Craftsman 917-371813 manual Know Your Lawn Mower

KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER

READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING

YOUR LAWN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize

yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.

These symbols may appear on your lawn mower or in literature supplied with the

product. Learn and understand their meaning.

CAUTION	ENGINE	ENGINE	FAST	SLOW	CHOKE	FUEL	OIL DANGER, KEEP HANDS
OR WARNING	ON	OFF					AND FEET AWAY

Operator	presence control	bar
- Drive	control lever
Starter
handle	knob
	Gasoline filler	cap
Grass	Fuel shutoff valve
catcher
		Air filter
		,Dual point
Engine oil cal		height
		adjuster
with dipstick		levers

Muffler

Mulcher door

Housing Spark plug

IMPORTANT: This lawn mower is shipped WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine.

MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Sears rotary walk-behind power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards Institute and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com- mission. The blade turns when the engine is running.

Operator

presence

control

bar -

must

Mulcher

door-

allows

conversion

to

be held

down

to

the

handle

to

start

the

discharging

or

bagging

operation.

engine.

Release

to

stop

the

engine.

Starter

handle

-

used

for starting

engine.

Drive control

lever-

used

to

engage

Dual point

height

adjuster

- used

to

power-propelled

forward

motion

of

mower.

adjust

cutting

height of

lawn

mower.