Removing From Carton; Before Assembly - Craftsman 247.885550 Operator's Manual

IMPORTANT: Thisunitisshippedwiththeenginefullof oft After
assembly, s eepage10forfueland oil details
Removing From Carton
t.. Cutthe corners of thecarton andlaythesidesflat on theground
Removeallpackinginserts.
2 Movethe snowthrower outof thecarton_
3 Makecertainthe cartonhasbeencompletely emptied before
discarding it
Before Assembly
'';1 Ill
Disconnect thesparkplugwire and ground itagainst theengine to
preventunintended s tarting J
NOTE;Reference to right,left,frontor rearof theunitisfromthe
operating position u nlessotherwise stated
Setting Up The Handle
1_ Cutthecabletiethatsecurestheupperhandle to thechute
assembly for shipping purposes
NOTE: Be carefuINOTto remove the three loosely fittedcableties
thatwill be utilizedlaterto secure cables
2. Loosenthewing knobonthe upperchuteandpivotthe upperchute
upwards asfaras itwiltgo_ Thentightenthewingknobonthe
upperchutemaking surethecarriageboltiscorrectly positioned.
Referto Figure1.
DO
NOTlift the snowthrower
by
the chute
handle
3 Loosenthewingknobandtabon eachsideof thehandle.See
Figure2
4. Beingcareful n otto bendor kinkthecables,holdbothcontrols
againstupper h andleandpull up asshownin Stept of Figure
2. Makesurethatthe upperhandle locksoverthe lowerhandle
andhandletabs alignwiththe handle.Youmayhavetocarefully
maneuver t heupperhandle toclearchuteassembly.
Becarefulnotto bendor kinkthecables.
5. Tightenthewingknobson eachsideof thehandle RefertoStep2
in Figure2
NOTE:The augercableroutesclown theleft sideofthehandlewhile
thedrivecableis routedacrossthetop ofthelowerhandleanddown
therightsideof thelowerhandle SeeFigure3
6 Removeprotective plasticsleeves fromupperand lowerhandles.
7 Threecabletieshavebeenusedtolooselytiethecontrol c ables
to the lowerhandle.. Position cabletiesnow,as in Figure3, and
tightento securecablesto thelowerhandle. T rimoff excess
materialofcableties.
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Figure i
Figure 2
Drive Cable
er Cable
Figure 3
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