Removing From Carton; Before Assembly; Setting Up The Handle - Craftsman 247.88255 Operator's Manual

IMPORTANT: T his unitis shippedwith the enginefull of oil After
assembly,see page 10for fuel and oil details,
Removing From Carton
1, Cut the cornersof the cartonand lay the sidesflat on the ground,
Removeall packinginserts,
2, The upperhandleis packagedunattachedto the snowthrower,
thoughconnectedby canes, Movethe snowthrowerand upper
handleout of the carton,
3, Makecertainthe carton has beencompletelyemptiedbefore
discardingit,
Before Assembly
_lb ARNING:Disconnect the spark plug wire and Ground
itagainst the engine to prevent unintendedstarting.
NOTE: Referenceto right, left,front or rearof the unitis from the
operatingpositionunlessotherwisestated,
Setting Up The HandJe
1, Removecane tie securingupperhandleto lowerhandlefor
shippingpurposes, Removeall protectiveplasticwrappingfrom
handlesas shownin Figure1,
NOTE: Be carefulNOTto removethe threelooselyfittedcane ties
that will be utilizedlaterto securecanes,
2, Loosenand removethe wingknob,saddlewasher,handletab and
carriagescrewon eachside of the lowerhandle,See Figure2,
3, Slide one of the looselyfittedcane ties from the rightside of the
lowerhandleup to the cross memberof the lowerhandle, Leave
the secondcane tie in placeon the rightside of the lowerhandle,
iMPORTANT: It will be necessaryto lift the upper handlewhilesliding
up this cane tie to preventdamagetothe cane,
4, Lift the upperhandleup and positionit overthe lowerhandle,
aligningthe holeswherethe wing knobswereremoved(1),
CAUTION:Be careful net to bend er kink the came&
5, insert a carriagescrewfromthe outsidethrougha handletab, the
upperand lowerhandles,a saddlewasherand intothewing knob
(2), Repeaton the otherside,
6, Tightenthewingknobson eachsideof thehandle,Referto Figure3,
NOTE:The augercane and speedcontrolcane routedown the left
lowerhandlefromthe speedcontrolbox, The drivecane is routed
acrossthetop of the lowerhandleand downthe rightside of the lower
handle, See Figure4,
7, Threecane ties havebeen usedto looselytie the controlcanes
to the lowerhandle,includingthe cane tie you relocatedin step 3,
Positioncane ties now,as in Figure4,and tightento securecanes
to the lowerhandle, Trimoff excessmaterialof cane ties,
Skid Shoe
Thespacebetween theshaveplateand theground canbe adiusted, R efer
to Figure6 on page7 forlocation ofshaveplateand skidshoes,Fordose
snowremoval, placeskidshoesin lowposition, W henareatobe clearedis
uneven, p laceskid shoesin themiddleor highposition,SeeFigure5,
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