Throttle Control; Primer; Electric Starter Button; Drive Control/Auger Control Lock - Craftsman 247.88970 Operator's Manual

THROTTLE CONTROL
Thethrottlecontrolis locatedon the rearof the engine.It regulatesthe
speedof theengine and will shutoff the enginewhenmovedintothe
STOPposition.
PRIMER
Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyinto
the engine'scarburetorto aid in cold-weather
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.
DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL LOCK
DRIVE
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.
FOUR=WAY CHUTE CONTROL
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OIL FILL
Engineoil levelcan be checkedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill.
GAS CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to add gasolineto the fuel tank.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the augersrotateand drawsnow intothe auger
housing.
AUGER CONTROL
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Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol
grip againstthe handleto engagetheaugersand start snowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
CHUTE DiRECTiONAL CONTROL
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The four-waychutecontrol
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panel.
* Tochangethe directionin which snowis thrown,squeezethe
buttonon the chutecontrol leverand pivotthe chutecontrol lever
to the rightor to the left.
* Tochangethe angle/distance which snow isthrown,pivotthe
chute controlleverforwardto tilt the chute downand backwardto
tilt the chuteup.
SKiD SHOES
Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward
for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravelor
crushedrock surfaces.
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