Craftsman 143.804062 Owner's Manual

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OPE AT O:: .... : : :.KNOW YOUR SNOW THROWER,READ THIS OWNER'S MANUALAND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SNOWTHROWER. Compare the illustrations with your snow thrower to familiarize yourself with the location oi variouscontrols and adjustments. Save this manual for future referenceAUGER CLUTCH TRACTIONLEVER .CLUTCHLEVERCHUTE DEFLECTORSHIFT ROD LEVERCRANKASSEMBLYDISCHARGECHUTEWEIGHTTRANSFERIGNITIONKEYBUTTONRECOILSTARTERHANDLECHOKE CONTROLTHROTTLE CONTROLHEIGHT ADJUSTFIG. 7SEARS TRAC-PLUS SNOW THROWERS conform to the safety standards of the American National Standardsinstitute,AUGER CLUTCH LEVER - Starts and stops the auger WEIGHT TRANSFER PEDAL - Engage for heavy snowand impeller (snow gathering and throwing), conditions, to keep the snow thrower from climbing driftsTRACTION CLUTCH LEVER-Propels the snow thrower and hard-packed snow,, When released, it eases trans-forward and in reverse,SHIFT ROD LEVER - Selects the speed of the snowthrower (6 speeds forward and 2 speeds reverse),CRANK ASSEMBLY - Changes the direction of snowthrowing through the discharge chute.,CHUTE DEFLECTOR - Changes the distance the snowis thrown,DISCHARGE CHUTE - Changes the direction the snowis thrown..port of the snow thrower,HEIGHT ADJUST SKIDS - Adjusts the ground clear-ance of the auger housing.IGNITION KEY - Must be inseded and turned to the ONposition to start the engine,RECOIL STARTER HANDLE - Starts the engine manu-ally.CHOKE CONTROL - Used to start a cold engine,PRIMER BUTTON - injects fuel directly into the carbu-retor manifold for fast starts in cold weather,THROTTLE CONTROL - Controls the engine speed9