Craftsman 247888330 gas snowthrower

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ON / OFF SWITCH
Pressinto theON positionwhenstartingthe engineand willshutoff
the enginewhenmovedintothe OFFposition.
RECOIL STARTER HANDLE
Thishandleis usedto manuallystartthe engine.
ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON
Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource.
ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET
Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
anda 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
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NOTE:Alwaysreleasethewheeldrivecontrolbeforechanging
speeds.Failureto do sowill result in increasedwearon yourmachine's
drive system.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,the augersrotateanddrawsnowintothe auger
housing.
CHUTE ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawninto theauger housingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
GAS CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to add gasolineto the fuel tank.
AUGER CONTROL
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Theaugercontrolis locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol
gripagainstthe handleto engagetheaugersandstart snowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
TWO-WAY CHUTE CONTROL TM
The distancesnow is throwncanbe changedby adjustingthe angle
of the chuteassembly.Movethe chutecontrolforwardto decreasethe
distance,towardthe rearto increase.
CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
The chutedirectionalcontrol is locatedonthe left side of the snow
thrower.
Tochangethedirectionin whichsnowisthrown,crankclockwiseto
dischargetothe left andcounterclockwiseto dischargeto the right.
SKID SHOES
Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward
for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravelor
crushedrocksurfaces.
WHEEL STEERING CONTROLS
The left and rightwheelsteeringcontrolsarelocatedon the underside
of the handles.Squeezethe rightcontrol to turn right;squeezethe left
controlto turnleft.
NOTE:Operatethe snowthrowerin openareasuntil youare familiar
withthesecontrols.
HEADLIGHT
The headlightis locatedontop of the handlepanel.It maybe adjusted
bylooseningthe screwson eachside of the lighthousing,pivotingthe
lightupor down,and retighteningthe screws.
WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER CONTROL
LOCK
Thewheeldrivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe
controlgripagainstthe handleto engagethewheeldrive.Release
to stop.TheWheeldrivecontrolalso locksthe augercontrolso you
canoperatethe chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterruptingthe snow
throwingprocess.If theaugercontrolis engagedsimultaneouslywith
the wheeldrivecontrol,the operatorcan releasetheaugercontrol(on
the left handle)and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth
controlsto stop the augersandwheeldrive.
DRIFT CUTTERS
The drift cuttersare designedfor use indeepsnow.Theiruse is
optionalfor normalsnowconditions.
CLEAN-OUT TOOL
The chuteclean-outtool is convenientlyfastenedto the rearof the
augerhousingwitha mountingclip. Shouldsnowand ice become
lodgedinthe chute assemblyduringoperation,proceedas followsto
safelycleanthe chuteassemblyand chuteopening.
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