Craftsman PGT9000 DECK LiFT LEVER, Ignition Switch Module, Drive Pedal, Reverse Pedal, Meter Lcd

DECK LiFT LEVER

Foundon yourtractor'srightfender,the decklift leveris usedto changethe height of the cuttingdeck. Touse,movethe lever to the left,then placein the notchbest suitedfor yourapplication.

IGNITION SWITCH MODULE

Tostart theengine,insertthe key into the ignitionswitchand turnclockwise to the STARTposition.Releasethe key intothe NORMALMOWINGMODE positiononcethe enginehas fired.

Tostoptheengine,turnthe ignitionkey counterclockwiseto the STOPposition.

(BladeEngageknob),setparkingbrake,stopengineand remove to preventunintendedstarting.

Priorto operatingthe tractor,referto bothSafetyInterlockSwitches andStartingThe Enginein the Operationsectionof thismanual fordetailedinstructionsregardingthe IgnitionSwitchModuleand [operatngthe tractor n REVERSECAUTON MODE.

DRIVE PEDAL

Thedrivepedalis locatedon the rightsideof thetractor,alongthe runningboard.Pressthe drivepedalforwardto causethe tractorto travel forward.Groundspeedis alsocontrolledwith thedrive pedal.Thefurtherforwardthe pedalis pivoted,the fasterthe tractorwilltravel.The pedal will returnto itsoriginalpositionwhenit'snot pressed.

REVERSE PEDAL

The reversepedalis locatedonthe right sideof the

tractoralongthe runningboard. Groundspeedis

alsocontrolledwiththe reversepedal.Thefurther

downwardthe pedalis pivoted,the fasterthe

tractorwill travel.Thepedalwill returnto itsoriginal

positionwhenit'snot pressed.

SYSTEMS INDICATOR MONITOR/HOUR

METER LCD

Whenthe ignitionkeyis
rotatedout of the STOP	0
positionbut not intothe START
position,thesystem'sindicator
monitordisplaysthe battery's		I
output,in volts,on its LCDfor
approximatelyfiveseconds,
afterwhichit displaysan hour
glassandthe hoursof tractor
operation.Oncethe tractoris	o	(r)	o
started,the monitorcontinually
displaysan hourglassandthe
hoursof tractoroperationon itsLCD.

NOTE: Hoursof tractoroperationarerecordedanytimethe ignition keyis rotatedout of the STOPposition,regardlessof whetherthe engineis started.

The IndicatorMonitorwillalso remindthe operatorof maintenance intervalsfor changingthe engineoil. The LCDwill alternatelyflash the recordedhours,"CHG"and"OIL.for" fiveminutes,afterevery50 hoursof recordedoperationelapse.The maintenanceintervallasts for two hours(from50-52, 100-102,150-152,etc.). The LCDwill also flashas describedabovefor fiveminuteseverytimethe tractor's enginehasbeenstartedduringthismaintenanceinterval.Beforethe intervalexpires,changethe engineoilas instructedinthe Serviceand Maintenancesectionof thisOperator'sManual.

Brake

if the Brakelightilluminateswhenattemptingto start the tractor's engine,depressthe brakepedal.

PTO (Blade Engage)

Ifthe PTOlight illuminateswhenattemptingto startthe tractor's engine,movePTOknobinto thedisengaged(OFF)position.

Oil

Itis normalfor the Oillightto illuminatewhile theengineis cranking duringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe engineis running,stopthe tractorimmediatelyandcheckthe engineoil levelas instructedinthis Operator'sManual.

Battery

Itis normalfor the Batterylight to illuminatewhilethe engineis crankingduringstart-up,but if it illuminatesduringoperation,whilethe engineis running,the batteryis inneedof a chargeorthe engine's chargingsystemis notgeneratingsufficientamperage.Chargethe batteryas instructedin the Servicesectionof thismanualor havethe chargingsystemcheckedby aSearsor otherqualifiedservicedealer.

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