Craftsman 247.883981 Operator's Manual page 7

NOTE: R eferences to rightor leftsideofthe snowthroweraredetermined from the
operatingpositionlookingforwardto the front ofthe machine.
RemovingFrom(:rate
1. Remove s crews fromthe bottomof the cratesecuring the sides, a ndendsof
the shipping crate.
2. Lift off the top off of the crateandsetout of the wayof the assembly a rea.
3. Remove a nddiscard plasticbagthat covers unit.
4. Remove a nyloosepartsincluded with unit (e.g.,Operator's M anual, e tc.).
5. Push downon the lowerhandleandpull unit backout ofcrate.
6. Makecertainthe cratehasbeen completely emptiedbeforediscarding it.
Assembly
a.
b.
Makecertainthe springs at the lowerendof the augeranddrive
cables aresecurely hookedintotheir respective actuator
brackets before pivotingthe handleupward. R eferto Figure 14.
Place thespeed selector s hift leverinthe F6position.
Cutthe cabletiesecuring the two piecechutecrankto the
lowerhandle.The cabletie is usedforshippingpurposes.
Remove t he upperwingknobandcarriage bolt from each
sideofthe lowerhandle.Pullupon upperhandle asshown
in Figure 1.Alignupperhandlewith the lowerhandle.Again,
makecertainthe springs at the lowerendof the augerand
drivecables aresecurely hookedinto theirrespective
actuatorbrackets. Also,remove anyrubberbands securing
the cables to thewing nuts.
Figure 1
2. a. Secure the supportbracket, u pperhandleandlower handle with the
two wingknobsandcarriage boltsremoved earlier.See Figure 2.
b. Tightenthe twowing knobsalready installedinthe upper
holesto firmly secure the upperhandleandsupporttubes.
SeeFigure 2.
NOTE: If the full rangeof speeds (forwardandreverse) c annot beachieved, referto
the "MakingAdjustments" s ection.
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3.
F"
Remove t he hairpinclip fromthe spiralcontrol a sshowninA of
of Figure 3.
Insertthe chutedirectional c ontrol r odinto the fitting on the spiral c ontrol
asseeninBofFigure 3.
Secure withthe hairpinclip previously removed. S eeFigure 3.
Figure3
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