Choke Control - Craftsman 247.889720 Operator's Manual

Chute Assembly
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Auger Housing
Augers
Drive Control
__Oil _ilid Shoe
Shift Lever
Two=Way Chute Control (Joystick)
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_.. Auger Control
Gas
Recoil Starter
Handle
Oil Drain
:lectric Start
Button
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Electric Starter Outlet
Figure 16
Nowthatyouhavesetupyoursnowthrower,it'simportant to become acquainted
with itscontrols andfeatures.Refer t o Figure 16.
Shift [ever
Theshift leverislocated onthe right sideof the handlepanel.Place the shift
leverintoanyof eightpositions to controlthedirectionof travelandground
speed.Forward
Your s nowthrowerhassixforward(F)speeds. P ositionone(1)is the slowest
andpositionsix(6)isthe fastest.
Reverse
Your snow thrower h as tworeverse (R) s peeds. One (1)istheslower and two(2)R1
isthefaster. [I 2
,ey
6 Thekeyisasafetydevice.It mustbefully inserted i n Ii
5 orderfor the enginetostart. Remove t he keywhenthe
snowthrowerisnot in use. (_ O
4 NOTE: D onot turn the ignition keyinan attemptto start
3 the engine.Doingsomaycause it to break.
t 2 ChokeControl
activated by turning the rotary choke knob to the CHOKE
position. A ctivating t he chokecontrol c loses the choke
plate on the carburetorand aids instarting the engine.
RecoU Starter Handle
Thishandleisusedto manually startthe engine.
MeetsANSi S afetyStandards
Craftsman S nowThrowers c onformto thesafetystandard of the American National S tandards I nstitute(ANSI).
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