Craftsman 917.370741 owner manual Learn and understand their meaning

KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER

READ THIS OWNER'S MANUALANDALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR LAWN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize yourself with

the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.

These symbols may appear on your lawn mower or in literature supplied with the product.

Learn and understand their meaning.

CAUTION	ENGINE	ENGINE	FAST	SLOW	CHOKE	FUEL	OIL DANGER, KEEP HANDS
OR WARNING	ON	OFF					AND FEET AWAY

Drive control bar

Key start switch

Auxiliary

handle

Grass

,Operator presence control bar

Handle knob

Engine oil fill cap with dipstick

Primer

}park plug

Muffler

Mulcher plug
	Gasoline filler	cap
		Air filter
IMPORTANT:	This lawn	mower is shipped	Mulcher	Wheel adjuster
			door	(on each wheel)
WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine.

MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Sears rotary walk-behind power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards Institute and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com- mission. The blade turns when the engine is running.

Operator

presence

control

lever

- must

Auxiliary

starter

handle

- used

for

start-

be held

down

to

the handle

to start

the

ing engine.

engine.

Release

to stop

the

engine.

Primer-

pumps

additional

fuel

from

the

Drive control

bar - used to engage

carburetor

to

the

cylinder

for use

when

power-propelled

forward

motion of

mower.

starting

a cold

engine.

Mulcher

door

-

allows

conversion

to

Mulcher

plug

-

located

at the

rear

dis-

discharging

or

bagging

operation.

charge

opening.

Must be removed

when

Key start

switch

-

used

for

starting

engine. 8 converting to bagging operation.