Craftsman 247886911 snow thrower

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2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_" position.
3. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_1 position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto coverventhole in
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscover ventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfrom the engine.
Recoil Starter
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. Withthe throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) position,moveshift
leverinto oneof the six forward(F) positionsor tworeverse(R)
positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor thesnow conditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontroland bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snow thrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGERS
1. Toengagethe augersandstartthrowingsnow,squeezethe
augercontrolagainstthe lefthandle.Releaseto stop theaugers.
Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I_¢1 position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto coverventhole when
pushing.Ifengine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pullquicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart.Donot releasethe handleandallow it to snapback.
ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
To avoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoffafter useand
removekey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto help dry offany moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe keywill reducethe possibilityof
unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe key in a safeplace.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine.
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REPLACING SHEAR PiNS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins andcotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobjectorice jam, the snow
throweris designedso that the pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn,checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure16.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswithanythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/0EM PartNo.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto theaugergearboxor other componentsas a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnowthrower'sengineand removethe key priorto
replacingshearpins.
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