOKEONWILL FLOODENGINEAND
SPARK PLUG REMOVAL AND CLtrANING MAY BE NECESSARYTO START ENGINE.
Throttle
Thethrottle(hand-operated) islocatedontherightsteednglever You increasetheengine
speedbyslowly
squeezing
thethrottletowardstherubberhanderip.Th€enginewill retumto"idle" when
yourel€asethe
pr€ssure.
CAUTION: IFTHE ENGINEDOESNOTRETURNTO "IDLE", CHECK THETTIROTTLE
CABLf, ALONC ITSENTTRELENGTH FORRESTRICTION. BENDS.KINKS.OR
MALFT'NCTIONS.

Steering&nd
Brakitrg
Yousteerandbmketh€Avengerwith thetwo levers
proj€cting
verticallyfrom thefloor pan. Theleft-hand
l€veraduates
thepower lo andbmkingofthe two wheehonthelefi-handsideofdre vehicle. Tte right-
handleveractuates
power
to andbrakingofthe right-hand*heels. Pullingaconhol levcrbackactivates
theintemaldiscbmke
ontheside,thusdis-€ngagingthepower andlockingthewheels.
CAUTION: HIGH-PERFORMANCE DRII'ING (i.e.INTRICATE MANEUVERS INVOLVING
MAXIMUM ACCELERATTON, SIIARP TTIRNS,AND NAVIGATING DIFFICULT TERRAIN
AND OBSTACLES) SHOULD NOT BE ATTf,MPTED UNTIL YOU ARE THOROUGHLY
FAMILIAR WITH THX OPERATING PROCEDT]RESAND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
VtrHICLE.
ManualStarting
Themanualstarterhandleis locatedontheright sideofthe engine.Thisstart€ris anautomaticrewindD?e
andwill providemanyhous oftrouble-fiee serviceby obs€rving th€
prop€roperatingtechnique
asfrllowsi
L Place
gear
shiftleverintheneutral
position.
2. Chokeensineifcold.
CAUTION: BE SUNOTHROTTLE AND BRAKE CONTROLS OPERATf, FREELY AND AREA
IN FRONT OFMACHINE IS CLEARBf,FORESTARTING ENGINE.
3. Gmspmanualstartinghandlefirmly and
pull slowlyuntil engagementofmtchet mechanismcan
befelt,thencontinue
to pull outward
with afull, vigorousstsoke.Donotr€lease
handlcateod
ofstroke andallowcabletosnapback. Retain
griponhandleand
allow cableto r€wind
slowly. Donotpull ropeto €ndof travel. Ifengine does
notstartimmediately,
allow engine to
cometo acompletestopbeforeengaging
starteragain.
4. Ifchoke isused,retumto "off'positlon immediatelywhen
€nginestarts.Ifetrgine falters,ure
chokeintermittentlyuntil lheenginerunssmooth.
CAUTION: DO NOT USEOR OPERATE THE AUTOMATIC RIWIND STARTER WHILE THE
ENCINEISRUNNING,ORDAMACE MAY OCCUR
TOTHE REWINDSTARTERASSEMBLY.
ElectricStarting
I. Place
gear
shift leverin theneutnl position.
2. choke engineifcold
CAUTION: BESURETHROTTLE AND BRAKE CONTROLS OPERATE FREELY AND AREA
IN FRONT OF MACHINE IS CLEAR BEF'ORESTARTING ENGINE.
3. Tum keyto "start"position toactivateelecFic
starter.Ifchoke isused,donotapplythottle .
If engineiswarmandchokeisnotused,apply
partialthrottle.
4. Wlen €ngineslais, releas€key,whichautomaticallywill retumto "on" position
andreturnthe
chokeleverto "normalnrnning"position. lfengine falters,
actuatechoke. Donotuse chok€
whenstartingawalmengine,or carburetorfloodingmayoccur.
IMPORTANT: Thest rter motorb uotdesigoedfor cotrtinuous
operstiotr,iDd scrlous
damsgemry resultifoperat€d continuously
(marimum
of l(lsecotrd
operatingitrt€rvalswith a l()-
secondcooling
period).
CAUTION: ALWAYSLET ENGINESTOPBEFOREENCACING
STARTER"OR DAMAGE TO
STARTERPINIONORRING-GEARWILL RESULT,

