Shift Lever; Key; Choke Control - Craftsman 247.881721 Operator's Manual

Drive Control
Shift Lever
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Auger Control
Gas Cap
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Chute Assembly
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Clean Out
Tool
Auger
Housing
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Augers
Oil Fill
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Muffler Recoil Starter
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Key
Skid Shoes
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Nowthatyouhavesetupyoursnowthrower,it'simportant to become acquainted
with itscontrols andfeatures.Refer t o Figure 10.
Shift Lever
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Theshift leverislocated onthe dashpanel.Place the shiftleverintoanyofeight
positions to controlthe directionof travelandgroundspeed.
Forward
Your s nowthrowerhassixforward(F)speeds. P ositionone(1)isthe slowest a nd
positionsix(6)isthe fastest.
Key
Thekeyisasafetydevice.It mustbefully insertedin
orderfor the enginetostart. Remove t he keywhenthe
snowthrowerisnot in use.
NOTE: D onot turn the ignition keyinan attemptto start
the engine.Doingsomaycause it to break.
ChokeControl
Thechokecontrolisfoundonthe rearofthe engineandis
activatedbyturningthe rotarychokeknobto the CHOKE
position.Activating the chokecontrol c loses the choke
plateon the carburetor a ndaidsinstartingthe engine.
Reverse
Yoursnowthrowerhastwo reverse(R)speeds. One(1)istheslowerand two(2)is
thefaster.
MeetsANSi S afetyStandards
Craftsman S nowThrowers c onformto thesafetystandard of the American National S tandards I nstitute(ANSI).
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