Drift Cutters - Craftsman 247.883981 Operator's Manual

ChuteAssembly
Remove l ocknutsandscrews securing oneof the flangekeepers to the chute
assembly. Loosen the fasteners of the othertwo flangekeepers. SeeFigure
4.
2. Place chuteassembly ontochutebaseasshownin Figure 5.Makesurethat
the chutenotches engage with the spiral e ndofchutedirectional c ontrol,
andthe two flangekeepers arebeneath the flangeonthe chutebase.
3. Secure flangekeeper r emoved earlierwith locknutsandscrews. Tighten
downnutssecuring the othertwo flangekeepers. SeeFigure 4.
Set-Lip
ChuteClean-Out Tool
Never u seyourhands to clearacloggedchuteassembly. Shut o ffengine and
remainbehindhandles untilall movingpartshavestoppedbeforeusingthe
clean-out t ool to clearthe chuteassembly.
Achuteclean-out t ool isfastened to the top of the augerhousingwitha mounting
clip.SeeFigure 6. The tool is designed to clearachuteassembly o f iceandsnow.
Thisitem isfastened with acabletie at the factoryforshippingpurposes. Youmay
cut thecabletie at thistime.
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4. If not already done,slipthe cables that runfromthe handlepanel t o the
discharge c huteinto the cableguideon topof the engine.SeeFigure 5.
5. Normallythecabletiesholdingthesteeringcables againstthe handleare
loosely installedon eachsideof the lowerhandleatthe factory.Pullthe
cabletiestight to secure. C ut t he excess f rom the endsof cableties.
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Clean-outTool
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Drift Cutters
Thesnowthrowerdrift cuttersaremountedinvertedat the factoryforshipping
purposes.
1. Remove t he fourwingknobs(two on eachside)andcarriage bolts. Place
drift cutterin uprightpositionandre-secure. S eeFigure 7.
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