Craftsman 917.275764 owner manual To SET Parking Brake, Stopping

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HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR

• Never use choke to

stop

engine.

TO SET

PARKING

BRAKE

IMPORTANT:

Leaving

the

ignition switch in

Your tractor is equipped with an operator

any position other than "STOP" will cause

the battery to discharge and go dead.

presence sensing switch. When engine

NOTE:

Under

certain

conditions

when

is running, any attempt by the operator

tractor

is

standing idle

with

the

engine

run-

to leave

the seat

without

first

setting the

parking

brake will

shut

off the

engine.

ning,

hot

engine

exhaust gases

may

cause

1.Depress clutch/brake pedal all the way "browning" of grass. To eliminate this pos-

down and hold. sibility, always stop engine when stopping

2.Pull parking brake lever up and release tractor on grass areas.

pressure

from

clutch/brake

pedal.

,_CAUTION:

Always

stop tractor

com-

Pedal should remain in brake position.

pletely, as described above, before leaving

Make sure parking brake will hold trac-

the

operator's

position.

tor secure.

Attachment

Clutch Lever

TO

USE

THROTTLE

CONTROL

Throttle/

"Engaged"

Position

Always

operate

engine

at full

throttle.

Choke

Key

•

Operating

engine

at

less

than

full

throttle reduces the battery charging

"Disengaged"

rate.

Position

•

Full

throttle

offers

the

best

bagging

and

"Brake"

Motion

Control

mower

performance.

TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD

The direction and speed of movement is

controlled by the motion control lever.

F-_

"Disengaged"

1.

Start

tractor

with

motion

control

lever in

Clutch/

Parking

Brake

Position

neutral

(N)

position.

Brake

"Engaged"

2.

Release

parking

brake.

Pedal

Position

3.

Slowly

move motion

control

lever

to

STOPPING

desired

position.

MOWER

BLADES

-

TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT

The position of the attachment lift lever

• To stop mower blades, move attachment

determines

the

cutting

height.

clutch

lever

to "DISENGAGED"

position.

•

Grasp

lift lever.

GROUND

DRIVE

-

• Press plunger with thumb and move

•

To

stop ground

drive,

depress

clutch/

lever

to

desired

position.

brake

pedal

all

the

way

down.

The

cutting

height

range

is

approxi-

•

Move

motion

control

lever

to

neutral

(N)

mately 1-1/2 to

4".

The

heights

are

mea-

position.

sured

from

the

ground

to

the

blade

tip

with

IMPORTANT:

The

motion

control

lever

the

engine

not

running.

These

heights

does

not

return

to

neutral

(N)

position

are

approximate

and

may vary

depending

when

the clutch/brake

pedal

is depressed.

upon

soil conditions,

height

of grass

and

ENGINE

-

types

of grass

being

mowed.

•

Move

throttle

control

between

half

and

• The average lawn should be cut to ap-

proximately 2-1/2 inches during the cool

full

speed

(fast)

position.

season and to over 3 inches during hot

NOTE:

Failure

to

move

throttle

control

months.

For

healthier

and

better

looking

between half and full speed (fast) posi-

lawns, mow often and after moderate

tion, before stopping, may cause engine to

growth.

"backfire".

•

For

best

cutting

performance,

grass

over

• Turn ignition key to "STOP" position and

6 inches in height should be mowed

remove key. Always remove key when

twice.

Make

the

first

cut

relatively

high;

leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized

use.

the second to desired height.

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