Craftsman 5.0 22 Snowblower Owners Manual

							  
5.0Horsepower 
22InchDualStage 
120V,ElectricStart 
SNOWTHROWER 
MODELNO, 
536,884791 
Caution: 
ReadandfollowallSafety 
RulesandOperating 
Instructionsbeforefirstuse 
ofthisproduct, 
SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A. 
F-O01070J07/27/99  
						

							  
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TableofContents2ServiceandAdjustments14-t6 
Warranty2Storage17 
SafetyRules2-4Troubleshooting18 
ContentsofShippingCarton4-5RepairParts20-26 
Assembly5-7EngineRepairParts27-31 
Operation8-12Spanish(Espa5ol)32-51 
Maintenance12-14PartsOrdedng,ServiceBackCover 
LIMITEDTWO-YEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANSNOWTHROWER 
Fortwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase,whenthisCraftsmanSnowThrowerismain- 
tained,lubricated,andtunedupaccordingtotheoperatingandmaintenanceinstructionsin 
theownersmanual,Craftsmanwillrepair,freeofcharge,anydefectinmaterialorwork- 
manship. 
IfthisCraftsmanSnowThrowerisusedforcommercialorrentalpurposes,thiswarranty 
appliesforonly90daysfromthedateofpurchase. 
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing: 
Itemswhichbecomewornduringnormaluse,suchassparkplugs,drivebeltsand 
shearpins. 
Repairsnecessarybecauseofoperatorabuseornegligence,includingbentcrank 
shaftsandthefailuretomaintaintheequipmentaccordingtotheinstructionscon- 
tainedintheownersmanual. 
WARRANTYSERVICEISAVAILABLEBYRETURNINGTHECRAFTSMANSNOW 
THROWERTOTHENEARESTCRAFTSMANSERVICECENTER/DEPARTMENTiN 
THEUNITEDSTATES.THISWARRANTYAPPLIESONLYWHILETHISPRODUCTIS 
INUSEINTHEUNITEDSTATES. 
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhich 
mayvaryfromstatetostate. 
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,D817WA,HeffmanEstates,IL60179 
Z_LookforthissymboltopointoutImportantsafetyprecautions.It 
ATTENTIONI!IBecomealert!ItYoursafetyisinvolved. 
Z_CAUTION:Alwaysdisconnectspark 
plugwireandplacewirewhereitcannot 
contactsparkplugtopreventaccidental 
startingwhensetting-up,transporting, 
adjustingormakingrepairs. 
IMPORTANT:Safetystandardsrequire 
operatorpresencecontrolstominimizethe 
riskofinjury.Yoursnowthrowerisequipped 
withsuchcontrols.Donotattempttodefeat 
thefunctionoftheoperatorpresencecontrol 
underanycircumstances. 
CaliforniaProposition65 
WARNING:Theengine 
exhaustfromthisproduct 
containschemicalsknownto 
theStateofCaliforniatocause 
cancer,birthdefectsorotherrepro- 
ductiveharm. means_ 
TRAINING 
1.Readtheoperatorsmanualcarefully. 
Bethoroughlyfamiliarwiththecontrols 
andtheproperuseofthesnow 
thrower.Knowhowtostopthesnow 
throweranddisengagethecontrols 
quickly. 
2.Neverallowchildrentooperatethe 
snowthrowerandkeepthemaway 
whileitisoperating.Neverallowadults 
tooperatethesnowthrowerwithout 
properinstruction.Donotcarry 
passengers. 
3.Keeptheareaofoperationclearofall 
persons,particularlysmallchildren 
andpets. 
4.Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingor 
falling,especiallywhenoperatingin 
reverse.  
						

							  
PREPARATION 
1.Thoroughlyinspecttheareawherethe 
snowthroweristobeusedand 
removealldoormats,sleds,boards, 
wiresandotherforeignobjects. 
2.Disengageallclutchesbeforestarting 
theengine(motor). 
3.Donotoperatethesnowthrower 
withoutwearingadequatewinterouter 
garments.Wearfootwearthatwill 
improvefootingonslipperysurfaces. 
4.Handlefuelwithcare;itishighly 
flammable. 
(a)Useanapprovedfuelcontainer. 
(b)Neverremovefueltankcapor 
addfueltoarunningengineor 
hotengine. 
(o)Fillfueltankoutdoorswith 
extremecare.NeverfUlfueltank 
indoors. 
