Craftsman 247.203691 Operator's Manual page 16

Throttle/ ChokeControl
Thethrottlecontrolleverislocated on the left fenderof thetractorasseenfrom the
operator's position, s eeFigure 17. T hislevercontrols the speed of the engine, a swell
asthe chokewhenit ispushed all the wayforward.Whensetinagivenposition,
the throttlewill maintainauniformengine speed.
/MPORTAN_ W henoperatingthe tractorwith the cuttingdeckengaged, b ecertain
thatthe throttle leverisalwaysinthe FAST (rabbit)position.
Movingthethrottle leverall the wayforwardactivatesthe engine's chokecontrol.
Activating the chokecontrol c loses the chokeplateon the carburetor a ndaidsin
startingthe engine.
Referto StartingTheEngine in the Operation sectionofthis manual f ordetailed
startinginstructions.
Ignition Switch
Theignitionswitchis located on the left fenderof thetractorasseenfrom the
operator's position, a djacent t o the Throttle/Choke C ontrol. A ctivatethe Ignition
Switchto startthe enginebyinsertingthe keyintothe ignitionswitchandturn
clockwise to the START p osition.Release the keyintothe ONpositiononceengine
hasfired.SeeFigure 18.
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Off
Start
Figure 18
Clutch-BrakePedal
Theclutch-brake pedal i s located onthe left sideofthe lawntractor,alongthe
runningboard.Depress t he clutch-brake pedalpart waydownwhenslowingthe
tractorbychangingspeeds (Refer t o Speed Control L ever). D epress t he pedalall the
waydownto engage the discbrakeandbringthetractorto acompletestop.
NOTE: Theclutch-brake pedalmustbe completely depressed t o startthe engine.
Referto Safety InterlockSwitches inthe Operation sectionof thismanual.
Shift Lever
Theshift leverislocated on the control p aneljustbelowthe seat,inthe centerof
the tractor.It hasthreepositions, F ORWARD, NEUTRAL andREVERSE. Thebrake
pedal mustbe completelydepressedandthe tractormustnot beinmotion
when moving the shift lever. S eeFigure19.
II@ORTAN_ Never f orcethe shift lever. D oingsomayresultin serious damage to
the tractor'stransmission.
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Figure19
SpeedControlLever
Thespeed controllever, l ocated on the rightsideof the tractor'ssteeringconsole,
allowsyouto regulate the groundspeed of the lawntractor.
Touse,depress t he dutch-brakepedalandmovethe leverout of the parkingbrake
notchandforwardto increase the tractor'sgroundspeed. W henadesiredspeed has
beenreached, r elease the leverinto anappropriate notchto maintainthat speed.
Toslowthe tractor'sgroundspeed, d epress t he dutch-brakepedalandmovethe
speed controlleverrearward andrelease it intoa notch.
ParkingBrake
Tosetthe parkingbrake,fullydepress theclutch-brake pedal.Movethe speed
controlleverallthe waydownandinto the parkingbrakeposition. R elease t he
dutch-brakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketoengage.
Torelease the parkingbrake, d epress the dutch-brakepedal a ndmovethe speed
controlleverout ofthe parkingbrakepositioninto the desired position.Release t he
dutch-brakepedal.
NOTE: Theparkingbrakemustbesetif the operatorleaves the seatwiththe engine
runningor theenginewill automatically shutoff.
FuelLeverIndicator
TheFuel L ever I ndicator is located belowtheseatonthe left handsidefrom the
operator's positioninthe controlpanel.Use thiswindowto identifythe tractor's
fuel needs. S eeFigure 20.
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