Craftsman 247.889720 Operator's Manual page 13

The distance snow isthrown can beadjusted bychanging theangle oftheupper
chute. To doso:
2.
Stopthe enginebyremoving the ignitionkeyandloosen the plastic wing
knobfoundonthe left sideofthe chuteassembly.
Pivotthe chuteupwardor downwardbefore retighteningthe wingknob.
SeeFigure 14.
Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower, carefully readand follow all
instructions b elow. Performall adjustmentsto verifyyoursnowthrower is
operating safelyand properly.
Check t he adjustmentofthe augercontrol a sfollows:
1. Theaugercontrolislocated on the left handle.SeeFigure 15inset.When
the augercontrolisreleased andinthe disengaged "up"position,the cable
shouldhaveverylittle slack. I tshouldNOT betight.
2. Ina well-ventilated area,start the snowthrowerengine.Refer t o Starting
the Engine inthe Operation section.
3. Whilestandinginthe operator's position(behindthe snowthrower), e ngage
the auger.
4. Allowthe augerto remainengaged for approximately t en (10)seconds
beforereleasing the augercontrol.Repeat t hisseveral times.
5. With theaugercontrol i n the disengaged " up" position, w alkto the front of
the machine.
6.
Toreadjust t he controlcable,loosen the upperhexbolt onthe augercable
bracket. S eeFigure 15.
Position the bracketupwardto providemoreslack(ordownwardto increase
cabletension).
8. Retighten the upperhexbolt.
9. Repeat s teps2-6above to verify proper a djustmenthasbeenachieved.
10. Confirm that the augerhascompletely stoppedrotatingandshows NOsigns
of motion.Ifthe augershows ANY signsofrotating,immediately returnto
the operator's positionandshut off the engine.WaitforALLmovingpartsto
stopbefore adjustingthe augercontrol.
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