Stopping The Engine; Replacing Shear Pins - Craftsman 88846 - Professional 420 CC 45" 2 Stage Snow Thrower Operator's Manual

7. Whendisconnecting theextensioncord, alwaysunplugthe end
at the three-prongwalloutlet beforeunpluggingthe oppositeend
fromthe snow thrower.
Recoil Starter
1. Rotatechokecontrol to CHOKE IJl position.If engine is
alreadyhot, do not usethe CHOKE.
2. Pushprimerthreeto five (3-5) times, makingsure tocover vent
hole whenpushing.If engine iswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.
Alwayscovervent hole whenpushing.Cool weathermay require
primingto be repeated.
3. Graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowlypullthe ropeout. At
the pointwhereit becomesslightlyharderto pull the rope,slowly
allowthe rope to recoil.
4. Pull the starterhandlewith a firm, rapidstroke. Engineshould
start. Do not releasethe handleand allowit to snap back.Keepa
firm hold on the starterhandleand allowit to slowlyrecoil.
5. As theengine warms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto the RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto the RUNposition.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Runenginefor a few minutesbeforestoppingto help dry off any
moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto STOPposition.
Do NOTmovethe chokecontrolto CHOKE 14¢1 positionto stop
theengine.Backfireor enginedamagemay occur.
2. Removethe key.Removingthe key will reducethe possibilityof
unauthorized startingof the enginewhileequipmentis not in use.
Keepthe key in a safeplace.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeall snowand moisturefrom thearea aroundthe engineas
wellas the area in and aroundthe wheeldrivecontroland auger
control.Also, engageand releasebothcontrolsseveraltimes.
TO ENGAGE WHEEL DRIVE
1. Movespeedselectorshift leverintoone of the six forward (F)
positionsor two reverse(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriate
for the snowconditionsanda paceyou'recomfortablewith.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpinsand bow-tie
cotterpins. If the augershouldstrikea foreignobjector icejam, the
snow throwerisdesignedso that the pinsmay shear.If the augerswill
not turn, checkto see if the pinshavesheared. See Figure15.
NOTE: Twoextra shearpins are suppliedin the manualbag.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpins withanythingotherthan OEM
PartNo. 738-04155 replacementshearpins.Any damageto the
augergearboxor othercomponents as a resultof failingto do sowill
NOTbe coveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off the snowthrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
Figure15
NOTE: Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usethe slowerspeedsuntil
youare comfortableand familiarwith the operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe wheeldrivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit and drive motionwill stop.
NOTE: NEVERrepositionthe speedselectorshift lever(change
speedsor directionof travel)withoutfirst releasingthe wheeldrive
controland bringingthe snowthrowerto a completestop.Doingso will
result in prematurewearto the snowthrower'sdrive system.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagetheaugersand start throwingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe augers.
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