Craftsman 247.881701 Operator's Manual page 12

Auger
Whenengaged, the augerrotatesanddrawssnowintothe augerhousing.
ChuteAssembly
Snow drawninto the augerhousingisdischarged o ut the chuteassembly.
ChokeControl
Thechoke controlaidsinstartingtheengine.For
informationon chokeusage, s eeStartingTheEngine laterin
thissection.
RecoilStarter & Starter Handle
Thismotorisfitted with arecoil a ctionpull startandamitten griphandleforeasy
access w hilewearingglovesor mittens.
Key
Thekeyisasafetydevice.Itmustbefullyinsertedinorder
forthe engineto start. Remove t he keywhen thesnow U ,v Ii
throweris not inuse.
flOTE: D onotturn the keyinanattemptto startthe engine, i_ 0
Doingsomaycause it to break.
Electric Starter Button
Pressing t he electricstarterbuttonengages t he engine'selectricstarterwhen
pluggedinto a 120V powersource.
Clean-OutTool
Neveruseyour handsto cleara cloggedchuteassembly.Shutoffengine and
remainbehind handlesuntil all moving parts havestoppedbefore usng
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clean-outtool to clearthe chute assembly.
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I/ _ Thechutedean-outtoolis conveniently f astened tothe rearof the augerhousing
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with a mountingclip.Should snowandicebecomelodgedinthe chuteassembly
duringoperation, p roceed asfollowsto safely cleanthe chuteassembly a ndchute
opening:
1. Release b oththe AugerControl a ndthe DriveControl.
2. Stopthe enginebyremoving the key.
3. Remove t he clean-out t ool from theclip whichsecures it to the rearof the
augerhousing.
4. Use the shoveFshaped endofthe clean-outtool todislodge andscoop any
snowandicewhichhasformedinandnearthe chuteassembly.
5. Refasten t he clean-out t ool to the mountingclip onthe rearof the auger
housing, r einsert t he keyandstart the snowthrower'sengine.
6. Whilestandinginthe operator's position(behindthesnowthrower),engage
the augercontrolfora fewseconds t o clearanyremainingsnowandicefrom
the chuteassembly.
Before Starting Engine
Electric Starter Outlet
Requires t he useof athree-prongoutdoorextension cord(included) a nda120V
powersource/wall o utlet.
Primer
startingPressing the primerforces fueldirectlyinto engine'Soperation I _'TP/_
carburetor t o aidincold-weather s tarting.Refertothe
instructionsinthe sectionof thismanual
forproperprimerusage. T heimage to the rightcorresponds
with the labelon the engineidentifyingthe primer.
Oil Fill
Remove o il capto addoil. Referto the Maintenance & Service s ectionfor checking
andaddingoil instructions.
Gasoline Cap
Remove g ascapto addfuel. Unitrunson regular g as.
NOTE: Thisunit mayincludeafuel plug,whichisonlyusedduringassembly t o keep
dirt anddebrisout offuel tank. Discard the fuel plugbeforefilling the fueltank.
ThrottleControl
Read,understand,andfollow all instructionsand warnings onthe machine
and inthis manualbeforeoperating.
CheckEngineOil
Theunit wasshipped with oil inthe engine.Check o il levelbefore eachoperationto
ensureadequate oil inthe engine.Forfurther instructions, r eferto the Maintenance
& Service s ectionof thismanual.
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2.
flOTE: B esureto check the engineona levelsurface with the engine
stopped.
Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstkkandwipethe dipstick clean.
Insertthe cap/dipstick into theoil filler neck,turn thecap1/4turn until fully
seated.
flOTE: O nsomeengines, a threaded cap/dipstick mayexistinstead ofa 1/4
turn capasdescribed a bove.Inthisinstance do not fullytighten the capto
check the oil level.Simply restthe caponthe threads to check for properoil
level.
Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstick. I fthe levelislow,slowlyaddoil (5W-30,
with a minimumclassification of SF/SG) until oil levelregisters betweenhigh
(H)andlow (L).
flOTE: D onot overfill.Overfillingwithoil mayresultinenginesmoking,hard
startingor sparkplugfouling.
Replace a ndtightencap/dipstick firmly before startingengine.
Thethrottlecontrolislocated on the engine.It regulates the speed of the engine
andwill shutoff theenginewhen placed in the Stop
position.
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