Stop Switch - Craftsman 247.88999 Operator's Manual

STOP SWITCH
Pressinto theON positionwhenstartingthe engineand willshut off
the enginewhenmovedintothe OFF position.
RECOIL STARTER HANDLE
This handleis usedto manuallystartthe engine.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON
Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET
Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
and a 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the augersrotateand drawsnow intothe auger
housing.
SKID SHOES
Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjust upward
for hard-packed snow.Adjust downward whenoperatingon gravelor
crushedrock surfaces.
CHUTE ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawninto theauger housingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
WHEEL STEERING CONTROLS
Theleft and rightwheelsteeringcontrolsare locatedon theunderside
of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrolto turn right; squeezethe left
controlto turn left.
NOTE:Operatethe snowthrowerin open areasuntilyou are familiar
with thesecontrols.
AUGER CONTROL
J AUGER
CONTROL
Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol
grip againstthe handleto engagetheaugersand start snowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL LOCK
The drivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop.
The drivecontrolalso lockstheauger controlso youcan operate
the chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterrupting the snowthrowing
process.If the augercontrolis engagedsimultaneously with the drive
control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol (on the left handle)
and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stop the
augersand wheeldrive.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrol beforechangingspeeds.
Failureto do so will result in increasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive
system.
FOUR-WAY CHUTE CONTROL
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CHUTE DiRECTiONAL CONTROL
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CHUTE ROTATE _
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_ CHUTE NOTATE
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The four-waychutecontrol
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panel.
* Tochangethe directionin which snowis thrown,squeezethe
buttonon the chutecontrol leverand pivotthe chutecontrol lever
to the rightor to the left.
* Tochangethe angle/distance which snow isthrown,pivotthe
chute controlleverforwardto tilt the chute downand backwardto
tilt the chuteup.
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