Craftsman 88830 Operation Manual - Page 13

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Use a middleor lowerpositionwhenthearea to be clearedis uneven,such as a graveldriveway. NOTE:If you chooseto operatethe snowthroweron a gravelsurface, keepthe skid shoesin positionfor maximumclearancebetweenthe groundand the shaveplate. Operatinga snowthrowerequippedwith steelskid shoes may result in damageto naturalstonepaversurfaces(e.g.sandstone,bluestone,limestone). Forinformationon availablepolymerskid shoes, call 1-800-4MY-HOME. Toadjustthe skid shoes: 1. Loosenthe fourhex nuts (two on each side)and carriagebolts. Moveskid shoesto desiredposition.See Figure14. 2. Makecertain theentirebottomsurfaceof skid shoeis againstthe groundto avoidunevenwearon the skid shoes. 3. Retightennutsand bolts securely. Auger Control J Figure14 Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand followall instructionsbelow.Performall adjustmentsto verifyyour snow throweris operatingsafelyand properly. f Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows: 1. Whentheauger controlis releasedand in the disengaged"up" position,the cableshouldhavevery little slack. It shouldNOTbe tight. 2. In a well-ventilatedarea,start the snowthrowerengine.Referto Startingthe Enginein the Operationsection. 3. Whilestandingin the operator'sposition(behindthe snow thrower),engagethe augers. 4. Allowtheaugersto remainengagedfor approximatelyten (10) secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthis several times. 5. With theauger controlin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the front of the machine. 6. Confirmthat the augershavecompletelystoppedrotatingand f show NOsignsof motion.If anyauger showsANY signof / rotating,immediatelyreturnto the operator'spositionand shutoff J the engine.Waitfor ALL movingparts to stop beforeadjustingthe Figure15 augercontrol. 7. Toreadjustthecontrolcable, loosentheupper hexbolt on the augercablebracket.See Figure15. 8. Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward to increasecabletension). 9. Retightenthe upperhex bolt. 10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen achieved. 13

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Use a middleor lowerpositionwhenthearea to be clearedis
uneven,suchas a graveldriveway.
NOTE:If you chooseto operatethe snowthroweron a gravelsurface,
keepthe skidshoesin positionfor maximumclearancebetweenthe
groundandtheshaveplate.
Operatinga snowthrowerequippedwith steelskidshoesmayresult
indamageto naturalstonepaversurfaces(e.g.sandstone,blue-
stone,limestone). Forinformationonavailablepolymerskidshoes,
call 1-800-4MY-HOME.
Toadjusttheskidshoes:
1.
Loosenthefourhexnuts(twooneachside)andcarriagebolts.
Moveskidshoesto desiredposition.See Figure14.
2.
Makecertain theentirebottomsurfaceof skid shoeis againstthe
groundtoavoidunevenwearontheskidshoes.
3.
Retightennutsandboltssecurely.
Auger
Control
Priorto operatingyoursnowthrower,carefullyreadand followall
instructionsbelow.Performalladjustmentstoverifyyoursnow
throweris operatingsafelyand properly.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1.
Whentheaugercontrolis releasedandin the disengaged"up"
position,thecableshouldhaveverylittleslack.ItshouldNOTbe
tight.
2.
In a well-ventilatedarea,start the snowthrowerengine.Referto
Startingthe Engineinthe Operationsection.
3.
Whilestandinginthe operator'sposition(behindthe snow
thrower),engagetheaugers.
4.
Allowtheaugersto remainengagedfor approximately
ten (10)
secondsbeforereleasingthe augercontrol.Repeatthisseveral
times.
5.
Withtheaugercontrolin thedisengaged"up" position,walkto the
front of the machine.
6.
Confirmthatthe augershavecompletelystoppedrotatingand
show NOsignsof motion.If anyauger showsANY signof
rotating,immediatelyreturntotheoperator'spositionandshutoff
theengine.WaitforALLmovingpartstostopbeforeadjustingthe
augercontrol.
7.
Toreadjustthecontrolcable,loosentheupperhexboltonthe
augercablebracket.SeeFigure15.
8.
Positionthe bracketupwardto providemoreslack(or downward
to increasecabletension).
9.
Retightentheupperhexbolt.
10. Repeatsteps2-6 aboveto verifyproperadjustmenthasbeen
achieved.
Figure14
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Figure15
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