Before Stopping; To Stop The Snow Thrower - Craftsman 247.885550 Operator's Manual

7, Asthe enginewarms, slowlyrotate(left)thechokecontrolto the
OFFposition if the engine falters,quicklyrotatethechokecontrol
backto the FULL IJl position andthenslowlyintotheOFF
positionagain
NOTE:Allowthe engine to warm up for a fewminutesafterstarting
Theengine will notdevelop full poweruntilit reaches operating
temperatures,
Before Stopping
1.. Runengine fora fewminutes tohelpdryoff anymoisture on engine
2 Toavoidpossible freeze-up of thestarter, f ollow thesesteps:
Recoil Starter
a Withthe engine running,pullthe starterropewitha rapid,
continuous full armstrokethreeor fourtimes
To Stop The Snow Thrower
1. Tostopthe wheels, release thedrivecontrol.
2 Tostopthrowing snow,releasetheaugercontrol.
3. Toslopengine, pushthrottle c ontrolleverto OFF _ andpull out
thekey Do notturnkey
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t50° E Avoidtheseareas
Clearing The Snow
CAUTION: C hecktheareato be clearedforforeignobjects_ Remove
foreignobjects,ifany
1 Startthe engine following startinginstructions.
2 Allowthe enginetowarmupfor a fewminutesasthe engine will
notdevelop full power u ntilit reaches operating temperature.
3. Rotatethechuteassembly to thedesireddirection, a wayfrom
bystanders and/orbuildings
4 Making certainnobystanders or obstacles areinfrontof theunit,
squeeze the augercontrolcompielety against t heupperhandleto
fully engage theaugers.
5 Whilethe augercontrolis engaged, s queeze the drivecontrol
completely against t he upperhandletoengagethewheelsDonot
=feather" theddveconlrol_
6 Asthesnowthrower startsto move,maintain a firmholdon the
handle,andguidethe snowthroweralongthepathto be cleared
7 Release theaugerand drivecontrolstostopthe snowthrowing
actionand forward motion
NOTE:Yourunitis equipped wilha clutchin thetransmission.. If the
wheelsstopturningwhiletryingto discharge largevolumesofsnow,
immediately d isengage the drivecontrolandallowtherotatingaugers
to discharge snow fromthehousing.Reduce theclearingwidthand
continue operation.
8 On eachsucceeding pass, r eadjust t he chuteassembly to the
desiredpositionandslightlyoverlap thepreviously clearedpath
Positioning Discharge Chute
Loosen thechuteknobandpivot u pperchute to desired position.. Tighten
thechuteknobmaking surethecarriage boltiscorrectly positioned
Rotatechute handletodesiredoperatingposition
Donot lift thesnowthroweratanytimebythechutehandle..
Operating Tips
1. Formostefficient s nowremoval, remove snow immediately a fter itfalls.
2.. Discharge snowdownwind whenever possibleSlightlyoverlap
eachprevious path
3 Settheskidshoes1/4"belowtheshaveplatefor normal u sage
The skidshoesmaybe adjusted upwardforhard-packed snow.
NOTE:it is netrecommended t hatyouoperatethissnowthrower on
gravelasloosegravel c anbe easilypickedup andthrownbythe auger
causingpersonal i njuryandtordamagetothesnowthrower
4 If for somereason,youhaveto operatethesnowthroweron gravel,
keepthe skidshoein the highest p osition for maximum clearance
between thegroundandtheshaveplate.
5. Cfeanthesnow thrower thoroughly aftereachuse
Cleaning The Chute Assembly
The clean-out t oolis conveniently f astenedtotheauger housingwitha
mounting clip,
Whensnowand icecollectin thechuteassembly duringoperation,
usethis toolto safelycleanthechuteand chuteopening Follow the
stepsbelowtooperateit..
Stopengineby moving throttleleverto stop_ position and wait f or
all movingpartsto stopbeforeusingthe clean-out t ool.
1 Release bothauger and drivecontrols
2 Stoplhe engineby moving throttle leverto stop_ position
3 Remove theclean-out t oolfrom theclipwhichsecures it to the rear
ofthe augerhousing.
4. Usethe shovel-shaped e ndoftheclean-outtool t o dislodgeand
scoopanysnowandicewhich hasformedin andnearthe chute
assembly
Neveruseyourhandstocleansnowandicefromthechuteassembty 1
I or augerhousng_ 1
5 Re-fasten theclean-out t ool,withthehandleon therightsideofthe
housing, t o themounting cliponthe augerhousingYoucanstart
operating yoursnowthrower now
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