Snowblower · Craftsman 45 in. Snow Thrower

Craftsman 247.883981 and 247.88848 parts: belts, shear pins and skid shoes

Last checked October 1, 2026 · From the manufacturer's operator's manual (form 769-08169B, 769-06014C, 769-06014B) and parts list

These models share most of their parts. A part marked with a model number fits only that model.

247.883981 45 in. Snow Thrower: 45 in clearing width
247.88848 45 in. Snow Thrower: 45 in clearing width

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Parts for the Craftsman 247.883981 and 247.88848

Part	Number and size	Buy
Shear pins	MTD `738-04155`	Search Amazon for 738-04155
Auger belt	MTD `954-04194A` part details	Search Amazon for 954-04194A
Drive belt	MTD `954-04202` part details	Search Amazon for 954-04202
Scraper bar	MTD `790-00280-0637`	Search Amazon for 790-00280-0637
Skid shoes247.883981	Not confirmed
Skid shoes247.88848	MTD `784-5697-0637`	Search Amazon for 784-5697-0637
Friction disc	MTD `718-04034`	Search Amazon for 718-04034

Service intervals

Craftsman 247.883981

Service schedule from operator's manual 769-08169B, 769-05137E, shared by 2 models.

As printed in each model's operator's manual, forms 769-08169B, 769-06014C, 769-06014B.

Models that share these parts

Troy-Bilt Polar Blast 3310XP / Polar Blast 3310 / Polar Blast 4510 (Troy-Bilt 31AH95P6711, 31AH95P6766 and 31AH9777766): shear pins, drive belt and friction disc
Cub Cadet 945 SWE (Cub Cadet 31AH9J3W710): shear pins and friction disc
Craftsman 33 in. Snow Thrower (Craftsman 247.883971 and 247.88835): shear pins, auger belt, drive belt, skid shoes and friction disc
Troy-Bilt Polar Blast 4510 (Troy-Bilt 31AH9J77766): shear pins and friction disc

