Craftsman 247888460 gas snowthrower

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OIL FILL
Engineoillevelcan becheckedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill.
RECOIL STARTER HANDLE
Thishandleis usedto manuallystartthe engine.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON
Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagestheengine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET
Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
anda 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the augersrotateanddrawsnowintothe auger
housing.
CHUTE ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawnintothe augerhousingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
GAS CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to addgasolineto the fuel tank.
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DRIVE
CONTROL
WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL
LOCK
The wheeldrivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe
controlgrip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Release
to stop.The Wheeldrive controlalso locksthe auger controlso you
can operatethe chutedirectionalcontrolwithoutinterruptingthe snow
throwingprocess.Ifthe augercontrolis engagedsimultaneouslywith
the wheeldrivecontrol,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol (on
the left handle)and theaugerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth
controlsto stoptheaugersandwheeldrive.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethewheeldrivecontrol beforechanging
speeds.Failureto do sowill resultinincreasedwearon yourmachine's
drive system.
AUGER CONTROL
Theaugercontrolis locatedonthe left handle.Squeezethecontrol
gripagainstthe handleto engagetheaugersandstart snowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
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OIL DRAIN
Engineoilcan bedrainedthroughtheoil drain.
TWO-WAY CHUTE CONTROL TM
The distancesnow is throwncan be changedby adjustingthe angle
of the chuteassembly.Movethe chutecontrolforwardto decreasethe
distance,towardthe rearto increase.
CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
The chutedirectionalcontrolis locatedonthe left sideof the snow
thrower.
Tochangethedirectionin which snowis thrown,crankclockwiseto
dischargetothe leftandcounterclockwiseto dischargeto the right.
SKID SHOES
Positionthe skidshoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward
for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingongravelor
crushedrocksurfaces.
WHEEL STEERING CONTROLS
The leftand rightwheelsteeringcontrolsare locatedon the underside
of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrolto turn right;squeezethe left
controlto turn left.
NOTE:Operatethe snowthrowerin openareasuntilyouarefamiliar
withthesecontrols.
HEADLIGHT
The headlightis locatedon top of the handlepanel.It maybeadjusted
by looseningthe screwson eachside of the lighthousing,pivotingthe
light upor down,and retighteningthescrews.
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