Throttle Control; Choke Control; To Start Engine; To Stop Engine - Craftsman 247.77013.0 Operator's Manual

ThrottleControl
ChokeControl
Figure11
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Whenmovingthrottlecontrol lever,be carefulof heatedsurfacesand
sharpedgeson mufflerguard.
TO START ENGINE
1. Attachspark plugwire and rubberbootto sparkplug.
2. The bag/chuteswitch buttonmustbe fully depressedbythe tip of
front tab on baghandleor blowerchute for engineto start.
3. Makesurebag/chuteswitchwire is connectedto engineand
groundedto mountingbracket.
4. Gas tank shouldbe filled3/4 to full beforestarting.
5. Movethrottlecontrolto START/RUN (Rabbit) _ position.See
Figure11.
6. Movethechokecontrol I'_'1 towardthe throttlecontrolto choke
the engine'scarburetor.(A warmengine maynot requirechoking.)
See Figure11.
7. Standingbehindthe unit, graspstarterhandleand pull ropeout
until youfeel a drag.
8. Pullthe rope with a rapid,continuous, f ull arm stroke.Keepa firm
grip on the starterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.
9. Repeat,if necessary,untilengine starts.Whenengine starts,
move chokecontrolgraduallyawayfromthe throttlecontrol.
10. If enginebiters, movechoke controlback towardthe throttle
controland repeatsteps7 through9. ,t',,_
11. ALWAYS keepthe throttlecontrolin the START/RUN
positionwhenoperatingthe YardVacuum.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow(turtle)_ position.
Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceengine speedbefore
stoppingengine.
2. Movethrottlecontrol leverto STOP or OFF position.
3. Disconnectsparkplug wireand groundit to the retainingpost to
preventaccidentalstartingwhilethe equipmentis unattended.
Figure12
Outer Flal
Figure13
inner
Flap
TO EMPTY BAG
1. Unhookbag strapsfromthe lowerhandle.
2. Unsnapbag clip from thetop of lowerhandle.See Figure12.
3. Graspbag handlewith one hand and pull lock rod on mounting
bracketwith otherhandtowardengineto release.
4. Lift bag off back of unit.
5. Twistthe two buttonson the back of the bagto unlockand empty
contents.See Figure13.Holdbag handleand bagclip while
emptyingthe contents.
6. Compressbagopeningand fold innerflap overopening.
7. Foldouter flapoverinner flapand insertbuttonson the bag
throughmetaloutlets.See Figure13.
8. Twistthe buttonsto lock bag.Placebag backonto unitas
instructedin the ASSEMBLY section.
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