Craftsman 50 Hp Snow Thrower Owners Manual
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IMPORTANTMANUALDONOTTHROWAWAY OWNERS MANUAL MODELNO. 536.886540 Caution: ReadandFollow AllSafetyRules andInstructions BeforeOperating ThisEquipment 5HORSEPOWER 22DUALSTAGE SNOWTHROWER 120V.ELECTRICSTART ® ®Assembly OOperation OCustomerResponsibilities •ServiceandAdjustments ®RepairParts SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A.
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SAFETYRULES &CAUTION:ALWAYSDISCONNECTSPARKPLUGWIREAND& PLACEWIREWHEREITCANNOTCONTACTSPARKPLUG TOPREVENTACCIDENTALSTARTINGWHENSETTING-UP, TRANSPORTING,ADJUSTINGORMAKINGREPAIRS. IMPORTANT SAFETYSTANDARDSREQUIREOPERATORPRESENCECONTROLSTOMINIMIZETHE RISKOFINJURY..YOURSNOWTHROWERISEQUIPPEDWITHSUCHCONTROLS.DONOT ATTEMPTTODEFEATTHEFUNCTIONOFTHEOPERATORPRESENCECONTROLUNDER ANYCIRCUMSTANCES. TRAINING 1,Readtheoperatorsmanualcarefully°Be thoroughlyfamiliarwiththecontrolsandthe...
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SAFETYRULES 8,DOnotruntheengineindoors,exceptwhenstarting theengineandfortransportingthesnowthrowerin oroutofthebuilding.Opentheoutsidedoors; exhaustfumesaredangerous(containingCARBON MONOXIDE,anODORLESSandDEADLYGAS)° 9oDonotclearsnowacrossthefaceofslopes. Exercisecautionwhenchangingdirectionon slopes.Donotattempttoclearsteepslopes_ 10.Neveroperatethesnowthrowerwithoutproper guards,platesorothersafetyprotectivedevices inplace.. 1t.Neveroperatethesnowthrowernearglass...
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CONGRATULATIONSonyourpurchaseofaSears CraftsmanSnowThrowerIthasbeendesigned,engi- neeredandmanufacturedtogiveyouthebestpossible dependabilityandperformance Shouldyouexperienceanyproblemyoucannoteasily remedy,pleasecontactyournearestSearsService Center/DepartmentSearshascompetent,wetHrained techniciansandthepropertoolstoserviceorrepairthis unil PleasereadandretainthismanualTheinstruclionswill enableyouIoassembleandmaintainyoursnowthrower ]roperly,AlwaysobservetheSAFETYRULES/ MODEL...
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TABLEOFCONTENTS SAFETYRULES....................................................2,3 PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS..............................4 CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES.......4,15-!7 WARRANTY.......................................................................4 TABLEOFCONTENTS.............................................5 INDEX........................................................................................5 ASSEMBLY.............................................................6-9...
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CONTENrsOFHAR CONTENTSOFPARTSBAG *2-SpareShearBolts (1/4-20xI-3/4In) REPACK D@ 2-SpareSpacers 1-KnobWithThreads(notshownactua!size) *2-Spare1/4-20Locknuts 1_Ownersmanua!(notshown actualsize) 1-StarterMotorCord(not shownac_ua_size) Non-AssemblyParts, Partspackedseparatelyincarton(notshownfullsize) q I l r I 1-PartsBag t-CrankAssembly I I-5W30containeroil 2-IgnitionKeys(Attachedtoengineinplasticbag) 6
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ASS TOOLSREQUIREDFORASSEMBLY 1-Knife(tocutcartonandplasticties) 2-1/2inchwrenches(oradjustablewrenches) 2-9/16inchwrenches(oradjustablewrenches) 2-3/4inchwrenches(oradjustablewrenches) 1-P_iers(tospreadcotterpin) 1-Screwdriver 1-MeasuringTapeorRuler Figure1showsthesnowthrowerintheshippingposition., Figure2showsthesnowthrowercompletelyassembled. Referencetotherightandlefthandsideofthesnow throwerisfromtheoperatorspositionatthehandle, TOREMOVESNOWTHROWER FROMCARTON(SeeFig.1)...
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ASSEMBLV HOWTOSETUPYOURSNOW THROWER @Yoursnowthrowerisequippedwithheightadjust skids(SeeFig2)ontheoutsideoftheauger housing,Toadjusttheskidheightfordifferent conditions,seeToAdjustSkidHeightparagraphon page18, TOINSTALLTHEUPPERHANDLE ANDCRANKASSEMBLY •Removethescrews,flatwashers,Iockwashers,and hexnutssecuringtheshifterplateinthelowerholes ofthetowerhandleandmoveshiftleverto3rdgear (SeeFig4A) •Loosen,butdonotremove,thescrews,flatwashers, Iockwashers,andhexnutsintheupperholesofthe...
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ASSE LY @Rotatethechutecrankfullyclockwiseandfully counter-clockwise.Thedischargechuteshouldro- tatefullywithapproximately1/8inchclearancebe- tweenthewormandthebottomofthenotch(SeeFig. 5) ®Ifthechutecrankneedstobeadjusted,gotolhe ServiceandAdjustmentssectiononpage18.Screws securingchuteclipsatthebaseofthechuteshould beslightlylooseforeasyrotation. NOTE:Besurethecrankdoesnottouchthesideofthe engineorthecoverwillbescratched TOINSTALLSHIFTERLEVERKNOB ®...
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u,l/, OPERATION KNOWYOURSNOWTHROWER READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOURSNOW THROWER_Comparetheillustrationswithyoursnowthrowertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelocationofvarious controlsandadjustments.Savethismanualforfuturereference, TRACTIONDRIVE LEVERLEVER SPEEDSHIFTER LEVER CHUTEDEFLECTOR --.. CRANK ASSEMBLY DISCHARGE, CHUTE KEY IMERBUTTON STARTER STARTER HANDLE CHOKECONTROL THROTTLECONTROL SCRAPERBAR ADJUSTSKIDS FIG.8...