Discharge Chute; Auger Control Test - Craftsman 247.881700 Operator's Manual

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: P erformthefollowingtest beforeoperatingthesnow
throwerfor the firsttime and at the startof eachwinterseason.
Checkthe adjustment o f theauger controlas follows:
1. Whenaugercontrol isreleasedand in the disengaged"up" posi-
tion, cable shouldhavevery littleslack, but shouldNOTbe tight.
Figure 8
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Donot over-tighten the cable.Over-tightening maypreventthe auger
from disengagingand compromise the safetyof the snow thrower.
2. Ina well-ventilated area,startthe snow throwerengineas
instructed on page 10 underthe headingStartingEngine.Make
thethrottleisset inthe FAST
sure
position.
3. Whilestandingin operator'sposition(behindunit) engageauger.
4. Allowaugerto remainengagedforapproximately ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several
times.
5. With the engine runninginthe FAST_ positionand the auger
control in the disengaged"up"position,walk to the front of the
machine.
6. Confirmthatthe auger hascompletelystoppedrotatingand
showsNO signsof motion
7. ifthe augershowsANYsignsof rotating,immediately r eturnto
the operator'spositionand shut off the engine.Wait for all moving
partsto stopbeforereadjusting the augercontrol.
8. Loosenthe rear hexbolton the cableadjustmentbracket. See
Figure9.
f Adjustment "
Bracket
Auger Housing
Screws
Figure 9
9. Slidethe cableadjustmentbracketbackwardstakingup the slack
in the augercable.
10. Retightenthe rear hexbolt
11. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthas been
achieved.
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