Craftsman 247.88855 Final Adjustments, Adjusting Auger Control, Adjusting Traction Drive Control

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Final Adjustments

Adjusting Auger Control

•To check the adjustment of the auger control, push forward the left hand clutch grip until the rubber bumper is compressed. There should be slack in the clutch cable.

•Release the clutch grip. The cable should be straight. Make certain you can depress the auger control grip against the left handle completely.

•If adjustment is necessary, loosen the hex jam nut and thread the cable in (for less slack) or out (for more slack).

•Recheck the adjustment. Tighten the jam nut against the cable when correct adjustment is reached.

Adjusting Traction Drive Control

•To check the adjustment of the traction drive control and shift lever, move the weight transfer lever to the transport position (shown in Figure 18 on page 13) and the shift lever all the way forward to sixth (6) position.

•With the traction drive control released, pull the triggers up to the handle and then push the snow thrower forward to check that the tracks turn.

•Squeeze traction drive control against the handle and pull the starter. The tracks should turn.

•Now release the traction drive control and pull the starter again. The unit should not move.

•Before proceeding with adjustment, make sure that the spark plug is disconnected.

•If the traction drive control needs adjustment, loosen the jam nut on the traction drive cable and thread the cable one turn. Recheck adjustment and repeat as necessary.

•Tighten the jam nut to secure the cable when correct adjustment is reached.

NOTE: Cables are out of adjustment if augers continue to turn when auger clutch is released and/or machine continues to run when drive clutch is released. For more details, refer to the Service and Adjustment section.

Adjusting Skid Shoe

The space between the shave plate and the ground can be changed by adjusting the skid shoe.

•Return weight transfer lever to normal position before adjusting skid shoes.

•For close snow removal, adjust skid shoes higher to minimize gap between the shave plate and the ground.

•For snow removal from uneven ground like gravel, adjust skid shoes downward to create sufficient clearance between the bottom edge of the shave plate and the ground. See Figure 16.

NOTE: It is not recommended that you operate this snow thrower on gravel as loose gravel can be easily picked up and thrown by the auger causing an injury or damage to the snow thrower. However, if you do have to use the snow thrower on gravel, put the weight transfer lever to transport position.

•Adjust skid shoes by loosening the four hex nuts and carriage bolts and moving skid shoes to desired position. Make certain the entire bottom surface of skid shoe is against the ground to avoid uneven wear on the skid shoes. See Figure 16.

•Retighten nuts and bolts securely.

Skid Shoe

Hex Nut, Carriage Bolt

Figure 16

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