Auger Control - Craftsman 247.889703 Operator's Manual

Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyread and followall
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustments to verifyyoursnow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1. Whentheauger controlis releasedand in the disengaged"up"
position,the cableshouldhavevery little slack. It shouldNOTbe
tight.
2. In a well-ventilated area,start the snowthrowerengine.Refer
to Startingthe Enginein the Operationsection.Makesurethe
throttleis set in the FASTposition.
3. Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe augers.
4. Allowtheaugersto remainengagedfor approximately ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5. With theauger controlin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the
front of the machine.
6. Confirmthat the augershavecompletelystoppedrotatingand
show NOsignsof motion.If anyauger showsANY signof
rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff
the engine.Waitfor ALL movingparts to stop beforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupper hexbolt on the
augercablebracket.See Figure14.
8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9. Retightenthe upperhex bolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
Figure14
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