(d)Replacefueltankcapsecurely 
andwipeupspilledfuel. 
(e)Neverstorefuelorsnowthrower 
withfuelinthetankinsideofa 
buildingwherefumesmayreach 
anopenflameorspark. 
(f)Checkfuelsupplybeforeeach 
use,allowingspaceforexpansion 
astheheatoftheengine(motor) 
and/orsuncancausefuelto 
expand. 
5.Useextensioncordsandreceptacles 
asspecifiedbythemanufacturerforall 
snowthrowerswithelectdcdrive 
motorsorelectricstartingmotors. 
6.Adjustthesnowthrowerheighttoclear 
gravelorcrushedrocksurfaces. 
7.Neverattempttomakeanyadjust- 
mentswhiletheengine(motor)is 
running(exceptwhenspecifically 
recommendedbythemanufacturer). 
8.Letengine(motor)andsnowthrower 
adjusttooutdoortemperaturesbefore 
startingtoclearsnow. 
9.Alwayswearsafetyglassesoreye 
shieldsduringoperationorwhile 
performinganadjustmentorrepairto 
protecteyesfromforeignobjectsthat 
maybethrownfromthesnow 
thrower. 
OPERATION 
1.Donotoperatethismachineifyouare 
takingdrugsorothermedicationwhich 
cancausedrowsinessoraffectyour 
abilitytooperatethismachine. 
2.Donotusethismachineityouare 
mentallyorphysicallyunableto 
operatethismachinesafely. 
3.Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunder 
rotatingparts.Keepdearofthe dischargeopeningatalltimes,m 
4.Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperet- 
I  ingonorcrossinggraveldrives,walks, 
orroads.Stayalertforhiddenhazards 
ortraffic. 
5.Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stopthe 
engine(motor),removethewirefrom 
thesparkplug,disconnectthecordon 
electricmotors,thoroughlyinspectthe 
snowthrowerforanydamage,and 
repairthedamagebeforerestartingand 
operatingthesnowthrower. 
6.Ifthesnowthrowershouldstartto 
vibrateabnormally,stopthe(motor)and 
checkimmediatelyforthecause. 
Vibrationisgenerallyawarningof 
trouble. 
7.Stoptheengine(motor)wheneveryou 
leavetheoperatingposition,before 
uncloggingtheauger/impellerhousin9 
ordischargegu=de,andwhenmaking 
anyrepairs,adustments,orinspec- 
tions. 
8.Whencleaning,repairing,orinspecting, 
makecertaintheauger/impellerandall 
movingpartshavestopped.Disconnect 
thesparkplugwireandkeepthewire 
awayfromtheplugtopreventacciden- 
talstarting. 
9.Takeallpossibleprecautionswhen 
leavingthesnowthrowerunattended. 
Disengagetheauger/impeller,stop 
engine,andremovekey. 
10.Donotruntheengineindoors,except 
whenstartingtheengineandfor 
transportingthesnowthrowerinorout 
ofthebuild=ng.Opentheoutsidedoom; 
exhaustfumesaredangerous(contain- 
ingCARBONMONOXIDE,anODOR- 
LESSandDEADLYGAS). 
11.Donotclearsnowacrossthefaceof 
slopes.Exercisecautionwhenchanging 
directiononsfopes.Donotattemptto 
clearsteepslopes. 
12.Neveroperatethesnowthrowerwithout 
properguards,platesorothersafety 
protectivedevicesinplace. 
13.Neveroperatethesnowthrowernear 
glassenclosures,automobiles,window 
wells,drop-offs,andthelikewithout 
dproperadjustmentofthesnow 
ischargeangle.Keepchildrenand 
petsaway. 
14.Donotovedoadthemachinecapacity 
byattemptingtoclearsnowattoofasta 
rate. 
15.Neveroperatethesnowthrowerathigh 
transportspeedsonslipperysurfaces. 
Lookbehindandusecarewhen 
backing.  
						

							  
16.Neverdirectdischargeatbystandersor 
allowanyoneinfrontofthesnow 
thrower. 
17.Disengagepowertotheauger/impeller 
whensnowthroweristransportedor 
notinuse. 
18.Useonlyattachmentsandaccessories 
approvedbythemanufacturerofthe 
snowthrower(suchastirechains, 
electricstartkits,etc). 
