Chute Assembly
Clean Out
Tool
Auger Housing
Augers
Now that you have set up your snow thrower, it's important to become
acquainted with its controls and features. Refer to Figure 12.
SHIFT LEVER
The shift lever is located on the dash panel. Place the shift lever into
any of eight positions to control the direction of travel and ground
speed.
Forward
Your snow thrower has six forward (F) speeds. Position one (1) is the
slowest and position six (6) is the fastest.
Reverse
Your snow thrower has two reverse (R) speeds. One (1) is the slower
and two (2) is the faster.
Craftsman Snow Throwers conform to the safety standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
OPERATION
Drive Control
Gas Cap
Skid Shoe
Meets ANSI Safety Standards
Shift Lever
Primer
Key
Throttle
Control
Choke
Control
Oil Drain
Figure 12
KEY
The key is a safety device. It must be fully
inserted in order for the engine to start. Remove
the key when the snow thrower is not in use.
NOTE: Do not turn the ignition key in an attempt
to start the engine. Doing so may cause it to
break.
CHOKE CONTROL
The choke control is found on the rear of the
engine and is activated by turning the rotary
choke knob to the CHOKE position. Activating
the choke control closes the choke plate on the
carburetor and aids in starting the engine.
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Auger Control
Overhead Chute Directional Control
Recoil Starter
Handle
Electric Start
Button
Electric Starter Outlet
Oil Fill