Craftsman 917.27582 owner manual To SET Parking Brake, To Adjust Mower Cutting Height

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HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR	IMPORTANT:	Leaving the ignition	switch
TO SET PARKING BRAKE	in any position	other than "STOP"	will

Your tractor is equipped with an operator	cause the battery to discharge and go
	dead.
presence sensing switch. When engine
	NOTE: Under certain conditions when
is running, any attempt by the operator

to leave the seat without first setting the	tractor is	standing	idle with the	engine	run-
	ning, hot	engine	exhaust gases	may	cause
parking brake will shut off the engine.

1.Depress clutch/brake pedal all the way "browning" of grass. To eliminate this pos-

down and hold. sibility, always stop engine when stopping

2.Pull parking brake lever up and release tractor on grass areas.

pressure

from

clutch/brake

pedal.

_,CAUTION:

Always

stop

tractor

com-

Pedal

should

remain

in

brake

position.

pletely,

as

described

above,

before

leaving

Make

sure

parking

brake

will

hold

trac-

the

operator's

position.

tor secure.

TO USE THROTTLE

CONTROL

Attachment

Clutch

Lever

Throttle/

"Engaged"

Position

Always

operate

engine

at

full

throttle.

Choke

nition

Key

•

Operating

engine

at

less

than

full

throttle reduces the battery charging

"Disengaged"

rate.

Position

• Full throttle offers the best bagging and

"Brake"

Motion

Control

mower

performance.

TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD

The direction and speed of movement is

f_

"Disengaged"

controlled by the motion control lever.

1.

Start

tractor

with

motion

control

lever in

Clutch/

Parking

Brake

- Position

neutral

(N)

position.

Brake

"Engaged"

2.

Release

parking

brake.

Pedal

Position

3. Slowly move motion control lever to

STOPPING

desired

position.

MOWER

BLADES

-

TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEIGHT

•

To stop mower

blades,

move

attachment

The

position

of the

attachment

lift

lever

clutch

lever

to

"DISENGAGED"

position.

determines

the

cutting

height.

GROUND

DRIVE

-

•

Grasp

lift

lever.

• To stop ground drive, depress clutch/

• Press plunger with thumb and move

lever

to

desired

position.

brake pedal all the way down.

The

cutting

height

range

is

approxi-

•

Move

motion

control

lever

to

neutral

(N)

mately 1-1/2 to 4". The heights are mea-

position.

sured

from

the

ground

to

the

blade

tip with

IMPORTANT:

The

motion

control

lever

does not return to neutral (N) position

the

engine

not

running.

These

heights

are

approximate

and

may

vary

depending

when the clutch/brake pedal is depressed.

upon soil conditions, height of grass and

ENGINE

-

types of grass being mowed.

•

Move

throttle

control

between

half

and

• The average lawn should be cut to ap-

full speed

(fast)

position.

control

proximately

2-1/2 inches during the cool

NOTE:

Failure

to

move

throttle

season and to over 3 inches during hot

between

half and

full

speed

(fast)

posi-

months.

For

healthier

and

better

look-

tion, before

stopping,

may

cause

engine to

ing

lawns,

mow

often

and

after moder-

"backfire".

ate

growth.

•

Turn ignition

key

to "STOP"

position

and

•

For

best

cutting

performance,

grass

remove

key.

Always

remove

key

when

over

6 inches

in

height

should

be

leaving

tractor

to prevent

unauthorized

mowed

twice.

Make

the first cut rela-

use.

13

tively high; the second to desired height.

•

Never

use

choke

to

stop

engine.