19.Neveroperatethesnowthrower 
withoutgoodvisibilityorlight.Always 
besureofyourfooting,andkeepafirm 
holdonthehandles.Walk;neverrun. 
MAINTENANCEANDSTORAGE 
1.Checkshearboltsandotherbolts 
frequentlyforpropertightnesstobe 
surethesnowthrowerisinsafe 
workingcondition. 
2.Neverstorethesnowthrowerwithfuel 
inthefueltankinsideabuildingwhere 
ignitionsourcesarepresentsuchas 
hotwaterandspaceheaters,clothes 
dryers,andthelike.Allowtheengine 
tocoolbeforestoringinanyenclosure. 
3.Alwaysrefertooperatorsmanual 
instructionsforimportantdetailsifthe 
snowthroweristobestoredforan 
extendedperiod. 
ContentsofPartsBag 4.Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstruc- 
tionlabels,asnecessary. 
5.Runthesnowthrowerafewminutes 
afterthrowingsnowtopreventfreeze- 
upoftheauger/impeller. 
/_kWARNING:Thissnowthrowerisfor 
useonsidewalks,drivewaysandother 
groundlevelsurfaces. 
Cautionshouldbeexercisedwhileusingon 
steepslopingsurfaces.DONOTUSE 
SNOWTHROWERONSURFACES 
ABOVEGROUNDLEVELsuchasroofsof 
residences,garages,porchesorothersuch 
structuresorbuildings. 
3-CarriageBolts,5/16-18xl.00In.5-Flatwashers11/32In.3-HexNylonNuts,5/16-18 
4  -OwnersManual(notshown) 
11-FuelStabilizer(notshown) 
1-WarrantyCard(notshown)__ 
2-PartsBags(notshown)II\\ 
*Non-AssemblyPartsarefoundinyourToolBoxlocatedII\\ 
ontopofyourbeltcover.DoII 
*2-SpareSpacersI 
2-5/16In.HsxNuts|/_1_ 
(__J*2-ShearPins 
__1_tatdehoMw°nt°rcC°a_dize)  
						

							  
Partspackedseparatelyincarton(notshownfullsize) 
2-IgnitionKeys 
(Attachedtoengineinplasticbag) 
1-CrankAssembly 
1-SnowChuteAssembly 
,4k 
CAUTION:Alwayswearsafety 
glassesoreyeshieldswhileassembling 
snowthrower. 
TOOLSREQUIREDFORASSEMBLY 
1-Knife(tocutcartonandplasticties) 
2-1/2inchwrenches(oradjustable 
wrenches) 
2-9/16inchwrenches(oradjustable 
wrenches) 
2-3/4inchwrenches(oradjustable 
wrenches) 
1-Pliers(tospreadcotterpin) 
1-Measuringtapeorruler 
Thefigurebelowshowsthesnowthrowerin 
theshippingposition. 
Thefiguretotherightshowsthesnow 
throwercompletelyassembled. Referencetotherightorlefthandside 
ofthesnowthrowerisfromtheoperators 
positionbehindtheunit. 
TOREMOVESNOWTHROWER 
FROMCARTON 
•Locateallpartspackedseparately(as 
shownabove)andremovefromcarton. 
NOTE:Placefuelstabilizerinasafeplace 
untilneededforstorage. 
Augerdrive 
lever 
Crank 
Assembly 
Chute 
Deflector 
LowerI]andle 
Clutch 
Cable 
Upper 
Assembly  
						

							  
•Removeanddiscardthepackingmaterial 
fromaroundthesnowthrower. 
•Cutallfourcornersofthecartonfromtop 
tobottomandlaythepanelsflat. 
•Cuttiessecuringtheclutchcontrolcable 
tothelowerhandleandlaycableback 
awayfromthemotorframe. 
•Standingatrear,tiltsnowthrowerforward 
andremovepackagingundermotor 
frame.NOTE:Becarefulnottopull 
augerdrivecablefrommotorframe. 
•Rollthesnowthroweroffthecartonby 
pullingonthelowerhandle.Caution:Do 
notbackovercable. 
•Removethepackingmaterialfrom 
handleassemblyandallplasticmaterial 
fromunit. 
NOTE:Ifthecableshavebecomediscon- 
nectedfromtheclutchlever,reinstaUthe 
cablesasshowninthefiguresbelow. 
