Craftsman 247.985390 Operator's Manual page 15

THROTTLE CONTROL
Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe
speedof theengine and will shutoff the enginewhenmovedintothe
STOPposition.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON
Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET
Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncordand a 120V
powersource/walloutlet.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the auger bladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger
housing.
SKID SHOES
Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjust upward
for hard-packed snow.Adjust downward whenoperatingon gravelor
crushedrock surfaces.
HEADLIGHT
Theheadlightis on whenevertheengine is running.
WHEEL STEERING CONTROLS
Theleft and rightwheelsteeringcontrolsare locatedon theunderside
of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrolto turn right; squeezethe left
controlto turn left.
NOTE:Operatethe snowthrowerin open areasuntilyou are familiar
with thesecontrols.
AUGER CONTROL
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CONTROL
Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol
grip againstthe handleto engagetheauger and start snowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL LOCK
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The drivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop.
The drivecontrolalso lockstheauger controlso youcan operate
the chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterrupting the snowthrowing
process.If the augercontrolis engagedsimultaneously with the drive
control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol (on the left handle)
and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stop the
augersand wheeldrive.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrol beforechangingspeeds.
Failureto do so will result in increasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive
system.
FOUR-WAY CHUTE CONTROL
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CHUTE DiRECTiONAL CONTROL
CHUTE TiLTDOWN
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CHUTE ROTATE CHUTE ROTATE
LEFT RIGHT
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_ CHUTE TiLTUP
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The four-waychutecontrol
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(Joystick)is locatedon theleft sideof the
handlepanel.
* Tochangethe directionin which snowis thrown,squeezethe
buttonon the chutecontrol leverand pivotthe chutecontrol lever
to the rightor to the left.
* Tochangethe angle/distance which snow isthrown,pivotthe
chute controlleverforwardto tilt the chute downand backwardto
tilt the chuteup.
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