Craftsman 536.8818 manual To Stop Your Snow Thrower, Can occur

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The operation of any snow thrower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, which can result in se- vere eye damage. Always wear safety glasses or eye shields while operating the snow thrower.

We recommend standard safety

glasses or a wide vision safety mask for over your glasses.

Manual before operating

_k ARNING: Read Owner's machine. Never direct dis-

charge toward bystanders. Stop the engine before unclogging discharge chute or auger housing and before leaving the machine.

TO STOP YOUR

SNOW THROWER

1.To stop throwing snow, release the auger drive lever.

2.To stop the wheels, release the traction drive lever.

3.To stop the engine, pull out the safety key.

CAUTION: To stop the engine, do not move the choke control to CHOKE

position. Backfire or engine damage

can occur,

TO CONTROL SNOW DISCHARGE

1.Turn the chute control rod to set the direction of the snow throwing.

2.Loosen the wing knob on the chute deflector and move the deflector to set the distance. Move the deflector (Up) for more distance, (Down) for less distance. Then tighten the wing knob (See Figure 10).

Wing Knob

igure 10

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HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD

1.To shift, release the traction drive lever (left hand) and move the speed shifter lever to the speed you desire. Ground speed is deter- mined by snow conditions. Select the speed you desire by moving the speed shifter lever left into the ap- propriate notches on the shift lever plate:

Speeds 1,2- Wet, Heavy Speed 3 - Light

Speed 4 -Very Light Speed 5,6 - Transport only

2.Engage the traction drive lever (left hand). As the snow thrower starts to move, maintain a firm hold on the handles, and guide the snow throw- er along the clearing path. Do not attempt to push the snow thrower.

3.To move the snow thrower back- ward, move the speed shifter lever right into first or second reverse and engage the traction drive lever (left hand).

IMPORTANT: Do not move the speed shifter lever while the traction lever is down.

TO THROW SNOW

1.Push down the auger driver lever (right hand).

2.Release to stop throwing snow.

TO USE WHEEL LOCKOUT PIN

1.The right hand wheel is secured to the axle with a klick pin. This unit was shipped with this klick pin in the locked position (through wheel hole). See Figure 11.

Klick Pin

2-Wheel

LockedDrive Position

Figure 11