ZFitting 
sApgegdriv_e!Augerdrive 
__gcable 
==_.)Augerdrive 
spnngcable 
TOINSTALLTHEUPPERHANDLE 
ANDCRANKASSEMBLY 
•Loosen,butdonotremove,thescrews, 
flatwashers,Iockwashers,andhexnutsin 
theupperholesofthelowerhandle,(see 
firstfigureonnextcolumn), Protective,. 
5/16Hex 
HeadNut_ 
5/16LockwasheP/ /UpperHandle 
Loosen,but 
donotremove 
5/16X2 
/Screw 
\ 
5/16 
Flatwasher 
•Raiseupperhandleintooperatingposi- 
tion. 
•Usingthehardware(screws,flatwashers, 
Iockwashers,andhexheadnutsfoundin 
partsbag),attachtheupperandlower 
handleinthelowerholes.Donottighten 
untilallscrewsareinplace(seefigure 
above). 
•Tightenfourhandleboltswith1/2inch 
wrench. 
NOTE:Makesurethecableisnotcaught 
betweentheupperandlowerhandle.Also 
makesurecableisnotwrappedortangled 
aroundhandles. 
•Removethe3/8nyloniocknutand 
flatwasherfromtheeyeboltassembly(on 
thechutecrankassemblyremovedear- 
lier)(seefigurebelow). 
•Installeyeboltthroughlowerholeinthe 
lefthandsideofthehandle(seefigure 
below). 
•Installthe3/8flatwasherandthe3/8ny- 
lonIocknutlooselyontheeyeboltas 
shownbelow. 
Upper 
Handle 
3/8Nylon 
Locknut 
Bolt  
						

							  
•Carefullyremovecotterpin,clevispinand 
drilledpinfromyokeendofcrankrod 
assembly(seefigurebelow). 
•Placeuniversaljointintoendofworm 
gearlininguplargeholes.Insertdrilled 
pin(ensureopeninginpinisinlinewith 
smallopeningsinuniversaljoint)(see 
figurebelow). 
•Placeyokeendofcrankrodaround 
universaljoint,liningupopenings.Insert 
clevispinthroughassemblyandsecure 
withcotterpin.Spreadendsofcotterpin 
withapairofplierstolockinplace(see 
figurebelow). 
•Tightennutoneyebolt,keepingeyein 
linewiththerodwhitetighteningthein- 
sidesecurely. 
CotterPin 
ClevisPin 
CrankRod 
Assembly 
JointPin 
Universal 
WormBracketJoint 
TOASSEMBLESNOWCHUTE 
•Turncrankassemblycounterclockwise 
untilitstops. 
•Locatethree5/16-18x1.00inchcarriage 
bolts,11/32flatwashersand5/16-18hex 
nylonnuts(foundinpartsbag). 
•Positionsnowchuteonsnowchuteflange 
andalignthethreeholesinthesnow 
chutewithholesinthesnowchuteflange 
asshowninnextfigure.NOTE:Youmay 
needtoturncrankassemblyinorderto 
installhardwareforchuteassembly. 
•Installcarriageboltsfrominsideofchute 
asshowninnextfigure,flatwashersand 
nuts. 
•Tightencarriageboltssecurely.Becareful 
nottoovertighten.Seenextfigure. 
•Turncrankassemblyclockwiseandmake 
sureallcarriageboltsaretight. Snow 
Chute Flatwasher 
HexNylon 
TOCHECK/ADJUSTCLUTCH 
CONTROLCABLE 
Thecontrolcable,seefigurebelow,at- 
tachedtotheaugerclutchlevermayneed 
tobeadjustedbeforeyouuseyoursnow 
thrower. 
Forinstructionsoncheckingoradjusting 
thecontrolcable,(seeToAdjusttheClutch 
ControlCableonpage14). 
AugerClutch_.Off 
Lever_,,_ 
ControlCable_..j 
/ 
,/CHECKLIST 
Beforeyouoperateyournewsnowthrower, 
toensurethatyoureceivethebestperfor- 
manceandsatisfactionfromthisquality 
product,pleasereviewthefollowing 
checklist: 
,/Allassemblyinstructionshavebeen 
completed. 
,/Thedischargechuterotatesfreely. 
,/Noremainingloosepartsincarton. 
Whilelearninghowtouseyoursnow 
thrower,payextraattentiontothefollowing 
importantitems: 
/#Engineoilisatproperlevel. 
