Craftsman 917.27105 manual HOW to USE Your Tractor, To USE THROI-FLE Control

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HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR

TO SET PARKING BRAKE

Your tractor is equipped with an operator presence sensing switch. When engine is running, any attempt by the operator to leave the seat without first setting the parking brake will shut off the engine.

Depress clutch/brake pedal into full "BRAKE" position and hold.

Place parking brake lever in "EN- GAGED" position and release pres- sure from clutch/brake pedal. Pedal should remain in "BRAKE" position. Make sure parking brake will hold tractor secure. Attachment Clutch Lever

"Engaged Position

"Disengaged" Position

Parking

Brake

can result in foreign objects thrown into severe eye damage. Always wear safety operating your tractor or performing any recommend a wide vision safety mask safety glasses.

IMPORTANT: Leaving the ignition switch in any position other than "OFF"

will cause the battery to be discharged, (dead).

NOTE: Under certain conditions when

tractor is standing idle with the engine running, hot engine exhaust gases may cause "browning" of grass. To eliminate this possibility, always stop engine when stopping tractor on grass areas.

A CAUTION: Always stop tractor completely, as described above, before leaving the operator's position; to empty grass catcher, etc.

TO USE THRO'I-FLE CONTROL

Always operate engine at full throttle.

Operating engine at less than full

throttle reduces the battery charging rate.

Full throttle offers the best bagging and mower performance.

Clutch/

 

 

Position

TO MOVE

FORWARD AND

 

 

BACKWARD

Brake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The direction and speed of movement is

 

 

 

 

controlled by the gearshift lever.

 

 

 

Lever

• Start tractor with clutch/brake pedal

 

 

"BI

depressed and gearshift lever in

 

 

 

 

 

 

neutral

(N) position.

Position

 

Position

 

 

 

• Move gearshift lever to desired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOPPING

 

 

 

position.

 

MOWER BLADES

-

 

 

• Slowly release clutch/brake pedal to

 

 

start movement.

 

 

 

 

To stop mower blades,move attach- ment clutch lever to =DISENGAGED"

position.

GROUND DRIVE -

To stop ground drive, depress clutch/ brake pedal into full "BRAKE" position.

Move gearshift lever to neutral (N) position.

ENGINE -

Move throttle control to slow position.

NOTE: Failure to move throttle control to

slow position and allowing engine to idle before stopping may cause engine to "backfire".

Turn ignition key to "OFF" position and remove key. Always remove key when leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized use.

Never use choke to stop engine.

IMPORTANT: Bring tractor to a complete

stop before shifting or changing gears. Failure to do so will shorten the useful

life of your transaxle.

TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT

The position of the attachment lift lever determines the cutting height.

Grasp lift lever.

Press plunger with thumb and move lever to desired position.

The cutting height range is approxi- mately 1-1/2 to 4". The heights are measured from the ground to the blade tip with the engine not running. These heights are approximate and may vary depending upon soil conditions, height of grass and types of grass being

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Craftsman 917.27105 manual HOW to USE Your Tractor, To USE THROI-FLE Control