Craftsman 88690 Operation Manual - Page 13

Chute, Directional, Control

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RECOIL STARTER HANDLE This handleis usedto manuallystartthe engine. ELECTRIC STARTER BUTTON Pressingthe electricstarterbuttonengagesthe engine'selectric starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource, DRIVE CONTROL/AUGER f CONTROL LOCK ELECTRIC STARTER OUTLET Requiresthe useof a three-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included) and a 120Vpowersource/walloutlet. PRIMER Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyintothe engine'scarburetor to aid in cold-weatherstarting, OiL FILL Engineoil levelcan be checkedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill. GAS CAP Unthreadthe gascap to add gasolineto the fuel tank. AUGERS Whenengaged,the augersrotateand drawsnow intothe auger housing. The drivecontrolis locatedon the righthandle.Squeezethe control grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop. The drivecontrolalso lockstheauger controlso youcan operate the chute directionalcontrolwithoutinterruptingthe snowthrowing process,if the augercontrolisengagedsimultaneouslywith the drive control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol (on the lefthandle) and the augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stop the augersand wheeldrive. NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrol beforechangingspeeds. Failureto do so will result in increasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive system. CHUTE ASSEMBLY Snowdrawninto theauger housingis dischargedout the chute assembly. CHUTE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL f -\ CHUTE DiRECTiONAL CONTROL AUGER CONTROL DISCHARGE LEFT DISCHARGE ADJUSTABLE CHUTETILT \ Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol grip againstthe handleto engagetheaugersand start snowthrowing action.Releaseto stop. The chutedirectionalcontrol is locatedon left sideof the snowthrower. Tochangethe directionin which snowis thrown,turnchutedirectional controlas follows: * Crankclockwiseto dischargeto the left. * Crankcounterclockwiseto dischargeto the right. SKiD SHOES Positionthe skid shoesbasedon surfaceconditions.Adjustupward for hard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingon gravelor crushedrock surfaces. 13

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RECOIL
STARTER
HANDLE
This handleis usedto manuallystartthe engine.
ELECTRIC
STARTER
BUTTON
Pressingtheelectricstarterbuttonengagestheengine'selectric
starterwhenpluggedintoa 120Vpowersource,
ELECTRIC
STARTER
OUTLET
Requiresthe useof athree-prongoutdoorextensioncord(included)
anda 120Vpowersource/walloutlet.
PRIMER
Depressingthe primerforcesfuel directlyintothe engine'scarburetor
to aidin cold-weatherstarting,
OiL
FILL
Engineoil levelcan be checkedand oil addedthroughtheoil fill.
GAS
CAP
Unthreadthe gascap to addgasolineto the fuel tank.
DRIVE
CONTROL/AUGER
CONTROL
LOCK
f
Thedrivecontrol
is located
on the righthandle.Squeezethe control
grip againstthe handleto engagethe wheeldrive. Releaseto stop.
Thedrivecontrolalso
locks
theaugercontrolsoyoucanoperate
thechutedirectionalcontrolwithoutinterruptingthesnowthrowing
process,
if
the augercontrol
is
engagedsimultaneouslywiththedrive
control,the operatorcan releasethe augercontrol(onthe
left
handle)
andthe augerswill remainengaged.Releaseboth controlsto stopthe
augersandwheeldrive.
AUGERS
Whenengaged,theaugersrotateanddrawsnowintotheauger
housing.
NOTE:Alwaysreleasethedrivecontrolbeforechangingspeeds.
Failureto doso will resultinincreasedwearon yourmachine'sdrive
system.
CHUTE
ASSEMBLY
Snowdrawninto theaugerhousingis dischargedout the chute
assembly.
AUGER
CONTROL
Theaugercontrol is locatedon the left handle.Squeezethecontrol
gripagainstthehandletoengagetheaugersandstartsnowthrowing
action.Releaseto stop.
CHUTE
DIRECTIONAL
CONTROL
f
-\
CHUTE
DiRECTiONAL
CONTROL
\
DISCHARGE
LEFT
DISCHARGE
ADJUSTABLE
CHUTETILT
The chutedirectionalcontrol is locatedon left sideof the snowthrower.
Tochangethedirectioninwhichsnowisthrown,turnchutedirectional
controlas follows:
*
Crankclockwiseto dischargetotheleft.
*
Crankcounterclockwise
to dischargeto the right.
SKiD
SHOES
Positiontheskidshoesbasedonsurfaceconditions.Adjustupward
forhard-packedsnow.Adjustdownwardwhenoperatingongravelor
crushedrocksurfaces.
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