To Engage Augers; Replacing Shear Pins - Craftsman 247.88999 Operator's Manual

4_ PushStopswitchto ONposition.
5_ Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.
To prolongstarterlife, useshort startingcycles(5 secondsmaximum
then wait one minute).
6. Oncethe enginestarts,releasestarterbutton.
7. Allowtheengine to warmup severalminutes,adjustingchoke
towardRUNposition.Wait untilengineruns smoothlybeforeeach
chokeadjustment.
8. Whendisconnecting the extensioncord, alwaysunplugthe end
at the three-prongwalloutlet beforeunpluggingthe oppositeend
from the snowthrower.
Recoim Starter
1. Rotatechoke controlto CHOKE 1,,_1position.
2. Depressprimer,if it is 15°For higherpushprimertwo times,if
below15°Rpushprimerfourtimes.
3. PushStopswitchto ONposition.
4. Graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowlypull the ropeout. At
the pointwhereit becomesslightlyharderto pull the rope,slowly
allowthe ropeto recoil.
5. Pull the starterhandlewith a firm, rapid stroke.Donot release
the handleand allowit to snap back.Keepa firm hold on the
starterhandleand allowit to slowlyrecoil.
6. Allowtheengine to warmup severalminutes,adjustingchoke
towardRUNposition.Wait untilengineruns smoothlybeforeeach
chokeadjustment.
STOPPUNG THE ENGUNE
After youare finishedsnow-throwing, r un enginefor a few minutes
beforestoppingto hemp d ry off any moistureon the engine.
1. PushStopswitchto OFFposition.
2. Removetheignitionkey and store in a safe pHace.
3. WipeaHH s nowand moisturefrom thearea aroundthe engineas
weHH as the area in and aroundthe drivecontroH and auger control
AHso, engageand reHease b othcontroHs s everaH times.
TO ENGAGE DRUVE
1. Moveshift Hever intoone of the six forward(F) positionsor two
reverse(R) positions.SeHect a speedappropriatefor the snow
conditionsand a paceyou'recomfortabHe w ith.
NOTE: Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usethe slowerspeedsuntil
youare comfortableand familiarwith the operationof the snow
thrower.
2_ Squeezethe drivecontroH againstthe handHe a nd the snow
throwerwiHH move.ReHease i t and drive motionwiHH stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositiontheshift lever(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.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiraH shaftwith four shearpinsand
bow-tiechips.Hf t he augershouHd strikea foreignobject or icejam,
the snow throweris designedsothat the shearpins mayshear.Hf t he
augerswiHH notturn, checkto see if the pins havesheare& See Figure
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NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan Sears
PartNo. 88389replacementshearpins.Any damageto the auger
gearboxor othercomponents as a resultof failingto do so will NOT
be coveredby yoursnow thrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnow thrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
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