Throttle Control; Drive Control/Auger Control Lock; Overhead Chute Directional Control; Primer - Craftsman 247.881730 Operator's Manual

THROTTLE CONTROL
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Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe
speedof theengine and will shutoff the enginewhenmovedintothe
STOPposition.
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Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyinto ___144
the engine'scarburet°rt° aid in c°'dweather [k, _"_'-_ 3" J starting.
RECOIL STARTER HANDLE
This handleis usedto manuallystartthe engine.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON
Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET
Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
and a 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
OIL FILL
Engineoil levelcan be checkedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill.
GAS CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to add gasolineto the fuel tank.
AUGER
Whenengaged,the auger bladesrotateand drawsnowintothe auger
housing.
CHUTE ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawninto theauger housingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
AUGER CONTROL
The augercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe augerand startsnowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL LOCK
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CONTROL
The drivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop.
The drivecontrolalso lockstheauger controlso youcan operate
the chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterrupting the snowthrowing
process.If the augercontrolis engagedsimultaneously with the drive
control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol (on the left handle)
and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stop the
augersand wheeldrive.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrol beforechangingspeeds.
Failureto do so will result in increasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive
system.
OVERHEAD CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
/_CCHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
ADJUSTABLE
DISCHARGE CHUTETILT DISCHARGE
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The overhead chute directional control is located in the center of the
snow thrower between the handle panel and lower handle. To change
the direction in which snow is thrown, rotate the chute directional
control.
SKID SHOES
Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward
for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravelor
crushedrock surfaces.
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