Craftsman 917.27084 Service and Adjustments section of this manual

AUTOMATICTRANSMISSION WARM-UP

•Before driving the unit in cold weather,

the transmission should be warmed up as follows:

•Be sure the tractor is on level ground.

•Place the motion control lever in neu- tral. Release the parking brake and let the clutch/brake slowly retum to operating position.

•Allow one minute for transmission to warm up. This can be done during the engine warm up period.

•The attachments can be used during the engine warm-up period after the transmission has been warmed up and

may require the choke control be pulled out slightly.

NOTE: A high altitude (above 3000 feet) or in cold temperatures (below 32 F) the carburetor fuel mixture may need to be

adjusted for best engine performance. See "TO ADJUST CARBURETOR" in the

Service and Adjustments section of this manual.

,_RGE TRANSMISSION

CAUTION: Never engage or disen-

gage freewheel lever while the engine is running.

To ensure proper operation and perfor- mance, it is recommended that the trans- mission be purged before operating tractor for the first time. This procedure will remove any trapped air inside the trans- mission which may have developed during shipping of your tractor.

IMPORTANT: Should your transmission require removal for service or replace- ment, it should be purged after reinstalla- tion before operating the tractor.

•Place tractor safely on level surface with engine off and parking brake set.

•Disengage transmission by placing free- wheel control in freewheeling position (See "TO TRANSPORT" in this section of manual).

•Sitting in the tractor seat, start engine. After the engine is running, move throt- tle control to slow position. With motion control lever in neutral (N) position, slowly disengage clutch/brake pedal.

•Move motion control lever to full forward position and hold for five (5) seconds. Move lever to full reverse position and hold for five (5) seconds. Repeat this procedure three (3) times.

NOTE: Dudng this procedure there will b, no movement of drive whee s. TheJair is

being removed from hydraulic ddv6 sys- tem.

•Move motion control lever to neutral (N

position. Shut off engine and set parkin brake.

•Engage transmission by placing free- wheel control in driving position (See "TO TRANSPORT" in this section of

manual).

•Sitting in the tractor seat, start engine. After the engine is running, move throt- tie control to half (1/2) speed. With motion control lever in neutral (N) posi tion, slowly disengage clutch/brake pedal.

•Slowly move motion control lever for- ward; after the tractor moves approxi-

mately five (5) feet, slowly move motio= control lever to reverse position..After

the tractor moves approximately five (5 feet return the motion control lever to

the neutral (N) position. Repeat this pn cedure with the motion control lever three (3) times.

•Your tractor is now purged and ready fc

normal operation.

MOWING TIPS

•Tire chains cannot be used when the mower housing is attached to tractor.

•Mower should be propedy leveled for best mowing performance. See "TO

LEVEL MOWER HOUSING" in the

Service and Adjustments section of thi: manual.

•The left hand side of mower should be used for trimming.

•Drive so that clippings are discharged onto the area that has been cut. Have

the cut area to the rightof the tractor. This will result in a more even distribu-

tion of clippings and more uniform cut- ting.

•When mowing large areas, start t_ytur, ing to the right so that clippings will dir charge away from shrubs, fences, dri_ ways, etc. After one or two rounds, mo

in the opposite direction making left hand turns until finished.

•If grass is extremely tall, it should be mowed twice to reduce load and possi-

ble fire hazard from dried clippings. Make first cut relatively high; the secon

to the desired height.

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