Break-In
You break-in
yourAvengermuchlikeyouwouldanewcar. Thisbreak-in
periodis8to l0 hours. During
thistime,youshouldnotusefull pow€r*opemte
with the
throttl€ftom %to %opened.Usethebreak-in
period
to familiarize
yowselfwith thecontrols andtheopemtingcharacteristicsofyour Aveng€r andalso
for makmganyminoradjustnents
thatmaybenecessary.
Storage
When
theAvetrgerisstored,
takethefollowingstepsto protect it:
l. Siphonfueliiomthe
tank.
2- Removetorqueconve.terbelt-
3. Removebatteryandslore
4. Lubricate
primarychainswith chainlubricant
5, Lubricatebeltsheaveonddvenconvertertoprevent rusting.
6. Covermachine
andstoreinadry
place
toprev€nt rusting.
DrivingRccommendationsaDd
Precautions
L Some stateshaveregulationsconcemingtheoperationofoff-the-highway
vehicles.Playit safe
bychecking
\rithresponsibleomcialsbeforeoperatingyour
Aveog€ron
public
landsorin
parks,
forests,
ganepreserves,
etc.
2. Familiarize
yourself
wili alltheconuols....donotattempthigh-performancedrivinguntil you
havespentatleastl0 to 12hoursin"orientation".
3. Usecaution
wh€ntraversingsteephills...driv€withihe
slopeandnotcross-hill,using
steady
power. Wlen comingdownasteepslope,maintainaslightbutsteady
pressueonthe
throttle-thusengine compressionwill assist
youl descent.Useonly alight brakingactionfor
steering
4. Respect
privat€property
andrightof-way. Donotrideonpublicroadsorhighways.
REMEMBER,
yourAvenger isanoff-the-highway
vehicleandhence
you arenotprotected
by
normaltaffic regulationsor "rulesofthe road." Use
extremecautionwhenencounterbg
regularvehiculartraffic.
5. B€alertforhiddendrainageditch€sorwirefenc€swhen
you're
crossingopenfields.Don't
overdrive-vehiclespeedshouldbeinproponion tothe
amountofunobstsuctedterrainthat
you
6. Approachdrainageditches,culverts,orotherobstacles
withcaulion...ease
your
Aveogerover
theseslowly-
7. Passengersshouldbecaniedoolyinthefronts€at...neverallow anyoneto ride inthearea
behindtheseat.
8. Whencarryingcargo,besLr.eto keepthemotorair exhaust
porlsllee of obstsuction.
9. Whefloperating
yourAvenger in water,b€suretheloadisbalancedandthat
youdoD't
overloadthevehicle. Use
good
boating
pncticesandbesuretbedrainplugissecule.
1
0- Whenl€aving
watet approachshoreline atright anglessotharbothAonttiresgrip atthesame
lime.
Il. Us€extracar€andreftainfromhigh-perfonnance
driving when
you'recarrying passengers,

especiallychildren.
Stuntsorexcessivespeedcouldresultininjury.
12. Do notattempthigh-perfomance
maneuverswhen
you're in crowds.Thetorque generated
by
your Avengercancausetircsto"throw" rocksandotherdebristhatmaycauseinjury.
13. Besulefloor pan
andseataresecu.elyanchored.Neverattemptto operatethevehicle unless
thisass€mbly
isinplace.
14. Beforeloaning
your Ave|lg€rto anyone,
givethema"check
ride"--makesuretheyare
thoroughlyfamiliarwith thecontrolsandlheoperatingchamcteristicsofthe vehicle.
|5. Don't'€ave
thekeyintheignilionsw;tch.Thisisanopeninvitationtounauthorizeduseof
youl Avenger.
|6. Do notattemptto adjustor repai.yourAv€ngerwith the motorrunning.
17- Cover
yourAv€nger when
notin us€to protect thedrivemechanismand
otber
parts
fromtbe
elementsofdirt anddebris.
CAUiION: COVERTHROTTLE LEVERTO KEEPWATEROUT.
IMPORTAIIT STEERING
TECIINIQUES
In orderto obtainasmoothsteering
technique
youmustfollow thetechniqueslisted
below:
1. Gently
push
bothleversforwardwhileapplying
power.
Allowthe
machineto
travelforwardapprox.24" beforcstadingatum.
2. In orderto tum right applygentle forwa.dpressure ontheleft leverwhile
pulling theright Ievertowards
youandapplying
power.
Oncetheright leverhasbeen
pulledyou
shouldapply
additional
power
toincreasetherate
oftum.Pullingharderon
theright leverwill NOT increasetherateoftum oncetherightwheels
havebeen
stopped.
3. IrIorderto tum left theabove
procedueshouldbereversed.
4. In orderto applytoall fourwheels
gentlypull bothlevers
back
atthesam€
time anddiscontinue Dower.
BrakeAdjustment
(Figure
1)
Ifexcessivetravelin thestgeringlevelsis notedonyourmachineanadjustmentofthe
bmkesmayben€cessary.Inordertoaccomplishthis
you
must:
1. Makesuremachinehasbeentumedoli andthekeyremovedliom theswitch.
2. Removetherearcargoscreenbyrcmoving
thetwo 5/16"wingnuts.
3. Removetheretumspringwhichisconnectingtherearbmkeleverandthe
ftame-
4. Hold
slightforward
pressure
on
the
steeringleverandadjustthe5/16"lock
nut
locatedin therearofthe steeringcontrolrod.(thisconnectsthesteering
'. leverto thebrakelever)
(Figure1)
CAUTION: Thereshouldalwaysbeaminimumof 1/l6th" gap
betweenthenylon
locknut andthebushins.

