Stopping The Engine; To Engage Drive; To Engage Augers; Replacing Shear Pins - Craftsman 247.886912 Operator's Manual

2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_" position.
3. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_1 position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole in
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscover venthole whenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeend from the engine.
Recoil Starter
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. With the throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) position,moveshift
leverinto one of the six forward(F) positionsor two reverse(R)
positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortable with.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit and drive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsor direction
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin premature wearto
the snow thrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe
auger controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stop theaugers.
Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe engine running.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I_¢1 position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when
pushing.If engine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
vent holewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pull quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart. Donot releasethe handleand allow it to snapback.
Returnrope SLOWLY to originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
To avoidunsupervised engineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattended with the engine running.Turnthe engineoff after use and
removekey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
After youhavefinishedsnow-throwing, r un enginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto help dry off any moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFF position.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe key will reducethe possibilityof
unauthorized startingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe key in a safe place.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine.
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REPLACING SHEAR PiNS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins and cotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobject or ice jam, the snow
throweris designedso that the pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn, checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure16.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/0EM PartNo. 738-04124A replacement s hearpins.
Anydamageto theauger gearboxor other components as a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbe coveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnow thrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
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