Craftsman 247.883550 Operator's Manual page 11

Chute Assembly
The distancesnowis throwncan be adjustedby changingthe angle of
the chuteassembly.Todo so:
1. Stopthe engineby removingthe ignitionkeyand loosenthe
plasticwing knobfoundon the left sideof the chute assembly.
2. Pivotthe chute upwardor downwardbeforeretightening the wing
knob. See Figure8.
Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand follow all
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyoursnow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1. Whenthe auger controlis releasedand in the disengaged"up"
position,the cableshouldhavevery little slack. It shouldNOT be
tight.
2. In a well-ventilated area,start the snowthrowerengine.Refer
to Startingthe Enginein th_O=peration s ection.Makesurethe
throttleis set in the FAST_p position.
3. Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe auger.
4. Allowthe augerto remainengagedfor approximately ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5. With thethrottlecontrol in the FAST(rabbit)_ positionand
the augercontrolin the disengaged"up"position,walk to the front
of the machine.
6. Confirmthat the auger hascompletelystoppedrotatingand
showsNOsignsof motion.If the augershowsANYsignsof
rotating,immediately returnto the operator'spositionand shut off
the engine.Wait for ALL movingparts to stop beforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7. Toreadjustthe controlcable, loosenthe upperhex bolton the
augercable bracket.See Figure9.
8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecable tension).
9. Retightenthe upper hexbolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
Figure8
Figure9
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