Craftsman 917.2759 manual Stopping, How To Use Your Tractor, Parking, is equipped, engine, Move

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HOW TO USE YOUR TRACTOR

• Never use choke to stop engine.

TO

SET

PARKING

BRAKE

IMPORTANT:

Leaving

the

ignition

switch in

Your

tractor

is equipped

with

an

operator

any position

other

than

"STOP"

will

cause

presence

sensing

switch.

When

engine

the battery to discharge and go dead.

NOTE:

Under certain

conditions

when

is running, any attempt by the operator

tractor

is standing

idle

with

the

engine

to leave

the

seat

without

first

setting the

parking brake will shut off the engine.

running, hot engine exhaust gases may

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

down

and

hold.

this

possibility,

always

stop

engine

when

2.

Pull

parking

brake

lever

up

and release

opping

tractor

on

grass

areas.

pressure

from

clutch/brake

pedal.

CAUTION:

Always

stop

tractor

com-

pletely,

as described

above,

before

leaving

Pedal

should remain

in

brake

position.

Make

sure

parking

brake

will

hold

trac-

the

operator's

position.

tor

secure.

THROTTLE

CONTROL

Attachment

Always

operate

engine

at full throttle.

Push-in

to

Clutch

Switch

Operating

engine

at

less

than

full

throttle

Choke

"Disengaged"

Pull Out To

reduces the battery charging rate.

Controlk_"__

_

"Engage"

Full throttle offers the best bagging and

Th rottle

____-_,

mower

performance.

TO

USE

CHOKE

CONTROL

Control_(_

Use

choke

control

whenever

you

are

start-

"Brake"

Poslt_on _

_

_/"Ignition

--

ing a cold engine. Do not use to start a

warm

engine.

Brake

Pedal

Motion

To

engage

choke

control,

pull

knob

out.

"Drive ....

Disengaged"

Control

Lever

Slowly

push

knob

in

to

disengage.

Position

Position

Parking

Brake

TO

MOVE

FORWARD

AND

"Engaged"

Position

BACKWARD

STOPPING

The direction and speed of movement is

MOWER

BLADES

-

controlled

by the motion

control

lever.

To stop mower blades, push attachment

1. Start tractor with motion control lever in

neutral

(N)

position.

clutch

switch

in

to

disengaged

position.

2.

Release

parking

brake.

GROUND

DRIVE

-

3. Slowly move motion control lever to

•

To stop

ground

drive,

depress

clutch/

desired

position.

brake pedal all the way down.

TO ADJUST MOWER CUTTING HEmGHT

• Move motion control lever to neutral (N)

The

position

of the

attachment

lift

lever

position.

determines

the

cutting

height.

IMPORTANT:

The

motion

control

lever

Grasp

lift

lever.

does not return to neutral (N) position

Press plunger with thumb and move

when

the clutch/brake

pedal

is depressed.

lever

to desired

position.

ENGINE

-

The

cutting

height

range

is approxi-

,

Move

throttle

control

between

half

and

mately 1-1/2 to

4".

The

heights

are

mea-

full

speed

(fast)

position.

sured

from

the

ground

to

the blade

tip with

NOTE:

Failure

to

move

throttle

control

the

engine

not

running.

between

half

and

full

speed

(fast)

posi-

These

heights

are

approximate

and

may

tion, before stopping,

may

cause

engine to

vary

depending

upon

soil

conditions,

height

"backfire".

of grass

and types

of

grass

being

mowed.

,

Turn

ignition

key

to

"STOP"

position

and

remove key. Always remove key when leaving tractor to prevent unauthorized use.

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