Sources

Operator's Manual, Electric Start Snow Thrower, Model No. 247.883981, CX Series (ManualsLib mirror: p1 cover, p2 specifications, p18 maintenance, p29 auger parts list (684-04224-0691 Housing, Auger - 45"; 738-04155 Pin, Shear, .25 x 1.75; 954-04194A V Belt, 4L x 44.60" Long; 790-00280-0637 Plate, Shave, 45"; 784-5697-0637 Shoe, Skid), p33-34 drive parts list (718-04034 Wheel, Friction, Bonded; 952Z490-SUA Engine Complete; 954-04194A V-Belt 4L x 44.60; 954-04202 V Belt 3/8 x 36.68), p36 headed 'Craftsman Engine Model 490-SUB For Snow Model 247.883981'), Sears Brands Management Corporation (MTD-built), form 769-08169B, June 18, 2013 (machine and part numbers)
Craftsman 247.883981 (31BH97SJ799) Snow Thrower (2013) IPL: .Quick Reference (Shave Plate 790-00280; Slide Shoe 731-06007; Shear Pin 738-04155; Auger Drive Belt 954-04194A; Wheel Drive Belt 954-04202; Friction Wheel Rubber 718-04034), Auger & Housing (#6 'Housing, Auger - 45"'; #44 738-04155; #52 954-04194A; #60 790-00280-0691 'Plate, Shave, 45"' superseded to 790-00280-0637; #62 784-5697-0691 'Shoe, Skid' superseded to 784-5697-0637), Drive (#5 718-04034; #89 952Z490-SUB; #94 954-04194A; #95 954-04202); engine diagrams 490-SUB, PartsTree (dealer copy of MTD IPL), 2013 variant (machine and part numbers)
Craftsman 247.883981 (31BH97SJ799) Snow Thrower (2014) IPL: .Quick Reference (Shave Plate 790-00280-0691 superseded to 790-00280-0637; Skid Shoe, Polymer 731-06007; Shear Pin 738-04155; 954-04194A; 954-04202; 718-04034), Auger & Housing (#6 'Housing, Auger - 45"'; #44 738-04155; #52 954-04194A; #60 790-00280-0691 superseded to 790-00280-0637; #62 731-06007 'Shoe, Skid'), Drive Assembly (#5 718-04034; #89 952Z490-SUB; #94 954-04194A; #95 954-04202); engine diagrams 490-SUC, PartsTree (dealer copy of MTD IPL), 2014 variant (machine and part numbers)
GFP model page: Craftsman 45" Two-Stage Snow Blower 247.883981, Model 31BH97SJ799 (description SNOWTHROWER:2STG 420CC 45 POWE; operator's manuals 769-08169D, 769-08169C 'MANL:OPER:BILING:31X95X:CRAFTS', 769-08169A 'MANL:OPER:BILING:31X97X:CRAFTS'; quick-start guides 778-13041A, 778-13041), GFP (MTD parts database), retrieved 2026-10-01 (machine and part numbers)
Operator's Manual, Professional 45" Snow Thrower, Model No. 247.88848 (ManualsLib mirror 506274, text layer: p1 cover, p2 contents, p30 auger parts list (#6 684-04224-0691 Housing, Auger - 45"; #44 738-04155 Pin, Shear, .25 x 1.75; #52 954-04194A V Belt, 4L x 44.60" Long; #60 790-00280-0637 Plate, Shave, 45"; #62 784-5697-0637 Shoe, Skid), p34 drive parts list (#5 918-04178 Assembly, Friction Wheel / 718-04034 Wheel, Friction, Bonded), p35 (#89 952Z490-SUA Engine Complete; #94 954-04194A V-Belt, 4L x 44.60; #95 954-04202 V Belt, 3/8 x 36.68)), Sears Brands Management Corporation (MTD-built), form 769-06014C, 7/18/2011 (machine and part numbers)
Operator's Manual, 45" Snow Thrower, Model No. 247.88848 (ManualsLib mirror 2630920, text layer: p1 cover, p30 auger parts list, p34-35 drive parts list; every line named in m1 printed identically); another edition of the same manual, so the same source as m1, Sears Brands Management Corporation (MTD-built), form 769-06014B, 5/18/2011 (machine and part numbers)
Craftsman 247.888480 (31AH97SJ799) Snow Thrower (2010) (Sears) IPL: .Quick Reference (790-00280-0637 Shave Plate; 784-5697-0637 Slide Shoe; 738-04155 Shear Pin; 954-04194A Auger Belt; 954-04202 Wheel Belt; 918-04178 Friction Wheel superseded to 918-07239; 718-04034 Friction Wheel Rubber; 951-10292 Spark Plug superseded to 951-10292A), Auger & Housing Assembly (684-04224-0691 'Housing, Auger - 45"'; 738-04155 'Pin, Shear, .25 x 1.75'; 954-04194A 'V Belt,4L x 44.60" Long'; 790-00280-0637 'Plate, Shave, 45"'; 784-5697-0637 'Shoe, Skid'), Drive Assembly (718-04034 'Wheel, Friction, Bonded'; 952Z490-SU 'Engine Complete'; 954-04194A; 954-04202 'V Belt, 3/8 x 36.68'); engine diagrams 490-SU-10, PartsTree (dealer copy of MTD IPL), 2010 (Sears) variant (machine and part numbers)
Craftsman 247.888480 (31AH97SJ799) Snow Thrower (2011) (Sears) IPL: .Quick Reference, Auger & Housing and Drive Assembly print every line named in p1 identically, except 'Engine Complete' 952Z490-SUA; engine diagrams 490-SUA, PartsTree (dealer copy of MTD IPL), 2011 (Sears) variant (machine and part numbers)
Jack's Small Engines MTD Craftsman 31 Snow Throwers model lists: '31AH97SJ799 (247.88848) (2010)' and '(2011)' (plate-to-year titles only; same MTD parts database as p1/p2), Jack's Small Engines (dealer copy of MTD IPL), 2010 and 2011 model lists (machine and part numbers)
GFP model page for 31AH97SJ799 (titled 247.888480; description SNOWTHROWER:2STG 420CC 45 POWE; operator's manuals 769-06014C 'MANL:OPER:BILING:31X:97X:CRAF' and 769-06014A), GFP (MTD parts database), retrieved 2026-10-01 (machine and part numbers)

Last checked October 1, 2026. How we check parts.