Clean-Outtool; Tire Pressure - Craftsman 247.881701 Operator's Manual

Skid Shoe
Thesnowthrowerskidshoes areadjustedupwardat the factoryforshipping
purposes. Adjustthemdownward, i f desired, p riorto operatingthe snowthrower.
It isnot recommended t hat you operate this snowthrower on gravelas
it caneasilypickup andthrow loose gravel, c ausing personalinjuryor
damageto the snowthrower and surroundingproperty.
Forclose snowremoval o n asmoothsurface, r aiseskidshoes higheronthe
augerhousingto lowershaveplate.
Whenthe areato becleared isuneven, s uch asagraveldriveway, l owerskid
shoes onthe augerhousing to raisethe shave plate.
flOT£:Ifyouchoose to operatethe snowthroweron agravelsurface, k eepthe skid
shoes in lowestpositionfor maximum clearance b etweenthe groundandthe shave
plate.
Operating asnowthrower equippedwith steel skidshoesmay result
in damageto natural stonepavedsurfaces(e.g.sandstone,bluestone,
limestone).Forinformation on available polymerskidshoes, c all
1-800-4MY-HOME.
Toadjust the skid shoes
I. Loosen the four hexnuts (two oneachside)andcarriage bolts.Moveskid
shoes to desired position.SeeFigure 4.
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Clean-OutTool
Thechuteclean-out t ool isfastened to the top of the augerhousingwitha
mounting clip andacabletie at the factory.Cutthe cabletie before operatingthe
snowthrower.SeeFigure 5.
ChuteClean-out Tool
Figure5
Tire Pressure
Theproperinflation pressure isbetween 15 psiand20psi.Check t he tire pressure
periodically andmaintainequalpressure inbothtiresat all times.Excessive
pressure ( above20psi)maycause the wheel(tire/rim)assembly to burstwith
sufficientforceto cause serious injury. D onot over-inflatethetire. Use a manual
pumpor portableelectrictire inflator t o preventover-inflation. N EVER U SE ANAIR
COMPRESSOR.
Over-inflatingthe tire with excessive pressure(above20 psi) maycausethe
tire/rim to burst with sufficient forceto causeseriousinjury.
Figure 4
2. Makecertainthe entirebottomsurface of skidshoeisagainstthe groundto
avoiduneven wearon the skidshoes.
3. Retighten nutsandboltssecurely.
ShearPins
Apairof replacement a ugershear p insandbowtie cotter
pinsareincluded with yoursnowthrower.Storethemina
safeplaceuntil needed.
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