Replacing Shear Pins - Craftsman 247.88833 Operator's Manual

Recoil Starter
1. Rotatechoke controlto CHOKE Ill position.
2. Depressprimer.If it is 15°For higherpushprimertwo times,if
below15°F, p ushprimerfourtimes.
3. Pushrockerswitchto ONposition.
4. Graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowlypull the ropeout. At
the pointwhereit becomesslightlyharderto pull the rope,slowly
allowthe ropeto recoil.
5. Pull the starterhandlewith a firm, rapid stroke.Donot release
the handleand allowit to snap back.Keepa firm hold on the
starterhandleand allowit to slowlyrecoil.
6. Allowtheengine to warmup severalminutes,adjustingchoke
towardRUNposition.Wait untilengineruns smoothlybeforeeach
chokeadjustment.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Runenginefor a few minutesbeforestoppingto help dry off any
moistureon the engine.
1. Pushthe On / Off switchto the OFF position.
Do NOTmovethe chokecontrolto CHOKE IJl positionto stop
the engine.Backfireor enginedamagemayoccur.
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3.
Removetheignitionkey and store in a safe place.
Wipeall snowand moisturefrom thearea aroundthe engineas
wellas the area in and aroundthe wheeldrivecontroland auger
control.Also, engageand releasebothcontrolsseveraltimes.
TO ENGAGE WHEEL DRIVE
1. Moveshift leverintoone of the six forward(F) positionsor two
reverse(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snow
conditionsand a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usethe slowerspeedsuntil
youare comfortableand familiarwith the operationof the snow
thrower.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith two shearpinsand cot-
ter pins. If theauger shouldstrikea foreignobject or icejam, thesnow
throweris designedso that the shearpinsmay shear.If the augerswill
notturn, checkto see if the pinshavesheared.See Figure12.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan OEM
PartNo. 738-04155 replacementshearpins.Any damageto the
augergearboxor othercomponentsas a resultof failingto do sowill
NOTbe coveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnow thrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
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Figure12
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2. Squeezethe wheeldrivecontrolagainstthe handlethe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit and drivemotionwill stop.
NOTE: NEVERrepositionthe shift lever(changespeedsor direction
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe wheeldrivecontroland bringing
the snowthrowerto a completestop.Doingso will result in premature
wearto the snowthrower'sdrive system.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersand start throwingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stop the augers.
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