/,/Makesuregastankisfilledproperly 
withclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline. 
•//Becomefamiliarwithallcontrols-their 
locationandfunction.Operatecontrols 
beforestartingengine.  
						

							  
Eo to] 
KNOWYOURSNOWTHROWER 
READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOUR 
SNOWTHROWER.ComparetheillustrationswithyourSNOWTHROWERtofamiliarize 
yourselfwiththelocationofvariouscontrolsandadjustments.Savethismanualforfuture 
reference. 
rDriveLever 
Primer 
Button Electric 
Starter 
Button 
Discharge 
IgnitionRecoil 
KeyStarter 
Handle 
ControlControl 
AugerDriveLever-Startsandstopsthe 
augerandimpeller(snowgatheringand 
throwing).Theaugerassistsintheselfpro- 
pelling. 
CrankAssembly-Changesthedirectionof 
snowthrowingthroughthedischargechute. 
ChuteDeflector-Changesthedistance 
thesnowisthrown. 
DischargeChute-Changesthedirection 
thesnowisthrown. 
IgnitionKey-Mustbeinsertedtorun,pull 
outtostop. 
ElectricStarterButton-Usedtostartthe 
engineusingthe120V.electricstarter. RecoilStarterHandle-Startstheengine 
manually. 
ChokeControl-Usedtostartacolden- 
gine. 
PrimerButton-Injectsfueldirectlyinto 
thecarburetormanifoldforfaststartsin 
coldweather. 
ThrottleControl-Controlstheengine 
speed. 
ShearBolt-Designedtobreak(toprotect 
themachine)ifanobjectbecomeslodged 
intheaugerhousing.Useofaharderbolt 
willdestroytheprotectionprovidedbythe 
shearbolt. 
Toolbox-Spareshearpinsandspacers 
arelocatedintoolbox. 
Thesesymbolsmayappearonyourunit.Learnandunderstandtheirmeaning. 
EngineEngineOffChokeOnFastSlowStopFuelOilPrimer 
StartRunButton  
						

							  
AugerDrive 
Clutch IgnitionKey 
inserttorun 
pullouttostop 
Z_CAUTION:Readownersmanual 
beforeoperatingmachine.Neverdirect 
dischargetowardbystanders.Releasethe 
augercontrolbarandstoptheengine 
beforeuncloggingdischargechuteorauger 
housingandbeforeleavingthemachine. 
Theoperationofanysnowthrowercanre- 
sultinforeignobjectsbeingthrownintothe 
eyes,whichcanresultinsevereeyedam- 
age.Alwayswearsafetyglassesoreye 
shieldswhileoperatingthesnowthrower. 
Werecommendstandardsafetyglassesor 
awidevisionsafetymaskforoveryour 
glasses,availableatCraftsmanRetail 
StoresorServiceCenters. TOCONTROLSNOWDISCHARGE 
•Turnthecrankassemblytosetthedirec- 
tionofthesnowthrowing. 
•Loosenthewingknobonthechutede- 
flectorandmovethedeflectortosetthe 
distance.Movethedeflector(Up)for 
moredistance,(Down)forlessdistance. 
Thentightenthewingknob(seefigure 
below). 
Knob 
HOWTOUSEYOURSNOW 
THROWER 
TOSTOPYOURSNOWTHROWER 
•Tostopthrowingsnow,releasetheauger 
drivelever(seebottomrightfigureonthis 
page). 
•Tostoptheengine,pushthethrottlecon- 
trolleverto•(Stop)andpulloutthe 
ignitionkey(seefigurebelow). 
NOTE:DoNotturnkey. 
ElectricStarter 
PrimerButton TOMOVEFORWARD 
•Pushdowntheaugerdrivelever(see 
figurebelow).Theaugerwillassistinself 
propellingtheunit. 
•Toreducetheforwarddrivemotion,push 
downonthehandle,liftingtheauger 
housing. 
AugerDriveLever 
/ 
Ignition 
Key 
Starter 
Handle TOTHROWSNOW 
•Pushdowntheaugerdrivelever(see 
figureabove). 
•Releasetostopthrowingsnow. 
Throttle 
ControlControl 
9  
						

							  
BEFORESTARTINGTHEENGINE 
•Ifthesnowthrowermustbemovedwith- 
outtheaidoftheengine,itiseasiertopull 
thesnowthrowerbythehandlesrather 
thanpushing. 
