Craftsman C950-52943-0 owner manual Operation, Cleara Cloggeddischargechute, Operatingtips

CLEARA CLOGGEDDISCHARGECHUTE

,_ WARNING:Handcontactwith the rotating impeller inside the dischargechute is the most common cause of

injury associated with snow throwers. Never clear or

unclog dischargechute with your hands, or while engine is running. Fingers can quickly become caughtand traumatic amputation or severe lacerationcan result.

o SHUTOFFTHEENGINE!

,,Wait10secondsto besurethatthe impellerbladeshavestopped rotating.

,' Alwaysuseaclean-outtool,notyourhands.

Aclean-outtool(A,Figure23)isattachedto eitherthehandleorthetopofthe augerhousingUsetheclean.-outtooltoremovesnowfromtheaugerhousing.

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OPERATION

OPERATINGTIPS

1.Mostefficientsnowthrowingis accomplishedwhensnowis removed immediatelyafterit falls.

2.Forcompletesnowremoval,slightlyoverlapeachswathpreviouslytaken.

3.Snowshouldbedischargeddownwindwheneverpossible.

4.Fornormalusage,setthe skids1/8 inch(3 mm)belowthe scraper

bar.Forextremelyhard-packedsnowsurfaces,the skidsmaybead- justedupwardto ensurecleaningefficiency.

5.Ongravelorcrushedrocksurfaces,theskidsshouldbesetat 1-1/4 inch(32mm)belowthescraperbar(see"AdjustSkidHeight"inthe MAINTENANCEsectionof this manual)Rocksandgravelmustnot. bepickedupandthrownbythemachine.

6.Afterthesnowthrowingjobhasbeencompleted,allowtheengineto idlefor afewminutes,to meltsnowandiceaccumulatedonthe

engine.

7.Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughlyaftereachuse.

8.Removeiceandsnowaccumulationandall debrisfromtheentire snowthrower,andflushwithwater(if possible)toremoveall saltor

otherchemicalsWipesnowthrowerdry..

9.Beforestartingsnowthrower,alwaysinspectaugersandimpellerfor iceaccumulationand/ordebris,whichcouldresultin snowthrower damage.

10.Checkoil levelbeforeeverystart.Makesurethe oil is attheFULL markontheoil fill cap/dipstick.

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