Operation; Know Your Snow Thrower - Craftsman SEARS 536.88502 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION
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KNOW YOUR SNOW THROWER
READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SNOW
THROWER.
Compare the illustrations with your snow thrower to familiarize yourself with the location of various
controls and adjustments Save this manual for future reference,
AUGER DRIVE TRACTION DRIVE
LEVER LEVER
CHUTE DEFLECTOR
LEVER
WE_HT PRIMER BUTTON
ELECTRIC
DISCHARGE
CHUTE BUTTON
SCRAPER BAR
IGNITION
KEY
CHOKECONTROL
THRO'I'TLE CONTROL
RECOIL
STARTER
HANDLE
FIG. 9
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SEARS TRAC-PLUS SNOW THROWERS conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards
Institute.
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G DRIVE LEVER - Starts and stops the auger and
impelIer (snow gathering and throwing),
TRACTION DRIVE LEVER _ Propels the snow thrower
lorward and in reverse.
SPEED SHIFTER LEVER - Selects the speed of the
snow thrower (6 speeds torward and 2 speeds reverse)
HEADLIGHT - Turns on whenever the engine is running
CRANK ASSEMBLY - Changes the direction of snow
throwing through the discharge chute.
CHUTE DEFLECTOR - Changes the distance the snow
is thrown_
DISCHARGE CHUTE - Changes the direction the snow
is thrown
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WEIGHT TRANSFER PEDAL- Engage for heavy snow
conditions, to keep the snow thrower from climbing drifts
and hard-packed snow When released, it eases trans-
port of the snow thrower.
HEIGHT ADJUST SKIDS - Adjusts the ground clearance
of the auger housing.
IGNITION KEY - Must be inserted to start the engine.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON - Used to start the en-
gine using the 120 V electric starter.
RECOIL STARTER HANDLE - Starts the engine manu-
ally,
CHOKE CONTROL - Used to start a cold engine
PRIMER BUTTON - Injects the fuel directly into the
carburetor or mainfold for fast starts in cold weather
THROTTLE CONTROL - Controts the engine speed
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