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Owner’s Manual
9 Horse Power
28” Two-Stage Wheel Drive
Snow Thrower
Model No.
247.888530
CAUTION: Before Safety
using this product, Assembly
ES
read this manual and Operation
follow all safety rules Service
and operating Maintenance
instructions. Español
Sears, Roebuck And Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179, U.S.A.
Visit our website: www.sears.com/craftsman
770-10057D
Printed in U.S.A.
(7/2000)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Content Page Warranty Information .........................................2 Service & Adjustment.........................................20 Safe Operation Practices ...................................3 Off-Season Storage ...........................................25 Assembly ...........................................................6 Trouble-Shooting ...............................................26 Operation ......................................................
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SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES This symbol points out important safety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate your snow thrower. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in personal injury. When you see this symbol—heed its warning. Your snow thrower was built to be operated according to the rules for safe operation in this manual. As wi
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hand in the discharge or collector openings. Use a by the snow thrower manufacturer. stick or wooden broom handle to unclog the Never operate the snow thrower without good visibility discharge opening. or light. Always be sure of your footing and keep a firm Take all possible precautions when leaving the unit hold on the handles. Walk, never run. unattended. Disengage the collector/impeller, stop Muffler and engine become hot and can cause severe the engine and remove the key. burn i
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HARDWARE PACK Lay the hardware pieces from the hardware pack on the figure here and you will have automatically sorted these according to the steps of the assembly procedure described later. (Only one unit of each hardware has been shown per group. The number in parenthesis indicates the total number of the hardware needed in that group.) Lock Washer(4) Flanged A E Hex Bolt (6) Nut (6) Hex Bolt (2) 1/4-20 1/4-20 x .75 Handle Tab(2) 5/16-18 x 1.75 (2) Hex Bolt Chute Flange Keeper (3) 5/16-
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ASSEMBLY Rear Right Chute Handle Panel Left Front Handles Shift Chute Rod Crank Electric Start Cord Figure 1 IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped with engine oil in c. Electric Start Cord the engine, but without gasoline. After assembly, see d. Two-piece Chute Crank Assembly OPERATION section of this manual for fuel selection e. Shift Rod and fill-up. f. Hardware Pack Assembly Tips: For easier assembly purposes, NOTE: To determine right and left hand sides of your remove the chute from the car
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Secure bottom hole in the handle to the snow Attach the handle panel to the handle with two thrower using 5/16 x .75" hex bolt and lock carriage bolts, cupped washers (cupped side washer from the hardware pack (group A on against the handle panel) and hex nuts on each page 5 ). Do not tighten at this time. See Figure 2. side. Align the contour of the carriage bolt head with the handle. See Figure 3. You will find these Lock Washer & fasteners in the hardware pack (group B on Hex Bol
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Insert hex bolt through the upper chute crank Place the other 3/8 ID flat washer (from the bracket, handle panel support, and upper left same group of hardware) on the end of the chute handle. Secure the bracket using cupped crank and insert hairpin clip into hole at the end washer and hex nut. Make sure that the cupped of the chute crank. See Figure 7. side of the washer is set against the handle. Adjust the chute bracket so that the spiral on the chute crank fully engages the teeth
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Tighten all loose hardware on the handle Attaching Shift Rod assembly in the following order — first the four Place the shift lever in the sixth (6) speed. hex bolts at the bottom of the handle, then the Place the bent end of the shift rod into the hole in carriage bolts and lastly the hex bolts on the rear the shift arm assembly. See Figure 11. Secure with of the handle panel. 5/16 flat washer and hairpin clip from group D of the hardware pack. Attaching Clutch Cables Thread
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Place the cable barrel fitting into the hole in the trigger. You can find the triggers and associated Trigger Cable hardware in group H of the hardware pack. See Cable Tie Figure 12. Trigger Assembly Inner Cable Trigger Housing Cable Figure 14 Secure the left turn trigger cable to the lower Barrel handle using the other cable tie. Make sure to Slot Fitting Cable snaps in at route the cable tie below the auger drive cable this end so that when the trigger cable is secured by the
