Craftsman 247.88045 Operator's Manual page 13

THROTTLE CONTROL
The throttlecontrolis locatedon the rear of theengine.
It regulatesthe speedof the engineand willshut off the
enginewhenmovedintothe STOPposition.
SKID SHOES
Positionthe skid shoes basedon surfaceconditions.Adjust
upwardfor hard-packed snow.Adjustdownward when
operatingon gravelor crushedrock surfaces.
RECOIL STARTER HANDLE
This handleis usedto manuallystart theengine.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON
Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine's
electricstarterwhen pluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET
Requiresthe use ofa three-prongoutdoorextensioncord (included)
and a 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
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 locksthe augercontrolso you canoperate
the chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterrupting the snowthrowing
process.If the augercontrolis engagedsimultaneously with the drive
control,the operatorcanreleasetheauger control(on the left handle)
and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stop the
augersand wheeldrive.
AUGERS
When engaged,the augersrotateand drawsnow intothe auger
housing.
CHUTE ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawnintothe augerhousingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrive controlbeforechangingspeeds.
Failureto do so will result in increasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive
system.
TWO=WAY CHUTE CONTROL
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The distancesnow is throwncan be changedby adjustingthe angle
of thechute assembly.Movethe chutecontrol forwardto decreasethe
distance,towardthe rearto increase.
GAS CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to add gasolineto thefuel tank.
AUGER CONTROL
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The auger controlis locatedon the left handle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe augersand start snowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
The chutedirectionalcontrol is locatedon the left sideof the snow
thrower.
,, Tochangethe directionin which snowis thrown,crankclockwise
to dischargeto the left and counterclockwise to dischargeto the
right.
WHEEL STEERING CONTROLS
The left and rightwheelsteeringcontrolsare locatedon the underside
of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrolto turn right; squeezethe left
controlto turnleft.
NOTE:Operatethe snow throwerin open areasuntilyouare familiar
with these controls.
HEADLIGHT
The headlightis locatedon top of the handlepanel.It may be adjusted
by looseningthe two screwson eachside of the light housing,pivoting
the light up or down,and retightening the screws.
DRIFT CUTTERS
The drift cuttersare designedfor usein deepsnow.Their use is
optionalfor normalsnowconditions.
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