FigureI
Drive-TrainM.intenatrce
The&ivebeltisaness€ntial par!
ofthedrivenechanism,
andit isrecommended
rhataspare
belrbecarried
atalLtimes.Frequent
inspectionofthe
beltisrecomnended,
andifit isfound
tobeseverely
wom,replace
thebelt-
Torq!re Converte!.
Thetorque
converterdo€snot
requireanymaintenance
oth€rrhanperiodic
lubricatioo
oftheshaisupon
whichthemovable
sheavesslide. UseasmallamoDnr
of graphite-base,
iow-rempemture
lubricant.
Excessive
lubricantonthe
torqueconverrercould
causebelt
slippageilom
.,thrown
off' lubricanr.
DriveCbaitr
Tension
The
normalamount
offree
play
inthe
drivechainsis
one-halfinchup
ofdown
fom th€c€orer
line
measuredatthe
center
point
beNe€nthe
sprockets.Toadjust:
push
idler
downand
tightenbolr.Check
chaintensionfor the7i' upanddorm Fee
play.
Battery
The
batteryisa l2-volt,dry-charge
unirespecially
designedwith
spill
proofvents
forAv€ngerall_ierrain

vehicles.It has
a32-€mp$e-hou rating. All leadacidbatteries
haveaninherent
self-discharge
chamcleristic
whennot in use. Rechargeevery45days
orwhenspecificgmvitydropsbelow I.230. Before
charging,removebatGrycaps,cover
plates
widt distilledwater,butnotover7." above.Charg€
mteshould
notbemorcthat5-10ampe.es.Dkcontinuechargingwhensp€cificgravig reaches
I.270.
Storebatterasfollows:
L Removebatterysndiemov€all greasg
sulfateanddirt fromtopsurfacebysprinklingwith
bakingsodaandflushingwith water.
2. Removebatterycapsandcover
plates
withdistilledwater,
butnotov6rZ" above
plate
' separabN,
3. Lubricareterminal
boltswcll with cupgre{s€ or Vaseline.
4. Witli batteryin atull-chargecondition(specificgmvity 1.260-1.275),
storein acool,dryptace
wheretemperatuiewill not fall belowftEezing.
5. Removebatteryftom stomge
EVERY45days. Checkwaterlev€land putonchargeforfive to
sixhows atsix 6mperes.
DONOT FASTCHARGE.
6. Whenready
to place batterybackinto service,redove €xcess grease
Fomterminals (leaving
smallsmount
on),rechargeasnecessary
andreinstallinyour Avenger.
CAUTION: IX) NOT ALIOW FLAME OR SPARXSNEAR BATTERY DUE TO DANGER OF
EX"I.OSION. IX) NOT CROSS
POLAR]TY, OR RECTIFIER WILL BE DAMAGED.