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Skid Shoe Final Adjustments The space between the shave plate and the ground Auger Control can be adjusted. For close snow removal, place skid shoes in the low position. Use middle or high position To check the adjustment of the auger control, when area to be cleared is uneven. push forward the left hand clutch grip until the NOTE: It is not recommended that you operate this rubber bumper is compressed. There should be snow thrower on gravel as loose gravel can be easily slack in the
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OPERATION Knowing Your Snow Thrower Read this owner’s manual and safety rules before operating your snow thrower. Compare WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES illustration below with your snow thrower to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. The operation of any snow thrower can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, FORESIGHT IS BETTER which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses for ope
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Chute Distance Control Lever Operating Controls (See Figure 17.) The distance that snow is thrown can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the chute assembly. Push the Chute Crank chute distance control lever forward to move the The chute crank is located on the left hand side of the upper chute down and decrease the distance. Pull the snow thrower. To change the direction in which snow lever back toward the rear to move the upper chute up is thrown, turn chute crank as follows: and
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To avoid engine problems, the fuel system should be Determine whether your house wiring is a three- emptied before storage for 30 days or longer. Drain the wire grounded system. Ask a licensed gas tank, start the engine and let it run until the fuel electrician if you are not certain. lines and carburetor are empty. Use fresh fuel next sea- WARNING: If your house wiring system is son. See storage Instructions for additional information. not a three-wire grounded system, do not use Never u
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Make sure that the auger drive and the traction As the engine warms up and begins to operate drive levers are in the disengaged RELEASED evenly, rotate the choke knob slowly to OFF position. position. If the engine falters, return to FULL Move throttle control lever to FAST position. choke, then slowly move to OFF choke position. Remove the keys from the plastic bag. Push key Allow the engine to warm up for a few minutes into the ignition slot. Make sure it snaps into because the
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WARNING: To stop the auger, both levers Discharge snow downwind whenever possible. must be released. Slightly overlap each previous swath. Set the skid shoes 1/4" below the scraper bar for normal usage. The skid shoes may be adjusted upward for hard-packed snow. To Throw Snow NOTE: It is not recommended that you operate this CAUTION: Check the area to be cleared for foreign snow thrower on gravel as loose gravel can be easily objects. Remove, if any. picked up and thrown by the auger
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MAINTENANCE All adjustments in the Service and Adjustments General Recommendations section of this manual should be checked at Always observe safety rules when performing least once each season. any maintenance. Follow the maintenance schedule given below. The warranty on this snow thrower does not Periodically check all fasteners and make sure cover items that have been subjected to these are tight. operator abuse or negligence. To receive full value from the warranty, operat
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Lubrication Check V-belts For a view of the lubrication points on the snow Follow the instructions below to check the condition thrower, see Figure 19. of the drive belts every 50 hours of operation. Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the Sprocket Shaft engine by removing two self-tapping screws. Lubricate the sprocket shaft with grease at least Visually inspect for frayed, cracked, or once a season or after every 25 hours of excessively worn out belts. operation. Che
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When engine is drained of all oil, replace drain o plug securely. colder 32 F warmer Remove the dipstick from the oil fill. For location 5W30 of the oil fill, see Figure 17. Pour fresh oil slowly SAE30 through the plug. Replace dipstick. Check and make sure that the level of oil is up to Viscosity Chart the FULL mark on the dipstick. NOTE: Although multi-viscosity oils (5W30, 10W30 WARNING: Temperature of muffler and etc.) improve starting in cold weather, these multi- o o near
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SERVICE & ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Always stop the engine, dis- and the drive plate in all positions of the shift lever. connect spark plug wire and move it away from the spark plug before performing any With the traction drive clutch engaged, the friction wheel must contact the drive plate adjustments or repairs. (shown in Figure 30). Never attempt to clean the chute or make If adjustment is necessary, loosen the jam nut any adjustments while the engine is running. on the traction drive
