Craftsman 247881700 snow thrower

User Manual - Page 10

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Discharge Chute
1. Loosenthe wingknobon the upperchute,adjustchuteand chute
controlto desiredoperatingposition.
2. Tightenthewing knobon the upper chutemakingsurethe carriage
bolt iscorrectlypositioned.Referto Figure8.
Auger Control Test
iMPORTANT:Performthefollowingtest beforeoperatingthesnow
throwerfor the firsttimeandat the startof eachwinterseason.
Checkthe adjustmentof theaugercontrolas follows:
1. Whenaugercontrol isreleasedand in the disengaged"up" posi-
tion,cable shouldhavevery littleslack,but shouldNOTbetight.
Figure8
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Donot over-tightenthe cable.Over-tighteningmaypreventthe auger
fromdisengagingand compromisethe safetyof the snow thrower.
2. Ina well-ventilatedarea,startthe snow throwerengineas
instructedon page10underthe headingStartingEngine.Make
thethrottleisset inthe FAST
sure
position.
3. Whilestandingin operator'sposition(behindunit) engageauger.
4. Allowaugerto remainengagedforapproximatelyten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5. With the engine runninginthe FAST_ positionand the
auger
controlin the disengaged"up"position,walk to the front of the
machine.
6. Confirmthatthe augerhascompletelystoppedrotatingand
showsNO signsof motion
7. ifthe augershowsANYsignsof rotating,immediatelyreturnto
the operator'spositionandshutoff the engine.Wait for all moving
partsto stopbeforereadjustingthe augercontrol.
8. Loosenthe rearhexbolton the cableadjustmentbracket. See
Figure9.
f Adjustment "
Bracket
Auger Housing
Screws
Figure 9
9. Slidethe cableadjustmentbracketbackwardstakingup the slack
inthe augercable.
10. Retightenthe rear hexbolt
11. Repeatsteps2-6aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthas been
achieved.
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