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OwnersManual 
9HorsePower 
28Two-Stage 
SnowThrower 
ModelNo. 
247.88790 
CAUTION:Before 
usingthisproduct, 
readthismanualand 
followallsafetyrules 
andoperating 
instructions. Safety 
Assembly 
Operation 
Service 
Maintenance 
Espa5ol,p.37 
Sears,RoebuckAndCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179,U.S.A. 
Visitourwebsite:www.sears.com/craftsmanFORMNO.770-10057L 
PrintedinU.S.A.(8/27/2004)  

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ContentPage 
WarrantyInformation............................................2 
SafeOperationPractices.....................................3 
Assembly..............................................................5 
Operation.............................................................9 
Maintenance.........................................................14 ContentPage 
Service&Adjustment...........................................17 
Off-SeasonStorage..............................................22...

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_WARNING:Thissymbolpointsoutimportantsafetyinstructionswhich,ifnotfollowed,couldendanger  thepersonalsafetyand/orpropertyofyourselfandothers.Readandfollowallinstructionsinthismanual 
beforeattemptingtooperatethismachine.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructionsmayresultinpersonal 
injury.Whenyouseethissymbol--heeditswarning. 
_ARNING:EngineExhaust,someofitsconstituents,andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainoremit  chemicalsknowntoStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm....

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7.Mufflerandenginebecomehotandcancauseaburn.Do 
nottouch. 
8.Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonorcrossing 
gravelsurfaces.Stayalertforhiddenhazardsortraffic. 
9.Exercisecautionwhenchangingdirectionandwhile 
operatingonslopes. 
10.Planyoursnow-throwingpatterntoavoiddischarge 
towardswindows,walls,carsetc.Thus,avoiding 
possiblepropertydamageorpersonalinjurycausedbya 
ricochet. 
11.Neverdirectdischargeatchildren,bystandersandpets 
orallowanyoneinfrontofthemachine....

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IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwiththeenginefull 
ofoil.Afterassembly,seepage10forfuelandoilfill-up 
details. 
RemovingFromCarton 
1.Cutthecornersofthecartonandlaythesidesflat 
ontheground.Removeallpackinginserts. 
2.Movethesnowthroweroutofthecarton. 
3.Makecertainthecartonhasbeencompletely 
emptiedbeforediscardingit. 
LooseParts 
Yoursnowthrowerhasbeenassembledatthefactory 
exceptthepartsshippedlooseinthecarton. 
a.Sta-Bil®FuelStabiliner(1o7Package) 
b.TwoSpareShearPins(withCotterPins)...

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Figure4 
IMPORTANT:Makecertainthatallthreeflange 
keepersaresecuringthechutebaseliptothechute 
assembly.SeeFigure5. 
7. 
8. Figure5 
Pullthehairpinclipoutoftheclevispinonthechute 
supporttube.Savebothpins. 
Placethe4-waychutecontrolinacentered 
position.SeeFigure6. 
ii 
Figure6 9.Inserttheroundendofthechutecontrolboxonthe 
shorttubeofthechuteassemblyasshownin 
Figure7. 
10.Insertotherendofthechutecontrolboxintothe 
chutesupporttube.SeeFigure7. 
Figure7 
11.Inserttheclevispin,earlierremoved,throughthe...

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12.Checkthatallcablesareproperlyroutedthrough 
thecableguideontopoftheengine.SeeFigure9. 
CableGuide,// 
Figure9 
13.Theextensioncordisfastenedwithacabletieto 
therearoftheaugerhousingforshipping 
purposes.Cutthecabletieandremoveitbefore 
operatingthesnowthrower. 
FinalAdjustments 
Aftersettingupyoursnowthrower,checkthe 
adjustmentsasinstructedbelowandmakeanyfinal 
adjustmentsnecessarybeforeoperatingtheunit. 
CAUTION:Performthefollowingtestbeforeoperating 
thesnowthrowerforthefirsttimeandatthestartof...

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NOTE:Forfurtherdetails,refertotheAdjustment 
sectiononpage20. 
ShearPinStorage 
Holesarelocatedintheplasticdashpanelfor 
convenientshearpinstorage.SeeFigure11. 
/ 
Figure11 
SkidShoe 
LocatetheshaveplateandtheskidshoesinFigure13 
onpage9.Thespacebetweenthisshaveplateand 
thegroundcanbeadjusted.Forclosesnowremoval, 
placeskidshoesinthelowposition.Usemiddleor 
highpositionwhenareatobeclearedisuneven. 
IMPORTANT:Itisnotrecommendedthatyouoperate 
thissnowthrowerongravelasloosegravelcanbe...

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Readthisownersmanualandsafetyrulesbeforeoperatingyoursnowthrower.CompareFigure13belowwithyour 
snowthrowertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelocationofvariouscontrolsandadjustments.Savethismanualfor 
futurereference. 
DriveControl 
ShiftLever 
Four-Way 
.,_ChuteControFM 
/.,AugerControl 
Headlight 
FuelTank WheelSteering 
Control 
ChuteAssembl_. 
Clean-OutTool 
\. 
\ 
Muffler 
\_Spark 
\ 
Carburetor\ 
Cover\ 
\\ OilFill 
FuelCap 
1 
Electric 
ShavePlate 
/, 
Auger/ Ignition 
Key....l_ 
Choke _Starter 
Handle...

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Four-WayChuteControlTM 
Thisfour-waycontrolleverismeanttocontrolthe 
directionanddistanceofsnowdischargefromthe 
chute.Pressthebuttonontheknobandturnitleftor 
righttorotatethechutetothedirectionthatsnowwillbe 
thrown.Tilttheleverforwardtodecreasethedistance 
snowwillbethrown,andbackwardstoincrease 
distance. 
ShiftLever 
Theshiftleverislocatedinthecenter6 
ofthehandlepanelandisusedto_ 
determinegroundspeedanddirection4 
oftravel.Itcanbemovedintoanyof3 
eightpositions.2 
IMPORTANT:Alwaysreleasedrive_r_...
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