Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerim

 

Ifyoustrikeaforeignobject,stopand

ofthefueltankorcontaineropeningat

 

inspectthemachineRepair,ifnecessary,.

alltimesuntilfuelingiscompleteDonot.

 

beforerestarting.

useanozzlelock-opendevice.

 

Nevermakeanyadjustmentsorrepairs

Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changecloth-

withtheenginerunning.

ingimmediately.

 

Checkgrasscatchercomponentsandthe

NeveroverfillfueltankReplacegascap.

 

dischargechutefrequentlyandreplace

andtightensecurely.

 

withmanufacturer'srecommendedparts,

GENERALSERVICE

 

whennecessary.

 

MowerbladesaresharpWraptheblade.

Neveroperatemachinein a closed

orweargloves,anduseextracaution

area.

 

whenservicingthem.

Keepallnutsandboltstighttobesurethe

 

CheckbrakeoperationfrequentlyAdjust.

equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.

andserviceasrequired.

NevertamperwithsafetydevicesCheck.

Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstruction

theirproperoperationregularly.

 

labels,asnecessary.

Keepmachinefreeofgrass,leaves,or

 

Besuretheareaisclearofbystanders

otherdebrisbuild-upCleanoilorfuel.

 

beforeoperatingStopmachineifanyone.

spillageandremoveanyfuel-soakedde-

.

entersthearea.

brisAllowmachinetocoolbeforestoring.

Nevercarrypassengers.

Donotmowinreverseunlessabsolutely

Beforeandwhilebacking,tookbehind

necessaryAlwaystookdownandbehind.

anddownforsmallchildren.

beforeandwhilebacking.

Mowupanddownslopes(15°Max),not

Nevercarrychildren,evenwiththe

across.

bladesshutoff. Theymayfalloffand

Choosealowgroundspeedsothatyou

beseriouslyinjuredorinterferewithsafe

willnothavetostoporshiftwhileonthe

machineoperationChildrenwhohave.

slope.

beengivenridesinthepastmaysuddenly

Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningona

appearinthemowingareaforanother

slopeIfthetirestosetraction,disengage.

rideandberunoverorbackedoverby

thebladesandproceedslowlystraight

themachine.

downtheslope.

Keepchildrenoutofthemowingarea

If machinestopswhilegoinguphill,

andinthewatchfulcareofaresponsible

disengageblades,shiftintoreverseand

adultotherthantheoperator.

backdownslowly.

* Bealertandturnmachineoffifachild

Donotturnonslopesunlessnecessary,

entersthearea.

andthen,turnslowlyandgradually

 

downhill,ifpossible.

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Craftsman 917.289362 owner manual Generalservice

917.289362 specifications

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