Craftsman 247.889720 Operator's Manual page 8

flOTE: R eferences to rightor left sideofthe snowthroweraredetermined from
behindthe unit in theoperatingposition(standing directlybehindthe snow
thrower,facingthe handlepanel).
Removing FromCarton
1. Cutthe corners of the cartonandlaythe sides flat on theground.Remove
anddiscard all packinginserts.
2. Movethe snowthrowerout of the carton.
3. Makecertainthe cartonhasbeencompletely emptiedbefore discardingit.
Assembly
Observe t he lower rearareaof the snowthrowerto besurebothcables are
alignedwith rollerguidesbeforepivotingthe handleupward.
a. Place the shift [everinthe F6position.SeeFigure 1inset.
b. Puffup andbackonupperhandleasshownin Figure 1.Asyouare
raisingthe handleupward,makesurethat bothendsof the center
cablearepositionedproperly in the brackets. Alignupperhandle
withthe lowerhandle.
c. Tighten handknobs securingupperhandleto lowerhandle.Remove
anddiscard anyrubberbands, i f present. T hey arefor packaging
purposes o nly.
Remove c otterpin, wingnut,andhexscrewfromchutecontrolhead and
clevispinandbow-tiecotterpinfrom chutesupportbracket. S eeFigure 2.
Insertchutecontrolrodinto inputof chutecontrol h ead.Pushrodasfarinto
the chutecontrol h eadaspossible, k eeping the holesin the rodpointing
upward. S eeFigure 3.
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