Replacing Shear Pins; Stopping The Engine; To Engage Drive - Craftsman 247.883960 Operator's Manual

Recoil Starter
Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe engine running.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)d_J_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I#1 position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when
pushing.If engine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
vent holewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil itbeginsto resist,then
pull quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart. Donot releasethe handleand allow itto snapback.
Returnrope SLOWLY to originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeintoRUNposition.
To avoidunsupervised engineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattended with the engine running.Turnthe engineoff after use and
removekey.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow
throwerwill move.Releaseitand drive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsor direction
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin premature wearto
the snow thrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGER
1. Toengagethe augerand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe auger
controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe auger.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins and cotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobject or ice jam,the snow
throweris designedso that the pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn, checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure19.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/0EM PartNo. 738-04124A replacement s hearpins.
Anydamageto theauger gearboxor other components as a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbe coveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
After youhavefinishedsnow-throwing, r un enginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto help dry off any moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFF position.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe key will reducethe possibilityof
unauthorized startingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe key in a safe place.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. With thethrottlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit)position,moveshift
leverintoone of the six forward(F) positionsor two reverse(R)
positions.Select a speedappropriatefor the snowconditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
Alwaysturn off thesnow thrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
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