Auger Control - Craftsman 247.881720 Operator's Manual

24" snow thrower
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2,
Makecertain theentirebottomsurfaceof skid shoeis againstthe
f
groundto avoidunevenwearon the skid shoes,
....
3.
Retightennutsand bolts securely.
Chute
Thedistancesnowis throwncan be adjustedby changingthe angle of
the upperchute.Todo so:
1.
Stopthe engineby removingthe ignitionkeyand loosenthe
plasticwingknobfoundon the left sideof the chuteassembly.
2.
Pivotthe chute upwardor downwardbeforeretightening thewing
knob.See Figure8.
Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand follow all
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyour snow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
Figure8
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1.
Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.See Figure9 inset.
Whentheauger controlis releasedand in the disengaged"up"
position,the cableshouldhavevery little slack. It shouldNOTbe
tight.
2.
In a well-ventibtedarea,start the snowthrowerengine.Referto
Startingthe Enginein the Operationsection.
3.
Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe auger.
4.
Allowtheauger to remainengagedfor approximately ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5.
With theauger controlin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the
front of the machine.
6.
Confirmthat the augerhas completelystoppedrotatingand
showsNOsigns of motion.If the augershowsANYsignsof
rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff
the engine.Waitfor ALL movingparts to stop beforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7.
Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupper hexbolt on the
augercablebracket.See Figure9.
8.
Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9.
Retightenthe upperhex bolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
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