•Beforeyouserviceorstarttheengine,fa- 
miliarizeyourselfwiththesnowthrower. 
Besureyouunderstandthefunctionand 
locationofallcontrols. 
NOTE:Checktensionofclutchcablesbe- 
forestartingtheengine(seeToAdjustThe 
ControlCablesparagraphonpage14). 
•Besurethatallfastenersaretight. 
CHECKTHEOIL 
NOTE:Theenginewasshippedfromthe 
factoryfilledwithoil.Checkthelevelofthe 
oil.Addoilasneeded. WARNING:Experienceindicatesthatalco- 
holblendedfuels(calledgasoholorthose 
usingethanolormethanol)canattractmois- 
turewhichleadstoseparationand 
formationofacidsduringstorage.Acidic 
gascandamagethefuelsystemofanen- 
ginewhileinstorage.Toavoidengine 
problems,thefuelsystemshouldbeemp- 
tiedbeforestoragefor30daysorlonger. 
Starttheengineandletitrununtilthefuel 
linesandcarburetorareempty.Usethecar- 
buretorbowldraintoemptyresidual 
gasolinefromthefloatchamber.Usefresh 
fuelnextseason(seeStorageinstructions 
onpage17foradditionalinformation). 
Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner 
productsinthefueltankorpermanentdam- 
agemayoccur. 
TOSTOPENGINE 
•Makesuretheunitislevel. 
NOTE:Donotchecktheleveloftheoilwhile 
theengineruns. 
•Removetheoilfillcap/dipstick.Checkthe 
oil._OilFill/Dipstick 
.*% 
_,_)NOTE:Oillevelmustbe 
betweenfullandaddmark, 
•Ifnecessary,addoiluntiltheoilreaches 
theFULLmarkontheoilfillcap/dipstick 
(seefigureabove),Donotaddtoomuch 
oil, 
Forextremecoldoperatingconditionsof0°F 
andbelow,useapartialsynthetic0W30 
motoroilforeasierstarting, 
FILLGAS 
NOTICE:ENGINESWHICHARECERTI- 
FIEDTOCOMPLYWITHCALIFORNIA 
ANDUSEPAEMISSIONREGULATIONS 
FORULGEENGINES:Arecertifiedtoop- 
erateonregularunleadedgasoline.Include 
thefollowingemissioncontrolsystem(s): 
EM,TWC(ifsoequipped).Includeanyuser 
adjustablefeatures-thereforenootherad- 
justmentsareneeded. 
Fillthefueltankwithafresh,clean,un- 
leadedregular,unleadedpremium,orrefor- 
mulatedautomotivegasolineonly.DONOT 
useleadedgasoline.Besurethatthecon- 
taineryoupourthegasolinefromisclean 
andfreefromrustorotherforeignparticles. 
Neverusegasolinethatmaybestalefrom 
longperiodsofstorageinthecontainer. 
10 •Tostopengine,movethethrottlecontrol 
levertoO(Stop)positionandremove 
key.Keepthekeyinasafeplace.The 
enginewillnotstartwithoutthekey. 
TOSTARTENGINE(ElectricStarter) 
Besurethattheenginehassufficientoil. 
Thesnowthrowerengineisequippedwitha 
120voltA.C.electricstarterandrecoil 
starter.Beforestartingtheengine,becer- 
tainthatyouhavereadthefollowinginfor- 
mation: 
AkCAUTION:Neverrunengineindoors 
orinenclosed,poorlyventilatedareas.En- 
gineexhaustcontainsCARBONMONOX- 
IDE,ANODORLESSANDDEADLYGAS. 
Keephands,feet,hairandlooseclothing 
awayfromanymovingpartsonengineand 
snowthrower. 
WARNING:Temperatureofmufflerand 
nearbyareasmayexceed150°F.Avoid 
theseareas. 
DONOTallowchildrenoryoungteenagers 
tooperateorbenearsnowthrowerwhileit 
isoperating. 
/_CAUTION:Donoattempttoremove 
anyitemthatmaybecomelodgedinauger 
withouttakingthefollowingprecautions: 
•Releaseaugerdrivelever. 
•Movethrottlelevertostopposition. 
•Remove(DoNotTurn)ignitionkey. 
•Disconnectsparkplugwire. 
•Donotplaceyourhandsintheauger 
ordischargechute.Useaprybar.