Throttle Control; Primer; Recoil Starter Handle; Electric Starter Outlet - Craftsman 247.883961 Operator's Manual

Throttlecontrol
Thethrottle control islocated on the rear ofthe engine. Itregulates the speedof the
engine
and willshut offthe
engine
when moved into the STOP
position.
Depressing the primerforces fueldirectlyintothe _J' 444
engine's carburetor t o aidin cold-weather s tarting. 3X
Recoil Starter Handle
Thishandleisusedto manuallystartthe engine.
Electric Starter Button
Pressing t he electricstarterbuttonengages t he engine's electricstarterwhen
pluggedinto a 120V powersource.
Electric Starter Outlet
Requires t he useof athree-prongoutdoorextension cordanda 120V powersource/
walloutlet.
OUFill
Engine oil levelcanbe checked a ndoil addedthroughthe oil fill.
Headlight
Theheadlight i son whenever t he engineisrunning.
Auger
Whenengaged, the augerbladesrotateanddrawsnowintothe augerhousing.
WheelSteeringControls
Theleft andfight wheelsteeringcontrols arelocated onthe underside ofthe
handles. S queeze t he fight control t o turn right; squeeze t he left control t o turn left.
flOTE: O perate the snowthrowerinopenareas until youarefamiliarwith these
controls.
AugerControl
/ AUGER
CONTROL
Theaugercontrolislocated on the left handle.Squeeze t he controlgripagainst t he
handleto engage the augerandstartsnowthrowingaction.Release to stop.
DriveControl/Auger ControlLock
f DRIVE
CONTROL
Thedrivecontrolislocated on the right handle.Squeeze t he control g ripagainstthe
handleto engage the wheeldrive.Release to stop.
Thedrivecontrolalsolocksthe augercontrolsoyoucanoperatethe chute
directional c ontrolwithoutinterruptingthe snowthrowingprocess. Ifthe auger
controlisengaged simultaneously with the drivecontrol,the operator canrelease
the augercontrol ( onthe left handle) andtheaugerswill remainengaged.Release
both controls to stoptheaugersandwheeldrive.
NOTE: Alwaysrelease the drivecontrolbeforechanging speeds. F ailure to dosowill
resultinincreased w earon yourmachine's d rivesystem.
Electric Chute Control
ELECTRIC CHUTE
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
CHUTE TILT DOll
CHUTE
ROTATE
LEFT
CHUTE
ROTATE
RIGHT
Theelectricchutecontrol(Joystick) i slocated on the rightsideof the handlepanel.
Tochange the directionin whichsnowis thrown,movethe joystickto the
rightor to the left.
Tochange the angle/distance w hichsnowisthrown,pivot thejoystick
forwardto tilt the chutedownandbackward to tilt the chuteup.
Skid Shoes
Position the skidshoes based onsurface conditions. A djustupwardforhard-packed
snow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravel o r crushedrocksurfaces.
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