Stopping The Engine; To Engage Drive; To Engage Auger; Replacing Shear Pins - Craftsman 247.881720 Operator's Manual

2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_T position.
3. Movechoketo the CHOKE IJl position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole in
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscover venthole whenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. 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 chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeend from the engine.
Recoil Starter
Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe engine running.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_¢1position(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 it beginsto resist,then
pull quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Do
not releasethe handleand allowit to snapback.Returnrope
SLOWLY to original position.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 chokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoid unsupervised engineoperation,neverleavethemachine
unattended with the enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removekey.
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 the throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) '_ position,move
shiftleverintoone of thesix forward(F) positionsor two reverse
(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditions
and a paceyou'recomfortable with.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit and 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
Eachauger blade is securedto the spiralshaftwith a shearpin and
bow-tieclip. If an auger bladestrikesa foreignobject or icejam, the
pin willshearoff to preventdamageto the blade.If an auger blade
does notturn, checkto see if its pin has shearedoff. See Figure11.
NEVERreplacethe auger shearpinswith anythingotherthanSears
SKU#88389/0EM Part No. 738-04124A replacementshearpins.
Anydamageto the augergearboxor othercomponents as a resultof
[fa ng to do so w NOTbe coveredby yoursnow throwers warranty.
Alwaysturnoff the snowthrower'sengineand removethe key prior to
replacingshearpins.
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