Clean-Out Tool; Final Adjustments - Craftsman 247.885550 Operator's Manual

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Skid Shoe
Thespace between theshave plateandtheground canbeadjusted. Refer
toFigure 5 onpage8forlocation ofshave plateandskidshoes. F orclose
snow removal, place skidshoes in lowpositionWhen areatobe cleared is
uneven, placeskidshoes inthemiddle orhigh position_ SeeFigure 4
NOTE:Operation of thissnowthrower o n gravel i snotrecommended a s
loosegravel c anbeeasily picked up andthrown bytheauger causing
personal i njuryor damage tothesnowthrowerIf youhavetooperate it
on gravel, k eepskidshoein highest p osition for maximum clearance.
1. Adjust s kidshoes by loosening t wonutsandcaniage bolts on each
skid shoe,andmoving skidshoetothedesired position, SeeFigure 4.
2. Make certaintheentirebottomsurfaceof skidshoeis againstthe
ground toavoiduneven wearon theskid shoes
3 Tightennutsandboltssecurely.
Clean-Out Tool
Thistool h asbeen fastened w ithacabletietotherearoftheauger h ousing
forshipping p urposes Cutandremove cable tie
Final Adjustments
IMPORTANT:Checktheadjustments asinstructed andmakeany
finaladjustments necessary beforeoperating theunffCheckall nuts
andboltsfortightness.Failure to followlheseinstructions maycause
damagetounit..
Tire Pressure
Theproperinflation pressure is 20 psi Checkthetirepressure periodi-
rally andmaintain equalpressure in bothtires at all times.Excessive
pressure (wellabove20 psi)maycausethewheel(tire/rim)assembly
to burstwith sufficient forceto causeserious injury.. Donotover-inflate
thetire.Usea manual p umporportable e lectrictireinflatortoprevent
over-inflation. NEVER USEANAIR COMPRESSOR.
Auger Control Test
IMPORTANT: Perform thefollowing testbeforeoperating thesnow
thrower f orthefirsttimeand atthestartof eachwinter season.
Checktheadjustment of theaugercontrolasfollows:
I Whenaugercontrolis released and in thedisengaged "up"posi-
tion,cableshouldhaveverylittle slack,but shouldNOTbe tight
Donotover4ighten thecable.Over-tightening m ayprevent t heauger
fromdisengaging andcompromise the safetyof thesnowthrower.
2 In a well-ventilated a rea,startthesnowthrowerengineasin-
structed on page10 under theheading StartingEngine Makesure
thethrottleis setin the FAST position..
3. Whilestanding inoperator's position(behindunit)engage auger.
4. Allowaugerto remainengaged forapproximately t en (10)seconds
beforereleasing theaugercontrol Repeat t his severa! t imes
5 Withthe engine runninginthe FAST_ positionandtheauger
controlinthedisengaged "up"pesitionTwalk tothefront o f the
machine
6 Confirmthattheaugerhascompletely stoppedrotating and shows
NOsignsofmotion
IMPORTANT: If theaugershows ANYsignsofrotating, immediately return
to theoperators position andshutofftheengineWait f oratlmoving paris
to stopbefore readiusting theauger control rableas shown on page14.
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