Craftsman 247889703 snow thrower

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Auger Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand followall
instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyoursnow
throweris operatingsafelyandproperly.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1. Whentheaugercontrolis releasedand in the disengaged"up"
position,the cableshouldhavevery littleslack. It shouldNOTbe
tight.
2. In a well-ventilatedarea,start the snowthrowerengine.Refer
to Startingthe Engineinthe Operationsection.Makesurethe
throttleis set in the FASTposition.
3. Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagethe augers.
4. Allowtheaugersto remainengagedfor approximatelyten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthisseveral
times.
5. With theauger controlin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the
frontof the machine.
6. Confirmthatthe augershavecompletelystoppedrotatingand
showNOsignsof motion.If anyaugershowsANY signof
rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff
the engine.Waitfor ALL movingpartsto stopbeforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupperhexbolt on the
augercablebracket.SeeFigure14.
8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9. Retightenthe upperhex bolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
Figure14
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