Craftsman 247.881732 User Manual

3. Movechoketo the CHOKEI,"1position(coldengine start). Ifengine is
warm, placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree times, makingsureto covervent holeinprimer bulbwhen
pushing.Ifengineiswarrn,pushprirneronlyonce.Alwayscoverventhole
whenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttontostartengine.Oncetheenginestarts,immediately
releasestarterbutton.Electricstarterisequippedwith thermaloverload
protection;systemwill temporarilyshutdowntoallowstarterto coolif
electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontroltoRUNposition.Ifthe
enginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeat half-chokepositionfor a
shortperiodoftime,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto RUNposition.
7. Afterengineisrunning,disconnectpowercordfromelectricstarter.When
disconnecting,alwaysunplugtheendat thewall outletbeforeunplugging
theoppositeendfromtheengine.
RecoilStarter
Donotpull the starter handlewhiletheengineis running.
I. Movethrottle controlto FAST(rabbit)_Ill position.
2. MovechoketotheCHOKE position(coldenginestart).If engineis
warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthreetimes,makingsureto coverventholewhenpushing.
If engineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscoverventholewhen
pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthestarterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,thenpullquickly
andforcefullyto overcomethecompression.Donotreleasethe handleand
allowittosnapback.ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.Ifrequired,
repeatthisstep.
5. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontroltoRUNposition.Ifthe
enginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeat half-chokepositionfor a
shortperiodoftime,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation, neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththeenginerunning.Turntheengineoffafteruseand
removesafetykey.
StoppingEngine
Afteryouhavefinishedsnowthrowing,runenginefora fewminutesbefore
stoppingtohelpdryOFFanymoistureontheengine.
I. Movethrottle controltoOFFposition.
2. Removethesafetykey.Removingthesafetykeywill reducethepossibilityof
unauthorizedstartingoftheenginewhileequipmentis notinuse.Keepthe
safetykeyinasafeplace.Theenginecannotstartwithoutthesafetykey.
3. Wipeanymoistureawayfromthecontrolsontheengine.
ToEngageDrive
I. Withthethrottle controlinthe Fast(rabbit)_ II]l position,rnoveshift lever
intooneofthesixforward(F)positionsortwo reverse(R)positions.Selecta
speedappropriateforthesnowconditionsanda paceyou'recomfortable
with.
NOTE:WhenselectingadriveSpeed,usetheslowerspeedsuntil youare
comfortableandfamiliarwith theoperationof thesnowthrower.
2. Squeezethedrivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snowthrowerwill
move.Releaseit anddrivemotionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositiontheshiftlever(changespeedsordirectionoftravel)
withoutfirst releasingthedrivecontrolandbringingthe snowthrowerto a
completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematureweartothesnowthrower'sdrive
system.
ToEngageAuger
Toengagetheaugerandstartthrowingsnow,squeezetheaugercontrol
againsttheleft handle.Releasetostoptheauger.
Replacing Shear Pins
Eachaugerbladeissecuredtothespiralshaftwith ashearpinandbow-tieclip.If
anaugerbladestrikesaforeignobjector icejam,thepinwill shearoff toprevent
damageto theblade.Ifanaugerbladedoesnotturn,checkto seeif itspinhas
shearedoff. SeeFigure14.
NEVERreplacetheauger shearpins withanything otherthan SearsModel#
88389orOEMPartNo.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.Anydamageto
theauger gearboxor other componentsasa result offailing to dosowill
NOTbecoveredbyyoursnowthrower'swarranty.
AlwaysturnOFFthesnowthrower'sengineand removethesafetykey
priorto replacingshearpins.
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Craftsman 247.881732 Specifications

General

Brand	Craftsman
Model	247.881732
Category	Snow Blower
Language	English