Discharge Chute - Craftsman 247.881701 Operator's Manual

Discharge Chute
2.
Loosen the wing knobonthe upperchute, a djustchuteandchutecontrolto
desired operatingposition.
Tighten the wingknobon the upperchutemakingsurethe carriage bolt is
correctlypositioned. R eferto Figure 8.
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AugerControl T est
IMPORTANT: Perform the following test before operating the
snow thrower for the first time and at the start of each winter season.
Check t he adjustment o f the augercontrolasfollows:
1. Whenaugercontrol i s released a ndinthe disengaged " up" position, c able
shouldhaveverylittle slack, b ut shouldNOT betight.
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Donot over-tighten the cable.Over-tighteningmay preventthe augerfrom
disengagingandcompromisethe safetyof the snowthrower.
2. Inawell-ventilated area,startthe snowthrowerengineasinstructed on
page10underthe headingStartingEngine. Makesurethe throttle issetin
the FAST_j_!t position.
3. Whilestandinginoperator's position(behindunit)engage auger.
4. Allowaugerto remainengaged forapproximately ten (10)seconds before
releasing the augercontrol.Repeat t hisseveral times.
5. With the enginerunningin the FAST 4 _1 positionandthe augercontrol i n
the disengaged "up"position,walkto the front of the machine.
6. Confirmthatthe augerhascompletely stoppedrotatingandshows NO signs
of motion
7. Ifthe augershows ANYsigns of rotating,immediately returntothe
operator's positionandshutoff the engine. W aitfor all movingpartsto stop
beforereadjusting the augercontrol.
8. Loosen the rearhexbolton the cableadjustment b racket.SeeFigure 9.
F i Adjustment
Bracket
Auger Housing
Screws
Figure 9
9. Slidethe cableadjustment b racketbackwards t akingup the slack in the
augercable.
10. Retighten the rearhexbolt
11. Repeat steps2-6aboveto verifyproperadjustment h asbeenachieved.
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