Craftsman 987.889 owner manual Operation, BladeDriveControl, GearSelect Lever, Blade Drivecontrol

BladeDriveControl

Use this lever (B, Figure 3-2) to engage drive to the mower blades. To engage the blades, first en- gage the Operator Presence Con- trol (A, Figure 3-2). Then, push the spring-loaded Blade Drive Control lever (B) forward until it stays in the

engaged position.

To stop the blades, release the Operator Presence Control (A). Doing so will disengage the Blade Drive Control (B) and automatically apply the brake that stops the blades.

_ When starting the engine, the Blade Drive Control should be dis-

engaged (released). This helps to ensure that the blades will not start

turning when the engine starts.

OPERATION

NOTE: Pushing the Blade Ddve Control forward will engage the blades even though the Operator Presence Control is not engaged. However, this procedure is NOT RECOMMENDED as you must maintain constant pressure on the

B- BLADE

DRIVECONTROL

Disengage

Engage

lever (releasing lever disengages blades). Always engage the Oper- ator Presence Control before en-

gaging the Blade Drive Control.

A-OPERATOR

PRESENCECONTROL

Engage

Figure 3-2

GearSelect Lever

This lever (C, Figure 3-3) is used
to select any of three forward		CD
ground speeds (1 - Slow, 2 - Medi-		Gear Select
um and 3 - Fast), N (Neutral) and		Lever
R (Reverse). The gear shift pattern
is shown in Figure 3-4.
To avoid damaging the trans-
mission, do not shift gears when
the mower is moving. Select for-
ward ground speeds according to
mowing conditions and terrain (use
slower speeds in high grass or on
rough terrain).
For forward travel, move the
lever into one of the three num-	Figure 3-3	Figure 3-4: Shift pattern on console.
bered settings. To select reverse,
shift to neutral and then pull up on
the lever. Turn the lever to the R
(reverse) position and release the
lever.
Put the lever in N (neutral) to
manually push the mower and
when the mower is not in use.

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