Craftsman 917.273322 owner manual How To Use Your Tractor, Stopping

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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 rein clutch/brake pedal. Peda_ should remain in "BRAKE" position.

Make sure parking brake will hold

tractor secure.

Push-In to Attachment Clutch

Choke "Disengage" Switch Pull Out to "Engage"

Throttle

Clutch/

Brake

PedalMotion

/ Height/' _ Parking Brake

AdJoUl_tment\"Engaged" Position

Clutch/Brake Pedal "Disengaged" Position

"Drive" Position

STOPPING

MOWER BLADES -

•To stop mower blades,move attach- ment clutch switch to "DISENGAGED"

position.

GROUND DRIVE -

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

•Move motion control lever to neutral

(N)position.

IMPORTANT: The motion control lever does not return to neutral (N) position when the clutch/brake pedal is de- pressed.

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.

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.

•Never use choke to stop engine.

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.

_1= CAUTION: Always stop tractor completely, as described above, before leaving the operator's position; to empty grass catcher, etc.

TO USE THROTTLE 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.

TO USE CHOKE CONTROL

Use choke control whenever you are starting a cold engine. Do not use to start a warm engine.

•To engage choke control, pull knob out. Slowly push knob in to disen- gage,

TO MOVE FORWARD AND

BACIk3NARD

The direction and speed ot movement is controlled by the motion control lever.

•Start tractor with motion control lever in neutral (N) position.

•Release parking brake and clutch/ brake pedal.

•Slowly move motion control lever to desired position.

TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING

HEIGHT

The cutting height is controlled by

turning the height adjustment knob in desired direction.

•Turn knob clockwise (f-_) to raise cutting height.

•Turn knob counterclockwise (1_'_) to lower cutting height.

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