Craftsman 50 Hp Snow Thrower Owners Manual

  
OPETlO 
Theoperationofanysnowthrowercanresultinforeignobjectsbeingthrownintothe 
eyes,whichcanresultinsevereeyedamageAlwayswearsafetyglassesoreye 
shieldswhileoperatingthesnowthrower. 
WerecommendstandardsafetyglassesavailableatSEARSRetailStoresor 
ServiceCenters. 
HOWTOUSEYOURSNOW 
THROWER 
TOSTOPYOURSNOWTHROWER 
@Tostopthrowingsnow,releasetheaugerdrivelever 
(SeeFig°11). 
@Tostopthetractiondrive,releasethetractiondrive 
lever.(SeeFigure1!) 
®Tostoptheengine,pushthethrottlecontrolleverto...

  
OPERATION 
TOUSEWHEELLOCKOUTPIN 
•Thelefthandwheelissecuredtotheaxlewithaklick 
pin(SeeFig.,12A),Thisunitwasshippedwiththis 
klickpininthelocked(throughwheelhole)position 
•Foreaseofmaneuverabilityinlightsnowconditions, 
disconnecttheklickpinfromthewheellockedposition 
andpushintothesinglewheeldrive(unFockedaxle 
holeonly)position(SeeFig,12B) 
•Makesurethattheklickpinisinthesinglewheel 
drivepositionoftheaxleonlyandnotthroughthe 
lockedposition 
BEFORESTARTINGTHEENGINE...

  
TOSTOPENGINE OE 
OTostopengine,movethethrottlecontrolleverto 
STOPpositionandremovekey.Keepthekeyina 
safeplace.Theenginewillnotstartwithoutthekey. 
TOSTARTENGINE(ElectricStarter) 
BesurethattheenginehassufficientoilThesnow 
throwerengineJsequippedwitha120vollAC.electric 
starterandrecoilstarter_.Beforestartingtheengine,be 
certainthatyouhavereadthefollowingintormatfon: 
COLDSTART(SeeFig.14) 
•Besuretheaugerdriveandtractiondriveleversare 
inthedisengagedRELEASEDposition. ATION 
PRIMERELECTRIC...

  
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OPERATION 
CAUTION:NEVERRUNENGINE 
,_INDOORSORINENCLOSED, 
POORLYVENTILATEDAREAS. 
ENGINEEXHAUSTCONTAINS 
CARBONMONOXIDE,ANODORLESSAND 
DEADLYGAS.KEEPHANDS,FEET,HAIRAND 
LOOSECLOTHINGAWAYFROMANYMOVING 
PARTSONENGINEANDSNOWTHROWER. 
WARNING:TEMPERATUREOFMUFFLERAND 
NEARBYAREASMAYEXCEED150°F.AVOID 
THESEAREAS° 
DONOTALLOWCHILDRENORYOUNGTEEN- 
AGERSTOOPERATEORBENEARSNOW 
THROWERWHILEITISOPERATING. 
CAUTION:DONOTATTEMPTTORE- 
MOVEANYITEMTHATMAYBECOME 
LODGEDINAUGERWITHOUTTAKING...

  
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SERVICE 
DATES 
Fillindatesasyoucomplete 
regularservice iiiiiIIHILIIII 
AfterBeforeAsEveryEveryEveryEachBefore 
First2EachNeeded5t025SeasonStorage 
hoursUseHoursHoursHours 
CheckEngineOi!Level,__ 
ChangeEngineOil,I__ 
TightenAllScrewsandNuts_V_ 
!.,v  LubricateAllPivotPoints 
LubricateAugerShaft(SeeShear 
iBoltReplacement) 
LubricateDiscDrivePlateZerk(See 
ICustomerResponsibilities}...

  
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SNOWTHROWER 
LUBRICATION-EVERYFIVEHOURS 
®Lubricatetheflangeonthedischargechuteevery 
five(5)hoursduringuseandbeforestorage(See 
Fig17), 
•SeeLubricationChartdiagramonpage15for 
lubricationpointsandtypeoflubricant 
LUBRICATION-EVERYTENHOURS 
•AugerShaft-Forstorage,lubricateaugershaft(See 
Fig16)withaclingingtypegreasesuchasLubriplate, 
Whenreplacingshearbolts,removeshearboltsand 
lubricateaugershaft(seeToReplaceShearBolt 
paragraphonpage23) 
•Thechutecontrolrod,usedtochangethedirection...

  
CUSTOE 
®AugerGearBox-Theaugergearboxislubricatedat 
thefactoryandshouldnotrequireadditionallubrica- 
tionifforsomereasonthelubricatantshouldleakout, 
oriftheaugergearboxhasbeenserviced,add 
LubfiplateNo630-AAorequivalentMaximum31/4 
ouncesshouldbeused,Removefillerplug(Figure17- 
A)onceayear,,Ifgreaseisvisible,donotaddIfgrease 
isnotvisible,useapieceoffinewirelikeadipstick,to 
checkifthereisgreaseinthegearboxAddgreaseif 
necessaryReinstallgearboxfiller 
GEARBOX 
°_FILLERPLUG 
ENGINEFIG.17-A...

  
SERVICEANDADJUSTMENTS 
CAUTION:ALWAYSDtSCONNECTTHE 
SPARKPLUGWIREANDTIEBACK 
AWAYFROMTHEPLUGBEFOREMAK- 
INGANYADJUSTMENTSORREPAIRS. 
TOADJUSTSKIDHEIGHT 
Thissnowthrowerisequippedwithtwoheightadjustment 
skids,locatedontheoutsideoftheaugerhousing(See 
Fig2!)Theseskidselevatethefrontofthesnowthrower 
Fornormalhardsurfaces,adjusttheskidsasfollows: 
•Checktirepressure(14to17pounds)Seesicleoftire 
formaximuminflationDonotexceedmaximumpres- 
sureonsideoftire 
•Placetheextrashearboltssupplied(foundinparts...

  
TOADJUSTTHECLUTCHC6NTROL 
CABLES 
Periodicadjustmentofthecablesmayberequireddueto 
normalstretchandwearonthebelts,Tocheckforcorrect 
adjustment,thecontrollevermustbeinthefullforward 
position,restingontheplasticbumper,,Thecontrol 
cablesarecorrectlyadjustedwhenthecenteroftheZ 
fittingisbetweenthecenterandtopoftheholeinthe 
clutchleverandthereisnodroopinthecable(SeeFig. 
23)° 
Ifadjustmentisnecessary: 
ODisconnect_Fittingfromdrivelever 
O 
® 
® Pushthecablethroughthespring(SeeFig24)to...

  
TOREPLACEBELTS 
Thedrivebeltsonthissnowthrowerareofspecial 
constructionandshouldbereplacedwithoriginal 
equipmentbeltsavailablefromyournearestSearsStore 
orServiceCenter. 
Youwillneedtheassistanceofasecondpersonwhile 
replacingthebelts, 
Drainthegasolinefromthefueltankbyremovingthefuel 
line..Drainthegasandreinstallthefuelline. 
CAUTION:DRAINTHEGASOLINEOUT-1  i 
DOORS,AWAYFROMFIREORFLAME. 
I 
AUGERDRIVEBELT 
Ifyoursnowthrowerwillnotdischargesnow,andthe 
augerdrivebeltisdamaged,replaceitasfollows:...