Auger Control - Craftsman 247.88970 Operator's Manual

Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand followall
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyour snow
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 Operati_ection. Makesurethe
throttleis set in the FASTposition.
3. Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe auger.
4. Allowtheauger to remainengagedfor approximately ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5. With thethrottlecontrolin the FAST(rabbit)position _J_ and
the augercontrolin the disengaged"up"position,walk to thefront
of the machine.
6. Confirmthat the augerhas completelystoppedrotatingand
showsNOsigns of motion.If the augershowsANYsignsof
rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff
the engine.Waitfor ALL movingparts to stop beforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupper hexbolt on the
augercablebracket.See Figure9.
8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9. Retightenthe upperhex bolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
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