Auger Control - Craftsman 247.883981 Operator's Manual

ThrottleControl
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GasCap
Unthread the gascapto addgasoline to the fueltank.
OU Drain
Engine oil canbedrained throughthe oil drain.
Thethrottlecontrolislocated on the rearofthe engine.Itregulates the speed of the
engineandwill shutoffthe enginewhenmovedinto the STOP p osition.
Primer
Depressing t he primerforces fueldirectlyintothe engine's carburetorto aidin
cold-weather s tarting.
0U Fili [ _,,_.J__ ,.
Engine oil levelcanbe checked a ndoil addedthroughthe
oil fill.
RecoilStarter Handle
Thishandleisusedto manuallystartthe engine.
ElectricStarterButton
Pressing t he electricstarterbuttonengages t he engine's electricstarterwhen
pluggedinto a 120V powersource.
ElectricStarterOutlet
Requires t he useof athree-prongoutdoorextension cordanda 120V powersource/
walloutlet.
Augers
Whenengaged, the augersrotateanddrawsnowinto the augerhousing.
ChuteAssembly
Snow drawninto the augerhousingisdischarged o ut the chuteassembly.
AugerControl
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CONTROL
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Theaugercontrolislocated on the left handle.Squeeze t he controlgripagainst t he
handleto engage the augersandstartsnowthrowingaction.Release to stop.
DriveControl/Auger Control Lock
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CONTROL
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Thewheeldrivecontrolislocated on the righthandle.Squeeze t he controlgrip
againstthe handle to engage the wheeldrive.Release t o stop.TheWheeldrive
controlalsolocksthe augercontrolsoyoucanoperatethe chutedirectional c ontrol
without interruptingthe snowthrowingprocess. If the augercontrolisengaged
simultaneously w ith the wheeldrivecontrol,the operator canrelease the auger
control(onthe left handle) andthe augerswill remainengaged. R elease b oth
controls to stoptheaugersandwheeldrive.
NOTE: Alwaysrelease the wheeldrivecontrolbefore changing speeds. F ailure to do
sowill resultinincreased w earon yourmachine's drivesystem.
Two-waychute Control"
Thetwo-waychute-pitch controlislocated on the left sideof the handlepaneland
is usedto control t he distance ofsnowdischarge fromthe chute.
Tochange the upperchuteangletocontrolthe distance that snowisthrown,
pivotthe leverforwardor backward.
Movethe leverforwardto pivotthe upperchutedownandreducethe
distance snowisthrown.
Movethe leverrearward to pivot the upperchuteupwardandincrease the
distance snowisthrown.
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CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
DISCHARGE
LEFT
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CHUTE TILT
DOWN
CHUTE TILT
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