Craftsman 247.28902 Parking Brake, Deck Lift Lever, PTO Blade Engage Lever, Seat Adjustment Lever

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SPEED CONTROL LEVER

Thespeedcontrollever,locatedonthe left sideof the tractor'sdashconsole,allowsyouto regulatethe ground speedof the lawntractor.Touse,depressthe clutch- brakepedalandmovethe leverout of the parkingbrake notchandforwardto increasethetractor'sgroundspeed. Whenadesiredspeedhasbeenreached,releasethe leverintoanappropriatenotchto maintainthatspeed. Toslowthetractor'sgroundspeed,depressthe clutch-

brakepedalandmovethe speedcontrollever rearward andreleaseit intoa notch.

PARKING BRAKE

Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepressthe clutch-brake _._J

PARK

pedal.Movethe speedcontrolleverall the waydownand BRAKE intothe parkingbrakeposition.Releasethe clutch-brake

pedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.

Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe clutch-brakepedaland movethe speedcontrolleveroutof the notchestothe desiredposition. Releasethe speedcontrolleverandthe clutch-brakepedal.

NOTE: The parkingbrakemustbe setif the operatorleavesthe seat withthe enginerunningor the enginewill automaticallyshutoff.

THROTTLE/CHOKE CONTROL LEVER

Thethrottle/chokecontrolleveris locatedon the rightsideof thetrac- tor'sdash panel.This levercontrolsthe speedof the engineandwhen pushedall thewayforward,the chokecontrolalso. Whensetin a given position,the throttlewillmaintaina uniformenginespeed.

iMPORTANT: Whenoperatingthe tractorwiththe cuttingdeck engaged,thethrottle/chokecontrollevermustalwaysbein the FAST (rabbit)position.

IGNITION SWITCH MODULE

Thekeyswitchmoduleis usedto

startand stopthe engine.Itis also CHILDREN AROUND

usedto activatethe ReverseCaution @ Mode(bladesoperatewhileriding

in reverse).Insertkeyinto the key switchmoduleandturn clockwiseto the STARTposition.Releasethe key intothe normalmowingpositiononce enginehas started.Theheadlights will beactivatedin the Normal(and ReverseCaution)modes.

Tostopthe engine,turnthe ignitionkey counterclockwiseto the STOPposition.

iMPORTANT:Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto both"Safety InterlockSystem"and"StartingThe Engine"inthe Operationsection of thismanualfor detailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitch Moduleandoperatingthe tractorin REVERSECAUTIONMODE.

Neverleavea runningmachineunattended.AlwaysdisengagePTO, moveshift leverintoneutralposition,setparkingbrake,stopengine andremovekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

SHIFT LEVER

The shift leveris locatedonthe left sideof the fenderand hasthree positions,FORWARD,NEUTRAL and REVERSEThe. brakepedal mustbedepressedandthe tractor mustnotbe in motionwhenthe movingshift lever. iMPORTANT: Neverforcethe shiftlever.Doingso mayresultin seriousdamageto the tractor's transmission.

DECK LIFT LEVER

Foundonyour tractor'srightfender,the deckliftleveris used to changethe heightof the cuttingdeck.To use,movethe leverto the left, thenplacein the notchbestsuitedfor your application.

PTO (BLADE ENGAGE) LEVER

Foundonthe tractor'srightfender,the PTO(bladeengage) leveris usedto engagepowerto the cuttingdeckorother (separatelyavailable)attachments.Tooperate,movethe leverall thewayforward.Movingthe leverallthe way rearwardinto the PTOOFFpositiondisengagespowerto the cuttingdeck/attachment.

NOTE: The PTO(bladeengage)levermustbe inthe disengaged(PTOOFF)positionwhenstartingthe engine.

CUP HOLDER

The tractor'scup holderis locatedon the fenderto the left of the seat.

SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER

The seatadjustmentleveris on the frontsideof the seat.Usethis leverto adjustthe seatforwardor rearwardto acomfortableoperating

position.Seethe "Service&Maintenance"sectionlaterin thismanual for instructions.

CLUTCH-BRAKE PEDAL

The clutch-brakepedalis locatedonthe left sideof the lawntractor, alongthe runningboard.Depressthe clutch-brakepedalpart way downwhenslowingthe tractorbychangingspeeds(Referto Speed ControlLever).Depressthe pedalall the waydownto engagethe disc brakeandbringthe tractorto a completestop.

NOTE: The pedalmustbe depressedto startthe engine.Referto SafetyInterlockSwitcheslaterin thissectionof thismanual.

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