To stop your snow thrower, To control snow discharge, How to move forward and backward – Craftsman 536.886260 User Manual

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OPERATION

The operation of any snow thrower can

result in foreign objects being thrown
into the eyes, which can result in se
vere eye damage. Always wear safety
glasses or eye shields while operating
the snow thrower.
We recommend standard safety

glasses or a wide vision safety mask for
over your glasses.

WARNING: Read Owner’s

Manual before operating
machine. Never direct dis

charge toward bystanders stop the
engine before unciogging discharge

chute or auger housing and before
leaving the machine.

TO STOP YOUR

SNOW THROWER

1. To stop throwing snow, release the

auger drive lever.

See Figure 10,

To stop the wheels, release the

traction drive lever.

To stop the engine, push the

throttle control lever

to off and pull

out the

ignition key.

TO CONTROL SNOW DISCHARGE

1. Turn the chute control rod to set the

direction of the snow throwing.

Loosen the

wing knob

on the chute

deflector and move the deflector to
set the distance. Move the deflector

(Up)

for more distance,

(Down)

for

less distance. Then tighten the

wing knob

(See Figure 11).

HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AND
BACKWARD

1. To shift, release the traction drive

lever

(left hand)

and move the

speed shifter lever to the speed you
desire. Ground speed is deter
mined by snow conditions. Select

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the speed you desire by moving the

speed shifter lever left into the ap
propriate notches on the shift lever
plate:

Speeds 1,2 - Wet, Heavy

Speed 3 - Light

Speed 4 - Very Light

Speed 5,6 - Transport only

2. Engage the traction drive lever

(left

hand).

As the snow thrower starts

to move, maintain a firm hold on the
handles, and guide the snow throw
er along the clearing path. Do not
attempt to push the snow thrower.

3. To move the snow thrower back

ward, move the speed shifter lever
right into first or second reverse and
engage the traction drive lever

(left

hand).

IMPORTANT: Do not move the speed
shifter lever while the traction lever
Is down.

TO THROW SNOW

1. Push down the auger driver lever

(right hand).

2. Release to stop throwing snow.

TO USE WHEEL LOCKOUT PIN

1. The left hand wheel is secured to

the axle with a

kitck pin

. This unit

was shipped with this klick pin in the

locked position (through wheel
hole).

See Figure 12.

Klick Pin

2-Wheel Drive

Locked
Position

Figure 12

2. For ease of maneuverability in light

snow conditions, disconnect the

klick pin

from the wheel

locked

position

and push into the single

wheel drive position

(unlocked axle

hole only).

See Figure 13.