Maintenance
Chart
Maintenance
Requirement TimeInterval
Dealer
5-10hour first inspection After 5-10hours
ofoper.ation
TirpInflation Beforeeachuse
Checkdrivechdn tension Everv10hours
ofoperation
Check batterv wrter leyel Eyetr l0 hours of operitiotr
Tighten
wheelnuts EvervI0 hours
ofooeration
Chcck
brake&trdadiust Ev€rv25
hours
ofoperati;
Clean
or replsce
fuelfilter Everv
25hours
ofoperation
Clern or ieplace carburetor air lilter Eyerv 25hours of operatron
L_ubfic.ation
Reouired TimeInterval TVpe
ofLubrication
Qlreck
oil lwel in transmission Every25hrs JohnDeere
HvGard
Chanee
tnnsmilsion
lluid Everv
100hrs John
Deere
HvGud
Lubricatethrottle/choke
cable Everv
25hrs wii-40-
!,ubricatgall drivechai icani
IllDle!4atpjdlcq Everv
50hrs Replace
idlerifworn

WARRANTY
Sno-Bus
Mfg.Co.,
Inc.asManufacturer,
wsrrantstothe
odginat
retail
purchaser,
thst
eachnew
vehicle
isfteefiomdefects
inmaterial
and
workmanship
forap€riod of(90)
days
fiomdateofpurchase
by
theoriginal
r€tail
purchaser.
PRO\4DED,
HOWEVER'
thetthevehicle
tires,batteries,
transmission
and
enginesare
warrantedby
the
malufac-tureru
ofthos€
itemsasdescribed
onthewatrafiy
noticesofsaid
manufacturers
whichare
deliveredat
thetimeofthepu.chsse
ofeach
newvehicle.
Normal
wearitems
NOTcoveredbywsrnntyinclude:
drive
belt,chaiqsprockets,
anddiscbrake.
Sno-Bus
Mfg.Co.,Inc.'s
obligationunder
this
warranty
is
strictly
limited
totherepair
or
replacement
ofany.defective
part
which
hasbeen
retumedtothe
Manufacturer
properly
idintified,
shipping
cost
prepaid
(shipping
costs
ofrcplacement
parts,
ifany,tobe
paid
bypurchaser)-and
determiled
byittohsvebeendefective
inworkmanshipat
the
timeof
shipment
ftomthefactory.
It i; essential
inthe
spplication
ofthiswarrantythatthe
vehicl€
hasbeen
mainttined
in
accordance
withthemaintenance
procedures
s€t
forthinth€
vehicleOwner's
Manual,
thatth€
vehiclewas
notsubjected
toanysccident
ormizused,and
hasalways
been
repairedwithgenuinevehiclerepair
parts
byanauthorized
dealer'
A modified
AVENGER
will notbewarranted
vehicle
will notbe
warrant€d
inanyway,
unlesssuch
Modifications
hasbeen
previously
approved
bythe
manufacturer,
byawritten
instrument
delivered
tothe
individual
making
theclaimutrder
this
warrantyOperating
our
vehicles
inarace,rnodifying
it withhigh
performance
parts,
whether
such
parts
atesupplied
by
Manufacturers
ornot,orrentingavehicleorpermitting
theusethereof
inamanner
inconsistent
with
normalindividual
ownership
willbe
considered
misuseand
this
vrarrsntywill notapply.
Thiswarranty
doesnotapply
ifthe
vehicle
hasbeenused
byanauthorized
Sno-Bus
Mfg.Co.,
Inc.
nealerorany
other
person
prior
totheoriginal
retailsale,
unless
atransfer
ofiiris wananty
hasbeertapproved
by
theManufacturer
byawitten instrument
delivered
tothesuccessor
owner.
Atransfer
ofwarranty
will beapproved
at
thesoledisqetion
of
theManufacturer
onacasebycase
determination.
TI{ISWARRANTY.LIMTED ASAFORESAID,
ISTHEONLY
WARRANTY
UPONWHICHSAID
VEHICLE
ISSOLD.
\'EHICLEISPT]RCIIASED"ASIS" AND
MANUFACTTJRER
DOESNOTWARRANT
T}IEPRODUCT
TOBEOF
MERCHANTABLE
QUALITY,
NORCANTHEPRODUCT
BEUSED
FOR
ANY
PARTICI'LAR
PURPASE
DESIRED
BYIIIE PURCHASER
Nooneisauthorized
tomodifytheconditions
ofthis
wananty.
Sno-BusMft. Co.,Inc.
reservesthe
righttomakechanges
indesignsand
/ or
irnprovements
upon
itsproductwithoutany
obligation
toinstallthese
changes
uponits
Droducts
thergtofore
manufactured.