Unpacking; Attaching The Upper Chute; Assembling The Handle - Craftsman 247.886510 Owner's Manual

23" - 5 h.p. dual stage snow thrower
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Upper
Chute
FIGURE 3.
Upper
Hand
Knob
5/16"
Carria
Bolt 2"
Long
Ri
Hand
Lower
Handle
FIGURE 4.
Carriage
Bolts 21/2"
Long
Knob
5/16" Cupped
Washer
Left
washer_ k_-..-Hand
5/16" Hex_.\
Lower
Nut
_
Hex Bolt 2" Long
318"
d Washer
Loosen
Screw
UNPACKING
1. Cut the four corners of the carton from top to bot-
tom. Lay the panels flat on the ground.
2. Remove all packing inserts. Make certain all loose
parts and literature have been removed before
discarding the inserts or carton.
3. Pull the snow thrower out of the carton.
ATTACHING
THE UPPER CHUTE
The snow thrower has been shipped with the upper
chute pivoted all the way down for shipping purposes.
-.,_----See figure 3.
1, Remove the hand knob, cupped washer, fiat
washer and carriage bolt from the upper chute.
2. Pivot the upper chute up so there is no gap bet-
ween the upper and lower chute. See figure 3, in-
set. Secure with hardware just removed.
ASSEMBLING
THE HANDLE
1. Preassemble the upper and lower handles to the
.d------handle
panel as shown in figure 4.
A. Secure the top holes in the upper and lower
handles to the handle panel using two carriage
bolts 21/2" long, 5!16" cupped washers and
hand knobs. The head of the carriage bolts is
on the inside of the handle panel. Cupped side
of washers go against the upper handle. Do not
tighten the hand knobs at this time.
B. Secure the lower hole in the right hand side of
upper and lower handles to the handle panel
using carriage
bolt 2" long, 5/16"
cupped
washer and hex nut. The head of the carriage
bolt is on the outside of the handle. Cupped
side of washer goes against the handle panel.
Do not tighten at this time.
C. Leave lower hole on left side of upper and lower
handles and handle panel open.
I_NOTE
All three bolts go through both the upper
and lower handles.
FIGURE 5.
2. Attach the handle assembly to the unit as follows.
A. Loosen one self-tapping
screw and cupped
.washer on each side of the unit. See figure 5.
A 9/16" or adjustable wrench is required.
B. Slide the slotted end of the handles under the
cupped washers.
C. Secure the upper hole in the handles with 318"
cupped washers and 2" long hex bolts. Cup-
ped side of washers go against the handles. Do
not tighten at this time.

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